The Church of God International (CGI) traces its origins to the Church that Jesus founded in the early first century. Membership in the CGI consists of "called out ones" from around the world practicing Christianity as initiated by Jesus and furthered by the early apostles. The church begun by Jesus, the very one He promised would survive through the centuries, is alive and well. Today, disciples live the faith "once delivered to the saints" in this twenty-first century (Jude 3). They obey the same message taught by Jesus Christ, and they proclaim the same gospel taken to the world by the disciples. Members value the witness and teachings of Jesus Christ as the church's work.
The CGI home office is in Tyler, Texas. Incorporated in 1978, CGI has ministers and congregations scattered throughout the United States and Canada . We also have churches in Kenya, Jamaica, the Philippines, Australia, the United Kingdom and a growing number of countries around the world.
For C.S. Lewis, joy was a profound and mysterious experience that pointed toward a deeper truth that transcended the world of everyday pleasures and connected the human heart to the divine. It was an experience of longing for fulfillment and a reminder of a reality beyond the visible, tangible world. The joy we can feel in a relationship with God cannot be substituted for material riches and pleasure.
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Replacement Theology asserts that the Church has taken the place of Israel in God's divine plan. According to this view, Jews or Israelites are no longer God's chosen people, and there are no specific future promises for the nations of Israel and Judah. But is Replacement Theology correct? That's the question we'll be exploring in this episode.
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"Only great pain is the ultimate liberator of the spirit…. I doubt that such pain makes us 'better'; but I know that it makes us more profound."—Frederich Nietzsche.
"To live is to suffer, to survive is to find some meaning in the suffering."—Nietzsche
"That which does not kill us makes us stronger."—Nietzsche
I don't know if Nietzsche read his Bible, but he seemed to know a bit about pain and suffering.
One of the primary arguments non-believers make against Christianity is that if God is good and defined as love, why does He allow so much pain and suffering in the world?