The Word of God helps growing believers in their spiritual development. It has milk for the new believer, as well as meat for the more mature (Heb 5:13-14). And God wants us to “grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ” (2 Pet 3:18). The infusion ...
Colossians 1:10-11“So that you may live a life worthy of the Lord and please him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God, being strengthened with all power according to his glorious might so that you may have great endurance and patience.” Exam...
Probably the most significant barrier to belief in God centers on suffering in the world. In all fairness to the unbelievers, there are many things in life on this planet that create unbelief in a Creator God. Even full-blown believers think about these things, but unlike the unbeliever, the...
Becoming an extremist is easy, but living as one is hard. They so narrowly define how everybody should think and act that nobody is capable of complying perfectly. In the discrepancy between what they proclaim, pretend to be, and what they indeed are, there is worry and stress about being...
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Despite growing interest in Thomas Aquinas' biblical exegesis in general, and in his reading of Romans in particular, little attention has been given to the way Thomas actually uses scripture to do theology in his most enduring and influential work: the Summa theologiae. This article makes a ...
Noting the “growing realization” among scholars that “biblical interpretation is intrinsic to Nicene theology,” Crawford observes that many contemporary readers still perceive patristic exegesis “as at best a curiosity and at worst a misreading of Scripture” (3). Crawford’s goal in this ...
evolutionary theories, which were proven to be human manipulations pushed upon the public; that and the growing understanding of how the Smithsonian Institute and its aggressive push toward evolution and crushing of Christian beliefs played a role in our understanding of history, the less I value ...
So, I am not calling believers in general to the apologetic movement but if I may say that we are just letting the church of Christ know what we are doing, and appeal to some that may have the calling to help us because “the only science is our savior movement” is growing rapidly....
Working to get along with and help others demonstrates that we are disciples of Christ, growing in holiness and spiritual maturity. We, as Christians, pursue peace, and abide in Jesus, for those who are not holy will not see the Lord. ...