Essential Christian Teachings Christians Need to Know

There is a lot of misunderstanding about Christianity and what the Christian faith actually teaches. Because there are so many doctrines that have been added to the Christian faith, many may be confused about what Christianity actually teaches.

Here are essential teachings Christians need to understand.

1. Without the Resurrection, Christianity doesn't exist.

The core belief of Christianity is the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The reason this is the central teaching of Christianity is really very simple: Christ's resurrection was his proof that he wasn't just a man, he is God. It was also about proving that he was the savior of mankind.

2. Jesus is God.

Although Islam teaches that Jesus is a prophet, and Judaism teaches something else, what the Bible teaches is that Jesus was very clear: He is God. He never said he was a man, a prophet. Those beliefs are a misreading of the Christian scripture, as well as heresy.

3. Saved by faith, subject to grace, not judged by the law.

One of the big fallacies non believers commit when it comes to Christians is that they think Christians believe they're perfect. Nothing is further from the truth.

We recognize that we are sinners and that the only path to heaven, and Christ, is to accept Jesus as the Messiah.

Christians are subject to grace because grace is the unearned gift of love from God. In the end, Christians will not be judged on whether they go to heaven or hell, but what their reward in heaven will be.

4. Love God, love your neighbor, love yourself.

In the Old Testament, there are 10 Commandments. When asked about observing the 10 Commandments, Jesus made basically the same statement in every gospel: that we love God, love our neighbor, and then love ourselves.

The Bible is clear that a neighbor is anyone whereas a brother is a fellow believer in Christ. In essence, Christ told us to love everyone.

Loving someone is very different from liking someone. When you like someone, it's about who they are. Love is about who you are. Also, the Bible tells us that God is love. Since God is love, then in order to love others, God must be a part of your life. Otherwise, it isn't love at all.

5. Being saved has nothing to do with being good.

In one of the gospels, someone calls Jesus good. Jesus replied by saying that only God is good. The truth is, none of us are good. No one is good.

Being saved is about accepting Christ as your Savior and putting your faith in him. It is about accepting that Christ is the only road to eternal life, not good works, purgatory, or "being good".

Jesus once said, "Come unto Me, all ye that labour and are heavty laden, and I will give you rest." (Matthew 11:28). If you want to find true peace, true happiness, you'll find it in Christ.

By J.J

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Revelation 12:11

And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. 

And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die

Remain blessed shalom.

Qualities of an Effective Christian Leader

1 Leaders should be enthusiastic

Colossians 3:23 (New International Version)

Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men, People are more willing to be enthusiastic with a leader that is the same. So go about your work with passion and your workers will follow your lead.

2. Leaders should be stable, firm and dependable

Their people see them as decision makers and as people who are not blown around by every new idea they hear or by every conflict that comes their way. Leaders that are constantly changing or compromising are difficult to trust and follow.

3. Leaders need to be good listeners

Leaders should listen to God and to others in the same way they expect God to listen to them. One of the most important aspects of effective ministry is listening. Listening is vital to communication and takes up a large percentage of it.

4. Leaders should have thankful hearts

Leaders should have thankful hearts and a constant attitude of praise, because they know that God always meets their needs and never lets them down.

Colossians 4:2 (New International Version)

2Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 (New International Version) 16Be joyful always; 17pray continually; 18give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.

5. Leaders should appreciate God for who He is.

God has done so much for all of us, as Christians and He does not want to be taken for granted, especially by His leaders who, after all, should know better. All the glory for any success in ministry belongs t God and maintaining an appreciative heart toward God enables this.

1 Corinthians 10:31 (New International Version)

31So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.

6. Leaders must be secure in God

Leaders must be secure enough in themselves and in their ministry to cope with rejection. God uses rejection, at times to teach us about ourselves and to encourage us to be more dependent on Him.

7. Leaders need to be skillful in what they do.

If they are lacking in any area they need to get help or ask God to provide for them. God wants our service to Him to be an act of worship and. Therefore everything we do should be done excellently.

8. Leaders need to be forgiving people

They must not harbour grudges or hurts. It does not matter how wrong anybody is in their attitude towards us, and how right we are- we still need to forgive them.

Matthew 6:14-15 (New International Version)

14For if you forgive men when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. 15But if you do not forgive men their sins, your Father will not forgive your sins.

Mark 11:25-26 (New International Version)

25And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive him, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.

Luke 6:37-38 (New International Version)

37"Do not judge, and you will not be judged. Do not condemn, and you will not be condemned. Forgive, and you will be forgiven. 38Give, and it will be given to you. A good measure, pressed down, shaken together and running over, will be poured into your lap. For with the measure you use, it will be measured to you."

Ephesians 4:31-32 (New International Version)

31Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. 32Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.

Leaders need to forgive themselves also. A leader wallowing in self pity is no good to anyone.

9. Leaders need to be peace makers.

James 3:17-18 (New International Version)

17But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submissive, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere. 18Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.

Matthew 5:9 (New International Version) 9Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called sons of God.

10. Leaders need to be content with what they have 1 Timothy 6:6-10 (New International Version)

6But godliness with contentment is great gain. 7For we brought nothing into the world, and we can take nothing out of it. 8But if we have food and clothing, we will be content with that. 9People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction. 10For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.

10. Leaders need to be gracious

Luke 6:35-36 (New International Version)

35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them without expecting to get anything back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to the ungrateful and wicked. 36Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.

11. Leaders need to be bold, strong and courageous

Joshua 1:6-9 (New International Version)

6 "Be strong and courageous, because you will lead these people to inherit the land I swore to their forefathers to give them. 7 Be strong and very courageous. Be careful to obey all the law my servant Moses gave you; do not turn from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go. 8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful. 9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."

Without strong leaders to go ahead, especially in today's high pressure, ungoldly world, the people of God will be scattered, made infective and even be destroyed. Leaders will reap a harvest, fi they do not give up

Galatians 6:9 (New International Version) 9Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

35So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 37For in just a very little while,

"He who is coming will come and will not delay. 38But my righteous onewill live by faith. And if he shrinks back, I will not be pleased with him." 39But we are not of those who shrink back and are destroyed, but of those who believe and are saved.

Leaders must also realize that God is the source of their strength.

Psalm 138:3 (New International Version) 3 When I called, you answered me; you made me bold and stouthearted.

Psalm 71:16 (New International Version) 16 I will come and proclaim your mighty acts, O Sovereign LORD; I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.

Leaders therefore need to depend on God rather then their own strengths. 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (New International Version)

16Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. 17For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. 18So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.

2 Corinthians 12:9-10 (New International Version) 9But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ's power may rest on me. 10That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

2 Corinthians 13:4 (New International Version) 4For to be sure, he was crucified in weakness, yet he lives by God's power. Likewise, we are weak in him, yet by God's power we will live with him to serve you.

By M.R.P

If you are blessed by any of the write-ups in this blog, do not forget to share it with others.

You can also share your testimonies with others  on this blog....your testimony will encourage  others..

Revelation 12:11

And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. 

And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die

Remain blessed shalom.

Mentoring

The best way to see far..is  to stand on the shoulder of those who see farther.

Actually we can learn from everything...even the ants..

Proverbs 6:6 (NLT)

Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!

You can learn faster, if you have a mentor.

Proverbs 7:2 (NIV)

Keep my commands and you will live; guard my teachings as the apple of your eye.

You will walk better, if you have a pathfinder.

You will be a better magnet if you stay in the magnetic field.

You will learn better, If you are in the learned niche.
The problem you are struggling to solve has been solved by somebody before.
Why not go to them and make your job easier.
The situation you are passing through is not new to mankind.
To walk the lane  better....speak with the experts.
You need a mentor.
Nothing is new on earth we are just re-polishing the faded.
Nothing is new on earth we are just  recycling.
To be on fire like Elijah, you need to be there when he is being carried up on  the chariot of fire.
To be like Joshua, you need to have faith like Moses so that you can lead the multitude when Moses is no more.
To be like David that kill Goliath, you need to learn from the wilderness and kill a bear first.
To be a good disciple you need Jesus Christ  as a mentor to teach you His ways and deeds.
To be a good leader you need Jesus Christ  as a mentor to teach you His ways and deeds.
You need a mentor.
To make Jesus Christ your mentor,
you need to acknowledge that He created you and die for you on the cross of Calvary.
You just need to pray a prayer of forgiveness,
you will be save, and He shall be your mentor..

If these words touches your life, and you will like to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal saviour. It is simple. Pray a prayer of forgiveness. Acknowledge you are a sinner,  ask Jesus Christ to forgive you all your sins. Call Jesus Christ to fill your heart . If you do this you are save, just look for a church of God around you to join, so as to improve your faith in Christ. Do not forget to read your bible day in and out. 

If you are blessed by any of the write-ups in this blog, do not forget to share it with others on twitter  and facebook. You can also like Working-Faith @  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Working-faith/463624163748730 . Likewise, if you have  a spare time, you can browse our archive.... You can also share your testimonies  on this blog....your testimony will encourage  others..

Revelation 12:11 (NLT)

And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.

Furthermore, you can leave your prayer points, we will join you in faith to ask from our father in heaven..Jesus Christ.

To contact us, kindly leave a comment and we shall get back to you.

Remain blessed shalom.

  

Winning attitude

A positive mind  is a winning mind.

A positive mind is a powerful mind.

on the other hand,

a negative mind is a desperate mind.

A negative mind is a loser's mind.

A negative mind is a failure's mind.

We are not a failure because we failed,

We are a failure because we accepted failure, and

we don't accept failure until our mind is made up to fail.

The mind is so powerful.

The mind expresses what we feed it.

Whatever we feed the mind, is what it spurs out.

Whatever we feed our mind is what make us.

Proverbs 23:7

For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he: Eat and drink, saith he to thee; but his heart is not with thee.

Whatever we read,

whatever we watch,

whatever we listen to,

contributes to what we ruminate.

Whatever we ruminate contributes to what our mind produce.

We  just need a good mind to make the best out of the good that surrounds us.

 Our mind is like a clock,

it start from where we set it.

From the day we  give our life to Christ, we have a mind to make good decisions.

A mind to do the right things.

Until we realise this, we will still be in the dark.

The more we feed  our mind with the word of God, the more positive we will be,

the less we feed it with the word of God, the lesser positive we will be.

Nothing in this world works except with the word of God.

 We are to take advantage of the word of God.

The word is the tool we need for renewing our mind.
Psalm 119:105
Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.

We are to take advantage of being a child of God.

 We are to take advantage of knowing His word.

We are to make  and build our mind.

God is the only one that can make our life meaningful.

If these words touches your life, and you will like to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal saviour. It is simple. Pray a prayer of forgiveness. Acknowledge you are a sinner,  ask Jesus Christ to forgive you all your sins. Call Jesus Christ to fill your heart . If you do this you are save, just look for a church of God around you to join, so as to improve your faith in Christ. Do not forget to read your bible day in and out. 

If you are blessed by any of the write-ups in this blog, do not forget to share it with others on twitter  and facebook. You can also like Working-Faith @  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Working-faith/463624163748730 . Likewise, if you have  a spare time, you can browse our archive.... You can also share your testimonies  on this blog....your testimony will encourage  others..

Revelation 12:11 (NLT)

And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.

Furthermore, you can leave your prayer points, we will join you in faith to ask from our father in heaven..Jesus Christ.

To contact us, kindly leave a comment and we shall get back to you.

Remain blessed shalom.

 

Christianity is a life, it is not just a religion

We are not Christians because we go to church,

we are because we live a life like Christ Jesus.

Acts 11:26 (KJV)

and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
A life of holiness and purity.

A life  free of blemish and accusation.

A life of flesh cannot do these things.

John 6:63 (KJV)

It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.

1 Peter 1:16

Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy

A life of flesh cannot make you  intimate with  Jesus Christ.

A life of sin distance you from your maker.

Romans 6:1

What shall we say then? Shall we continue in sin, that grace may abound?

Romans 8:7

Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

To be like Christ Jesus we must accept Him as our Lord and personal savior.

John 14:6

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

To be like Christ Jesus we must be filled with the Holy spirit.

Romans 8:9

You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ.

To be like Christ Jesus we must stay away from sin.

To be like Christ Jesus we must abide in Him day and night.

John 15:4 (KJV)

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

By abiding in Christ Jesus means we live in Him, and our survival depends on Him.

Then Christianity  will not be a religion,

Then  Christ Jesus will be a friend and not a stranger,

Then we will see Christ as a father, friend, helper, counselor ,  author and finisher of our faith.

We are Christians because we live a life like Christ Jesus, showing His glory to the world,

 teaching  the world the word of God, preaching repentance....in our word, behavior, lifestyle.

  Mark 16:15 (KJV)

And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.

Christianity is not a religion that we only go to God on Sundays, Christmas and new year eve,

it is a life style of which we communicate with God day and night.

Galatians 2:20

I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.

Christ Jesus want to communicate with us day and night.

He want to be at our table when we are eating,

Revelation 3:20

Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me

Christ want to be by our bed to bid a good night while he watches over us.

Psalm 121:4

Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.

Try Christ Jesus, He can do more than  what you think.

He is a friend..accept Him into your life

and experience the new life style.

If these words touches your life, and you will like to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and personal saviour. It is simple. Pray a prayer of forgiveness. Acknowledge you are a sinner,  ask Jesus Christ to forgive you all your sins. Call Jesus Christ to fill your heart . If you do this you are save, just look for a church of God around you to join, so as to improve your faith in Christ. Do not forget to read your bible day in and out. 

If you are blessed by any of the write-ups in this blog, do not forget to share it with others on twitter  and facebook. You can also like Working-Faith @  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Working-faith/463624163748730 . Likewise, if you have  a spare time, you can browse our archive.... You can also share your testimonies  on this blog....your testimony will encourage  others..

Revelation 12:11 (NLT)

And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die.

Furthermore, you can leave your prayer points, we will join you in faith to ask from our father in heaven..Jesus Christ.

To contact us, kindly leave a comment and we shall get back to you.

Remain blessed shalom.

The manufacturer, the manual and the users

Snap bite

Ecclesiastes 4:9-12

Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to lift him up! Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone? And though a man might prevail against one who is alone, two will withstand him—a threefold cord is not quickly broken.

I was more careful when I was writing this piece,

I avoided telling you about my opinion,
I avoided using human example or experience,
I tried as much as possible to stay on the word of GOD.
I pray as you read this piece, you will be bless.

Body

I know you have so many question to ask concerning marriage...your marriage.

Only the Word of GOD has the answers to your questions.
The questions can only be answered by the creator of marriage.
so direct your questions to him.

2 Timothy 3:16
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness

GOD is available to answer all our questions...He knows all.

....We just need to stay connected to Him.

Revelation 22:13
I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. 

The weak, bad and strong foundation

Marriage is so interesting to some, while so boring to others,

What makes the different is the foundation,
The foundation we give to our marriage determine how far we will go.

Psalm 11:3
if the foundations are destroyed, what can the righteous do?”

We make a lot of mistakes about marriage when me have the wrong notion for it.

A strong foundation is deep rooted in the word,
It finds it strength in the Word of GOD
·         Never get married because of your lust and for your own selfish reasons,
·         If the foundation is based on sexual life...it is a bad foundation.

Hebrews 13:4

Marriage should be honored by all, and the marriage bed kept pure, for God will judge the adulterer and all the sexually immoral.

·         Marriage foundation is best when both of you are children of GOD.

Going into marriage with a person who is not a child of God,
is simply laying a weak foundation,
Remember

Amos 3:3

Can two people walk together without agreeing on the direction?

2 Corinthians 6:14

Don't team up with those who are unbelievers. How can righteousness be a partner with wickedness? How can light live with darkness?

Making God the founder of our marriage,

serves as a shock absorber during time of trials.
Because, all relationships have time of trials

1 Corinthians 10:13

The temptations in your life are no different from what others experience. And God is faithful. He will not allow the temptation to be more than you can stand. When you are tempted, he will show you a way out so that you can endure.

·         Seek GOD before starting.

If we never seek GOD before we start our relationship,
we are building on nothing.
We can spoil a gadget if we never consult the manual made by the manufacturer,
God is the manufacturer of marriage and the manual is the bible,
Until we seek him for guidance, we will be building our marriages on nothing.

Isaiah 55:6
Seek the LORD while you can find him. Call on him now while he is near.

If we read and meditate on the manual (bible) day in day out..success of our marriages is guaranteed.

Joshua 1:8
This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

Troubleshooting

When we go against the methods for troubleshooting as explained by the manufacturer,

we tend to spoil the gadget.
Divorce is not the way out of a GOD giving marriage.
Remember

Malachi 2:16

"For I hate divorce!" says the LORD, the God of Israel. "To divorce your wife is to overwhelm her with cruelty," says the LORD of Heaven's Armies. "So guard your heart; do not be unfaithful to your wife."

Answers

All our questions about marriage cannot be answered by anyone,

Your answer is in the manufacturer manual (the bible),
Go back to the bible.
The bible will answer all the questions you are asking about your marriage,

Joshua 1:8

This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success.

Good success in your marriage comes only from God.

John 3:27
John replied, "No one can receive anything unless God gives it from heaven.

Take your time to study and meditate,

The Holy spirit will give you the right interpretation.

John 14:26
But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you.

Relief

I have not come to crucify you,

But to encourage you, and to tell you,
Your relationship/marriage can still work out,

Matthew 18:11
"For the Son of Man has come to save that which was lost.
Jesus Christ has redeem us from all our transgression

Galatians 3:13

But Christ has rescued us from the curse pronounced by the law. When he was hung on the cross, he took upon himself the curse for our wrongdoing. For it is written in the Scriptures, "Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree."

If we go back to the manufacturer,

If we read and meditate on the manual (Bible).
He will redeem us,

2 Chronicles 7:14

Then if my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sins and restore their land.

He will restore all that we have lost.

Joel 2:25
The LORD says, "I will give you back what you lost to the swarming locusts, the hopping locusts, the stripping locusts, and the cutting locusts. It was I who sent this great destroying army against you.

Conclusion,

The main problem we have is actually because we don't have the manufacturer as our friend and father,

We are far away from him,

Matthew 15:8
These people honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.

all this principle cannot work if we don't have GOD as our friend and father,

You need to be  a child of GOD
You need to accept Jesus Christ as your personal LORD and Savior
If you already have..are you close or far away from GOD?
Remember GOD is interested in you and me

Matthew 11:28

"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Without the manufacturer (GOD),

without the understanding of the manufacturer manual (Bible),
We can't operate the manufacturer institution (marriage).
The solution to our marital challenges is not with anybody,
it is in the word of GOD.

If you are blessed by any of the write-ups in this blog, do not forget to share it with others.

You can also share your testimonies with others  on this blog....your testimony will encourage  others..

Revelation 12:11

And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb and by their testimony. 

And they did not love their lives so much that they were afraid to die

Remain blessed shalom.