CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS STUDIES
FAITH AND WORK
(James 1:22-27, 2:14-26) ST. JAMES TEACHING ON FAITH AND WORK Faith means trust or belief. St. James, in his epistle, admonished Christians who genuinely believe in Jesus Christ to reflect ...
THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT
(Galatians 5:19 - 25, Acts 2:38, Romans 10:9-10) Fruit in the biblical concept refers to human conducts. Fruit of the spirit are godly conducts and those of the flesh are ...
SPIRITUAL GIFTS
Different Types of Spiritual Gifts 1 Corinthians 12:1-31 Spiritual gifts are the special spiritual endowments given by the Holy Spirit upon the various members of the church for the common ...
FORGIVENESS
Philemon 1 Forgiveness literally, implies having no more wish to punish someone for an offence earlier committed; or simply, to show mercy to someone, no longer having ill-feelings towards him ...
JESUS THE SON OF GOD AND CHRISTIANS AS CHILDREN OF GOD
Galatians 3:23-29; 4:1-7 In several places in the New Testament, Jesus is referred to as the Son of God. For example, at his baptism, God's voice declared: "This is my ...
NEW LIFE IN CHRIST
Romans 6:1-4, 12-14; Colossians 3:1-17 Paul's idea of a new life in Christ is that some virtues ought to distinguish someone who says he is living such a life. He ...
LAW AND GRACE
Law in the context of religion means a body of God's instructions ordinances, statutes and commandments, as presented through prophets or holy persons, aimed at guiding man in his relationship ...
JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH
Literally, the word- Justification means pronouncing a culpable or guilty person innocent, hence, scrapping whatever punishment such a guilty fellow would have faced because of the offence he committed. "Justification ...
MISSION TO THE GENTILES
In those days, whosoever was not a Jew was designated a Gentile. Jews regarded Gentiles as outcasts and sinners. No form of communication whatsoever was allowed between the two set ...