“Go‚ then‚ to all peoples everywhere and make them my disciples: baptize them in the name of the Father‚ the Son and the Holy Spirit…” Many of the sacraments that are celebrated today involve the use of oil. Baptism and confirmation are the two principle sacraments involving oils. In the Church liturgies‚ the actual significance of oil is often not known (or at least not fully) to the members of the parish faith community. This paper will examine the meaning of oil‚ the sacraments
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Mark Kuhn Writing Style Used: APA Course and Section Number: Theo 201 B21 Short Essay on Inerrancy and Inspiration The authority of the Bible is something that has been discussed by many people and for thousands of years. Our generation has a problem about authority. In church and in state we use the word ‘authority’ in different ways‚ some positive‚ and some negative. We use it in secular senses. We say of a great footballer that he stamped his authority on the game. (Wright) The Bible itself
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In Leviticus‚ the emphasis is on attitude and proper relationship” (Hamilton‚ 2015‚ p. 232). Sanctification is the ongoing process of being made holy. That is God’s will for Christians today as it is written in 1Pe 1:16 (KJV) “Because it is written‚ Be ye holy; for I am holy.” And it was God’s will for the Israelites to be sanctified and live holy‚
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out a function. Delegate authority is not in itself innately or inherently authoritative‚ it is authority derived from one whose authority is intrinsic. All… authority belongs to GOD! All authority is derived from HIM. Our LORD JESUS CHRIST and the HOLY SPIRIT has the same intrinsic authority as GOD the FATHER because they are all coequal with GOD. (John 1:1 in the beginning was the word‚ and the word was with GOD‚ and the word was GOD‚ John 10:30 I and MY FATHER are one.) GOD has given JESUS authority
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had manifestations included in their services. This has given those who are believers in cessationism‚ (an end of charismatic gift after the first century)‚ a strong argument. If during the first century all churches had all nine gifts why would the Holy Spirit put a limit on the number of gifts a church could have. Since most churches practicing tongues today are not utilizing all nine gifts in every service as was done in the first century. There are several arguments that are used by those opposed
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quality of self-control. They are ruled by their own flesh rather than by the Holy Spirit. That is why the Bible tells us that if we can learn how to really walk in the Holy Spirit‚ then we will not fulfill the lusts of our flesh. Due to our fallen and sinful natures‚ all of us are weak to some degree in the quality of self-control. This is why God the Father made sure to have this fruit listed as one of the 9 fruits of His Holy Spirit. We all need God’s self-control operating in our lives and in our
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Trisha Anne R. Zamudio Philo 1 - WFY As a Roman Catholic‚ I believe that God is our Creator and Father. I believe that He is One with Jesus Christ‚ His Son and the Holy Spirit in the Holy Trinity. I believe that He is a merciful and loving God who is the only one who knows what will happen to us in our future. I believe that He is merciful because He is always there to forgive us whenever we sincerely ask for it. Despite our sins‚ He accepts us and ensures that everything that happens to us is
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University November 2013 FOUNDATIONS FOR AN UNDERSTANDING OF CHURCH LEADERSHIP FROM MY CULTURAL/MINISTERIAL PERSPECTIVE Introduction This paper will cover the aspects of Jesus’ example for leadership in great detail. It will discuss the role of the Holy Spirit in leadership and the importance of Him in church leadership. Secondly‚ servant leadership will be discussed using Wilkes model of the towel and basin. Thirdly‚ “The what of leadership" will be broken down into six key elements and how they
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at the cabin. The cabin were his daughter was murdered‚ he thought maybe a cruel joke or possibly and accident. Through surprise he meets God‚ Jesus and the Holy Spirit and the lady of wisdom. The first is God whose name was actually Elousia and large mature African women‚ then the Jesus was a young middle aged middle eastern man‚ the Holy Spirit was Sarayu a small petite Asian women and Mack also meets Sophia the lady of wisdom in proverbs she is the personification of God’s wisdom. Mack learns
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the effects of the sacrament as follows: As the sacrament of Marriage gives grace for the married state‚ the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick gives grace for the state into which people enter through sickness. Through the sacrament a gift of the Holy Spirit is given‚ that renews confidence and faith in God and strengthens against temptations to discouragement‚ despair and anguish at the thought of death and the struggle of death; it prevents the believer from losing Christian hope in God ’s justice
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