Christian Books: Our Ways To God
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
The ultimate Christian book is the Bible. Next to it are the books published specifically as supplements of Christian theology. Individual Christian books that allow both the authors and the readers to explore the realms of Christianity. To interpret philosophical questions and virtually all other things that concern the knowledge on Christian theology.
What there is to it for becoming Christians is usually the most common topic in the majority of Christian books along with all the fields of studies that Christianity and Christian doctrines cover.
Well-written Christian books, poems, articles, and selections have tremendous effects on one’s personality and may lead to great changes in a person’s points of view. These are powerful instruments for spiritual growth for the person reading them.
Christianity is primarily defined as belief on a Supreme Being, specifically Jesus Christ as humanity’s savior. Christians on the other hand, are people who have personal relationship with God. This same relationship has become the greater focus in producing Christian writings.
These books are the materialized responses of man to his Living God. As it is, the greatest and the majority of in-print materials with regards to Christianity are often encircling on the topic about his relationship with the Creator. God is the Supreme Writer of history and the little gods (or the Christians) are the writers of their personal stories with God as the central character.
One reputed source of inspirations that led authors to write their Christian readings, is the Bible. From here did the foundations of theology came from, supported by the scriptures that have been discovered over the centuries, and from here too did the geniuses of Christian readings received and based their best sellers.
This is no miracle since the Bible had been circulating the world since Christianity begun. And copies of it has reached even the remotest areas of the world and the most neglected sections of the societies.
For those who love and have some background on Christian readings, they may identify such books because they often include the following:
- citations and doctrines
- beliefs and dogmas
- Christian manifestos
- fundamentals of Christianity
- true to life stories
- inspirational anecdotes
- meditations and reflections
- aid to prayers
- building personal relationships with God
- Christian theology and prophecies
- articles and news as they relate to predictions
- personal growth and recovery
- personal health
- social issues
- prayers and meditations
- lifestyle management
- wisdom on life
- selections on ministry, discipleship, evangelism, fellowship and worship
- biographies
- fictions, children books and the likes
- guidelines for Christian living and a variety of other things.
Christian books were written out of extraordinary and not so extraordinary encounters. You may find some of them non-pleasing because many reveal philosophies that are against to your personal perspectives. However, this does not negate the fact the larger portion of these reading touches the heart. Most are known to have created deep and great changes among their readers. Not only can people relate with the author’s ideas, we are also lead to recreate in us broader sense of religion and enlightenment. These are by and large mind openers. They expose us to what should be believed in and trusted upon.
We are moved by what we read. Why? Because these are tales of personal experiences with the Being we call GOD.
Watch the video related to children books
Help answer the question about children books
Teachers, What are some really good children's books?I am taking Children's Literature this semester and we have to read 75 children's books and do a sample activity with each book. Can you please give me some names of books that you or your class has really enjoyed over the past few years. I will need books that are from the range of Pre-K through the 5th grade. Thanks!
Sorry, I didn't mean to exclude everyone but teachers. If you or your child have read a really good children's book please let me know. Thanks!
About Author
Robert Thatcher is a freelance publisher based in Cupertino, California. He publishes articles and reports in various ezines and provides Christian book resources on www.your-christian-book.info.
November 15th, 2005 at 11:17 am
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November 15th, 2005 at 11:32 am
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November 15th, 2005 at 5:44 pm
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November 15th, 2005 at 11:18 am
Who is this Richard Hawkins you keep talking about..?
Richard Dawkins = epic awesomeness!
Richard Hawkins, on the other hand, I have never even heard of..
*Scratches head*..
November 15th, 2005 at 11:51 am
We have creation and a book that hasnt changed for thousands of years….Your Norse god is, well, lets just say that Im agnostic to him…..>
November 15th, 2005 at 9:37 pm
This is one of the reasons some people hate Mormonism. In the LDS theology, anyone who dies before the age of 8 (physical and mental) is automatically saved into the Kingdom of God. For those who die after that age, but never had a chance to hear the gospel and accept it, they will be able to hear the gospel and accept it after death. God knows their hearts and knows which ones would have accepted His Gospel in life had they had the chance to.
As for the animals, God created everything on and in this earth. All will be restored at His discretion. Whether we will be able to continue our relationships with any of our pets is something that is unknown at this time.
November 16th, 2005 at 8:39 pm
wich program he is for doing this ? beside a tablet ofc
November 16th, 2005 at 6:24 pm
America was not founded on Christianity. Tell me one line in the Constitution that endorses the Bible.
November 16th, 2005 at 10:43 pm
So nice and refreshing to see that there are people out there who 'get it'. If we all lived the way Jesus taught us, we'd all be better off!
Please let your friend know that sometimes, it is God's will that we move on and learn. I went through a divorce and it was very trying on me religiously. I spent a lot of time with my Pastor and with God. I cannot tell you how happy I am today that I made that decision. This is a decision that she needs to make for herself. Then, she can forgive herself. I am now re-married to a wonderful Christian man and we have a great life. Please tell your friend that her husband does not have Christ in his heart, therefore, there is not room for her. She needs to move on, as painful as that is now – she will be better off later.
God's Blessings and good luck to you!
November 17th, 2005 at 6:18 am
I'm an ex christian, so yes, I know all the mumbo-jumbo, thanks. I'm also married to a christian, so clearly I don't hate them
And yes, I go to church weddings and christenings. I even like singing some of the hymns I was taught as a child.
Some of Europe's churches are magnificent.
But just to go along to a service? No – I know what it is, and I am utterly unable to accept any of it is true.
November 17th, 2005 at 8:00 pm
Awesome work Williamsshamir
Great video.
Much love Kat
November 17th, 2005 at 3:08 pm
One reaction to an imperfect world and culture is to "go Amish".
I mean, taken to its logical course, you should also sell your cars, buy horses and join a Mennonite or Amish community.
But…even the Mennonites and Amish use battery powered cash registers and computers!
Listen, the faithful disciple Lydia, who learned of Christ from Paul in the book of Acts, was a dealer in purple cloth. Think about that. Only kings and nobles could afford purple cloth and fine raiment! But Paul did not discourage her from trading in this beautiful merchandise.
It's true we should avoid the ways of the "world". But what is the world? "Kosmos" in Greek means "order" as in "the world order".
It is the corruption of human culture, such as hankering after undue riches, covetousness, yearning after pre-eminence, honor and the applause of men.
It is perfectly legitimate to have money beyond our needs to share, as did Barnabas. Zacchaeus did not give up all his wealth, but only half. The apostle Paul in Acts 17 *quotes* the Greek philosophers, which meant that he owned and studied books by non-believing Greeks!
As for the Lord of the Rings, J.R.R. Tolkien loved Christ. He was a Catholic, not a Protestant as I guess you are, but Tolkien was heavily responsible for converting the originally-atheist C.S. Lewis to Christ! In that way, Tolkien indirectly touched millions with the Gospel, thanks to the works of Lewis that include "Mere Christianity", "Miracles", "God in the Dock", and the "Narnia Chronicles".
It's true that we should be open to "the renewing of our minds in Christ Jesus" (Romans 12:1-2), but that does not mean we must dump everything of American culture.
Your daughter is not being led away from Christ by watching Shrek, and one of the fruits of the Holy Spirit is gentleness. He ought not be so rough with her feelings.
I would humbly suggest that, like Lydia, and Paul, and Barnabas, your husband might reconsider this question and realize that not everything in the culture is bad. If we use it to enjoy the good life God has given us, and if things do not lead us into sin, they should not be forbidden. "It is for freedom Christ has set us free", said Paul. "Don't let yourself come under a yoke of bondage" (Galatians 5:1).
Here's praying that this will all work out. God bless you!
November 18th, 2005 at 5:34 am
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November 18th, 2005 at 6:35 am
HOLY CRAP! Comparing this to the original picture, they’re identical!
November 18th, 2005 at 8:10 am
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November 18th, 2005 at 9:28 am
Hey Crazy1:
Pheeuuuuuuww! You sure got a lot pinned up, don't you. I understand your questioning and that is ok. More knowledge will help you to understand God. Here is how I understand it in my little puzzel.
God is an all Loving Father who will not abandon you. He does not cast you into hell. He will forgive you for anything. The deal is, he does not have to send you into a place of hell fire or darkness, because you get there on your own. It is like the Laws of the town. There are these Laws of the universe. Jesus said it, you reap what you sow. God is no respector of persons. This means he loves all his children. Some choose to listen to the temptation of darkness, even though, they know they will got to jail, they go out and drink and speed and get arested by this nice policeman who has ajob to throw your ragedy hiney in the pokey because you violated thye LAW. Now who are you going to blame, GOD? There are many mansions in the house of God.
It does not say they are all good and wonderful. Some are not where you want to put yourself. He has made a way for you to stay out of them. Master yourself and obey the Laws and you won't go to jail. Read the bible because that tells you a lot how to stay out of trouble and teaches about who god really is. Read the parable of the prodigal son. Then read John 3:16.
Remember these words, Those who seek, will find. those who don't won't and you will have no part of the kingdom as you wish it to be.
You will judge yourself and God won't have to.
Remember this, it is very possible we live other life times and come back to correct our misdeeds. I think everyone has known of God, especially now with all the media coverage. People choose not to know God. An child who dies still knows of God!
Hummm where is that spell check when you need it for long stuff?
Rev. TomCat
November 18th, 2005 at 11:52 am
God does not seem to work that way, documenting events, creating organizational charts and the like. God just initiates the encounters and leaves it to those forgetful, insecure humans to remember it in their own way. I'm sure the Bible is a very human book, designed to capture the spirit of man's experience of God. Even with the most precisely chosen words, human language can never perfectly summarize such things. So the gist is more important than the words. Otherwise, God would indeed have provided us with an unambiguous account.
I also believe that the people who determined the canon of scripture chose on the basis of which works portrayed God as they understood God. Does this make it less "inspired", a human choice rather than a Spirit-guided choice? If we believe in the idea of a "people of God", we have to accept that they would be guided somehow, not by a giant hand or spiritual possession, but a feeling for when something sounds right, consistent with what is already understood. An account that strayed too far from the subject or that portrayed a God inconsistent with well-established books would be rejected. An account that challenged a conventional, complacent view of God, yet was itself consistent with accepted doctrines might be accepted. At its best, every scripture will fall short of perfection, but it can still point the way (in a human way) toward God.
Consider the fact that there are no surviving originals of any of the books in the Bible. We have only copies of copies of copies, and they don't agree. There are as many arguments about them as there are people qualified to argue. Yet the faith survives. A thousand Christian denominations disagree on specific doctrines, yet they share enough of the essentials to recognize what makes them Christian. It's the stupid details that cause the strife, and God hasn't shown any interest in "correcting" the "errors". Perhaps this is what Jesus meant in distinguishing between the "letter" and the "spirit". We should be less concerned with the trivial details of scripture and more with its meaning.
November 18th, 2005 at 9:14 pm
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