This is critical to any Christ centered body, as it is so beautifully said by Paul in 1 Corinthians 13:13, "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. ... Another verse that is often stated by those within in this view is said by Paul in 1st Peter 1:4-5. ... Anyone siding to this view sees these words from both David and Paul as clearly meaning God takes all responsibility on the matter of salvation and no matter what short fall occurs through our mere human abilities God will not abandon, nor will he let those within the body of Christ lose their place in his kingdom. ... In th...

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As for the specifics in baptism we find Paul true to the teaching of Immersion. ... In order for anyone to have been baptized by Paul they would have had to come to where he was in order for it to take place. ... It is also interesting to note that by Paul's time the practice of believer baptism was not even questioned. ... Paul's Gospel message can be condensed to eleven words "Believe on the Lord, Jesus Christ, and you will be saved"(White 1960). ... In ad...

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INTRODUCTION In his book "Love of Enemies" William Klassen examines the various interpretations of 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. He feels that most of the Anglo-Saxon scholars have not done a good job of actually listening to the word and what it really means. Klassen believes that the use of references to the biblical word a...

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In Job the reference to the sword is made as the tool of punishment, this coincides with New Testament teachings of Paul as he writes to Rome and sates in Romans 13:3-4, "For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. ... Here we see Paul recognize authority and give power to the authority to use the sword (capital punishment) at God's instruction. ...

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"What's Love Got To Do With It?- By Renaldo Brown French is only a language to those who speak it. For most Americans, French is not a part of who they are, the lifestyle they live, the language they speak, or a culture they can identify with. They were born Americans. The similarities of the...

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Some years ago a German scholar came under a terrible attack for describing the poor condition of the church. His article was titled "The Babylonian Captivity". In it Martin Luther pointed out that the church had fallen so far away from truth that it had spiritually become Bablylon: Apostate! (PAUSE) What would Luther have said if he had been born 500 years later and he had seen our Evangelical Church today? Would he have given thanks for our reverent worship, faithfulness to the truth, separation from the world or would he have pronounced our church Apostate? ...

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Through Paul we are commanded "And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." ...

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Understanding the Christian Doctrines of Divine Sovereignty, Predestination, And Free Will for Counseling "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life." (John 3:16, NRSV) "But to all who did receive him, who believe in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, who were born, not of blood or of the will of the flesh or of the will of man, but of God." (John 1:12, 13, ESV) "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him. And I will raise that person up on the last day." (...

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Child abuse is a global problem that is deeply rooted in cultural, economic and social practices. It is a state of emotional, physical, economic and sexual maltreatment meted out to a person below the age of eighteen and is a globally prevalent phenomenon. However, in India, as in many other countries, there has been no understanding of the extent, magnitude and trends of the problem. The growing complexities of life and the dramatic changes brought about by socio-economic transitions in India have played a major role in increasing the vulnerability of children to various and newer forms of a...

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