completion reveals the missionary character of God. Therefore‚ ‘mission’ is not an activity among others into the structure of the church‚ but rather the fundamental piece that brings the body of Christ closer to its original identity. Nowadays‚ Christians must re-think the Church as being missional in nature. According to Van Gelder‚ the church‚ as the people of God in the world‚ participate “fully in the Son’s redemptive work as the Spirit creates‚ leads‚ and teaches the church to live as the distinctive
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largest religion‚[2][3] with about 2.4 billion adherents‚[4][5][6] known as Christians.[note 2] Christians believe that Jesus has a "unique significance" in the world.[7] Most Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God‚ fully divine and fully human‚ and the savior of humanity whose coming was prophesied in the Old Testament. Consequently‚ Christians refer to Jesus as Christ or the Messiah. Christianity Beliefs ▪ Christians believe that Jesus Christ was the Son of God ▪ God sent his Son to earth
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Hans Christian Oersted was born in Rudkobing on August 14‚ 1777 to Soren Christian Oersted and Karen Hermansen. His father was an apothecary and did not have the time to properly raise Oersted or his brother so they were raised by a German wigmaker. When he turned eleven‚ he went to work for his father at his pharmacy‚ where his first interest in science began. Without any prior schooling‚ except what he learned informally through others‚ he passed the entrance exam to University of Copenhagen‚ where
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is much more than a normal human being‚ and is separate from this universe. In Matthew 28:18-20‚ Jesus refers to God as the Father‚ Son‚ and Holy Spirit. You can also find references to the Trinity in many other sections in the bible. Although the term Trinity is not used in the Bible‚ the whole phrase can be found multiple times within the Bible. The Trinity is a teaching that is taught in all branches of Christianity. It also refers
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By virtue‚ Paul made himself a salve to everyone‚ particularly the early Christian community so he could win as many as possible‚ not for himself‚ but for the building of God’s kingdom. Overall‚ Paul was very strategic by how he presented himself to the early Christian community. By reasons‚ he understood the forces of socio-economic and political oppression‚ for he too had persecuted Christians‚ prior to his Christian conversion. Now‚ in his call to ministry‚ he too experienced persecution for
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Many regard Langland’s work as a variation on the classic Pilgrim’s progress’ story for the fourteenth-century Christian. The poem is often called a spiritual autobiography; but this is a simpliste description‚ the ironical result of the very vividness of Langland’s presentation of his dreamer. The poet records a spiritual crisis that he experienced after a disputation with friars in later years. The poem‚ like Dante’s‚ is certainly in one sense a Pilgrim’s Progress--but hardly in Bunyan’s sense;
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Taylor #5727 Music and Arts in Worship 12/11/06 Term Paper Having gone through this class and seen all of the different styles of worship‚ and looking deeper into the Bible to have a correct view of God and worship in the church‚ has changed my perspective on how I view things this semester. In this paper‚ I will discuss my view of worship‚ drawn from the Bible‚ and also use some outside resources that help get my points and ideas across. I would like to walk through a brief overview of
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possibly‚ after I have preached to others‚ I myself should be disqualified.” (1 Cor. 9:27) Trying to live in this sin filled word and obey all that is right in the word is a very hard‚ but is an accomplishable duty. We must understand the life of a Christians is a godly one. As we farther read in the scripture we are being told of the righteous life instead of the sinful Not that we must try to live a godly life‚ but we are expected to live a godly life. Even though we are not at all free from the work
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Title: The history of pentecostal & Charismatic Pnuematologies in the Korean Church CHapter i INTRODUCTION Today‚ many Korean churches have Pentecostal and Charismatic (P/C) characteristics – experiential spirituality: the openness to the gifts of the Holy Spirit‚ emphasis on prayer‚ on exuberant worship‚ on evangelism‚ and on religious experience – even before foreign Pentecostal denominations initiated the Pentecostal movement in Korea. Yong-gi Hong‚ a minister of the Yoido Full Gospel Church
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mystery to people. If you attentively look through the Gospels you can discover God’s perfect Servant. One term used to characterize Marian spirituality is a relationship with the Holy Spirit‚ while following Christ‚ being and living through the Lord. We need to find the inspiration to follow Christ in Mary. We‚ as Christians‚ honor Mary as a challenge or inspiration to live the Christian attitudes and values. Mary is the mistress of spiritual life‚ the perfect disciple of our Lord Jesus. She
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