http://www.faithologynow.com Answers To Your Faith Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:59:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Could there be any topic other than the soul that could be simultaneously easy and hard, vague and descriptive, deep and surfaced, and likewise passive and aggressive to talk about. And I really mean all at the same time?  Christians maintain this vague idea though as to what the exactly soul is. ... http://www.faithologynow.com/5-states-of-the-soul The wicked is a very coward, and is afraid of everything; of God, because He is his enemy; of Satan, because he is his tormentor; of God's creatures, because they, joining with their Maker, fight against him; of himself, because he bears about with him his own accuser and executioner. [caption ... http://www.faithologynow.com/quote-by-joseph-hall Everywhere there is the persistent and insane attempt to obtain pleasure without paying for it....'Let us have the pleasure of conquerors without the pains of soldiers; let us sit on sofas and be a hardy race.' ...All around us is the city of small sins, [caption id="attachment_417" align="alignleft" width="503" caption="(Image Credit: ... http://www.faithologynow.com/quote-by-gk-chesterton2 The word "discipleship" has numerous stamps pressing down on it and sealing its recognition. With that said, I'm not all sure as to what emotions are tied with the words "disciple", "discipleship", or "Jesus follower" even. Within the New Testament, the word "disciple" does in fact occur 269 times, which ... http://www.faithologynow.com/discipleship-for-super-christians-only Someone once asked Billy Graham, "If Christianity is valid, why is there so much evil in the world?" To this the famous preacher replied, "With so much soap, why are there so many dirty people in the world? Christianity, like soap, must be personally applied if it is to make ... http://www.faithologynow.com/quote-by-billy-graham Despite society's continual ostracizing of the Church, at least in speaking of today's marginalization of the Church's voice, we have a place within our milieu. This is not to say that our placement is just thrown into the bag mix of different idealisms and religious activisms blending within society end-to-end. ... http://www.faithologynow.com/the-churchs-impact-upon-society "Moreover, it's not just Christian scholars and pastors who need to be intellectually engaged with the issues. Christian laymen, too, need to be intellectually engaged. Our churches are filled with Christians who are idling in intellectual neutral. As Christians, their minds are going to waste. One result of this is ... http://www.faithologynow.com/quote-by-william-lane-craig Work wants you to leave your faith at the door before entering. Some would argue that this means to vacate soul from body, to be a mindless working stiff of an empty self. To make matters worse, in most cases your church seemingly doesn't value your vocation and would rather care more ... http://www.faithologynow.com/god-and-business-work-and-faith "I have found that there are three stages in every great work of God: first, it is impossible, then it is difficult, then it is done." - Hudson Taylor  [caption id="attachment_308" align="alignnone" width="270" caption="Hudson Taylor"][/caption]   A great read by Hudson Taylor is Hudson Taylor's Spiritual Secret.                     http://www.faithologynow.com/quote-by-hudson-taylor [caption id="attachment_294" align="alignleft" width="409" caption="Lego Last Supper (Image Credit: udronotto, Flickr)"][/caption] Believe it or not, the Holy Bible is the most historically accurate book in the world. And this isn't an entirely bias statement either; most respected credible scholars, believers and nonbelievers, attest to this fact. In fact, there are at ... http://www.faithologynow.com/7-historical-facts-about-jesus