One can never be free from sin. The only thing God request from his believers is “Faith” because we have fallen short of his glory. How is one transformed in Christianity? Transformation in Christianity begins through accepting Christ as your savior. Then be baptized.
There are people who live in a secular world, worlds that is non-religious, but who identify, in their hearts, with Christianity. They are a breed of people who are challenging the Church to become ecumenical in its thinking and if the Church will not get out into the community to help others this group will be found doing the work of the ‘Church’. Pastoral Carers and/or Ministers have challenging roles that must include these Christians who will most likely never come into their Churches. The inclusion of these people will exemplify the most powerful form of love that could ever exist, a love that is unconditional and a love that does not come with wrong motives. The traditions of man must give way to this new generation of worshippers, worshippers who are not frequenting the Church but are in the communities helping, reading ‘spiritual’ books to help them learn about being great people, and having a relationship with God.
Being able to give an answer to everyone who asks is known as apologetics, which means to “give an answer.” 1{Hindson, Caner, 28} Paul said in 1 Peter 3:15 “But in your hearts set apart Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect.” (NIV). Peter does not simply suggest that we be prepared, but he compels us to be prepared always. Christianity is under attack not only by those within Christianity, but also by those in cults and other faiths.
Additionally, Dr. Smither states this volume is not a critique of Augustine’s theology only of his practical application of his model for mentoring pastors [2]. Dr. Smither presents what he refers to as “the mentoring matrix” or a mosaic if you will [3]. Here he names the mentors (Cyprian, Pachomius, Basil, and Ambrose) of the third and fourth century and the patterns utilized by them which were perhaps the more influential between them. Of first note, are letters written to the churches and the church leaders of that time. As traveling took leadership away from the people for extended periods, it was common to write letters of encouragement, instruction, discipline, and exhortation by the bishops to the churches of which they governed [4].
Joshua THEO 202_D26_201120 Short Essay 3 Short Essay on Ecclesiology: The Role of Women in the Church When approaching women in church ministry and leadership, the primary source for guidance on such matters is the Bible. The Scriptures declare what offices are given to the church and, it is in the context of discussing these offices that understanding can be gleaned about what women’s roles may be. Deacons were appointed and organized first in Acts 6. The role of a deacon is as a servant in the church. In Acts 6, the deacons were initially commissioned to handle the care of widows in the church.
Their main goal ounce again was to evangelize with the local people there about Christ. They stop many places including Iconium, Lystra and Derbe (Acts 13:13-20). They not only shared the gospel in these places, but they also established churches as well. Everywhere they traveled, one thing was obvious, they were evangelizing and preaching the word of God and raising people up to keep the church alive while they were gone. This tie in with Paul’s letter writing and even his epistles because everything he did even in later life was to help raise others up in the church and to save souls for the Kingdom of God.
Yohannan, Founder of Gospel for Asia. In it, reference was given to the current state of hospitals, orphanages, schools, etc., once built and established by Christian organizations, for various reasons, have gone away from emphasizing in sharing the Gospel to solely catering to physical needs. Mr. Yohannan went on to say that more people are going to Hell better nourished, better educated and better clothed – all due to Christian ministries. Should we, as Christians, feed the hungry, clothe the naked and visit the prisoner and minister to the orphans and widows? Absolutely!
With them, one could wipe off one's sins. Yet, mere money wasn't enough - the sinner also had to repent his deeds. In the middle Ages, it was typical to divide people into three groups of social station: those who fought (the bellatoeres, the nobility), those who prayed (the orators, the clergy) and those who worked (the laboratories, the peasants). The priests, the monks and the nuns thus had a remarkable task in society; their prayers and Masses were serving God on behalf of the entire society. The position of the church in the middle Ages is reflected by the fact that it was almost alone responsible for education until the late middle Ages.
Paul presents a model for leadership in tumultuous times When one considers the scope and pace of change that both the church and the world are undergoing as we move into the 21st century, one can draw much strength and wisdom from Paul's experience in the first century.’ (Bowe 1993) That Paul’s impact on Christianity is unrivaled, is witnessed by his legacy to the early Christian Church. The thirteen letters attributed to Paul in the New Testament, as well as the Acts of the Apostles, of which half tells of his conversion and missionary work, testify to his high regard and importance by the church for his teaching in their inclusion in the Canon. However, Paul ‘…has always been an uncomfortable and controversial figure in the history of Christianity.’ (Dunn 2003 p.1). His theology is sometimes difficult to follow and different exegeses of Paul can lead to different normative uses and applications. Since Baur (Baur 1845)in the 19thcentury, father of the ‘ Tubingen school’, who argued that there were significant differences between Paul’s theology and the beliefs of the Jerusalem church, and Wrede (Wrede 1904) who proposed that without Paul, Christianity would have had little influence and become another Jewish sect; there have been scholars such as Maccoby (Maccoby 1986) and Wilson (Wilson 1997), who have argued that Christianity is not just founded by Paul, but invented by him.
The L.D.S. Church Humanitarian aid, self-sustaining living. The Mormon Church considers humanitarian work to be an essential part of its mission to bless all humanity in emulation of Jesus Christ “who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed” (Acts10:38). Throughout its history, the Church has always provided for those in need, but the first permanent humanitarian organization of the Mormon Church was created in 1955 at Brigham Young University. In the early years of the Church after its founding in 1830, little organized, systematic humanitarian work was attempted due to the impoverishments of the early members and continuous persecution.