He did this because it is God who had chosen them and they are his and Jesus had been glorified among them. 28. What is the meaning of Jesus’ prayer “Holy Father, keep them in thy name?” 17:11. Bruce, p. 332. Since Jesus would no longer be with his disciples, he asks the father to watch over them by his name so that they may remain as one.
And these things they will do to you because they have not known the Father nor Me. But these things I have told you, that when the time comes, you may remember that I told you of them. -John 16:1-4 This aforementioned reference to the words of Christ is what Jesus told His disciples about coming religious persecution. Jesus did not specify that the persecution would come from Jews, or Muslims or “so called” Christians. The Lord warned that “Men would think that they were offering service for God”.
Calvin’s idea of predestination suggests that some people are God’s ‘elect’ and that, after death, these ‘elect’ will join God in heaven. Believers in predestination claim that our actions, whether ‘elect’ or ‘damned’, are predestined or decided by God; meaning that we have very little, if any at all, free will in our decision making or actions. This theory of predestination often leads people to believe in a God ‘who favours some but not all of his creation’, which would be intrinsically linked to miracles in the sense that, regardless of what we do, God has already decided whether he will interact with the world or perform a miracle. Miracles, in this sense, are seen not as unsystematic breaches of natural law but rather as the eternal intention of God for the world. For this reason, people who agree with Calvin in believing in predestination often find it difficult to understand why miracles aren’t common occurrences.
Because of Adam and Eve disobeying God they lost their original righteousness (disposition to do right) which has traveled down through the generations all the way to you and me. To “counteract” our sinful nature we must go through justification. When we trust Christ and establish a true working relationship with God and he declares us righteous and we express this faith in God, this is justification. It’s not just saying the words and continuing as you were before, you must feel it in your heart and soul and with Christ’s help we can overcome sin and temptation. Romans 8:4, 5 states “in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us who do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.
This is what the word mystery means today. But, that’s not exactly what Paul means by the word mystery here in this text. Paul, uses this word to express something beyond natural knowledge, but has been opened to us by divine revelation through the Holy Spirit. This means that we could not understand it on our own, until God revealed it to us. Colossians 1: 24-27(Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in Christ’s afflictions for the sake
It is a debate that continues to divide the nation as religious groups argue with secular groups. The Christian dimension however of the Gettysburg Address is clear. Not only does Lincoln call the nation, “under God,” but the speech itself refers to a very specific theological concept. This idea is conveyed in the notion that in “death there is new life.” Lincoln states, “those who gave their lives so that this nation might live…the dead have not died in vain; that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom,” Death brings new birth. The achievements of those who fought are like a mid-wife who brings forth new life.
He dismisses the Christian concept of a soul, and says that the soul is the value of our personality, and is not separate to us. Despite not believing in the concept of a soul, John hick does believe in a concept called Replica Theory, whereby a person lives on after death, as an exact replica of yourself. According to his beliefs, this must be down to God, because he says
This story is a representation of how religion in Britain was changing from pagan to Christian. In the beginning of the poem it tells the readers that Grendel “would have killed more, had not the mindful God and one man’s daring prevented that doom.”(72) Anyone who is a Christian understands that God does not need any help making decisions. At times in the poem, the writer seems to make Beowulf acknowledge that fate has risen above God. For example, on page 171 Beowulf says “…what occurs on the wall between the two of us will turn out as fate, overseer of men, decided.” God is the ruler over all. If God wanted Christians to know that he had helpers other than Jesus and the Holy Spirit, He would have made sure to include that in the Bible so that there would not be any
When you pass away no one really knows what happens next, but the Bible tells you what happens if you take the word and believe and be forgiven of your sins that you will go to Heaven, it gives a sense of power of your life and meaning. What is the nature of the universe? I believe the we are more than matter, the way Mark Cosgrave explains” That if you believe the universe is nothing but matter, then you have no choice but to believe that human beings, who are part of the universe, are also mere matter” ( Foundations of Christian thoughts Page 33). This sentence really had me thinking on my own beliefs, I believe personally that we are more than mere matter, I believe in the Lord that created us in his image and that we are more then molecules, this is when Faith comes in to comfort the unknowing, and believe in the word of the Bible. How do you know what you know?
They regard the Bible as their word of God and beliefs in continuing revelation is why this book of scriptures is accepted as official doctrine. One thing that caught my eye was this unique belief of sealing powers of the priesthood can be together forever. What this means is that those family ties that are established while on earth, will continue into the afterlife. They believe apostates, which are if they had a testimony; they will be cast into outer darkness. The others, who leave Mormonism, must never get a testimony.