Religion Mediation

How does one live a life as a Christian that honors and glorifies God? The answer is by reflecting Christ’s image by acting as He would in every situation. Because of what Jesus has done for sinners on the cross, they desire to live by His example in order to give Him glory. However, living a Christ-like life can only happen through the work of the Holy Spirit, who comes in to sinner’s hearts when they first put their trust in Jesus and the cross, growing them and making them more like Jesus. Many characters in books, stories, and movies have Christ-like qualities and characteristics, an example of this being Harper Lee’s masterpiece.

To experience a moral life, people were taught to be good to all people. Specifically, the Qur’an stated that “those who submit to God and accept the true Faith; who are devout, sincere, patient, humble, charitable, and chaste; who fast and are every mindful of God – on these, both men and women, God will bestow forgiveness and rich recompense [reward]” (Document B). Hence, the Qur’an described that paradise was available to all those who perform good works. Similarly, the emphasis on attractive ideas could be appealing to people who lived in a difficult lifestyle. Because of these positive ideas about Islam, many people were inspired to convert to this religion, which contributed to the growth of Islam.

When he shows that the church is still holy it impacts my faith because it means I could impact the church and keep it holy and become closer to God because of keeping the church clean and holy just as Pope Francis did. Another reason why the Pope impacts my faith is that the Pope doesn’t only just stay in one place, he takes care of all the churches and visited many churches around the world to keep the churches united and together as one body of christ. The Pope helps me to understand that the meaning of helping others and doing something right isn’t for satisfactory it is for the good of others. He shows me this when he helps the people that are in need and need more help than us. This impacts my faith because it makes me want to help others that are in need and not to take anything that I have for granted.

Belief is the strongest and most solid protection in which man never opposes distress and suffering in the ups and downs of life. When people face difficulties, they know who are supposed refer and complaint. Pray is one of the alternatives that Muslim people will use it to communicate with God. In Islam, we are encourage to pray, give alms and respect others people which is include in al-Quran and Sunnah as guideline for Muslim to become humble person in the world. Even though people cannot see the existence of God but they can feel it and know God is always there is beside them.

In Father Gee 's sermon of 1Timothy 6:2-12 was explained in literal, moral, and allegorical interpretation of the scriptures. This scripture is a one of the "letters of encouragement and guidance to the missionary churches" ("New Testament", Bond) that Saint Paul wrote to Timothy about bondservants (slaves) and masters, false teaching, and true contentment in God (1Tim. 6, ESV). Father Gee specifically focused on the true contentment in religion part of the scriptures because it aligns well with the current events and adherents ' temptations of worldly desires.   Saint Paul wanted to preach and guide the people the same doctrine and teachings. He did not want people to seek worldly desires and the love of money which Saint Paul identifies as a root of all kinds of evils.

Slide 2- what is healing ? •Healing means making whole or well, as in. In the bible it occurs in prayers for restoration to health; and also in declarations as to God's power to restore to health •Metaphorically it is applied to the restoration of the soul to spiritual health and to the repair of the injuries caused by sin.

Part one: Goal of Christian counselling Crabb argues that the primary goal of the biblical counseling theory is to promote Christian maturity and to enhance an individual’s spiritual life and worship experience. Precisely, he maintains that Christian maturity is developed by dealing with emergent problems with the consent of the scripture (Crabb, 1997). As such, the basic reference material in developing spirituality and neutralizing therapeutic problems is the Bible. Moreover, the development of one’s inward character during the counselling session is likened to that of Jesus Christ.

For art to be inclusively Christian it contains general themes that are found within other cultures and religions such as loving and caring for others and the importance of trust. The exclusively Christian truth presents truth that comes from the Bible, such as a way of salvation through forgiveness, the pardon of God, or any events from the Bible. Piero della Francesca 's painting, The Resurrection, previously mentioned is considered exclusively Christian art. Good Christian art tells of a story and truth that everyone longs to know because we are all human and “Christianity … assumes meaning in art and life to be attainable” (Kilby 22).

Baptism: Baptism has a long history in Jewish, Catholic, and Christian traditions. Baptism stems from the word “baptizo” which means to “immerse, dip, and submerge” (Jones, 1998). Some of the debates I have read concerning baptism include things such as: Its importance in salvation, should only believers be baptized, and should people be re-baptized if they leave one religion for another? My purpose in this paper is to give a brief history of the ritual of baptism, explain its symbolic meaning, and reflect on some of the issues or concerns that are brought up with baptism. Baptism in general is an initiation ceremony into faith.

Culture and Religion seem to be working hand in hand in society, when looking at culture we look at characteristics and knowledge of a particular group of people, defined by everything from language, religion, food, social habits (things that are done natural e.g. saying please and thank you), music and arts. With religion people often use the word to mean the worship of a god or gods. However, some religions do not have gods. One thing that all religions have in common is that they help their believers to find meaning and comfort in the world by using some aspects from that particular religion. With culture and religion playing a big role in our everyday and life choices contraceptives go against a lot of cultural and religion choices and

The other is a new group of mental health professionals that belong to the Society of Christian Psychology or SCP. These members “ attempt to found their work on the ancient truths and wisdom embedded in and derived from the Bible, as well as other classic Christian texts, written throughout centuries” (McMinn et al., 2010 p. 393-4). It is important for clients to be aware of the methods used by their Christian therapist so they can decide if it is the

Religions with common geographic origins have been known to share codes of behavior, views of nature, and reasons for existence. Three great geographic center of religious origins included Southwestern Asia, where Islam, Judaism, and Christianity originated. Also, East Asia, where Confucianism and Taoism originated, and South Asia, which included Hinduism and Buddhism. Religions associated with South West Asia center on a single supreme authority and seem to be less flexible when it comes to interpretation of religion. Religions associated with South Asia and East Asia appear to be more philosophical and focus on relationships with nature and are more flexible when it comes to interpretation.

The course of conversion was beneficial to George W. Bush because he considered it as the only way possible to save his marriage and drift away from his drinking habit, his reaction was as follows: This saying shows his willingness to have a spiritual experience which can lead him to start his life over again. Certainly, George W. Bush’s personal story is seen as a support to many of his evangelical followers, seeing him as one of them who admits that his faith plays a role in his decision-making. According to Geoffrey, Layman and Hussey, much of the coverage of the George W. Bush’s relationship with the evangelicals’ constituency has seen it as special, planted in their shared spiritual experiences, they opined that:

4Mat Review: Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling Randy Bohon Liberty University Summary In the majority of McMinn’s (2011) book, Psychology, Theology, and Spirituality in Christian Counseling, he writes about the importance of Scripture, prayer, confession, sin, forgiveness, and redemption in the life of a Christian, and how these areas are important foundational elements in Christian counseling. McMinn’s (2011) book provides a very good resource for Christian counselors through McMinn’s coverage of both counseling and the life of Christian Counselors.

Mormonism is defined as the religious beliefs and practices of the members of The Church of Jesus Christ, plus it also describes the principles of the church though the prophet, Joseph Smith. Mormonism is the central savior according to the members of the church and when asked what the word means they often express it as their love for the Savior Jesus Christ. The spiritual experience of members of the church is based on the spiritual observation with God that inspires the heart and the mind in a direct interpersonal connection. The role of the church is to help support the member and their journey of following the teachings of Jesus Christ, however, the doctrine illustrations of the teachings are outlined throughout the scriptures and the