GR Metaphysical Christian Ministry School

Tag: Influence

  • Trinity

    Trinity; Why is this vital to the holistic understanding of scripture? Scripture is the reason for Triune. According to (Qureshi, 2016), the word trinity comes from “tri” meaning three and “unity” meaning one. God is three distinct individuals – God the Father, the Son Jesus, and the Holy Spirit – in one true God. These…

  • Kindness & Humility

    Kindness and Humility are character traits that seem to be lacking in most people these days. The opposite of humility is Pride. There is an influx of people feeling excessively good about accomplishments (public praise-followers on social media), that can be detrimental long-term. Pride is deadly sin for a reason. It cultivates and nurtures self-centeredness,…

  • Detachment

    Detachment is necessary for peace, and peace is necessary for joy. Naval Ravikant Christian Detachment Detachment is a mental state of freedom or indifference of bias. A person overcomes their attachment to need and desire for things, people or concepts of the world, for a heightened perspective and ease of mind. Non-attachment is considered a…

  • Spirituality, Wisdom, Character in Discipline

    How do spiritual disciplines help us grow, spirituality, and in wisdom and character? Ortberg says, the primary goal of our life as Christians is to become transformed spiritually. Our ministry has little to do with simply assisting people of where they will go when they die, or just getting to heaven. People’s spiritual transformation in…

  • Ethnocentrism

    Sociologist William Sumner coined the term ethnocentrism as a delusional belief (bias) that “our (cultural) group” is better than other groups. The in group or out group psychology of ethnocentrism can lead to pride or vanity for outsiders. In 2015, I reached a realization that alcohol had become a major influence on my behavior and…