Having spent a great deal of time in getting to know the Lord, and also being an athlete growing up in sports, I would think that I might know a thing or two about this subject. I was raised Baptist, and the church never had an issue with my participating in school sports. That said, I was very confused when I met my future wife. She was raised Pentecostal, and her church believed that it was wrong to play organized sports for religious reasons.
Should Team Sports Be Banned For Christians?
Praying For a Miracle - Faith Healing
Every so often we are faced with a life situation that seems larger than we can handle ourselves. Modern medicines do not fix every single sickness out there, and people get sick every single day with diseases and sicknesses that can not be fixed by doctors either. When we are faced with such problems, we often find ourselves turning to God. This is a natural reaction for people who are feeling helpless, and we find ourselves praying for a miracle.
How to Pray When Times Are Tough
Trying to tell anyone the “proper” way to pray is futile work at best. Still, there are some things that one can do to get the most out of their prayer life. Praying comes fairly natural to folks when times are tough, but sometimes the prayer is angry and self defeating. This can lead to hostility and feeling as though God is not listening. The truth is, the freedom you can attain by praying to God is like nothing else in the universe if you allow it to be. Here are some tips on how to pray when times are tough, and how to walk away feeling relieved instead of angry:
Why God’s Presence and Success May Not Coincide
Living a life with God is not always a guarantee of worldly success and untold riches in the traditional sense of the word. Certainly the Lord blesses us and takes the time to share in our joys. In spite of this, there are a number of people in this world that are loaded with riches, money, fame, fortune and worldly things that are not living a Godly life. How is this fair to those people that walk with God?
Waiting On God’s Answer To Prayer
God has a tendency to surprise us. Sometimes He likes to wait to answer our prayers, and sometimes He does not answer them directly at all. Unanswered prayers are a catch point with both Christians and Atheists. With Atheists, it is often an example of His not being real. With Christians unanswered prayers is actually further proof that He is. It is hard to understand how two groups of people can view this issue in such different ways. The truth is that for the Christian, there is a trust with God that can not be shaken. It can be temporarily challenged, but not shaken. Waiting on God’s answer to prayer, however, can be the hardest thing.
Eden On Earth - Finding Spirtual Peace With God
Trying to find spiritual peace with God is something that every Christian faces at one time or another. The life we lead here on Earth is filled with pitfalls, problems, trials, and tribulations. We are constantly bombarded with things that seem in direct contrast with the principles that we know God to endorse. We have temptations that draw us away from religion, and though we may occasionally give in, we are promised salvation and forgiveness. Finding peace with God is not exactly easy with all this as a backdrop in our lives.
David and Saul - David’s Finest Hour
David is one of the most beloved men in all the Bible, and with good reason. Perhaps no other person in the Bible save for Jesus Himself went through as many trials and tribulations as David. Like most great men, it was not his trials and tribulations that made him so beloved. It was the way he dealt with those trials that endeared David to so many, including God himself. The story of Saul and David is a perfect example of David’s dedication to God.
Christian Living - How to Talk With an Atheist
Atheists and Christians sometimes battle over the principles of religion. Atheists do not believe in God and therefore are resistant to any Christian trying to recruit them. Christians are bound by the word of God to spread the Gospel, and this often leads to heated discussions. Much of these problems are due to the fact that Christians are misinformed about our duties as Christians. Our job is not to spread the Gospel through hate, hellfire and brimstone.
Life After Death Experiences Becoming Tough To Explain Away
There was a time when considering the possibility of life after death was reserved for those that are deeply religious. Christians believe that when they die, they are judged and ultimately sent to Heaven or Hell, depending upon how they lived their life. Other religions believe similar versions of this story, and then their are a few million people who think life simply ends and all turns black. Regardless of what you believe, it is becoming harder to refute the life after death stories and experiences that have surfaced over the years.
Christianity - What To Expect Once You Are Saved
Getting saved for the Christian is often considered the be all end all of their religion. While it is true that Christianity is based around being saved, and accepting Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, that does not mean that the battle is over.
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