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The true Christian is the happiest man on earth because he has grasped what Christ offers him: Essentially, the Christian is a person united to Jesus Christ, the source of his love, freedom and his life. We cannot understand what the Christian life is outside this human and divine relationship with Jesus Christ.
The Christian bears his name Christ-ian. He has a fullness of life that no one else will ever know. The true Christian then is essentially someone who has a living relationship with Christ. The answer to the question: He is the foundation of our faith, "each one must be careful how he does the building. For nobody can lay down any other foundation than the one which is there already, namely Jesus Christ.
If you are not a Christian at the moment this might not have much meaning for you. Life, freedom and love can only be known by being experienced, by being lived. It will acquire meaning and importance as we proceed.
So do not give up, persevere to the end as this will change your life for the better and forever. As the answer to the question "What is a Christian?
We must then understand the dynamics of that relationship, how it begins and how it develops and then we shall gradually draw closer to providing an adequate answer to our question. A relationship is something that is spoken about, something that can be examined and analysed.
However, a relationship, is above all something that has to be lived in order to be understood and fully appreciated. We can talk about life, love and freedom endlessly but until we freely live and love these are just words and ideas that have meaning but which are not life-giving, love-giving, freedom-giving.
However, we cannot accumulate knowledge and then live that knowledge for we shall never get down to freely living and loving. Knowledge and life go hand in hand. That is why we suggest a method of knowing and living, a method to follow as we proceed in our sessions.
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The most reliable information we have of Christ is in God's Word to man. Our sessions will be based on the Word of God because in it God speaks to man. Another term for the Word of God, with which perhaps you are more familiar, is the "Bible". Through the Word of God and the person of Jesus Christ, God communicates to us and reveals himself to us. The Word of God is like a mirror where you can look and see what your life is really like and what it can become.
Are you willing to set out on this journey of discovery? At the end you are free to decide to accept it or to reject it or you may decide not to decide. Seeing that many others have undertaken to draw up accounts of the events that have reached their fulfillment among us, as these were handed down to us by those who from the outset were eyewitnesses and ministers of the word, I in my turn, after carefully going over the whole story from the beginning, have decided to write an ordered account for you, Theophilus, so that your Excellency may learn how well founded the teaching is that you have received.
Luke tells us why he wrote his Gospel: There were many other signs that Jesus worked in the sight of the disciples, but they are not recorded in this book. These are recorded so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that believing this you may have life through his name. If you are undertaking this journey with us please let us know and we can be with you spiritually and sustain you with our thoughts and prayers.
What does it Mean to be a Christian? The journey goes beyond natural reason: Is this your idea?
For many it is the time to start worrying and no longer to enjoy life: What a Christian is Essentially, the Christian is one who trusts and relies on Christ. Our source of knowledge: Let us now read the passage of the Gospel of Luke Chapter 1 verses To give an account of events: These events were made known from the beginning: What is written, the Gospel of Luke, is the result of careful research: This is an "ordered" account. Luke put everything in writing so that Theophilus and other readers such as ourselves can be sure that what we believe is the truth: Let us now read the passage of the Gospel of John Chapter John explains why he wrote his Gospel: Because the reader might believe that "Jesus is the Christ.
I am so extremely passionate about assisting others in exploring their truest selves and creating the life they truly want. Knowledge and life go hand in hand. Many of us have found ourselves in very hopeless situations and we lose all belief that anything good, especially love, can happen for us. Understanding that admitting to my fears, sadness, and other emotions don't make me weak. When you are ready, your One True Love will appear.
Put simply it means one who was sent by the Father. We shall discover together how and why this is extremely important for the life of each one of us. Because the reader might believe that Jesus is the son of God. Our children are flesh of our flesh and blood of our blood, with our own nature, so Jesus Christ is of the same substance or nature as his Father.
Because those who read it might believe and therefore have "life". Different than therapy which dives into the past , we stayed in each moment, observing me, my thinking and my behavior. I learned that there are parts of me that I have for many years been trying to shut down, ignore, destroy particularly the little girl in me, trying still after all these years to keep me small and therefore safe. This learning was critical in order for me to move on in my journey.
Another big moment for me was when I dared to verbalize to a group of friends that I have a tremendous amount of love in me to give, and that I wished for them to receive it I was wanting to build trust and lessen fear that could sometimes get in the way of our connection.
I realized in that moment that I, TOO needed to hear that request from myself. I have much love in me—please give and receive it to myself! I wrote more on this in here.
Just a couple of weeks later, I coincidentally found some kind of validation for all of this. Granted, not the kind of thing you add to your c. Now to learn to receive it as easily as I give it! At this point, I had enough self-awareness that I was able to listen to and benefit from some of the gurus out there whereas before, it felt more frustrating than helpful! Kristen Neff and Tara Brach made sense to me in their teachings about self-compassion and self-love.
Last but not least, I met local coach Arianne van Galen who is all about being true to yourself. According to her, the essence of life satisfaction and happiness is to:. An absolute ongoing process, I now know that self-love is critical for my happiness and my ability to love others.
It contributes immensely to my partner and children, and now also to my coaching and communication training clients. I enjoy passing it on and do so by providing workshops and coaching sessions on the themes of self-connection, -compassion, and -care, the primary components of self-love. The next one is 29 May, in Amsterdam: Your email address will not be published.