997 Search Results for Understanding the Christian Faith
Christian
This course changed my concept of what it meant to be a Christian in three fundamental ways, all focused on what it means to me to be a Christian in modern society, rather than on the theological underpinnings of Christianity. This course Continue Reading...
The two religions still exist, and they still cause tensions between each other, and between the other religions of the world. The Romans understood Judaism, but they did not understand Christianity until it was too late for their Empire.
In conclu Continue Reading...
Anderson (2000) converses spiritual oppression and how Satan and his fallen angels are in the process of trying to overpower the believers will. He also provides the phases to independence, for example: fake vs. factual, dishonesty vs. truth, resen Continue Reading...
Christian?
The author C.S. Lewis once wrote that, "We are told that Christ was killed for us, that His death has washed out our sins and that by dying He has disabled death itself. That is the formula. That is Christianity." Though I agree with the Continue Reading...
This is not necessarily a bad thing, as this might mean that these individuals acknowledge the fact that Christian messages are powerful and refrain from falling victim to prejudice when it comes to being a believer. Acting without considering matte Continue Reading...
Truth
Concise Summary of Theory
Christian counseling is usually rooted in both Biblical truths and in psychological research. In Telling Yourself the Truth and How to Help People Change, the authors discuss how to counsel from within a Christian th Continue Reading...
Christianity and the Environment
Despite the popular view that many Christians believe environmental issues to be unimportant and indeed incompatible with their core beliefs, there are many more who believe quite the opposite. Many Christians today Continue Reading...
The books the researcher would first and foremost include the following books which currently constitute the Old and New Testament of the Bible:
Old Testament
Pentateuch - 5 books
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
Historical Books Continue Reading...
AbstractThis document describes the biblical elements that underpin many of the core concepts and principles of the United States government. Here, the document focuses on the concepts of justice and fairness and how society defines these abstract te Continue Reading...
One of the arguments made by atheists against the existence of God is that there is just no hard, empirical evidence for His existence. Everything ultimately comes down to faith. One believes because one wants to believe—one has faith in God. W Continue Reading...
AbstractThis document describes the biblical elements that underpin many of the core concepts and principles of the United States government. Here, the document focuses on the concepts of justice and fairness and how society defines these abstract te Continue Reading...
Suffering
Tim Murphy
Theology
MA2000D
The existence of human suffering poses a unique theological problem. If God is omniscient, omnipotent, and all-loving, then why does suffering exist? Indeed, this difficulty is confronted in scripture itself: Continue Reading...
Deliberate Simplicity How the Church Does More by Doing Less," is a 2009 book by David Browning (part of the 'Leadership Network Innovation Series by Zondervan Publishers) describing a new Christian church movement of simplicity. David Browning is an Continue Reading...
Holy Trinity
One of the most fundamental beliefs of the entire system of Christianity is the belief in the Holy Trinity, something which is known as the union of three people: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. This belief has ca Continue Reading...
The Impact of Faith-Based Community Programs on the Well-being of At-Risk YouthAbstractThis qualitative study aims to explore the role of faith-based community programs in promoting the well-being and resilience of at-risk youth. Drawing on a biblica Continue Reading...
Review of Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling by McMinnSummaryPart 1In chapters 1 and 2 McMinn explains how one integrates, psychology, theology and spirituality into counseling: the key is to have a spiritual character tha Continue Reading...
Anatomy/Christianity
The Breath of Life
Throughout scripture the concept of breath represents life. Genesis 2:7
It is evident that we need to breathe to live and that without our respiratory system, we would die. But why is this? Can we know why o Continue Reading...
Reply to Mathew and NemiahMatthewOne thing I would keep in mind regarding your post is this: transformational leaders can overcome resistance to change by employing several strategies. Most importantly, they need to ensure that they communicate the n Continue Reading...
American Public ServiceThe federal civil service is the largest employer in the United States, with over two million employees. In recent years, there has been growing calls for reform of the civil service so that it more closely resembles the privat Continue Reading...
Christian counseling has become an important treatment modality for a growing number of health care practitioners and patients across the country in recent years. Introduced during the early 1980s, Christian counseling advocates integrating religious Continue Reading...
Faith and reason: Can one Live without the other?
Theology
Habitually, faith and reason have respectively been looked at as being the sources of justification for religious faith. For the reason that both can supposedly serve this same epistemic pu Continue Reading...
Christian marriage is one of the most important Christian traditions. Since God created the first man and woman, He intended us to create strong relationships with our partners, procreate, and participate in community life in this way. Marriage is th Continue Reading...
Faith influences attitudes toward health, healing, and the role of healing practitioners in the lives of individuals and their communities. Because of this intersection between faith and wellness, it is critical for nurses to be sensitive to diverse Continue Reading...
" When these words of mine were repeated in Pelagius' presence at Rome by a certain brother of mine (an Episcopal colleague), he could not bear them and contradicted him so excitedly that they nearly came to a quarrel. Now what, indeed, does God comm Continue Reading...
One of these was the nature of the Trinity.
A fundamental point that connected all those who embraced the concept of the Holy Trinity in the way that we now understand the term (or close to it) argued that the multiplicity of councils in this centu Continue Reading...
The Psychological Development of VLIntroductionThis paper describes the psychological development of a young girl named VL. At the age of 3 years and 11 months, VL is vibrant, talkative, curious, engaging and enthusiastic. She has boundless energy, a Continue Reading...
Health Care & Faith Diversity
It is quite obvious how different religions hold different philosophical views on various aspects and even when it comes to healing. Each religion highly upholds their spiritual values hence the need for health prac Continue Reading...
Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity
Spirituality In Health Care
HLT-310V-0104
EMORY DAVIS
Mr. Saracouli, your paper addresses the 3 diverse faiths and identifies some of their components of care and healing. These could be developed more. Th Continue Reading...
Health Care Provider and Faith Diversity
The paper is a critical review of the peer's paper on Health care providers and faith diversity. The aim of peer's paper is to show own base perspective of what care and healing on a Christian, perspective in Continue Reading...
In such situations, it becomes a necessity to have all the fields of learning and engagement to be within the identified fields for the youth. The society is a diverse avenue or entity that needs a clear pathway for understanding (Clinton 72). If th Continue Reading...
Cottingham and Adams on Faith as a Virtue
Faith as a Virtue
There is presently much controversy regarding the difference between theists and atheists, as the masses have a limited understanding of each of these groups. Naturalists are particularly Continue Reading...
Imagination, Faith, And Reason
Truth is an intangible idea that people have tried to get a grasp on since the dawn of time. It is often hard to determine what is true and what is false and how to categorize the things that are seen and done. Part of Continue Reading...
Abrahamic Faith
True Power: An Examination of Abrahamic Faith
There are several aspects of Abrahamic faith that are admirable and are worthy of commendation. Author Soren Kierkegaard details many of these notions in his manuscript Fear and Tremblin Continue Reading...
Behavioral Research and Christian Worldview
Behavioral Research and the Christian Worldview: An Analysis of Current Research in Individual, Group, and Organizational Behavior
In today's modern world, behavioral theory is one that is consistently st Continue Reading...
But it was not like that from the beginning."
The Reformed Theology looks at marriage and divorce from the standpoint of being covenantal. They quote the Bible as saying in Malachi 2:14, "…because you have broken faith with her, though she is Continue Reading...
" (13) It is thus that Costen poetically paints a picture of an inherently spiritual and devout people channeling their faith in the diaspora. Costen more than adequately achieves the goal of defining a unique, beautiful and empowering culture encaps Continue Reading...
Christians pray the imprecatory psalms
Imprecatory refers to invocation of judgment, calamity, or curses on God's enemies, and one's enemies. In the Bible, many people chanted imprecatory, for example, Moses, Deborah, and Jeremiah.[footnoteRef:2] T Continue Reading...