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1.
MacIlvaine, W.R., Nelson, L.A.,
Stewart, J.A., Stewart, W.C. (2013). Association of strength of religious
adherence to quality of life measures. Complement Ther Clin Pract, 19:251-255.

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How to help a tare – share your faith

Nov 23, 2016 | News

Welcome
back to my blog. I am so glad you can visit today.

The last few weeks we have overviewed scriptural
methods to recognize true and non-true believers in the church (tares).
Importantly, it may be someone close to you: your friends,
your family or perhaps even someone on the church staff. Last week we began by
considering why helping a tare towards salvation can be difficult. It can be a
tough sell!

This week we cautiously present some suggestions
about how to share your faith with a tare (assuming an adult age group),
realizing the difficulty at hand.

Here are some hopefully helpful suggestions:

Friends – The first step
is to befriend your potentially unbelieving acquaintance or increase the depth
of your relationship. Ask them peripheral questions over issues related to
Christianity and the church, for example: likes and dislikes about their church
such as the preaching, choir, Sunday school, leadership, etc. Then listen! People
love to talk about themselves and their opinions.

Listening is vital because it shows your respect and
acceptance of the person. Further, it allows you to analyze their scriptural needs
as you learn about them. Every individual is important. After you listen for a
while, follow up with more specific questions, eliciting more detail.

Advance the depth of questions – Ultimately, when they trust you then you can progress the
conversation to what they believe about Christ specifically; who He is, why He came,
favorite Scripture about Christ, or what they thought about what the pastor
said about Christ in his sermon.

These questions should be asked in a
conversational, non-threatening manner. Again, just mostly listen! These types of questions
will teach you more about your friend and especially help you assess if they
understand the nature of salvation through Christ.

Advance the conversation to the Gospel – At some point you need specifically to express the Gospel to your
potential tare (Romans 10:9-10) without helping them answer. How to do this? This
task is a 100X easier after you have shown your respect and affection by
building the relationship and listening to them. Every person is
different. Here are some ideas:

Should the elders’ preparation class ask the
attendees to state how to express the Gospel, what would you want them to say?
An alternative, if your friend asked you how to be saved, what would you tell
them?

If your friend confesses a need to learn
scripture knowledge, ask them to do a one-on-one study with you where you can discuss
the Gospel and who Christ is from scripture itself. Warning, they rarely will
mention doing a Bible study themselves, you will need to propose to them
directly a study based on the needs they express when you are listing to them.

For example, if they have mentioned in prior
conversations they do not know much Scripture then propose a verse by verse
study from Colossians or Ephesians. A Bible study is a great tool as it brings
your friend and you to a neutral ground where they can observe the Gospel
themselves.

Ask them during the study, at an appropriate
verse, what they believe is important in expressing the Gospel to someone. They
will need to learn it with your teaching, probably over several Bible study
sessions.

St. Peter’s question – If all else fails I describe a scenario in which one day tey stand
before St. Peter and he asks ‘What
gives you the right to enter heaven?’ or ‘Why should I let you in here?’

This question cuts to the fundamental basis of a
person’s true faith. They must express exactly what qualifies them for heaven.
Try this question with even long-standing church believers and you will get
amazing answers.

In my wife, Jeanette’s and my own experience in
teaching the Bible to churched adults, at the beginning of the study probably ⅓ to ½ of our students did not understand the grace of salvation, even
on prompting; not even close!

Once your friend knows the Gospel, do not indicate
they just became a Christian as this may cause discord, but just be joyful that
they can express it confidently and can tell someone else. If you think they may
not believe what they say, then ask directly if they believe the plan of
salvation to hopefully address any questions or doubts.

Have mercy on your friends and your family!
Consider carefully if they truly understand their salvation which is so carefully
laid out in Scripture.

That is all for today. Thanks for joining me as
always.

WC Stewart

Why are tares important?

Nov 9, 2016 | News

Welcome
back to my blog. I am so glad you can visit today.

The
past few weeks we overviewed Scriptural methods to recognize true and un-true
(tares) believers within the church. Why is helping tares towards salvation so important? Bringing them
lovingly to Christ is vital for the church for two reasons:

Salvation in Christ is essential for the individual for eternal life.
Salvation for the unbelieving church member is important for the local church. A congregation needs active members to be effective so they help and don’t hinder the advance of the Gospel and affecting society for good.

We’ll deal with salvation in upcoming blogs but
let’s consider today the influence of the unbelieving church member inside the
local church.

Scripture stresses the importance of unity in the
church (Ephesians 4:1-7). Unfortunately, churches sometimes can be a place of discord
with angry splits between groups (1). No one knows all the reasons for disunity
in churches, either on the personal or global level. The causes are probably
multiple.

However, an unbelieving church member may pursue
an agenda that can be distracting to church unity either by wasting people’s
time for their disruptive purposes or a deeper discord leading potentially to division.
Although I don’t know that this question has been researched specifically I
believe generally a tare could negatively influence the church in several ways,
by:

Building a power base by which they can control a portion of the church ministry
Seeking attention for their emotional pain or desires – While appropriate biblically (Galatians 6:2) this situation can become draining if the tare is not willing to change to conform to scriptural wisdom, or is solely interested in soaking up people’s attention.
Living a passive Christian life – Even if the tare is not overtly disruptive they can have a negative influence by merely talking continuously about subjects that are non-biblical, or not encouraging others to seek scripture or act in godly ways. Otherwise, they hide the truth by their words and actions.

For the church to function productively and for
individual Christians to attain the greatest benefit from body life, the effect
of tares and other unbiblical agendas must be limited. How to do this?

Recognize who tares are (please read my prior blog).
As we discussed before, bringing them salvation this is the best solution!
Expect tares to conform their life to the Bible. If they do not, then members and leadership should consider:

Limiting social and fellowship time with them.
Refraining from giving them spiritual or non-spiritual leadership positions from which they might build their expectations that they could influence the church.
Consider corrective biblical action (by the church leaders) if the tare is clearly disruptive to body life (e.g., Matthew 18:15-20, II Corinthians 2:5-11).

The health of the modern church is vital! Each
member should be a functioning, growing Christian who facilitates fruitful and
positive teaching, praise, prayer and fellowship and enables the church to have
a positive impact on their community. Don’t allow the agenda of a limited few,
who refuse to come to Christ or be obedient to Scripture, to diminish the
progress of Christ’s church!

Next week we will begin talking about methods to
bring salvation to tares. Please come back and join us then.

WC
Stewart

(1) https://www.gotquestions.org/church-splits.html

God versus the state (who’s your daddy?)

Oct 19, 2016 | News

The primary mission of this blog is to demonstrate through scientific
research that the Bible is valid and worthy as a guide book to salvation and the
conduct of our lives. We hope the information we provide encourages your
individual faith and boosts your individual confidence in God’s word.

However, the whole of Christianity, not just individuals, is involved
in a broad cultural battle. On one side
are Christian people who generally seek to obey and support the government,
serve God, work hard, raise good children and faithfully execute all their responsibilities
in the context of enjoying the freedom to pursue their own lives and God.

On the other side are non-believers who generally reject the Bible and
scoff at Christians for being moralists and weak individuals. However, despite
their claims of moral superiority, non-believers also have a god on whom they depend
to provide them strength and direction to live their lives. I propose that their
god is the State.

The State’s doctrine is based in its desire for power over people, so
it detests God, Christ, and their representatives on earth, the church. The
State believes that it should provide and control all things. Therefore, each
person should be individually tethered to the government, not their own family
or local community.

In this way believers in the State can have freedom “from things” (as
opposed to freedom “do to things”) and can maintain at least a minimal
sustenance in life. The State’s provision
of a regulated community, which after collecting high taxes to support bureaucratic
jobs, is a small place to live!

Aside from hatred of God, what else could explain such destructive behaviors
as:

killing infants
sending pedophiles into women’s restrooms
giving condoms to teenagers to encourage under-aged and multi-partner sex
encouraging illegal migrants to settle, dilute and destroy the culture of regions characterized by traditional values
repressing free speech through political correctness
encouraging welfare
destroying marriage and religious education of children, and
allying with a religion that openly plans to kill Christians and massacre the very institutions which empower State-believers?

These behaviors uniformly will destroy our Christian heritage and culture
and drive all people to depend on the State.

In a few weeks citizens will go to the ballot box to decide the future
of our country. The philosophical differences between the two major political parties
are distinctly clear although muddled somewhat by the reputation of the candidates.

One party and its presidential candidate stand for traditional
American values of hard work, dependence on family, and private job creation,
and promises to protect Christianity and provide a culture of freedom which
allows for self-expression.

The other major candidate and party stand for a larger government and
more regulations that will: invade our lives, raise our kids, control the
workplace, raise taxes, reduce individual opportunity and personal savings, restrict
small business formation and hamstring private-sector job creation.

History shows that large states hate biblical Christianity. Unfortunately,
when a powerful state crushes freedom of religion and speech, it is very
difficult to ever regain once more. That is why the United States was founded
originally, as a beacon of freedom to the world, based on freedom of
self-determination, speech and religion.

Please consider carefully this November what the parties and candidates
represent in regards to freedom and Christianity. To avoid voting for one
candidate because they do not represent all your views potentially propels the
other candidate to victory. Choose
wisely to elect candidates who will best preserve the biblical values we hold
dear. We pray that God will help us and bless our beloved United States of
America.

WC
Stewart

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Sharing the Gospel – Do I look Baptist?

Sep 14, 2016 | News

Welcome back
to my blog. I’m happy that you can visit.

Do you ever
fear sharing the Gospel? Almost everyone does, so you’re not alone. We recently
evaluated how often evangelicals tell others about the plan of salvation and
what makes them fear the process? The results are very interesting so come with
me as we explore them and you might discover something about yourself and God.

We surveyed all
attendees at one Sunday worship service a Midwestern Evangelical Church about
telling others the Gospel. Approximately 370 people participated.

Almost all (96%) participants said they feared “sharing the Gospel’ but
thought they should explain it more often to others (5.1/6.0 rating). Further,
participants confessed to some guilt in not explaining the Gospel (3.0/6.0
rating). In total, 31%
indicated that they shared the plan of salvation verbally with someone once a
month or more frequently. However, perhaps the fear or social pressure to explain
the Gospel might have caused participants to confess they exaggerate how
often they actually explained the Gospel (4.9/6.0 rating).

Why do people fear sharing the Gospel? Participants indicated most often
that they do not know what to say (56%). This makes
some sense to me personally from teaching individual Bible studies, because I’ve
never encountered one single student who was able to explain the plan of
salvation clearly. Other common reasons were fear of offending the non-believer (28%) and an
inability to answer objections (36%). The participants expressed hesitancy
although they overwhelmingly believed that the Bible is true.

However, participants who disclose the Gospel to others compared to those
who do not, were statistically more likely to demonstrate better wellbeing (i.e.,
peace, joy, contentment and purpose). Why would this be? Several causes might
be possible:

Believers may feel better after discussing the Gospel realizing they are fulfilling an injunction from the Bible.

A Christian who explains the message of salvation may derive joy knowing they are providing good advice and helping others.

If a Christian does not know how to share the Gospel with someone else, they may not be able to even convince themselves of God’s faithfulness in times of personal doubt, which may hurt their own wellbeing.

Also of note in our survey was that those who told others about the Gospel
were more likely to be adherent in other areas of their Christian life
including: teaching others, praying, praising God and having meaningful
Christian fellowship. These extra measures of adherence, especially in
associating with other believers, may have contributed to wellbeing (1,2).

Warning: Participants
also noted a moderate level of guilt which potentially could have occurred, at
least in part, from not explaining the Gospel to others. A believer’s guilt,
however, is not part of biblical Christianity. Prior research has shown that greater
knowledge of the faith helps prevent guilt and enhances wellbeing (1,2).

Our study suggests that practicing, Bible-believing Christians generally
have high ratings of wellbeing. Although Christians may fear explaining the Gospel
to others, those who do so show better wellbeing than those who do not.

Thanks for
reading my blog. I hope that you’ll come back again next week.

WC Stewart

1.
MacIlvaine,
W.R., Nelson, L.A., Stewart, J.A., Stewart, W.C. (2013). Association of
strength of religious adherence to quality of life measures. Complement Ther
Clin Pract, 19:251-255. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2013.05.001.

2.
MacIlvaine,
W.R., Nelson, L.A., Stewart, J.A., Stewart, W.C. (2014). Association of
strength of community service to personal well-being. Community Ment Health J,
50:577-582. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10597-013-9660-0.

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Influence of Church Leadership on Congregant Wellbeing

Sep 7, 2016 | News

Welcome back
to my blog. I’m happy that you can visit. The purpose of Teleios is to use the
scientific method to show the validity of God’s word as wisdom and guidance in
our daily life.

The term that
we use most commonly to show the influence of God’s word in a believer’s life
is ‘wellbeing’. This is not a biblical word, but it is accepted in the medical
literature. Other biblically used words have been related to it in medical
studies such as joy, peace, contentment and purpose.

Teleios has discovered
through its research that Christians who have a knowledge of their salvation, understand
that they are eternally secure, and are adherent to their faith [in praise,
prayer, fellowship, teaching others and personal Bible study (Acts 2:42,47)]
demonstrate better wellbeing than professed Christians who do not possess these
characteristics.

We wished to
further evaluate any links between a believer’s wellbeing and their perception
of their church and its leadership. To do this we recently performed a survey in
6 Bible-believing churches in the Midwest and California in conjunction with
Scott Barfoot, a professor at Dallas Theological Seminary.

There were 115 participants in the survey. They categorized themselves
as overwhelmingly evangelical (97%), expressed confidence in their acceptance
by God based on grace (97%) and in the security of their salvation (88%). The
highest ratings for adherence to their faith was for prayer and praise (95% and
92%, respectively).

Our survey found that participants in evangelical churches almost always
rated their personal wellbeing as good or very good (about 90%). Similar
findings were shown in surrogate markers of wellbeing including contentment,
peace, joy and purpose (1). Only about 5% indicated any level of negative
wellbeing.

However, there was no control group in our study and our rating scale
for wellbeing was unique to our survey, so based on our data it was difficult
to make firm conclusions regarding evangelical wellbeing compared to other
population groups. Other recent data notes that Americans rate their personal
wellbeing on average as 6.9 of 10 (2). Pew indicates that in the Americas
between 30-42% of people note that they are thriving in individual aspects of
personal wellbeing (3).

However,
such high wellbeing ratings for Christians, found in our study, are not surprising
because the Bible indicates that we can receive the fruit of the Spirit such as
joy and peace, among others (Galatians 5:22). A Christian who has believed in
Christ for forgiveness of their sins by faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9) possesses
the Holy Spirit as a promise (Romans 8:9; Ephesians 1:13). Believers then may cooperate
with the Holy Spirit to develop these wonderful characteristics. Consequently, we
can have excellent wellbeing through the power of the Spirit operating in our
lives.

How do we
obtain this good wellbeing? That’s the big question!

Since as Christians
we have the Holy Spirit and we are not to quench or grieve Him (I Thessalonians
5:19, Ephesians 4:30), but to mature in our thinking and actions consistent
with the Spirit (Romans 8:5, Galatians 5:16, 24) and to use His power to overcome
to the ungodly attributes (Romans 8:13). Importantly, the Spirit operates in us
by the use of God’s Word [the Bible is the sword of the Spirit (Ephesians 6:17)].

Consequently,
we should realize that we have the Spirit wholly and we should not restrict Him
through sin. In contrast, we should actively learn and follow God’s Word which
allows the Spirit to function in our lives to develop us into a more Christ-like
person who manifests peace and joy; otherwise good wellbeing! Got it? God has something great for you!

Thanks for
reading my blog. I hope that you’ll come back again next week.

WC Stewart

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to promote discussion that is encouraging, propels the further search of
Scripture and raises interesting and thought provoking Biblically related
questions. You may feel free to disagree with me in a constructive manner using
appropriate language. I reserve the right to remove your comments if they are
profane, pornographic, libelous or I do not consider them constructive or
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So why do I feel guilty?

Aug 10, 2016 | News

Welcome back to my blog. The last
several weeks we have started a fascinating journey on what the Bible says
about wellbeing. Although the word ‘wellbeing’ is not used specifically in
Scripture, many Christian lifestyle behaviors might positively affect this
measure. The current medical/psychological literature indicates this is the
case!

To review, we initially discussed the
first step to entering the gateway to improved Biblically based wellbeing is
acceptance by faith in Christ’s forgiveness for our misdeeds by his death on
the cross. Then we evaluated the importance of understanding that our salvation
is secure!

So then why do I feel guilty? This
appears to be a common emotion in our society and almost certainly reduces wellbeing.
The exact incidence of guilt is unknown in the general population or in the church,
but for young adults that Jeanette and I have had the privilege to teach the Bible,
guilt is present in almost all of them at the beginning our study. Interestingly,
these young adults had grown up in the church and would consider themselves
Christian.

Teleios therefore surveyed recently
a group of attendees of a conservative Bible teaching church to determine their
levels of guilt and underlying reasons. Look below at the results! Who knew?

Table:
Reason for guilt and additional effects for those expressing feeling of guilt

Question	Percent
God has never forgiven me for my sins	2%
I think I have been forgiven through faith in Christ but I am unsure if all my past sins really are forgiven	5%
I am forgiven my sins through faith in Christ, but I have committed sins since, and I am not sure they are forgiven	5%
I am forgiven my sins through faith in Christ, but I have committed sins for which I really do not want to stop	13%
I am forgiven my sins through faith in Christ, but I have committed sins since, and I fear God is angry	5%
I am forgiven my sins through faith in Christ, but I am unsure if my current good works are enough.	41%

Self-identified Christians appear to
suffer guilt, on a spiritual basis, at three different levels:

Ø
Unbelieving Individuals – These
respondents have not understood the complete saving grace provided by Christ’s death,
accessed by faith alone.

Ø
Spiritually Insecure Individual – These
believers have failed to understand that they are secure in their salvation and
cannot become unsaved.

Ø
Disturbed Relationship with God – This
group is perhaps the most common. They understand they are saved and secure but
still believe they must work to satisfy God for his acceptance on a day to day
basis.

What’s the answer for these guilt dilemmas?
We dealt with the first two in the past two blogs: we should realize that we
are saved by God’s grace alone and that our salvation is safe. Otherwise, we
have little basis of a productive relationship with God and we are exposed to
guilt because we remain concerned about unforgiven wrongdoings.

What about the third reason for the
Christian who still suffers guilt despite being saved and secure? Please give
her the following points:

Ø
The Bible makes no provision for
guilt for a believer. Search the epistles and see if you can find it!

Ø
The Bible indicates that we have
free access to Christ, our great high priest, to help us with every need at any
time! We can approach God with courage, unimpeded and unafraid. Hebrews 2:17-18,
Hebrews 4:14-16.

Ø
The Bible indicates that Christ died
once for all our wrongdoings. For anyone who does not believe they have been
forgiven, there is no alternative provision for their sin. Hebrews 6:4-6, Hebrews
10:12-18.

Therefore, the solution to misdeeds
for the Christian is to not ask for forgiveness but to acknowledge God’s merciful
forgiveness that has already been granted (Colossians 1:14, Ephesians 1:7),
recognize His acceptance and our access (Hebrews 10:19-22) and change to become
obedient, moving forward and maturing in the faith (Galatians 3:1, Galatians 5:7,
Romans 6:16-23, Hebrews 5:11-6:1).

What a healthy outlook! As a
Christian we can know that we are forgiven, sure in our relationship with God
through Christ, know we have a wonderful high priest to help us in our time of
need, and when we commit a wrong, we are confident of our forgiveness. Guilt is
not part of the biblical Christian life!

Thanks for visiting with me today.
Next week, with the sure foundation of our relationship with God already
established, we will discuss the tools needed to mature this relationship and
acquire the benefits to our wellbeing that Scripture promises.

What do you think – Is guilt a problem for many Christians?

WC
Stewart

Response policy – The purpose of the comment section is
to promote discussion that is encouraging, propels the further search of
Scripture and raises interesting and thought provoking Biblically related
questions. You may feel free to disagree with me in a constructive manner using
appropriate language. I reserve the right to remove your comments if they are
profane, pornographic, libelous or I do not consider them constructive or
consistent with the policy stated above. By posting you no longer own your
comments and you are granting me an unrestricted worldwide license to use your
comments.

Is the Young Generation Lost?

Jul 13, 2016 | News

Welcome
back to my blog! We have been exploring the exciting topic of how Biblical truth
enhances personal wellbeing.

Many
of us “older wiser” folk J
fear the younger generation, the Millennials, are leaving Christianity and do
not realize its values. Such data have come from a number of respected survey
houses. I thought Teleios should examine the question as well, but in more
detail regarding the perceived value of Christianity in daily life.

We randomly surveyed 105 students at the University
of Georgia in Athens for influences on their wellbeing, their ability to
recognize advice from an individual source, its perceived benefit as contributing
to wellbeing, and how they would respond to this advice.

This survey showed) that college students believe
that maintenance of good health and close relations with friends, family and
God, as well as satisfaction with career goals, are important to wellbeing!
Detractions from wellbeing were noted most often as poor health, bad self-image
and stress/fatigue from course work. Please see tables below.

When students were provided a list of advice statements from an
undisclosed source, in the majority of cases students agreed the provided
statements were wise. They mostly common
identified: be grateful, be slow to speak and quick to listen, and work hard to
provide for yourself and others, to be sage advice. Most students correctly
identified the advice statements as coming from the Bible. When the students
were told on the survey the advice statements were indeed paraphrased from the
Bible, and were asked how they would change their relationship to the source of
the guidance, 57% indicated they would seek further advice from the Bible and most
of the remaining group said they would at least maintain their current
knowledge base.

What motivated their responses? I can think of several choices:

·
There is a predominant Christian culture in the
Southeastern United States that may have eased acceptance of the maxims coming
from this religion.

·
Many students may have possessed already a
Christian commitment and recognized the importance of such advice in their
lives apart from any cultural influence.

·
Some student may have suffered enough emotional
trials in their life to attract them to the wisdom and its source.

Of interest was the low number of respondents who indicated sexual
relations, drugs/alcohol or social media were a source of positive wellbeing.
These factors have been studied in the last generation and have been shown
potentially to reduce wellbeing when used in excess.1-3 The results
of our survey, however, are positive in that it appears the great majority of
students limited their dependence on these activities increasing their
wellbeing.

So good news! College students most commonly identify health, close
relationships with family, friends, and God, as well as satisfaction with
career goals, as positive sources of wellbeing. Further, about half are willing
to pursue Biblical knowledge to change their lives and most of the rest
recognize the wisdom of Biblical advice.

To ponder, do you think differences existed in
wellbeing between students depending on their desire to pursue Biblical wisdom,
and why?

Table
1: What most commonly improves wellbeing?

(more
than one choice possible)

(N
= 105)

Responses	N	Percentage
Maintenance of good health and/or sporting activities	76	72%
A close relationship with family	76	72%
A close relationship with friends	76	72%
A close relationship with God	60	57%
Satisfaction with my professional career goals	56	53%

Table 2: What most
commonly detracts from general wellbeing?

(more
than one choice possible)

(N
= 105)

Responses	N	Percentage
Lack of vigor, energy, optimal health	67	64%
Poor self-image	67	64%
Stress/fatigue from university course work	67	64%
Lack of sense of purpose with my studies/career goals	52	50%

Thanks for visiting. I look forward to your
comments and questions.

WC Stewart

1. Dietze, P., Jenkinson, R., Aitken, C., Stoové, M., Jolley,
D., Hickman, M., & Kerr, T. (2013). The relationship between alcohol use
and injecting drug use: impacts on health, crime and wellbeing. Drug Alcohol
Depend, 128, 111-115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2012.08.013

2. Becker, M.W., Alzahabi, R., & Hopwood, C.J. (2013).
Media multitasking is associated with symptoms of depression and social anxiety.
Cyberpsychol Behav Soc Netw, 16, 132-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2012.0291

3. Fielder, R.L., Walsh, J.L., Carey, K.B., & Carey, M.P.
(2014). Sexual hookups and adverse health outcomes: a longitudinal study of
first-year college women. J Sex Res, 51, 131-144. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2013.848255

Welcome!

Apr 27, 2016 | News

Welcome
to the Teleios blog! The goal of this blog is to show you the exciting benefits
of the Bible in our daily lives!

We
created Teleios, Inc., a private foundation, several years ago. Through the
foundation we use the scientific method, by means of well-designed clinical
studies, to evaluate the validity of the Bible in people’s lives.

We
believe that Scripture, while telling us about the free gift of salvation
through faith in Christ’s death on the cross, also brings wisdom and knowledge
for great day-to-day living. The Bible teaches we can have:

A secure
guilt free relationship with God.
All we need
to grow in our relationship with God.
Hope, love,
joy and peace (Galatians 5:22).

In
the weekly blog I will tell you about the dynamic research that Teleios has
performed/is performing. We use three design tools: prospective,
randomized, controlled studies; cross-sectional surveys; and review articles of
existing medical literature. However, we will also choose blog topics from
issues that come up in our culture and from your comments.

We
hope the blog will:

Encourage you
by learning about Teleios research and the practical use of the Bible in
daily life.
Explain the
good news of Christ to those of you who don’t yet believe.
Start a
conversation with you about your own experiences, thoughts, ideas and
questions.
Give you
inspiring data that you can use in your own life and help you teach
others.

We
are excited to undertake the commitment of this blog. We plan to post a
new blog weekly as well as infographics and news to our website https://teleiosgrant.com.

We welcome
appropriate comments on the blog posts or website and will try to respond to as
many as we can.

Thank you for visiting the blog today. We are
honored that you take time to read this post.

WC Stewart

http://teleiosblog.blogspot.com/