transforming power of the Spirit is evident at the beginning of the history of the Christian church. The church is a transformed by Spirit into Pneumatic Community. On the day of Pentecost‚ the Spirit was received by the apostles as a community but not as individuals. This shows us that the church is bound by the Holy Spirit to transform it to pneumatic community. Basing on this‚ the paper tries to explain the church as a pneumatic community sharing the divine wisdom i.e. Spirit of God and also the
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Running Water’s Effect on Past and Present Society One of the greatest civilizations of all time was Ancient Rome. They conquered most of the known world‚ which influenced most of the ancient and modern cultures. Their achievements in architecture rendered modern observers speechless‚ and brought great wealth to the Roman Empire. By far the greatest achievement in Roman history came in the form of running water. The three part system‚ which was developed by early Etruscans‚ kept diseases
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Indian Act and its Effect on Modern Society The Indian Act is one of the most outdated and irrelevant pieces of legislature ever written. In 1876‚ the Crown consolidated all existing laws pertaining to Indians‚ and called this new document the Indian Act. They did not solicit input from Aboriginal people and in fact‚ at that time‚ Aboriginal people were not even allowed to vote for or against the politicians who were creating this Act. If this Act was written in 1876‚ what effect could it possibly
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The Catholic church‚ founded around the third century A.D.‚ came into existence under the leadership of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great. Since its inception‚ the reach of the Catholic church has spread the globe and influenced many different lives‚ peoples‚ and cultures. Sadly‚ although its influence may have encouraged and fostered morality among people‚ it lacked one key component: the truth. The Catholic church and its teachings have been harmful in the advancement of the true Gospel and
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THE CHARACTERISTICS OF A TRUE CHRISTIAN Characteristic/attribute/qualities: being very typical of something or somebody. Do you know the true Characteristics of a Christian? There are tons of people in this world who say‚ "Yea‚ I’m a Christian." I guess that anyone can say this‚ it’s a free country right? The very first Christians were called "disciples" and in essence that is what every true Christian is‚ a disciple of Christ. Follow the way to the Narrow Gate: Matthew 7:13-14‚ Luke 13:23-24(being
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Hello everybody‚ welcome to our presentation. The subject of our presentation is the effects & the influences of the media. Our presentation consists of 4 parts. What is media? Plural form of medium (medius in Latin) which means an agency or means of doing something‚ a means by which something is communicated or expressed. Newspapers‚ magazines‚ radio and television considered as a group; mass communication Mediation of indirect activities: Unlike the face to face communication which is
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Page 1 The Gospel Message Linda Pickering September 12‚ 2012 APOL 101 Page 2 1) What are some ways the Christian gospel perceived in our culture? There seems to be a few different ways the Christian gospel is perceived in our culture. Some people embrace it while others question whether or not it exists. Naturalism is a view that God does not exist‚ and is divided into two parts: What is knowledge and how can it be known‚ and what exist and what
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emerging mobile technologies have forever changed the visual sense of human interaction. Everyone is related to each other in this vast network created by the Internet. It shows us the connection between people in the world everyday. In American society‚ using social media can help many people find sources of information for your studies‚ work and share their thoughts and minds. It can be said that the media are a place of sharing‚ connection and communication of all people in America as well as
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Revolution and its effect on Society JF History 104 Western Civilizations Prof. LG August 27‚ 2012 The Spread of the Industrial Revolution and its effect on Society The Industrial Revolution spread across the globe as it fostered tremendous social and economic changes in every country fortunate enough to participate. As many countries witnessed the birth of Industrialization‚ dramatic social and economic changes took place that significantly altered the makeup of society‚ business‚ culture
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Cigarette Smoking The History and Effect Smoking has on our Society Spike Frye Introduction to Sociology September 26‚ 2012 Abstract Smoking cigarettes have been determined to be responsible for the premature death of over 400‚000 people each year in the United States. It has been described as the single most preventable disease today. This paper will cover a basic overview of the history of smoking‚ advertising‚ health findings‚ and legal liability realized from cigarette
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