Deerfield‚ Illinois October 2013 An innovation is “an idea‚ practice‚ or object that is perceived as new by an individual or another unit of adoption” (Rogers 306-3071). Is the Gospel an innovation or is it an ongoing active work of the Holy Spirit in an individual or cultural unit that we participate in by being bearers of the revelatory word of God through the redemptive message of Jesus Christ? While the prevenient grace of God is always active and at work drawing sinners to God through
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God’s that is self- communication as Word and Spirit; the word is the Father’s self- communication in Jesus as it was said in the scriptures and the Spirit is a powerful person who helps us to accept the gift. Saint Catherine of Siena speaks of the Holy Spirit as our Mother who nurses us in God. William argued in the light of images and the names of the Triune God for he thought of feminist of the Trinitarian symbolism and let it remain a symbol means Father‚ Son and Spirit need to be replaced by
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believe in the Holy Spirit! He is described as having the qualities and performing the works of God. He guides people through difficult times and helps us to make good decisions. He convicts men of sin‚ righteousness‚ and judgment (John 16:8-11). He gives new life (Titus 3:5-7). He gives gifts to the church (1st Corinthians 12:4-11). Together‚ these three make up the Trinity‚ a perfect combination of three persons‚ but only one God. The Father is not the Son; the Son is not the Holy Spirit; and
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had believed that the Shouter Baptists were spiritually possessed. However‚ never had I known that speaking tongues is similar to conversing with God. Evidence of this is shown in the book of Acts.2:1-8. Speaking tongues is one of the gifts of the Holy Spirit referred to in the Bible. It can be described as a phenomenon during which the believer speaks in languages unknown to him / her in his / her everyday life. Another aspect I never understood was the significance of some of the symbols
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Jesus Camp Jesus Camp is a documentary film about Christian families and their journey through life with their Evangelical Christian beliefs. The main portion of the film is about children within the Evangelical faith and their time spent at a summer bible camp. An evangelical Christian is a person who is called to share the good news‚ to preach God’s Word‚ and to set an example of purity and honesty. Even if these movements require political action. They seem to be very strict in their beliefs
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with fear and astonishment‚ she said: "How shall this be done‚ because I know not man?" The angel to remove Mary’s anxiety and to assure her that her virginity would be spared‚ answered: "The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee. And therefore also the Holy which shall be born of thee shall be called the
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LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY The Gifts of the Holy Spirit A paper submitted to Dr. Daniel Mitchell In partial fulfillment of the requirements For completion of the course THEO 530 Systematic Theology II By Shannon Palamar Lynchburg‚ Virginia March 2‚ 2014 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION………….……………………………………………………………………..3 WHAT ARE THE GIFTS OF THE HOLY SPIRIT?.………………………...………………….3 IN THE OLD TESTAMENT………………….………………………………………...............5 IN THE NEW
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Spirituality. It reveals that salvation began with God. God then offers himself to us first and following we offer ourselves back to him. At the same time‚ since it is also the summit‚ the Eucharist allows us to freely give ourselves back to God through the Holy Spirit. Communion lets us reunite with God. This communion with God is showed through grace and lived out in the virtues of faith‚ hope‚ and charity. Christian spirituality involves a sacramental style of life. Thus meaning that christian spiritually
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Christianity: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth God made the earth as well as the sun‚ moon and stars. He created plants‚ animals‚ man and woman. He saw that his work was good and he rested after the heavens and the earth were finished. Man disobeyed God The first man and woman God made were named Adam and Eve. Adam was placed in the Garden of Eden and God commanded him that he could eat of any tree in the garden except from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil
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The Trinity “In our time‚ and for ordinary Christians‚ the Triune nature of the One God‚ Father‚ Son and Holy Spirit‚ does not seem understandable or relevant.”1 Many Christians today‚ while professing a belief in the Trinity‚ have little to no knowledge of the actual meaning behind worshipping a Triune God. “For the very concept of numbers like one and three can never be capable of grasping the ineffable reality of God...they are at best only human verbal constructions...beyond comprehension
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