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Aug 6, 2019 · How does the apostle Paul liken the church to the human body? And how does this book present meticulous detail in the analogy of the human body’s diverse makeup with the church? Philip Yancey: The analogy between the human body and the Body of Christ appears more than 30 times in the New Testament, most fully in 1 Corinthians 12. I imagine ...
Oct 9, 2024 · 8. 1 Peter 4:10. “As each has received a gift, use it to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s varied grace.”. This verse reminds us that each person is endowed with unique gifts, including artistic abilities, meant to be shared and used for the benefit of others.
For Christians trying to follow the example of Christ and the early church by caring for the poor and living simply, a focus on art can seem self-serving. The urgent needs of the world force artists of faith to ask what truly matters in each note, paint stroke, or stanza.
Mar 13, 2024 · With these two controlling ideas in hand, the second half of the essay considers three implications: (i) the artist works in and for the church; (ii) the arts are a gift of the Holy Spirit; and (iii) the arts are a place where the church experiences the Spirit’s working.
Jun 15, 2016 · In it, Jesus, at about five years old, is affectionately reclined against St. Joseph’s chest, both of them wearing warm, content smiles as Mary, with a playful grin of her own, tickles her son’s...
Jan 4, 2022 · The phrase “the Body of Christ” is a common New Testament metaphor for the Church (all those who are truly saved). The Church is called “one body in Christ” in Romans 12:5, “one body” in 1 Corinthians 10:17, “the body of Christ” in 1 Corinthians 12:27 and Ephesians 4:12, and “the body” in Hebrews 13:3. The Church is clearly ...
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Not such gain as thou wishest for, thou son of the miser, not such gain as thou art hunting for, thou man of covetousness and self-love; a higher and a better gain is that which death brings to a Christian.
