Why Do We Call Paul an Apostle?
In addition to being the church’s first great missionary Paul wrote a large percentage of the New Testament. However, he was not among the twelve that followed Jesus during his earthly ministry, so why do we call him an apostle. To answer that question, we will look into the qualifications for being an apostle and see if Paul meets those requirements. We will also look at what others of his time thought of him being called an “apostle.”
How Inexperienced or Unscrupulous Psychics and Mediums Can Mislead a SitterMany sitters tend to get very excited and are extremely impressed with the ability of an accurate psychic/medium who is able to pick up information surrounding the sitters, their past and present situations and also their loved ones in the Spirit World. This response to accurate evidence, and the trust building that it supports, while welcome can easily become misused or abused by an unscrupulous medium…
Seasons of LifeThis outlines the things that happened to me at the start of the spring semester. God is always faithful through tough times.
Supporting the Planetary Evolution – A Sacred Task in the Realm of Our ConsciousnessPlanetary consciousness evolution opens us to a grand vision of human development and meaning. We recognize the possibility of embarking on a new path of human journey- more creative, caring and vibrant than anything that has gone on in the past.
Can a Person Have a Spirituality Without Religion?There is a religious movement going on across America and other parts of the world. This is the phenomenon of persons getting less and less religious and more and more spiritual. People are asking the question: Can a person have a spirituality without religion? This article intends to answer that question.
How Can a Person Have a Spirituality Without Religion?The phenomenon of persons becoming less and less religious and more and more spiritual is happening seemingly without their explicit effort. It seems that the religious environment is just conducive to the growth of this movement and people just fall in line joining this movement. But there is a way of making an explicit effort to do this, to become less religious and more spiritual. Here are the four steps on how to do this.
Advanced Lessons In Letting GoJust as a storm in the atmosphere of the earth is born of conflicting fronts of different temperatures colliding with one another, so too must there be conflicting forces within us in order to form a mental or emotional storm. Our task is to become conscious of these unseen forces that dwell in the unenlightened parts of us.
The Incidence of Shared Consciousness in ReincarnationI have stated before in other articles that humans are collective beings. Each person’s consciousness belongs to a Higher or Greater Power that is composed of his or her past lives. That Greater Power will eventually unite with the Universal Consciousness.
Obedience Is the KeyGOD doesn’t ask us to do something He Himself hasn’t done or can’t do or keep, He is the keeper of the Principles Himself, drawing this inspiration from the fact that God was obedient to his own Law of Redemption as prescribed in Leviticus 25 vs 24-49 & 55; we were all sold out to Satan in sin and trespassed, but GOD who is rich in mercy obeyed His own law, HE is the only one who was kin unto us and could redeem us, not an angel, not a seraphim not a cherubim or another man born in sin could redeem us by Christ Jesus. One close to us not sexually born, so GOD came to be a Man YES our Kinsman CHRIST JESUS. Obedience to this law of redemption brought my Redemption. Christ is of our family, flesh of our flesh bone of our bone and indeed he was worthy to redeem me and you.
Did Paul Preach Another Grace Gospel?Why these silly questions I hear you ask? Simply because there are some very silly people out there talking pure unadulterated garbage and bringing the Holy Scriptures into disrepute with their doctrines of devils. This means they must be rebutted and exposed.
Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Threat to Israel and Bible ProphecyIranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad’s hatred for Israel is well-documented and his life-long ambition has been to see the Jewish nation extinguished from the face of the earth. In his fiery rhetoric, he repeatedly demonizes the Jewish state and unashamedly calls for its destruction. This coupled with the fact that Iran is at an advanced stage in its nuclear weapons development program should send shivers down the spine of anyone who has been following the news. Wars and rumors of war continue to abound as the United States and Israel threaten a preemptive strike against Iranian nuclear facilities and Iran retaliating with even more fiery rhetoric. But will Iran acquire the bomb and will they use it to exterminate Israel? What is such a war slated to look like?
Self Help Case Study: Inspiration Does Not Eliminate Real Problems And What HelpsWe offered our sympathy when a friend expressed anxiety about a very tough personal situation she was going through. Hearing about her situation reminded us about the futility of attempting to dodge personal fate and adversity.