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Based on the study and understanding that the Bible is God's Word which is the foundation of faith for every believer to be able to provide life transformation to glorify Christ in church life, this research will examine and formulate theologically inspiration from a Biblical perspective in responding to the challenges of false teachings about God. The result achieved through a literary approach is that the Bible is the Word of God inspired by the Holy Spirit which also inspired writers to proclaim the news about the Kingdom of God for mankind. Apart from that, the Bible is used as a benchmark for preaching the Word in church life. The implication for the reformatory church is that the church must return to the Bible just as the reformers thought in accordance with the Sola principle.

The doctrine of God consists of five main topics, namely theological guidance, the existence of Allah, the attributes of God, the names of God and the works of God. The aim of understanding the doctrine of God is to recognize God from a Christian perspective, as well as the nature and identity of God, understanding the Triune God, and also the attributes of God. The method used is a qualitative method using a literature review containing books containing the doctrine of God, as well as several supporting journals in discussing this doctrine. From this research, there were findings regarding the view of God in Christianity in the form of a different understanding of how God manifests Himself as well as the qualities or things found in God based on the contents of the Bible. Even though God cannot truly be understood in its entirety through understanding the human mind, we can understand God's existence through the truth contained in the Bible.

The doctrine of humans and sin from a Christian theological perspective emphasizes that humans are created in the image of God, with free will and moral responsibility. However, through the fall into sin, humans experience separation from God and damage to relationships with others and creation. Sin is understood as a violation of God’s law, resulting in spiritual and physical death. This research explores the concept of original sin inherited from Adam and Eve as well as sinful acts committed by individuals. By referring to the Bible and theological views from various sources, this research provides an understanding of the importance of sin in human life and efforts to restore relationships through God’s grace.

The doctrine of the Holy Spirit or Pneumatology, is an important teaching in Christianity related to the role, work and presence of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. The Holy Spirit, as the third Person of the Triune God, plays an active role in providing spiritual gifts, strengthening faith, and enabling the congregation to live according to God’s will. This article uses a literature study method to explore theological views about the Holy Spirit from the Bible, theological interpretation, and historical studies. The purpose of this article is to provide a deeper understanding of the role of the Holy Spirit in the spiritual life of Christians and its essence in everyday life.

The doctrine of humans and sin from a Christian theological perspective emphasizes that humans are created in the image of God, with free will and moral responsibility. However, through the fall into sin, humans experience separation from God and damage to relationships with others and creation. Sin is understood as a violation of God’s law, resulting in spiritual and physical death. This research explores the concept of original sin inherited from Adam and Eve as well as sinful acts committed by individuals. By referring to the Bible and theological views from various sources, this research provides an understanding of the importance of sin in human life and efforts to restore relationships through God’s grace.

The doctrine of the Holy Spirit or Pneumatology, is an important teaching in Christianity related to the role, work and presence of the Holy Spirit in the lives of believers. The Holy Spirit, as the third Person of the Triune God, plays an active role in providing spiritual gifts, strengthening faith, and enabling the congregation to live according to God’s will. This article uses a literature study method to explore theological views about the Holy Spirit from the Bible, theological interpretation, and historical studies. The purpose of this article is to provide a deeper understanding of the role of the Holy Spirit in the spiritual life of Christians and its essence in everyday life.

The Biblical concept of sin comes from a review of the term sin used in the Old and New Testaments. Sin is an act of principle, error and pollution. The purpose of this research is to understand how the Bible tells about the condition of humans after they fell into sin, humans began to know the name of suffering, humans began to try with their own strength and humans had to work. This research method uses a qualitative method using the literature study method.

In “Harmony of Philosophy, Religion, and Ecology: Understanding the Message of Scripture as the Church's Mission in Protecting Nature according to Mark 16:15,” the importance of the relationship between religious doctrine, philosophical ideas, and environmental conservation initiatives is highlighted. Thus, Mark 16:15, which commands us to preach the Gospel to all creatures, could be interpreted as an appeal to protect God's creation, including the environment. In light of the current ecological catastrophe, philosophy offers an ethical framework that allows us to consider our obligations to nature. Meanwhile, religion—especially the teachings contained in the Holy Bible—emphasizes the spiritual call to care for creation. As an important institution in society, the Church's goals must include environmental management. The Church can inspire its members to apply ecological ideals to everyday life by upholding this duty. The Church can play a leading role in nature protection by taking concrete steps and educating the public about the value of ecology in a faith-filled life. Given the urgent need to overcome current environmental problems, harmony between philosophy, religion and ecology not only deepens

The purpose of this study was to determine the meaning of the new creation in the reading of 2 Corinthians 5:17 through the understanding of the BNKP Tobasa congregation and how they interpret the spiritual change in their daily lives. The method used in this study is the reader response criticism method, which emphasizes the active role of the reader or congregation in shaping the understanding of the Bible text. This study involved eight members of the BNKP Tobasa Balige congregation as informants, consisting of various backgrounds and ages. Data collection was carried out through in-depth interviews to explore how each individual interprets the concept of the new creation as a change that includes the renewal of the heart, mindset, and attitude of life guided by the Holy Spirit. They view the new creation as a process of transformation that brings someone out of an old life full of sin to a new life in Christ. However, even though there is a good theological understanding, it was also found that there is still a gap between understanding and application in daily life. Some congregations have not fully displayed the character and behavior that reflect life as a new creation both in relationships between fellow congregations and in their attitudes towards life of faith. This emphasizes the importance of ongoing formation in the congregation, especially to deepen their understanding of the meaning of the new creation and how it should be realized in real action.

Relapse is a relapse behavior that repeatedly occurs after undergoing rehabilitation characterized by the emergence of addictive mindsets, behaviors and actions after the withdrawal period. Drug cases create a sense of dependence caused by several factors, namely family factors, social factors, employment factors, psychological factors and spiritual factors. That's why the case causes uncontrolled emotions of wanting to collect. The focus of the research is to analyze in depth the psychospiritual of ODGPZ who experience continuous relapse in the Rehabilitation Workshop. The term psychospiritual refers to psychology and spirituality where the psychological dimension affects the spiritual experience and the spiritual dimension can affect psychology. Spirituality and psychology include the search for identity which raises various questions that can cause problems in oneself that make oneself anxious, depressed, unstable mood and feeling like they have no purpose in life. Psychospirituality is used as a tool or analytical knife for counselors to dismantle spiritual problems experienced by counselors and see patterns of relapsed behavior. The purpose of the study was to determine the pattern of relapse behavior for the ODGPZ group and analyze the pattern of relapse behavior using a psychospiritual perspective at the BNN Deli Serdang Rehabilitation Workshop. This study uses a qualitative research methodology with a case study method to clients who have experienced relapse. Data collection techniques were obtained by initial observation, interviews and documentation. The results of the analysis showed that the pattern of relapse behavior by ODGPZ was extraordinary enjoyment, suggestions from ODGPZ friends, increasing the spirit of activity, escaping from problems, and pressure and stigma from society. After the pattern was analyzed using a psychospiritual lens, the author found that there were clients who still found it difficult to refuse offers from ODGPZ friends, there were errors in interpreting the theological message of the Bible text, all problems were solved with drugs, finding meaning and purpose in life and social change. Therefore, psychospirituality is closely related to the intellectual and emotional of the individual which affects the mindset and behavior of individuals, especially drug user.

The purpose of this study was to determine and analyze the factors that influence the low attendance of young people in attending Bible study services (PA) at GKPPD Mungkur, Siempat Rube District, Pakpak Bharat Regency. The research method used is qualitative research. The informant determination technique is data collection with certain considerations. The considerations in question are people who can provide information as expected by the researcher based on certain criteria that are in accordance with the research topic, in this case the researcher interviewed 12 young people from GKPPD Mungkur, Siempat Rube District. The data collection technique for this study is to use interviews and documentation in the form of images. Based on the results of the research that has been conducted, the author found that young people from GKPPD Mungkur still lack commitment to attending Bible study services, they still need support and encouragement and even good guidance from outside (external) in increasing their attendance at Bible study services. There are two internal factors (from within) and external factors (from outside) of the youth themselves. Internal factors include being busy (75%), waiting for friends' invitations (58%), not being confident/difficult to socialize (introvert) (0.8%), and also boredom/saturation (16%). External factors include distance (25%), family busyness (16%), leader/servant (51%), Science, Technology and Socialization (0.8%), not being on time (25%), and the last is because of less creative worship (16%). Based on the research results obtained by the researcher, it can be concluded that the most dominant factor that causes young people in GKPPD Mungkur to rarely attend Bible Study Services (PA) is due to busyness

In today's life, humans are faced with various challenges. A mature way of thinking is needed. Critical thinking is one of the thinking processes that is qualified in seeing, reading, analysing and responding to situations and issues that require solutions. Critical thinking is the process of analysing, examining and formulating judgements based on deeper thinking in addressing matters that need to be revealed. In this study, using descriptive qualitative research methods through a library research approach. As a result, it was found that the purpose of critical thinking is to reveal the truth by attacking and eliminating everything that is wrong, to reveal the truth. In building a critical mind, humans need the right foundation. Both in terms of knowledge and religion. In research related to building critical thinking skills is through a religious approach, in this case the Christian faith. The Bible is the basis of Christian life. The Bible is the authoritative Word of God in Christian life. The Bible as the foundation of critical thinking reveals that building critical thinking skills requires: Wisdom; Transformation of the intellect; and Testing and Evaluating everything before it is accepted and applied in life.

This study aims to explore church strategies in shaping the character of responsible servants and identify the teaching principles of Jesus according to the Gospel of Matthew 5-7 to be adapted in Christian Religious Education. This article uses descriptive qualitative method based on literature review. The results show that effective church strategies involve discipleship, pastoral counselling, fellowship, and Bible-based teaching. In addition, Jesus' teaching principles such as love, prayer, and obedience become the foundation of responsible character building. This study recommends integrating church strategies and Jesus' teaching principles to support the character building of church ministers and PAK students.

Love is the main principle in Christianity taught by Jesus and emphasized by the Apostle Paul as the fulfillment of the Law. In the context of Batak society, the Dalihan Na Tolu social system regulates social relations based on the principles of honor, solidarity, and responsibility. This research aims to analyze how the law of love in Paul's theology can be integrated with the principles of Dalihan Na Tolu to build contextual Christian ethics in Batak land without losing the essence of the gospel. This research uses a qualitative method with a theological and ethnographic study approach. Literature studies were conducted on biblical texts, Pauline theological sources, and references to Batak culture. Hermeneutic analysis was used to understand the concept of the law of love in Paul's theology, while a study of Dalihan Na Tolu was conducted to identify its relevance to Christian ethics. The results show that there are similar values between the law of love in Paul's theology and the principles of Dalihan Na Tolu, especially in terms of love, respect and solidarity. However, some aspects of Dalihan Na Tolu need to be criticized, especially in terms of social hierarchy that can lead to injustice. Therefore, cultural transformation is needed so that the principle of love taught in the Bible can become the basis of Christian ethics that are relevant to Batak society. This research contributes to the development of contextual theology and provides insight for the church and Batak community in applying the law of love in social and traditional life.

Previous research shows that digital learning media can increase student learning motivation, facilitate interaction between teachers and students, and encourage educational innovation. Student participation in the learning process is a key factor in improving the quality of learning. In the context of PAK, student participation can be measured through their level of involvement in discussions, assignments and other activities related to the lesson material. In this paper, the method applied by the author is a qualitative descriptive method with a focus on literature study. where books and other literature are the main focus of his research. Teachers play an important role in integrating digital media in the development of the PAK curriculum. Digital media technology that can be used in developing the Christian Religious Education (PAK) curriculum includes various types of tools and platforms that can improve the quality of learning. The use of digital media in developing the PAK curriculum has shown a significant increase in student participation. Canva is a graphic design tool that allows users to design creative designs online. This is a graphic design platform that can be used to create various types of graphics for social media, presentations, posters, documents and other visual content. Guru also makes it easy to create teaching materials and create Bible text games or create Bible verse quizzes. Even though there are several weaknesses that must be taken into account, this is not a problem that cannot be resolved by presenting material interactively and responsively. Therefore, the use of information technology or digital media is very influential in improving the quality of student learning.

The role of the pastor is very important and has a big impact in shaping the character and Christian faith based on biblical truth. Many challenges arise that fade the value of Christianity today, one of which is LGBT, LGBT eats away from young to old and is no exception. The purpose of this study is to provide answers to the problems of Christianity in the face of LGBT threats, namely through character building and Christian faith that is true and based on the Bible. The method used in this research is a qualitative method, data collection is done through searching and selecting relevant articles from various scientific sources. The result of this research is to know the magnitude and impact of the Shepherd in building character and Christian Faith. Through appropriate strategies the formation of character and Christian Faith can be well formed.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the implementation of this Bible study has a positive and significant influence on the morals of the young men and women of GKPI Simpang Tiga Bahalimbalo, Paranginan Resort in 2022. The method used in this study is a quantitative research method. The population in this study were all young men and women at GKPI Simpang Tiga Bahalimbalo, Paranginan Resort in 2022 with a total of 52 people. Data were collected with a closed questionnaire of 30 items. The results of the data analysis show that there is an influence of the application of Bible study (PA) on the morals of young men and women at the GKPI Simpang Tiga Bahalimbalo Resort Paranginan in 2022: 1) Analysis requirements test: a) positive relationship test obtained rxy value = 0.563> rtable ( = 0.05, n = 52) = 0.297 thus it is known that there is a positive relationship between variable X and variable Y. b) Significant relationship test obtained tcount value = 4.819> ttable ( = 0.05, dk = n-2 = 50) = 2.000 thus there is a significant relationship between variable X and variable Y. 2) Influence test: a) Regression equation test, obtained regression equation Y ̂="22.53" + 0.53X. b) Regression determination coefficient test (r2) = 31.7%. Thus Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected.    

Free sex in teenagers is a phenomenon that is increasingly prevalent. This study aims to explain effective ways to overcome teenage promiscuous sexual behavior, using the view of 1 Corinthians 15:33 in the Bible. Through a qualitative approach, this study analyzed data from in-depth interviews with teenagers and parents as well as a review of related literature. The results show that an approach that emphasizes the development of moral values, open communication between parents and children, as well as the establishment of a supportive environment and promoting healthy lifestyles are key in efforts to reduce promiscuous sexual behavior among adolescents. The implication of these findings is the need to be selective in choosing friends, building a close relationship with God, and conducting continuous character building.

The objective of this research was to describe what were the religious elements in  The Unholy movie directed by Evan Spiliotopoulus. The method applied in this research was designed in qualitative descriptive. This research used human instrument by himself. The data was analyzed by describing the elements of religion in a movie. In collecting the data, the researcher watched The Unholy movie and in analyzing the data the researcher identifying four religion elements according to Rees theory. Based on the result of data analysis, the researcher found out data that: The first element of religion was God (s) and forces in the public square were Jesus Christ as God and Mary as mother of God with 7 scenes found. The second element was sacred symbols (re) defining what was real were eight syimbols; Jesus Bible, Banfield Shrine, Jesus Statue, Mary Statue, Church, Cross necklace, Holy fire and touched of forehead, then both of shoulders with fingers and clench both of hands into fists with 8 scenes found. The third element was sacred stories connecting past, present and future were 3 traditions or sacred stories from this movie, Mass, story of baby doll Kern and the feast of immaculate conception with 3 scenes found. The last element was a community worshiping and acting together was Catholic with 2 scenes found. Therefore, the researcher found 20 scenes in The Unholy movie that related to the religius elements based on Rees’s theory (2017). In conlusion, the religion elements in The Unholy movie included belief, attitude and action in everyday life.

This research aims analyse the chapter 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 in the Christian Scriptures and study itd implications in the context of marriage of interfaith coouples. This research uses the exegesis approach and theological analysis to gain a comprehensive understanding of the original text and historical context of the chapter. The original text of 2 Corinthians 6:14-15 is of Greek origin and emphasises the importance of aquality of beliefs in relationships, especially in the context of marriage. Interpretations of this text can vary depending on the theological tradition and Bible translation used, with some common interpretations including the prohibition against interfaith marriage and the admonition to choose friends, business partners or co-workers of the same faith. In the context of church theology and practice, this text can be used as a guide for individuals and couples in choosing, life partners of the same faith and maintaining equality of beliefs in relationships. This research is expected to provide useful insights for individuals, couples,as well as religious leaders in dealing with the challenges that arise in interfaith marriages.