Seven Deadly Sins Of Dying Churches
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Seven Deadly Sins Of Dying Churches
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Author : William G. Justice
language : en
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Release Date : 2009-10
Seven Deadly Sins Of Dying Churches written by William G. Justice and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10 with Religion categories.
The church insists that Christians are people who have been "converted," "regenerated," "born anew," and set free from the habitual practice of sin. Whereas the church should be expected to positively influence society, the degenerating North American society is clearly influencing the church. Since Christians have been taught to love one another, we want to believe that we live by a higher moral-ethical code than non-Christians. But something's wrong. Among the pieces of evidence: the divorce rate of 50% among the general population in the U.S. is even higher in the church. Seventy-five percent of all family sexual abuse occurs in "religious" homes. Ninety-seven percent of all persons confined to our prisons claim to be religious on the day they are first confined. Some of the major Christian bodies in the USA are already dying. While the population grows, church attendance declines. The author attempts to reduce the "reasons" that many churches have lost their life-transforming influence on their members to seven deadly sins. The author believes that churches must repent from these sins if it is to do more than merely survive, and if it is to conduct Christ's redemptive ministry to the world.
The Seven Deadly Sins
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Author : Kevin M. Clarke
language : en
Publisher: CUA Press
Release Date : 2018-05-18
The Seven Deadly Sins written by Kevin M. Clarke and has been published by CUA Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-05-18 with Religion categories.
Gluttony -- Lust -- Greed -- Anger -- Sloth -- Envy and sadness -- Vainglory and pride.
Ministry To The Sick And Dying In The Late Medieval Church
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Author : Thomas M. Izbicki
language : en
Publisher: CUA Press
Release Date : 2023
Ministry To The Sick And Dying In The Late Medieval Church written by Thomas M. Izbicki and has been published by CUA Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023 with Religion categories.
The focus of this volume is on ministry to the sick and dying in the later Middle Ages, especially providing them with the sacraments. Medieval writers linked illness to sin and its forgiveness. The priest, as physician of souls, was expected to heal the soul, preparing it for the hereafter. His ministry might also effect healing of bodies, when that healing did not endanger the soul. This book treats how a priest prepared to visit sick persons and went to them in procession with the Eucharist and oil of the sick. The priest was to comfort the patient and, if death was imminent, prepare the soul for the hereafter. Canon law, theology, and ritual sources are employed. Three sacraments, penance, viaticum, (final communion) and extreme unction (anointing of the sick) are treated in detail. Sickbed confession was designed to forgive the ailing person's mortal sins. A priest could absolve a dying person of all sins, even those reserved to a bishop or the pope. Viaticum was to strengthen a suffering Christian for life's last conflict, that between angels and demons for the soul of the dying person. The deathbed thus was a spiritual battlefield. Extreme unction was reserved for those in danger of death, relieving the soul of venial sins or "the remains of sin," even after confession and absolution. The commendatio animae (commendation of the soul) used with the dying was to usher the soul into the afterlife. Many works have been written about attitudes toward death, dying, and the afterlife in the Middle Ages. Likewise, there is a good deal of literature about individual sacraments. This study aims at bridging between these literatures, with a focus on the priest and parishioner in both theory and practice at the sickbed.
The Sermons To The Seven Churches Of Revelation
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Author : Jeffrey A. D. Weima
language : en
Publisher: Baker Academic
Release Date : 2021-07-20
The Sermons To The Seven Churches Of Revelation written by Jeffrey A. D. Weima and has been published by Baker Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-20 with Religion categories.
A top New Testament scholar, preacher, and tour guide to the lands of the New Testament offers an informed commentary on this challenging portion of Scripture with an eye toward preaching the text. Jeffrey Weima explains the meaning of the seven "sermons" of Revelation 2-3 and provides sample sermons that show how these ancient messages, despite their subtle Old Testament allusions and perplexing images, are relevant for the church today. The book includes photos, maps, and charts and is of interest to preachers, students, teachers, and Bible study groups.
Hit List
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Author : Brian G. Hedges
language : en
Publisher: Cruciform Press
Release Date : 2014-11-01
Hit List written by Brian G. Hedges and has been published by Cruciform Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-01 with Religion categories.
The Christian life is a war and one of your most lethal enemies hangs its helmet inside your heart. This infernal, internal enemy is sin, which even after new birth continues to reside in every believer. As followers of Jesus, we’ve been given a simple mission regarding sin: search and destroy. Put it to death. But in the words of Cornelius Plantinga Jr., “sin has a thousand faces.” It is one thing to oppose sin in principle, quite another to actually do the bloody work of crucifying specific sin patterns in our lives. Sometimes these patterns are difficult to detect. Always they fight back, tooth and nail, mounting vehement resistance in counter-maneuvers of a variety and complexity that would send General Schwarzkopf’s mind spinning like a tilt-a-whirl. The most famous faces of sin are the Seven Deadly Sins: pride, envy, wrath, sloth, greed, gluttony, and lust. Not merely corrupting vices in themselves, these seven are gateway sins leading to countless others. They are the leading undercover operatives for the world, the flesh, and the devil—that evil complex of powers arrayed against our souls. And while we may recognize these sins by their names, we are often misled by the subtlety of their methods and ways. These sins are masters of disguise, adept at masking their true nature in charades of harmlessness, acceptability, and fun. In Hit List, Brian Hedges helps us take aim at the seven deadly sins by providing detailed dossiers for each one and equipping us with rich gospel resources for replacing vice with the virtue of Christ.
The Seven Deadly Sins
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Author : Angela Tilby
language : en
Publisher: SPCK
Release Date : 2013-04-23
The Seven Deadly Sins written by Angela Tilby and has been published by SPCK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-23 with Religion categories.
Until recently little has been known about Evagrius of Pontus. His work on the eight evil thoughts was widely influential in the development of the idea of the Seven Deadly Sins in the Western Spiritual tradition. But those who followed him, from Cassian to Augustine, were more concerned with attributing guilt, and thought in a forensic way. This was very unlike the thought of Evagrius who concerned himself with questions about how to deal with evil thoughts and temptations in a healing way. Each chapter deals with one of the Thoughts, giving the contemporary background, the biblical and theological background, the teaching of Evagrius and what came after, and its relevance for us today.
The Beehive Of The Romish Church
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Author : Philip of Marnix Lord of St. Aldegonde
language : en
Publisher: Lulu.com
Release Date : 2008-01-18
The Beehive Of The Romish Church written by Philip of Marnix Lord of St. Aldegonde and has been published by Lulu.com this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-18 with Religion categories.
This biting satire and brilliant apologetic from the Reformation entertains and educates as it exposes the follies and vices of Roman Catholicism. The book shared popularity with Erasmus' Praise of Folly as the two most popular books among the Protestants of the sixteenth century. A skillful diplomat and theologian, Marnix submits all the peculiar dogmas, and the whole policy of the Roman Catholic Church, to the most subtle criticism, taking himself as a defender. The biographer of Marnix, Edgar Quinet, states: ""No one can read Marnix to the end and believe any longer in Catholic dogma. It will become for him as the site of a church that has been demolished and abandoned to the whistling and laughter of the winds; a final form of paganism exposed in all its nakedness; the scatterd remains of another Diana of the Ephesians; and above these ruins the conscience of modern humanity, courageously seeking, examining and tracing for itself a return to God and Liberty through the Gospel.""
The History Of The Church Of England From The Death Of Elizabeth To The Present Time
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Author : George Gresley Perry
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1861
The History Of The Church Of England From The Death Of Elizabeth To The Present Time written by George Gresley Perry and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1861 with categories.
10 Temptations Of Church
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Author : John Flowers
language : en
Publisher: Abingdon Press
Release Date : 2012
10 Temptations Of Church written by John Flowers and has been published by Abingdon Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with Religion categories.
The temptations that may destroy your church--and how to prevent them.
The Death Of Privacy
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Author : Gini Scott
language : en
Publisher: iUniverse
Release Date : 2008-08-13
The Death Of Privacy written by Gini Scott and has been published by iUniverse this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-08-13 with History categories.
Today, personal privacy is becoming a thing of the past due to the information revolution, the intrusive gossip hungry media, and other social and technological developments making everyone's life an open book. As a result, individuals and organized groups have been fighting to create more privacy protections from those seeking to invade their privacy and learn information about them, which can quickly be spread worldwide due to the power of the Internet. The Death of Privacy raises intriguing questions about an individual's desire for the right to privacy versus Big Brother's "right to know". For example: May an employer inquire about an employee's personal history beyond details that may affect job performance? Just how far can the press go in revealing anything about anyone? Can the police demand to search your home or car as part of an official investigation in your neighborhood? What privacy protection exists if your name and address are obtained by marketers and mailing list companies? How do the "new technologies"-cellular phones, faxes, e-mail, computer bulletin boards-influence the overall future of privacy? Dr. Gini Graham Scott, a nationally recognized expert on personal privacy and other related issues, gives a thoughtful overview of privacy battles in and out of the courtroom that have directly influenced what can remain private. In addition, this book shows the growing impact of print and broadcast media from the early privacy skirmishes generated by the press back in the late 1800s through the mid1990s, which turned today's media into tabloid journalism. The Death of Privacy steers an objective course in explaining the varying views on both sides of the battles, while advocating the right of individuals to maintain as much personal privacy protection of possible. This book will be of importance to anyone who wants to understand the decline of personal privacy today, and will be of special interest to sociologists, legal and medical professionals, politicians, historians, and individual rights' advocates, still fighting for personal privacy today.