doctrine of the Trinity defines God as three persons: the Father‚ the Son‚ and the Holy Spirit. These doctrines are what make up the first three paragraphs of the Nicene Creed. The first paragraph is all about the Father‚ the second paragraph is about the Son‚ and finally the third paragraph is about the Holy Spirit. In the first paragraph they relate
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asked what does it mean to claim that God is triune and how does this bear upon human life? Merriam-Webster (2018) defines triune as three in one‚ or relating to the Trinity‚ the triune God consisting of three parts‚ members or aspects (Webster 2018). To claim that God is triune would mean that there is a knowledge as well as a belief in the Trinity of God and that God is the Father‚ the Son and the Holy Spirit. God is triune has a bearing on Human Life because God is Holy and He is the creator of
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reconciliation; and God is the author of peace and of reconciliation. … It is hardly surprising‚ therefore‚ that the particular blessing which attaches to peacemakers is that "they shall be called sons of God." For they are seeking to do what their Father has done‚ loving people with his love. 1.1 Who are the Peace Makers Being a peacemaker is part of being surrendered to God‚ for God brings peace. We abandon the effort to get our needs met through the destruction of enemies. God comes to us in Christ
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silence that gave the book its title. The silence is created by God’s absence in Father Rodrigues’‚ the main character‚ life and experience in Japan. As Rodrigues lives in Japan in search of his former teacher‚ he goes through inner turmoil as he questions God’s decision to remain silent while His people are being tortured for keeping their faith in Him. Silence by Shusaku Endo is a novel that tells the story of Father Rodrigues and his struggle to keep his faith in a country that wants him to abandon
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Most Challenging Obstacle: The Death of My Father Most people would say that high school and resisting peer pressure would be the most difficult task that they have ever faced. Well the most challenging obstacle that I had to overcome was the death of my father. My life was turned upside down when it all happened. It greatly impacted me on a physical and mental level. Luckily this challenge taught me to cherish life. It even brought me closer to God and to understand that he has a plan for all
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John Kuchac The Shack Christian Tradition God is present through thick and thin In the book The Shack the main character Mackenzie Philips went camping with his young children four years before the story began and a horrible tragedy happen. Missy the young daughter was kidnapped on their family camping trip. This happened when Mack was saving his son from drowning in the lake he came back and she was no were to be found. The police later found evidence that proved she was brutally murdered
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the proper “training”. I am afraid I won’t represent the word of God correctly or say something that might damage my delivery. The Holy Spirit has the power to guide me in all aspects of witnessing. All I need to do is “speak my truth” and be open to the whisperings of the Holy Ghost leading me. There is no better witness then one owns experience. “He appeared to them over a period of forty days and spoke about the kingdom of God. On one occasion‚ while he was eating with them‚ he gave them this
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elements include God‚ Humanity‚ Jesus‚ and Restoration; which are the biblical and historical reasoning to the Christian worldview. The beliefs of Christians are essential in understanding the gospel and differentiation of how to live as a child of God. The first element of the Christian worldview is God and his likeness through creation. God is infinite and we can never fully understand him. First Corinthians 2:14 explains‚ “the natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God‚ for they
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since its just my father and I living together we have built a really good communicative relationship in where we share our thoughts on different point of views dealing from worldly issues‚ to sports and biblical truth. My outlook on authority and discipline wasn’t too my favor a couple of years ago in my teenage years. Growing up with my father I had to experience a strict but healthy side of discipline in which I didn’t agree with having a rebellious‚ know it all attitude. My father having the authority
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The Trinity: Father‚ Son‚ & Holy Spirit What Is the Trinity? A question that takes two seconds to ask but yet a lifetime to figure out. Many people have different beliefs about the Trinity. In fact Fred Allaback distributed a paper entitled No New Leaders No New Gods where its stated that only one divine being existed through the eons of years. Then that one divine being had a son. Then that would mean Christ had a beginning. It also states that the holy spirit is only a force not a separate
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