What are the top 12 most important disciplines practiced by Christian believers in modern America?

Question

Which 12 disciplines are most necessary for a Christian to develop a well-rounded, solid foundation in christian living?

Answer 1

1. Give to missions.
2. Give to your local church..
3. Read your Bible.
4. Study your Bible.
5. Witness to the lost.
6. Attend a Bible believing Church.
7. Self control.
8. Pray.
9. Fellowship with other believers.
10. maintain your testimony.
11. Confess your sins on a daily basic.
12. Stand for what is right.

Answer 2

1) Read the Bible honestly. Try to read what it actually says, instead of what the religious leaders want you to get out of it.
2) Try not to fall for vain attempts at emotional manipulation. Appeals to fear, hope, guilt, pity, and the like really have no measure of the truth of the claim.
3) Look into the history of Christianity. See how most of the stories come from earlier myths.
4) Take the New Testament for what it was, a collection of stories written decades after Jesus died, if he existed at all.
5) Look at how other religions make arguments to support their beliefs and compare that to how Christianity supports theirs.
6) Look at how superstitions, myths, and urban legends are created and the arguments people give to "prove" their truth, then compare that to the claims made by Christianity.
7) Look into the nature of human belief. Note how people put together evidence out of wishful thinking, then validate what they want to believe to themselves.
8) Learn about science. Learn what the scientific method is and how it is used to discern what is likely or unlikely to be true.
9) Learn about logic and reason and compare that to the Christian idea of "faith"
10) Learn about what we've learned about the universe, so far. Don't limit yourself to Christian websites, but go find some real research done by real people.
11) Really ask people within Christianity and outside of Christainity the hard questions and compare their answers.
12) Read what the critics of Christainity have to say about the religion, including Dawkins, Harris, and Hitchens.

Those are the most important disciplines that Christians should follow. That will give any Christian a well-rounded, solid foundation. Though, if done well, they'll do much better than just a Christian living.

Answer 3

To get a solid foundation, do not make mortar out of sand. The utmost important thing to the Lord is to Love Thy Neighbor as thyself. Discipline comes with following Christ.

Answer 4

The persecution of Roger Dehart, a biology teacher in Washington state, under pressure from Eugenie Scott, the NCSE, and the ACLU, Deharts superintendant ordered him to stop bringing in supplementary material from prestigious, peer-reviewed journals about the problems with a few of the icons of evolution. I expect thumbs down on this one as the atheologions are uncomfortable with this fact.

Answer 5

Prayer
Bible Study
Living a Godly life
Teaching your children by example
Integrity
Cleanliness of mind and body
Obey the law of the land
Honor your elders and show them respect
Repent when you make a mistake and ask for forgiveness
Love your neighbor
Fasting when necessary
Go tell it on the mountain, that Jesus Christ our Saviour is born and ready to be your Saviour and Gentle Shepherd.

Answer 6

i think number one has to be self-discipline, too many so called believers i encounter these days lack this essential quality.

Answer 7

gee Jonathan Thomas you look like quite the Christian Freak we normally see on weird God TV

Answer 8

Oh gee, I can only pick 12?