(ii) Others may disagree with my opinion because the Catholic domination teaches that although Jesus had women followers, he only chose men to be his 12 apostles. To Catholics this suggests that only men should lead in church as priests are meant to be the successors of the 12 disciples, so it is only right for men to be priests. They may also argue that during communion/mass the priest is said to represent Jesus. Jesus is told to be a man and so again the priest must be male for this theory to work. Traditional protestants may also add that St Paul teaches in the new testament (which is believed to the final words of god) that woman should not Teach in Church.
It all goes with open heart in love with God. If you love God and have faith and rely on Him with prayer, I am sure God will speak to you directly and teach you and let you understand Him better, deeper and sweeter. Studying Bible is personal and spiritual experience with God. No one can take your role and place in building up intimate relationship with God in His amazing grace and forever love as well as unlimited wisdom and almighty power..... God words, wisdom and power are all intermingled and merged together in our daily life. Time and effort is the fundamental foundation that we offer and provide in completing Bible study.
The Gift of Sex: A Guide to Sexual Fulfillment Abstract Clifford and Joyce Penner, husband and wife sexual therapists and educators, bring a full and biblical perspective to sexuality and sex in their book titled The Gift of Sex: A Guide to Sexual Fulfillment. The review and critique of this book reveals five major themes; a biblical perspective, the physical dimension, the total experience, when sex isn’t working and enhancing the sexual experience. Penner and Penner lay the foundation with an understanding of God’s creation and purpose for sexuality followed by an explanation of the physical aspects of the body and how it works. Next they illustrate the complete sexual experience from the beginning interests in the encounter to cleaning up afterwards. Recognizing that many people struggle with sexual issues, they address the emotional, physical and relational challenges facing people today and offer guidance in overcoming many of those issues.
Old also shares her spiritual view of sex in lines (13#-17). She adds how sex and God are entwined. ‘These are the true religions, the priest, the pros, the one who will not accept a false Messiah, love the priest instead of
Servant Evangelism involves intentionally sharing Christ by putting love in to action. Advantages of using this method: By showing an act of kindness to a non believer, some times it will open the door for you. It’s a low risk way to do Evangelism . It provides an entry level way to involve everyone in the ministry of outreach . It’s effective at reaching people in todays culture, provides the opportunity for personal Evangelism in a natural mode of fellowship and community.
The words of the Bible as they have been translated from language to language have been proven unjustly and their meaning no longer holds true valor to the argument that homosexuality is wrong in the eyes of God. It is clear to see the changes that occur in the meaning of scriptures as the verses are restated in their true context without outside influence set upon them. The end result proving that society has been taught through smoke filled mirrors the lessons and laws of the Bible. Making it easy to point fingers at those unnatural without truth and living a life where their own stones are overturned without consequence. With these facts, gay marriage should not be considered an abomination nor a sin.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work"(NIV, 2010). Using this Scripture, Dr. Adams provided four –step biblical process that are the elements in the process of change. The first step is teaching the truth of the Bible, which is the Word of God. The counselor must teach the client what God has to say about the situation and what His standards are for living. This teaching involves what Adams calls “teaching in the milieu” or through real life situations.
Liberal Christians often say that the bible teaches us compassion as a general truth in the bible and that being compassionate to gay’s means that we should grant full moral and legal equality to people of different sexualities to ourselves. They say that compassion for others is the cornerstone of Christian ethics. Liberals usually think that the bible is outdated in modern society as attitudes have changed in the 2000 years since the bible was written, they say that there is no point to clinging to the morals of the past when there is a future of ever changing views which will leave you behind if you don’t have an open mind. One of the main issues with the Conservative argument is that they believe what the bible says when Jesus says that the most important rule is to love one’s neighbour as oneself, and people don’t usually want to be condemned by all around you as homosexuals have been throughout time, as many western Atheists say. They say that sexuality should be a secular area and that we should accept people for who they are.
Christian Education is a part of God’s purpose to put everything in Creation under the feet of Christ; it serves as part of His purpose to subdue people from all nations to the glory of God. I also think a Christian Education is a better education, because it feed the soul as well as the mind. It addresses the whole human being; it involves the body, sprit and the mind. One important goal of Christian Education is to teach the student to reason biblically. If each adult person or the parents of younger student took it upon themselves to be more Christ-like and build their foundation of education to glorify God, they would choose the Christian Education over the Public Education, which is controlled by the state.
Christians focus is not so much on rituals and good deeds, but more so the relationship with God and getting to God personally. Christians put faith in their God, which in turn brings joy and peace to his or her life. As stated earlier relationships with the divine in religious traditions is essential part of each, some are more personal while other are based on one’s spiritual efforts. Molloy (2010) states sacred time is “time of eternity” (p.43). Each religion values