Bible Verses About Practical Christian Living 18Romans 12:22 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
What is a Christian?
A Christian is: a mind through which Christ thinks, a heart through which Christ loves, a voice through which Christ speaks, and a hand through which Christ helps. The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us.
What is it about Christianity that makes it special?
I think it’s important to remember that Christianity was based in love and tolerance and forgiveness and acceptance. Christianity began as a religion of the poor and dispossessed – farmers, fishermen, Bedouin shepherds. There’s a great lure to that kind of simplicity and rigor – the discipline, the call to action.
How secure are we in the Christian life?
R. A. Torrey, Edward D. Andrews (2016). “CHRISTIAN LIVING: How to Succeed in the Christian Life [Updated and Expanded]”, p.259, Christian Publishing House We are secure, not because we hold tightly to Jesus, but because He holds tightly to us.
What does "preach Christ or nothing" mean?
Preach Christ or nothing: don’t dispute or discuss except with your eye on the cross.
What does it mean to be a Christian?
A Christian is: a mind through which Christ thinks, a heart through which Christ loves, a voice through which Christ speaks, and a hand through which Christ helps. The Christian does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us. C. S. Lewis (2012).
What does religion say about life?
Religion says earn your life. Secular society says create your life. Jesus says, ‘My life for your life. Christians are usually sincere and well-intentioned people until you get to any real issues of ego, control power, money, pleasure, and security. Then they tend to be pretty much like everybody else.
What happens if we don’t pray?
If we do not fill our mind with prayer, it will fill itself with anxieties, worries, temptations, resentments, and unwelcome memories.
Why do people fail in battle?
The reason why many fail in battle is because they wait until the hour of battle. The reason why others succeed is because they have gained their victory on their knees long before the battle came. Anticipate your battles; fight them on your knees before temptation comes, and you will always have victory.
Is Christ a substitute for everything?
Christ is a substitute for everything, but nothing is a substitute for Christ .
Do all the good you can?
Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can , in all the places you can , at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.
Romans 12:2
2 Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
Matthew 6:33
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
1 John 2:15
15 Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
2 Timothy 3:16
16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness,
Acts 2:38
38 And Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.
Hebrews 3:12-19
12 Take care, brothers, lest there be in any of you an evil, unbelieving heart, leading you to fall away from the living God. 13 But exhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.
James 2:20
20 Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?
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What is the real evidence for Jesus and Christianity?
The real evidence for Jesus and Christianity is in how Jesus and the Christianity based on him manifest themselves in the lives of practicing Christians. Lionel Blue. Christmas Real Evidence. It seems to me that Islam and Christianity and Judaism all have the same god, and he’s telling them all different things.
What is the printing press doing to Islam?
It has opened up the monopoly over the interpretation of Islam that used to solely belong to the religious class.
What was the highest glory of the American Revolution?
The highest glory of the American Revolution was this: it connected in one indissoluble bond the principles of civil government with the principles of Christianity. John Quincy Adams. Government Bond Glory. We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity.
Why are we not planting trees?
We are not insisting on planting trees just because of global warming. Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam insist on the necessity of trees. Especially in Hinduism, the peepal tree is worshiped as Lord Ganesha while neem is worshiped as a goddess.
What was the pretext for colonialism?
Colonialism subdues in many dulcet guises. It conquered under the pretext of spreading Christianity, civilization, law and order, to make the world safe for democracy.
What is the origin of ancient astrology?
But by the time of the first centuries after the rise of Christianity, ancient astrology – that is to say, conversation with cosmic intelligences – was a thing of the past. Rudolf Steiner. Time Past Rise.
Which religions believe in trees?
Hinduism, Christianity, and Islam insist on the necessity of trees. Especially in Hinduism, the peepal tree is worshiped as Lord Ganesha while neem is worshiped as a goddess. Vivek. Christianity is not a theory or speculation, but a life; not a philosophy of life, but a life and a living process.