Christianity as a Way of Life
CHAPTER ONE
Objectives of the study
The major aim of the study is to examine Christianity as a way of life among Christians. Other general objectives of the study include;
- To know the impact of Christianity as a way of life on the society.
- To exalt heterosexual monogamous love, this would provide the basis for a lasting and exclusive relationship between husband and wife, oriented toward the rearing of children.
- To promote Christianity through ensuring a charitable life of Christians.
- To recommend ways of improving the life of Christians in the world.
CHAPTER TWO
REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
What Christians are
Present-day usage of the word ‘Christian’ is so broad that it can lead to misunderstanding, particularly in relation to the teaching of the Bible. Strictly speaking, Christians are Christ’s people. They are Christians because they personally belong to Christ, not because they have been brought up in families or countries that follow Christian traditions. The Bible most commonly refers to Christians as those who believe. They are believers not in the sense that they hold certain religious beliefs, but in the sense that they believe in, have faith in, and rely on Jesus Christ for their salvation. To have salvation (or to be saved) means to be forgiven their sins, saved from sin’s penalty, and given that new and eternal life which is the life of the kingdom of God. This salvation is solely God’s work, and he does it lovingly for believers even though they do not deserve it. They receive their salvation by faith, and in so doing are born anew by the work of the Spirit of God. Besides exercising faith, believers exhibit repentance – a turning away from sin. Faith without repentance is not a faith that will save. There can be no forgiveness for those who will not turn from their sin. There must be a change, a conversion. Believers are now disciples or followers of Jesus, their new master, teacher and Lord. They live to please him, not themselves. In summary, ‘when anyone is joined to Christ, he is a new being; the old is gone, the new has come (2 Corinthians 5:17). The Christian is a new person.
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
Research design
The researcher used descriptive research survey design in building up this project work the choice of this research design was considered appropriate because of its advantages of identifying attributes of a large population from a group of individuals. The design was suitable for the study as the study sought to examine Christianity as a way of life.
Sources of data collection
Data were collected from two main sources namely:
Primary source:
These are materials of statistical investigation which were collected by the research for a particular purpose. They can be obtained through a survey, observation questionnaire or as experiment; the researcher has adopted the questionnaire method for this study.
Secondary source:
These are data from textbook Journal handset etc. they arise as byproducts of the same other purposes. Example administration, various other unpublished works and write ups were also used.
CHAPTER FOUR
ANALYSIS AND PRESENTATION OF DATA
One hundred and sixty (160) questionnaires were distributed and one hundred and forty (133) were returned. This figure was the sample size. Out of the one hundred and thirty-three, only one hundred and twenty (120) were properly responded to. As a result, the researcher used one hundred and twenty for this study when more than 50% of the respondents agree to the questions, the answer is taken as valid for the purpose of this study. In analyzing the data, the approach that will be adopted is to find out the percentage and positive and negative answers to the question posed.
CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Introduction
It is important to ascertain that the objective of this study was to ascertain Christianity as a way of life. In the preceding chapter, the relevant data collected for this study were presented, critically analyzed and appropriate interpretation given. In this chapter, certain recommendations made which in the opinion of the researcher will be of benefits in addressing the challenges of Christianity as a way of life
Summary
This study was on Christianity as a way of life. Four objectives were raised which included: To know the impact of Christianity as a way of life on the society, to exalt heterosexual monogamous love, this would provide the basis for a lasting and exclusive relationship between husband and wife, oriented toward the rearing of children, to promote Christianity through ensuring a charitable life of Christians and to recommend ways of improving the life of Christians in the world. In line with these objectives, two research hypotheses were formulated and two null hypotheses were posited. The total population for the study is 200 members of deeper life church and winner’s chapel. The researcher used questionnaires as the instrument for the data collection. Descriptive Survey research design was adopted for this study. A total of 133 respondents made pastors, elders, deacons and members were used for the study. The data collected were presented in tables and analyzed using simple percentages and frequencies
Conclusion
To this point I have been describing in broad outline what the ideal life of Christian faith looks like from the inside. I now want to consider the way in which devout Christians have tended to view the alternatives to Christianity. Therefore, the study concluded that Christian should live a worthy life that will glorify the lord
Recommendation
Christian should life a faithful life
Should live a life that will glorify the lord
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