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e. In Christianity, God is the eternal, supreme being who created and preserves all things. [ 5 ] Christians believe in a monotheistic, trinitarian conception of God, which is both transcendent (wholly independent of, and removed from, the material universe) and immanent (involved in the material universe). [ 6 ]
— John 3:16, NIV The Law and the Gospel by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1529); Moses and Elijah point the sinner to Jesus for salvation. Paul the Apostle, like Jews and Roman pagans of his time, believed that sacrifice can bring about new kinship ties, purity, and eternal life. For Paul, the necessary sacrifice was the death of Jesus: Gentiles who are "Christ's" are, like Israel, descendants of ...
The phrase " God helps those who help themselves " is a motto that emphasizes the importance of self-initiative and agency. The phrase originated in ancient Greece as " the gods help those who help themselves " and may originally have been proverbial. It is illustrated by two of Aesop's Fables and a similar sentiment is found in ancient Greek ...
Science and Health with Key to the Scripturesby Mary Baker Eddyis the central text of the Christian Sciencereligion, widely considered to be a "landmark work." [1]Eddy called it her "most important work." [2]Based solely on the Bibleand the teachings of Jesus, its adherents believe Eddy's book illumines the spiritual laws of God in a reliable ...
What Faith Can Do. " What Faith Can Do " is a song by American Christian rock band Kutless from their 2009 album It Is Well. [ 2 ] It was released on September 18, 2009, as the lead single. The song became the group's first Hot Christian Songs No. 1, staying there for eight weeks. [ 3 ] It lasted 47 weeks on the overall chart. [ 4 ]
Prosperity theology (sometimes referred to as the prosperity gospel, the health and wealth gospel, the gospel of success, seed-faith gospel, Faith movement, or Word-Faith movement) [1] is a religious belief among some Charismatic Christians that financial blessing and physical well-being are always the will of God for them, and that faith, positive scriptural confession, and giving to ...
"Taking Care of God" (Chinese: 赡养上帝; pinyin: shànyǎng shàngdì) is a science-fiction short story by Chinese writer Liu Cixin, first published in January 2005. The short story was included in the anthology Invisible Planets by Head of Zeus in March 2016 and the collection The Wandering Earth published by Head of Zeus in October 2017.
e. Christian theology is the theology – the systematic study of the divine and religion – of Christian belief and practice. [1] It concentrates primarily upon the texts of the Old Testament and of the New Testament, as well as on Christian tradition. Christian theologians use biblical exegesis, rational analysis and argument.