human identity as it relates to God, human relationship and how it should be understood and culture. He shows us God’s love for all mankind, regardless of nationality or cultural background through His saving grace found in Jesus Christ. He grants salvation to all by faith in His son, with no favoritism or partiality. Man is incapable of saving himself, it is not earned through his works or good deeds, it’s only found by faith in Christ. It is essential for us today to have a clear and proper biblical
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Introduction Reconciliation and Union with Christ are the two topics I will discuss in this paper. The Christian faith is built on reconciliation. We should be in unity with Christ as Christians, and if we have no reconciliation we have no union with Christ. I will explore the theological definition, Biblical foundation, and practical application of each. Part I Reconciliation The theological definition of reconciliation is, “ To make man who was once an enemy of God have peace through Christ’s
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Introduction/Thesis The Bible’s New Testament book of Romans, chapters 1-8, provides a fundamental perspective and useful resource on how God desires to shape our worldview. A biblical worldview in a society that gravitates to a sinful nature can be a challenge. Paul, however, provides insight that may not encompass every theological truth, but provides the basis of establishing a biblical worldview. Specifically, these chapters provide the essence of how Christians should view the natural world
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counselor at a Christian children’s summer camp explained to me it didn’t matter that I was born into Christianity, but that I must accept Christ in my heart and acknowledge His sacrifice of giving up His son, Jesus, for me, and ultimately choose salvation for myself not because of my circumstances. That day I decided to accept His gift and that is where my relationship with the Lord begins. Since then I have stumbled at times, have had struggles, and relied on Christ’s Grace to forgive me of my
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Lynchburg, Virginia FRIDAY November 28, 2014 CONTENTS Introduction 1 Man’s Unrighteousness 1 Man’s Need for Redemption 2 The Righteousness of God 3 Justification by Faith 4 Salvation from God’s Wrath 6 Contemporary Church’s View of Justification 6 Conclusion 7 Introduction The Protestant Reformation began when Martin Luther’s study of the scriptures revealed to him that mankind can only be justified by
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All Christians know this passage, and many have memorized it. And yet, many Christians do not fully understand what the passage actually means. They know they have been saved by grace through faith. That is, they know that their sinful nature separated them from God, who is holy (the opposite of sinful), and that they therefore were dead in their sins, unable to have peace with God. In other words, the payment for sin is death - eternal separation from God. They also realize that they could
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is to say that Luther understands that God puts the Christian to test to measure the depths of faith and to produce greater faith. In this way, God is seen as having control over one’s suffering/affliction that is experienced in one’s soul over salvation. As early as Psalm two in the Dictata Luther, referencing Isaiah, writes, “For a brief moment I forsook you, but with great compassion I will gather you. In a moment of overflowing wrath I hid my face from you, but with everlasting mercy I have
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not slumber” this quote by edwards is very emotional, because again he is trying to scare his audience into believing they are going to hell. “ but here you are in the land of the living and in the house of god, and have the opportunity to obtain salvation.” This Statement on pg. 48 of Elements of Literature is persuasive, because he is trying to convince his audience to become better people and keep themselves from going to
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Romans (A) Introduction (1) Romans is the _LONGEST__ of Paul’s letters. (2) Romans is the most _____THEOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT___ of Paul’s letters. (3) The letter of Romans has been greatly influential in the history of the Church (i) Augustine CHRISTIAN WHO LIVED IN THE 4TH CENTURY. HE BECAME CONVINCED THAT CHRISTIANITY IS TRUE, BUT COULDN’T SUBMIT TO CHRISTS LORDSHIP. HE HAD SINS THAT WASN’T WILLING TO GIVE UP. CHILD SAID “TAKE UP AND READ.” ROMANS CH 13 13-14
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Dan Baker Mr. Dan Johnson New Testament Survey III 27 April 2010 Suffering Introduction Why do Christians suffer? Doesn’t God want us to have our best life now, which of course would have nothing to do with suffering? I’m afraid that this is not the case; in fact we as Christians are actually called to join Christ in His suffering. In this short paper we are going to look briefly at what suffering is and what is the purpose of Christian suffering, also the different types of suffering and
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