Church lists the sacraments as follows: "The whole liturgical life of the Church revolves around the Eucharistic sacrifice and the sacraments. There are seven sacraments in the Church: Baptism‚ Confirmation‚ Eucharist‚ Penance‚ Anointing of the Sick‚ Holy Orders‚ and Matrimony." The sacraments are symbols. A symbol is a sign (an outward reality) that represents an invisible (spiritual) reality‚ totality different from signs. Signs can be defined as “anything that points to something else and symbols
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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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becoming a state‚ can be found in the deal that was made between Mussolini and the Pope‚ in the Lateran Treaty‚ in 1929. Based on that treaty‚ the Holy See‚ the executive power of the Vatican‚ is still recognized under international law as a sovereign state‚ since it maintains diplomatic relations with 179 states. Though it is questionable if the Holy See indeed fulfills the criteria of statehood. One of the criteria is having a permanent population‚ yet‚ the population consisting of Swiss Guards
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prominent thinking of the day was and if it still relates to Christians today. The first major theme that the book addresses is to describe the attributes of God. Hill looks at the various aspects of God the Father‚ Son and Holy Spirit. Within discussing the parts of the Holy Trinity‚ Hill shows the various thinking the early church had concerning the three‚ what each of their roles are‚ and discusses how each of the three had equality together without either being subordinate to another. The second
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Sherri Hull Writing Style Used: APA Course and Section Number: THEO 201 D05 Short Essay # 3 Pneumatology Spiritual Gifts are granted by the Holy Spirit as He wills. There are many gifts that are all granted by the same Spirit to benefit the body of Christ (1 Cor. 2:4‚ 7). However‚ when referring to either the Gifts or Fruits of the Spirit‚ consideration is needed to avoid confusing their meanings (Towns‚ p. 306). In addition‚ the gift of tongues and its relation to the baptism of the
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Word also has a tremendous role in this process. Scriptures are the vehicle that the Holy Spirit employs to transform (sanctification) the counselee ’s existence. According to Adams‚ the Holy Spirit plays a strong role in Biblical change of a counselee. The Holy Spirit will convict and change the counselee as he studies God ’s Word. The Holy Spirit brings the understanding‚ and enables the counselee to obey. The Holy Spirit‚ through His word‚ and working through the counselor‚ both changes and empowers
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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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When a believer gives their heart to Christ for the first time a process of sanctification begins. By definition sanctification is to be set apart‚ or made holy. To the Corinthians turning away from their sinful desires was easier said than done. Believers today still struggle with giving themselves completely over to the process of sanctification while no longer satisfying the flesh. That’s why Paul writes believers should be a “…new creation”‚ or as Jesus said “…born again” (John 3:3) and begin
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