A Wisdom Archive on Christian Positive Thinking

We human beings have a unique advantage over other species: We can think and reason. Unfortunately, we have gotten into the habit of thinking negative rather than positive thoughts.
 
We need to understand that the way we think controls and governs not only our speech and action, but through them, it will come to govern our life and the way we live. So how you think negatively or positively will decide whether you are going to be happy or sad.
 

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Fasting and Penance Strengthen the Soul
A feature common to most religions, worldwide, is the practice of undertaking periodic fasts. Saum or fasts are an integral part of Islam. For Hindus, fasts are a form and part of prayer and worship and the word upvas means "being near God".
 
The concept of asan or fasting takes different forms in Jainism. Followers of Buddhism too observe fasts on certain days as do Christians, especially during Lent.
 
Abstaining from food during Ramadan is a part of the broader programme that Islam prescribes for man to fulfil his moral and spiritual destiny in this world and in the hereafter.
 

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What is karma in Hinduism?
Karma is one of the natural laws of the universe. It simply means "cause and effect." Our religion is made up of many natural laws of the universe. Karma is just one of them. (This is a simple answer for a casual seeker. After you have said this, smile and ask if they want to know anything more.)
 

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Called "Frederik" by those close to him, N.F.S. Grundtvig was the son of a Lutheran pastor. He was brought up in a very religious atmosphere, although his mother also had a great respect for the old Danish legends and traditions. He was schooled in the tradition of the European Enlightenment, but his faith in reason was shaken by German romanticism and the history of the Nordic countries. From an early age Grundtvig was conc ...

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Norman Vincent Peale (May 31, 1898 – December 24, 1993) was a Christian preacher and author (most notably of The Power of Positive Thinking) and a progenitor of the theory of "positive thinking". Peale was born in Bowersville, Ohio and died in Pawling, New York. He was educated at Ohio's Wesleyan University, and Boston University. Raised as a Methodist and originally ordained as a Methodist minister in 1922, Peale changed his religious affiliation to the Reformed Church in America in 1932, and began a 52-year te ... Including:

• Norman Vincent Peale - Trivia
• Norman Vincent Peale - A selection of his books

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Humility is the state of being humble. A humble person is generally thought to be unpretentious and modest: someone who does not think that he or she is better or more important than others. Humility is not to be confused with humiliation, which is the act of making someone else feel ashamed, and is something completely different. Humility - Humility in religion spirituality and philosophy. In religion and spirituality, humility is generally considered a positive value. In monotheistic religions, hum ... Including:

• Humility - Humility in religion spirituality and philosophy
• Humility - Humility in Christianity
• Humility - Other views of humility

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Christian metal is a form of heavy metal music with explicitly Christian lyrics and themes. It is a form of Christian alternative music. Christian metal - Origins. The first Christian metal band was arguably Jerusalem. Stryper was the first to popularize the genre. Christian Metal can be classified under many subgenres as well. For example, the band Horde, who have extreme black metal influences, yet are deemed grindcore and there is also Gånglîå which would be considered cybergrind . Then there is White ... Including:

• Christian metal - Origins
• Christian metal - Controversies
• Christian metal - Concerts
• Christian metal - List of Christian metal bands

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New Thought describes a set of religious ideas that developed in the United States during the late 19th century, originating with Phineas Parkhurst Quimby. Other early New Thought teachers include Emma Curtis Hopkins and others. Followers of New Thought also find inspiration in the Transcendentalist philosophy, as it was developed by Ralph Waldo Emerson and other 19th-century American thinkers. See also New Thought Movement. From this movement emerged several religious denominations that are actively spreading today, including ... Including:

• New Thought - History

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Hamartiology is the branch of Christian theology that is concerned with the study of sin. Substantial branches of hamartiological understanding subscribe to the doctrine of original sin, which was popularized by Saint Augustine. He taught that all the descendents of Adam and Eve are guilty of Adam's sin without their own personal choice. In contrast, Pelagius argued that humans enter life as essentially tabula rasas. The Fall that occurred when Adam and Eve disobeyed God was held by his group to have affected humankind only minimally. But few theologia ...

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