... shepherds are inundated by pressures to construct our ministries according to forms that offer stunning opportunity for growth, keep us at the leading edge of our profession, prevent us from feeling and appearing old and stodgy, and reflect well on our own glory." Stowell points out that forms will continually be changing in order to effectively reach particular people at particular times, this ... is a necessity. But the danger is that in creating and adapting to new forms we can easily loose our substance. This is the dilemma which the church is in today. The successful ... believe t...

• Word Count: 7573
• Approx Pages: 30
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• Grade Level: High School

... power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: 21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. 22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, 23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and ... ; to forbid gays from adopting, where in some places it could be against legally single persons; and a host of other laws that put gays at a disadvantage. God says in Romans that ...

• Word Count: 6914
• Approx Pages: 28
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord, and from the glory of his power. Everyone in the world needs to hear the gospel and Christians are the messengers. Therefore, great importance is placed, not only on the unbelievers need to obey, but also on the believers need to evangelize. Erroneous Teachings ... Regarding the Gospel As wonderful as the gospel concept is, it is unfortunate that some have ... ...

• Word Count: 5937
• Approx Pages: 24
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• Grade Level: High School

... apocalyptic account : Monsters and the numbers 7 and 12. In both Enoch and Revelation, monsters who are heralds of the apocalypse are an important mythological motif. In 1 Enoch 58:8, the author describes how the righteous will feast in heaven : "In that day shall be distributed for food [to the righteous] two monsters...Leviathan and Behemoth....these two monster are by the power of God prepared to ... only God is divine. Thus, the blasphemous names on the beast's head are meant to expose his attempt to claim for himself the glory and majesty that early Christians believed belong to Go...

• Word Count: 2680
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... , I believe; help thou mine unbelief" (Mark 9:24). The honest admission of the father's somewhat "limited" (Holland, 2013) belief is the setting that Elder Holland chooses in order to build each individual's faith. The power behind this choice of narration is striking. In my own life, I feel that I have been in the same situation as this father, simply with a different backdrop of ... circumstances. It is one of the most frustrating things to see a dissonance between what I know to be true and the fear I feel when I do not know the end from the beginning. Elder Holland, reiterates the wo...

• Word Count: 3373
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... . Paul wrote an airtight case against mankind's sinful nature. Chapter 1-3 is an all encompassing case against Jew, gentile, and all mankind and their need for God's righteousness "for all have come short of the glory of God." (Rom 3:23). The latter part of chapter 3 Paul presents the sacrificial death of Jesus as a basis of Justification through faith in Christ. Now because of God's free gift salvation ... dead to sin means we are separated from its power. Salvation breaks the power of sin. Now sanctification is possible. We have a new nature (II Cor 5:17). Romans chapter 6 outlines the...

• Word Count: 4227
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

... from exalting himself, we understand that our ministry should focus not on the man or the power of the flesh, but instead upon the Lord and the power of his strength.27 It was Paul's "fleshly inclination to do ministry man's way for man's glory," but the thorn reminded him to do ministry God's way for the Lord's glory. Many ministers fall into this trap from time to time. When ... God blesses a congregation with growth and the ability to do good works, it is often ... easy for the man behind the pulpit ... ...

• Word Count: 3123
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... sin unequivocally permeates the Holy Scriptures. Copious declarations about the sin include, "all have sinned and have come short of the glory of God," "your iniquities have separated between you and your God," "whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin." (Romans 3:23, Isaiah 59:2, 1 John 3:9 KJV) However, probably the most notorious of passages in the New Testament must ... have sinned and have come short of the glory of God." "After his introduction, Paul makes a thematic statement in 1:16: "I am not ashamed of the gospel; it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who has fa...

• Word Count: 3531
• Approx Pages: 14
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• Grade Level: High School

... Jesus teaches about the end of the world. He predicts there will be false Christs, wars, earthquakes and famines, persecutions, and divisions within families. He predicts the mysterious "abomination of desolation" will be seen "standing where it ought not" (13:14). After these things, a cosmic catastrophe will take place, "And then shall they see the Son of man coming in the clouds with great power and glory. And then shall he ... send his angels, and shall gather together his elect...." (13:26-27). Jesus seems to expect all this will happen soon: "this generation shall not ... . Judas, ...

• Word Count: 6234
• Approx Pages: 25
• Grade Level: High School

... 's concepts. Work is not a god. Work is a gift from God. We should use work to God's glory, and in so doing, proclaim His holy name. To those who dislike work, remember that work is honorable and blessed by God. For all of us who work in the Kingdom, at any honorable job, our work is our response to God's grace. This grace was first ... . Paul was informing his readers that a Christian master treats his slaves with fairness; he should treat them in a way that is fair and equitable. In Ephesians 6:9, Paul says the master should "give up threatening". That means he uses his power and author...

• Word Count: 3348
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School