Why Accountability Is A Necessity For The House Of God

Puritans are intense religious people, they do things in order from God to their own personal challenges, while still keeping God in their minds at all times. Anne Bradstreet is a Puritan who had just lost her house due to a fire. Her approach to this story is a calm and loveable approach. Jonathan Edwards is another Puritan but he is much more intense with informing people about God. He puts God before anyone and everything just like any other puritan would do. Edwards approach to this story is violent and brutal, he tells everyone in his story’s who are sinners that they will be held over fires by God.“ Here Follow Some Verses Upon The Burning of Our House”and “Sinner In The Hands Of An Angry God” are both very similar in some ways and different

Fr. Bruce Ritter founded the Covenant House in 1972. The first location of the Covenant House was Manhattan and the second location were Staten Island. The Covenant House was designed to get the homeless youth between the age of eighteen and twenty-one off the street and give them skills to handle and improve their situations. Now in today’s time there are Covenant Houses in more than thirty-one sites across six countries.

live by. They are your morals. Many religions will say that you are to come to their place

Another challenge concerning the Millennials is that a lot of these young adults are growing up without attending church. The Barna group calls them the unchurched segment and report that this segment has increased in the last 10 years, from 44% to 52% (5 Reasons). This is a problem because it decreases the chances for new members to join the church. The majority of people that follows a specific religion learned about that religion in early childhood. Students of human behavior believe that “The most significant borrowing occurs in early childhood. Family is thus an important factor…” (Wuthnow 106). If the number of the unchurched segment continues to grow at this pace, in the next few decades, this will continue to be a major concern for church leaders across the Americas. It is a lot harder to try to reach those people that have never attended church or don’t come from a religious background than try to reach those that belong to a church or have been brought up in the faith.

There are numerous approaches on how one will parent their child; this can include anything from permissive to authoritative parenting. As one can imagine, the type of parenting can greatly influence the mental development of their child. A husband and a wife that grew up in an authoritative and extremely religious household share their experience, and also how they believe this affected them. These parents that are highly religious have a deep desire to pass on to their very closely held views. For John and Tearsa Harlan, the strict and enforcing methods resulted in drifting from their parent’s religion.

Living in Utah my whole life, I never had to worry about feeling pressured because of my religion. My sister who is currently in the army, describes Utah as a bubble that has it’s benefits until you leave it. When I was first introduced to the wonders and horrors of the internet, I realized that there was world outside of Utah. A world that encompassed swearing, suggestive material, and cruel riles against my church. I believe that if I had the chance to experience the world, my testimony would be able to strengthen and therefore I would not have the urge to crack my screen when some youtube video rashes my Heavenly Fathers and Savior’s church. In Alma 1:19-25 it describes the hardships

Not everyone has the same views about general rules that every person on Earth should follow. There are several popular lists to guide how people live; such as: The Beatitudes, The Ten Commandments, and The Code of Hammurabi. Each of them are similar in some ways, but also they have differences because they are not the exact same. Each guide is different in its own way, and is why some people may agree or disagree with it. Between these three lists of rules, there are different ideas between them, but all of them try to generally guide people into doing the right thing.

I was raised in the Mormon church. A church where caffeine, R movies, alcohol, tattoos, coffee, pre-marital sex, and many other things are considered major sins. This type of environment seen as riotous and uplifting to some is toxic to others. From an early age I can remember trying to fake sick or hide so that I wouldn’t have to go to church. I was being constantly told everything I was doing was wrong, and that I needed to conform to church standards. Many of my friends distanced themselves because their parents pegged me as a bad influence. If I was seen drinking coffee or an energy drink in public by another member, rumors would soon swirl and it would be as if the entire congregation had been there and seen it themselves.

Rochelle Vann, I generally agree with your assessment of how many churches have “commercialized” their worship services in an attempt to fill the pews. I wonder how much of this is simply due to the fact that the church – in many places - has conformed to the culture rather than the church impacting the culture? Pettit (2008) says that “Since salvation is holistic, one possibly obvious implication of the spiritual formation process is that the believer's life should ultimately affect the culture” (p. 48).

The goal of children’s ministry includes spiritual restoration. If spiritual concerns are not explored as part of holistic healing, then shalom will not be restored and then healing that takes place will not be holistic. Zuck notes that “While the government can take a number of steps to reform our educational and welfare systems, to remove barriers to adoption, to promote responsible fatherhood, and to deal with family related concerns, ultimately the answer lies elsewhere.” (p. 43). The answer is in the Bible through the redemptive work of Jesus on the cross. 2 Corinthians 5:11-21 highlights that God reconciled the world through Christ and because we have been reconciled through Christ we can have a ministry of reconciliation. This ministry includes

Explain five major points of a Biblical view of a just political system (study on Christian Principles of Government). A Biblical view of a just political system should necessarily start with the sovereign, creator God. Because He created the world, God is concerned with all aspects of human society, down to the political system. He is a moral, just, and righteous God who expects the rules of government to be modeled along His principles.

Pop culture is one of the primary influences in establishing worldview. Because people want to fit in with others, they incorporate pop culture’s agenda into their lives and it eventually takes over. Pop culture encourages people to think of God as a character in a fairy tale. It encourages people to act how they want, implying there will be no consequences for their actions. Because of the lack of a belief in God, people have created their own gods in the form of success, money, and material things. Unfortunately, when people don’t conform to what is encouraged by pop culture, those people are looked down upon. Although pop culture preaches acceptance of everyone regardless of differences, the majority of conformers do not consider non-conformers

Are we living in a society that is drowning in Apostasy? That is a question we as pastors are facing today. If you look at the Old Testament prophets of Israel you see men who were concerned for their people. Men who are trying to get a message of rebuke and repentance across to a nation that is living in apostasy much like America today. The problem that the prophets faced is that Israel did not realize or did not want to realize that they were living in apostasy. This again mirrors the moral behavior we face in America today. The prophets brought the startling word that God was not on the side of His own covenant people. The priests were continuing with their teaching of the Law and their rituals. With scripture like Isaiah 1:10-17 God referred

There will come a day when we are going to be accountable for all our sins. Standing before Christ, we will be asked how we plead to these sins, and judgement will occur. Throughout the Bible stewardship is scattered everywhere, from the Old Testament days of Moses and Abraham to the teachings of the disciples and Paul. When one carefully studies the word of God, it is truly evident that we are to be stewards of our total self, not just time, talents, and money. God calls us to give our lives up, not just our resources.

When I was younger I was made to go to church every Sunday and Wednesday. There was no reason I could stay home.