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having been created by God we are intended to live in relationship with God Prayer fosters strengthens supports and builds our relationship with God Why do we pray We pray to strengthen our relationship with God. Ten Reasons Christians Should Not Drink Alcohol. I. Drunkards Will Go to Hell . (1 Cor. 6:9-11). . II. Drunkenness is Not the Only Thing Condemned about Drinking . (1 Pet. 4:1-5).. “Revelries” from Gr. . The . Wisdom of the . Macarian. . Homilies. Presbyter . Dr. Doru Costache. www.sagotc.edu.au. Kogarah. Fellowship, 18 March & 8 April, 2013. Christians in Society. The tensions experienced in Lent are ever there. Colosse. Don McClain. 1. W. 65th St church of Christ / February 10,2008. Colossians . 1:9-14. Don McClain. W. 65th St church of Christ / February 10,2008. 2. Paul’s Prayer For The Christians In . Colosse. . From L. R. . Holben. , . Six representative viewpoints . (BIBAL Press, 1999). See also Dennis P. Hollinger, “The Challenge of Homosexuality,” in . The Meaning of Sex . (Baker Academic, 2009), . God. for Forgiveness?. I. The Gospel on Prayer for Forgiveness.. God accepts only a Christians prayers for forgiveness (1 Pet. 3:10-12; Isa. 59:1-2).. Confession is required for forgiveness (1 John 1:5-2:2; cf. Ezra 10:10-12). . Are Christians commanded to be united?. Y. es. Paul commanded the Corinthians, “that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but that you be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment” (1 Cor. 1:10). . You Heard It Here: Matt 7 . (p.738). What Jesus actually said.. What Jesus actually meant:. Don’t judge harshly.. Judge yourself first, then help others.. Use wise judgment with others.. Tolerance and Truth. He . is always with me (Matt. 28:20) and never leaves me or fails me (2 Tim. 4:16-17). He . understands me (Heb. 2:17-18) and never misunderstands me (Heb. 4:14-16). To Have a. Relationship with Jesus. Christians & Culture. Redemption/. Conviction. Acts 17.16. Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as he saw that the city was full of . idols.. Christians & Culture. Church of Christ. August 8, 2010 A.M.. 7 Habits of Highly effective . Christians. VIRTURE (II PET. 1:5). Faith is the foundation (Heb. 11:1; 6; Rom. 10:17; 1:16,17).. Virture means excellency or moral goodness. 1 Corinthians 3:1-4. 1.  And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual . people. but as to carnal, as to babes in Christ. . 2.  I fed you with milk and not with solid food; for until now you were not able . 1 Corinthians 15:58 . Therefore, my beloved brethren, . be ye steadfast. , . unmoveable. , . always abounding. in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your . labour. is not in vain in the Lord.. Questions to be addressed in this chapter. Why were Christians persecuted in the early centuries after Christ?. How did Christians understand martyrdom?. How did the doctrine of the Church develop in response to the problem of apostasy?. Ichthys. = Greek word for fish. ΙΧΘΥΣ. . = each letter stands for something diff. for example. I= . Iesous. (Greek for Jesus). The symbol meant Jesus Christ, God’s Son, Savior. The . sign expressed two things: it was a profession of faith—“We belong to Christ .