Introduction The Christian World View used to be universal to the idea that Jesus was the only way to salvation but this has been under attack by those who would believe that there are many ways to be saved, they would be known as Pluralist. Ronald Nash confronts these claims and defends the orthodox Christian beliefs in his book “Is Jesus the only Savior?” An analysis of the first six chapters of the book “Is Jesus the only Savior?” by Ronald Nash will be given by the author in two parts, the first
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readers to explore the complex mysterious nature of God. Although, God is a Mystery as we cannot see him, we can still feel his existence and presence within our daily lives. The Bible exemplifies two juxtaposing representations of the Mystery of God, throughout the Old and New Testament. The first one is a Shepherds Staff and the second one is a Teacher. These two depictions are still meaningful and applicable to a
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In the Beginning, God The first lesson from the Book of Genesis is that from the beginning, actually before the beginning, there was only God (Gen 1:1; John 1:1-2). Theologian and author R.C. Sproul said that “If there ever was a time that absolutely nothing existed, all there could possibly be now is nothing.” God’s existence cannot be refuted by empirical knowledge. It is impossible to disprove His existence. Many will say that the burden of proof for His existence is on the believer but there
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without a pastor to nurture their souls.” The need for all spiritual leaders to have others discipling them is crucial. Smither deeply desires for his readers to gain an understanding on what it truly means to be a disciple. Mentorship starts with a Jesus based plan, Augustine uses this plan in his forty year ministry and Smither captures Augustine’s life with diligence and precision. Smither’s study of Augustine is thoroughly and chronologically sound and filled with numerous early church spiritual
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attempting to make sense of them all, as we can often do still today. Luke decided to write an authentic and orderly account of Jesus’s ministry to be shared with the Gentile Christians (Harris, 2014). A major theme and concern throughout Luke, and further into the Book of Acts, which is by the same author, is that of proving God did indeed keep His promises to his people. The Gospel of Luke focuses on the work and role of the Holy Spirit throughout Jesus ministry twice as much as the Gospels of Matthew
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rollicking roiling gospel choir. It meant accepting that every Sunday somebody was going “catch the holy ghost” and dance, shake, and shimmy through the sanctuary. This was church and I loved every minute of it. Everything about church, God, and Jesus made perfect sense as long as
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salvation is only made available through Jesus Christ fall into this category (McMahon 194). Faith in Jesus is essential and "there is no other name under heaven given to mankind by which we must be saved" (Acts 4:12). While our author states otherwise, it seems less than surprising that this is still a popularly held approach to religious pluralism (McMahon 195).
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widely accepted and often considered the source for all morality. However, it also was written 3,500 years ago. Therefore, today, in 2018, our society is arranged completely different than when Jesus Christ walked the Earth. Although the bible can’t always be applied to contemporary social issues, it still can be a guideline for most walks of life. For example, in John Donahue’s book, Seek Justice that You May Live, he explains how in Economic Justice for All, The U.S. bishops “recognize the difficulty
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........................................................................................................ 4 Comparing Revisionists Theology with Orthodox Theology....................................................... 5 Identify with the Life of Jesus.............................................................................................. 6 Transform the Secular Realm................................................................................................. 8 Conclusion............
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keeps bubbling up and producing clean fresh cool water even in times of drought. We will have a close relationship with Our Heavenly Father and His son. It is the peace, assurance, joy, comfort, strength, hope and a never ending life with the Lord Jesus Christ in heaven. God organized the heavens and the world in the beginning. The earth without shape, emptyness and full of darkness and Gods spirit was hovering. Then God
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