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The term, "violent" means "to use force on; to use power; to assault; to afflict; to oppress; or to constrain." What must we use force on? Who must we use power on? Who must we afflict? Who must we oppress? What must we constrain? Who are to be the violent?
Dead – no longer alive. Death a noun of dead. They both mean the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain an organism. Bury means to place a dead body in the earth, a grave, or the sea. As beings, in the image of God, we have a spirit, soul and body. The body will cease, and as the custom, will be buried. You must bury the dead!
To kill and eat, you must have a weapon – the sword. A sword is a weapon with a long blade for cutting or thrusting. The sword is both an offensive and defensive weapon. Do you as a Christian have a sword?
The Christian faith have essential truths – for example, Triune Nature of God and Christ as the Lamb of God. One more essential truth is about the Christian eternal life. In this thesis therefore, focus is placed on eternal life. Contained in this exegesis, will be the central truth about heaven and hell.
To be spiritually violent means one must exhibit God's power. Violent prayers are strategically targeted. It is not scattergun. It must be directed at the source. Winning battles is about strategic location, allocation, and force! This type releases results through prayer and fasting.
Fight! You must. It is taking part in a violent struggle by exchanging blows or using weapons. An enemy, in most cases attacks first, you must retaliate to finish in victory. There are bad fights, and these lead to nowhere. There are good fights, and these lead to somewhere. As a Christian, have you been fighting the good fight?
It is choice, not chance, that determines our destiny. No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. Choice! There are five critical choices that shape our lives.
God is all-knowing, so knows all paths – knowing all paths means His design of our life journey is permuted. Permutation refers the number of ways a particular life journey can be chosen and taken. Within God's predestined permutation for each individual, the individual has free-will.
The Christian faith have essential truths – for example, Triune Nature of God and Christ as the Lamb of God. One more essential truth is about the Christian eternal life. In this thesis therefore, focus is placed on eternal life. Contained in this exegesis, will be the central truth about heaven and hell.