Spiritual maturity is achieved through the prosperity of the Fruits of the Spirit and by making use of the spiritual gifts to serve the Lord.
Some churches and Christians however consider it as unauthoritative because it is not part of the bible, for example, the Church of the New Jerusalem and the Jehovah's Witnesses.[1] According to the Nicene Creed, there [...]
This is the official standpoint of many religions meaning that religion is the major variable in the debate. Religion has ensured that the debate on the origin of species and the earth in general continues.
According to an article titled Enlightenment, Religion and Spirituality in Anunda, our religious beliefs are the main source of all the myths.
Due to simplicity, readers do not have to refer or infer to the original text in Greek or to the bible dictionary to get the meaning of the complex words in the text.
The fact that there is the symbol of the cross as a reminder to Christians of the crucification of their savior is good enough.
Children stayed in church up to the age of ten where they learnt biblical teachings on how to relate with their parents and other people in the society.
For example, Judaism professes one God while paganism teaches of many or no god, Judaism teaches that the bible contains God's words and messages to mankind while paganism does not have a main religious text [...]
Religious symbols are used to represent a large group of individuals who are committed to a certain faith and the symbols are usually considered sacred and holy.
In order to deepen the understanding of the text presented in Reading the Book: Making the Bible a Timeless Text and in the Bible itself, it is necessary to clear up the differences between the [...]
This is due to the fact that it shows how black and white Edwards is making the concept of either salvation or destruction out to be.
The truth of Catholics is that the Scripture should be understood and taken within the preserved traditions of the church. The Catholic Church says that ignorance of reading the Bible is compared to the ignorance [...]
They believe that, their spiritual father is the tenth Guru and the others are his or her spiritual brothers and their commitment to all of them is equal.
In this context, the originality of the EncyclicalPopulorumProgressio gives credence to the moral evaluation of the social issue. The concept of development is aptly captured in the concluding paragraph of the document which asserts that [...]
This is in reference to the parable of the cave by Plato who describes the prisoners in the cave as if they just see the shadow but not the sun itself.
Based on the first criterion of religious persons meeting at certain places on regular basis, people on earth can be said to be religious. Religion also functions as a major guide to the daily lives [...]
Because of the debates that have clouded the sexuality of the monks many have had to believe that monks can marry.
In his 'confession' Augustine starts on talking of his babyhood and the understanding impiety of a juvenile man as he summons up.
Romans 6: 23 states that "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord" this shows that sin is not good and there is [...]
In order not to be misled, I would like to offer to your attention the exact definition of the word "nirvana" in the Webster's Dictionary, which states: "Nirvana is the final beatitude that transcends suffering, [...]