... say that, "work is the crabgrass on the lawn of life". Garfield, in his comic strip, indicates that, "work is like fingernails on the blackboard of life". What does the Bible say about work? Actually, it says quite a bit, beginning in the third chapter of Genesis. Here, God drives Adam ... them because they are brethren, but rather serve them because those who are benefited are believers and beloved". (I Timothy 6:2) Obedience is not Paul's final word on the subject. There are a couple of qualifying regulations. The first concerns attitude. Slaves, (employees), are to serve, "not with ...

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... condamned but were the owners of innocent souls which were in close touch with God. They were His constant companions. The experienced mind, on the other hand has lost these virtues and accepts the existence of God logically and by reasoning. The idea of God has to be then incomprehensible (because of the lost virtues) and the image of God is that ... the living Father sent me and I live because of the Father, so the one who feeds on me will live because of me. In other place Jesus says: "All things have been committed to me by my Father." This interpretation, of course does not stand o...

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... day care homes." (Office of Health and Human Services, US) 2. CHILD ABUSE – LOCAL STATISTICS (As per the Study on Child Abuse India 2007 by Ministry of Women and Child Development, Govt. of India) India is home to almost 19 percent of the world's children. More than ... to redefine such norms. 6. CONSEQUENCES OF CHILD ABUSE There is no broadly accepted framework on the effects of child sexual abuse. However, Finkelhor and Browne have developed a list of areas that are affected by the sexual interaction of adults with children. It is a fairly comprehensive framework and seems ... beco...

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... sections called orders. The orders are then broken down into multiple subsections called tractates. For the most part, the information in each tractate is organized by theme. The tractates are broken down further into chapters and the chapters are broken down into mishnahs that are similar to verses in the Bible. ... The theory that seems to make the most sense is that prayer was so essential to Jewish life that the sages wanted to emphasize its importance by placing the Berakhot tractate first in the Talmud. According to Solomon, the theme of prayer "establishes the continuity of Oral w...

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... gift salvation is available to all. We are saved from God's wrath; we are justified before God; and we are saved by grace through faith in Jesus Christ. In Chapter 4 Abraham is given as the great example of saving faith without works or the law. Paul's example strengthens the case that ... not less accountable. Those who know the truth have a higher responsibility for their actions. SIN OR SANCTIFICATION? The early churches were still developing and on the receiving end of God inspired doctrinal truths. Paul knew the mind of his readers. He understood that some men would pervert the tru...

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... in the book of Daniel. It is the story of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- Nego and the fiery furnace in Daniel chapter 3. These three young Jewish men were taken into captivity by the Babylonians. They were forced to serve in the court of the mighty King Nebuchadnezzar. This king had built a huge ... walking around inside the fire that was protecting them. They all walked out of the fire without a burn mark or even the slightest smell of smoke on their clothing. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- Nego had that much faith that God would deliver them from King Nebuchadnezzar.(Daniel 3) If we did no...

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... we have the liberty to plan a vacation to anywhere in the United States we please. However, the ability to carry out those plans is based on certain contingencies, such as accrued vacation time, money, physical health, airline and hotel availability, etc. Our liberty (or freedom) to take a vacation ... as they please" (pp. 26-27). And what unbelievers are pleased to do with their natural liberty is spiritual/moral evil. BASED ON WHAT? BASED ON WHOM? That God predestines is not a hotly debated issue among Christians. But how God predestines engenders a great deal of disagreement among Eva...

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... cannot and will not be fully understood without a correct conception of sin. It should, furthermore, be noted that Paul begins this chapter by saying, "Therefore, being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ." (Romans 5:1). The overall goal, then, of Romans 5 is ... Adam's race "inherit his guilt and corruption" (Rapinchuck 428, Olsen 272). An Augustine who used Greek philosophy to formulate his thoughts on theodicy. It is then these ideas regarding man and sin's nature that read into Protestant understanding of Romans 5:12. Since Luther's soteriology han...

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... of scripture that Paul did write and the amount of teaching he did in the early Church, many people have stated that he has an unclear viewpoint on baptism. In the reading that I have done by Beasley-Murray and the Bible, Paul's view point is very clear. Baptism is an initiation into life in Christ and the Church (Beasley-Murray 1963),symbolically ... of these being: "the joy of actualized redemption into which the believer enters at baptism and hope of coming glory." This is the theme that is overwhelming in the first chapter and supports the idea of believers coming to a new life in C...

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... , and produce the same result: namely, catharsis. In this respect, both Inner Healing and ritual exorcism work on the same level. They are shamanistic in origin; hypnotherapeutic in practice. Readers may recall the statement in our earlier chapter on the mind-sciences, by a trainer of psychotherapists that 'most of the techniques in different types of psychotherapy are nothing more than hypnotic ... phenomena'.3 The experience that many people so glibly call 'deliverance' today is 'Mesmerism', pure and simple " the manipulation of minds by people who wield great influence. Consider this ...

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... is the Shepherding Model. This has also been a common approach. The entire congregation is divided and assigned to designated shepherds. Shepherds contact individuals on a regular basis (typically once-a-year to once-a-quarter). Members may be assigned according to geography, age group, or some other factor. A ... Distance. E-3 churches who attempt to evangelize across more extreme cultural boundaries = Extreme Distance. Each one of these area need to be a focus on churches and their evangelistic efforts. I have used a circle of influence chart in my church before to make the visual remi...

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... Testament is taking the office for personal gain. One must desire the position of pastor for the benefit of the sheep and not himself. Jesus addresses this topic in John chapter ten. He compares His care for His own sheep with the care of a shepherd who is hired to look after the flock. Jesus says, "But a hireling, he who is not ... . For most Christians, many of the passages which make the foundation of this paper seem irrelevant to them. Chapter three of First Timothy, is to many people a chapter to skip over. But the one who is called to pastoral ministry will be delighted by these sa...

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Does God have Gender? To answer this 1st we go to Christian Theology An introduction chapter 9 "The doctrine of God. Is God male Both new and old Testaments use male language about God. The Greek word ... one born with both sexes is considered normal, but God had to be normal in some aspects. Indeed the old testament avoids attributing sexual functions to God, on account of the strongly pagan overtones of such associations. ( McGrath 266 ). The old testament refuses to endorse the idea that the gender or sexuality of God ... as churches continue to inch their way toward more inclusive langua...

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... and around northern Palestine. Unlike other Gospel writers, the author of Mark focuses more on Jesus' deeds than on his words. Nevertheless, some teaching material is included. Chapter 4 includes the parables of the sower, the seed that grows by itself, and the mustard seed. The parable of the seed that grows by itself (4:26-29), found only in Mark, stresses the idea that the kingdom ... comes independent of human effort, when the time is ripe. You'll probably be struck by the ... eschatological teaching seem strange to you? Millions of Christians tend to regard it as a piece of first-...

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... hearts to God must be prior to acquiring belief or faith. "Lord, I Believe" Elder Holland begins with a well-known story from Mark Chapter Nine which speaks to the heart of every person who has honestly sought faith. The father in the story has a son who from childhood has gnashed his ... to be placed in a different sphere. Both teachers needed us to have the capacity to learn on a deeper level. As Christ was teaching the Apostles later about the interpretation of the parable He clarified His point by saying, "But he that receiveth the seed into stony places, the same is he that ... wi...

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... ministry including "The Sower ", the "Good Samaritan ", and the "Prodigal Son ", and the ˜Talents ". Each parable is different and will be taken differently by each individual. One of the parables is "The Sower ". This parable can be found in the book of Matthew, Mark and Luke. This parable is different than ... God and it does not seem to work. The Parable of the Sower is about a sower who scatters seeds, which falls on four different types of ground. The hard ground represents "by the way side " and prevents the seed from sprouting, and the seed becomes bird food. The stony ground off...

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... to the idea of Good and Evil forces, and the existence of a single, Supreme Being. One can offer all kinds of apologetic evidence found by religious scholars, archeologists and other scientists, but the non-Christians have evidence too, so it's hard to prove anything. Modern day Phenomenon, mentioned ... activity. Affliction is also an attack from without. It can happen to Christians and non-Christians. It can involve harassment, torture, and disease, brought on by the demon. It can lead to possession in non-Christians. A demon was sent after St. Paul after he was allowed to see heaven. ...

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... example, the Unites States used lethal injection (every time) for the method of execution to those who are sentenced to death, however, on one case the judge was so outraged by a criminal's hideous murder, he decided to use the electric chair as the means of execution. If the standard method for execution is ... July to December was 21, a 19 percent decrease (Sharp, 1997). The statistics show clearly the positive effects that the death penalty brings to the community by lowering the murders committed. One of the greatest indicators that the death penalty is a deterrent can be seen in Ho...

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... love of enemies in relation to war and peace in the Jewish and Christian faiths. Klassen has three distinct concerns that make an influence on his views on peace. First, Klassen feels he has a responsibility, as a student of the bible, to listen to the word of the bible. ... expressed the aspects of war and violence and depicted the disadvantages and senselessness it obtained. Democritus stated, "Every lust for strife stupid; for by concentrating on the ill of the enemy it loses sight of one's own advantage." Their strong opinions helped peace to gain acceptance in the first century ......

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... of discomfort or of deep darkness. This is a common problem when Christians everywhere began to develop a relationship with the divine God. This parable; however, sheds a new light on the relationship between sinful man and a holy God. It gives us the idea that God is our father and we are his loved children, also that he desires a relationship ... quot;which he did not earn with work that he'd done himself. Every bit that came to him, his father had given to him. He didn't get it by his ability, he didn't get it because he was clever, and he didn't get it because he had worked hard. The...

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... facts as well as history and background are needed in order to consider these proposals. It all began about 2000 years ago when an angel was sent by God to Israel. The angel was sent to a virgin named Mary and the angel told her that through the power of the Holy Spirit of God, ... , "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."" After his baptism, Jesus spent forty days in a desert, during which he was tempted several times by Satan. Unlike Adam, however, he never once gave in. One time, Satan brought Jesus to the top of a mountain and showed to him all the "glory and world ... S...

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... helped interpret biblical events. At the Council of Nicea, one important decision was made regarding the future of Christianity. This decision was made by the ruling religious group. There were other sects of Christianity present, but their opinions and beliefs were discounted and labeled heresy. In this ... any government positions. Constantine invaded the east. He eventually defeated Licinius and Licinius was hanged. Constantine gained control of the Roman Empire. On the surface, this would appear to have been a great boon to the church. The Empire allowed Christians to practice their...

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... the religion of Hinduism. One in six people in the world are a Hindu. Hinduism can be described as a monotheistic or a polytheistic religion depending on the point of view but Hindu people describe themselves as henotheistic, which is the belief in one god without denying the existence of others (DiZerega, ... Satan drives people to sin and they also believe that Jesus was only a prophet, nothing more. They also believe that Jesus was not executed on the cross and the Christian concept of Jesus is blasphemous (Deloria, 1999). The Muslim religion has about 1,126,325,000 members. They repre...

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... uses the media as a stepping-stone to change the boundaries to Christianity. Johnson claims that the Fellows are a "self-selected" group guided by Robert Funk. Johnson disputes Funk for his claim of being representative of critical New Testament scholarship. Johnson claims in his book "The Real Jesus ... depicted as a gross picture and more harmful than even the Seminar actually came up with. The less than thorough reader could be influenced by the glossy headlines without subjecting themselves to the real content of the decisions. According to Johnson, through the Seminars and more defi...

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... reintroduce ourselves and the new pastor to the community. We will get teams together and start to train them on evangelism. We would first teach our team the "Four Spiritual Laws" by Bill Bright: 1. God has a wonderful plan for your life. 2. Sin has ruined that plan. 3. ... fellowship) • Gifts passed put to visitors (Visitor cards, pens or pencils, a card to pick up a gift after service) • Offertory Appeal (done by pulpit associates, teaching opportunity) • Bring your tithes (opportunity to stretch) • Pre-sermonic Music • Sermon Invitation (Prayer Time) Benediction (This is no...

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