Spiritual Gifts‚ What is their Purpose? Are all spiritual gifts equal in the eyes of God and what are their purposes to exalt God or witness to unbelievers? In 1 Peter 4:10 it states‚ "As each one has received a special gift‚ employ it in serving one another‚ as good stewards of the manifold grace of God". (1) In 1 Corinthians 12:4 it states‚ "Now there are varieties of gifts‚ but the same Spirit." (1) These two verses imply the thought that all gifts are the same in the Spirit and they are made
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Throughout the texts discussed in class this semester‚ I noticed the differences in how each one discussed the location of God and the ways in which they discovered God. In particular‚ Etty Hillesum’s spiritual development struck me because it is so similar yet so different from my own. Etty Hillesum is overwhelmed by the presence of God within herself and allows it to envelope her entirely. Her writing about her spirituality during the Holocaust is ethereal: “... Somewhere inside me the jasmine
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Spiritual Discernment and Vocational Counseling Amy Holmes Liberty University Abstract Spiritual Discernment and Vocational Counseling Personal Position After taking the survey at the end of the article I found that I have quit a few very important responses when it comes to my decision making in relationship to education‚ ministry opportunities‚ career choices‚ or other major decisions. Personally I found that I answered that it is very important to me when using common
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Spiritual Assessment Article Review Diane Scott Liberty University Spiritual Assessment Review Assignment Summary The article‚ “Self-forgiveness: The Step-Child of Forgiveness Research”‚ authored by Julie H. Hall‚ and Frank D. Fincham‚ is intended to promote further research into forgiveness. The article identifies the differences (along with the similarities) between interpersonal and intrapersonal forgiveness‚ and submits that more research has been done in the interpersonal
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Blending Spiritual Values with Business The root for value is valor‚ which means strength. Values are sources of strength because they give people the power to take action. Values are deep and emotional and often difficult to change. Values are the essence of any organization and philosophy for achieving success. Values provide employees with a sense of common direction and guidelines for day to day behavior. The first step in creating an atmosphere of common commitment is to invite the hearts and
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understand the difference between as Frank Keromode calls "carnal reading" and "spiritual readding". Nowadays most of the time people read just to get information and soon forget about it‚ because it isn’t been saved in their long-term memories. Instead she suggests to encourage her readers to find some kind of ways to be able to influence their children‚ our future generation‚ to get involved in deep reading. "Spiritual reading" will open doors to such an amazing world that no other source will be
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that would attend purely out of the possibility to have a little fun. Benny used her work to print out flyers they came up with. As this was the very beginning of their operation‚ they had pretty much no clue what to put on them‚ so they all read: Spiritual Awakening The Truth About God and Religion Congregation Every Tuesday Evening- 10 pm Come Join at 283 27th Ave. Not exactly detailed‚ and it did nothing to dispel later rumors that they were a cult‚ because I mean‚ isn’t that exactly what you’d
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An prize winning essay detailing the many negative physical and emotional effects of abortion on the mother‚ by Alyssa Endres. Abortion is the knowing destruction of the life of an unborn child. But this is only part of the story as abortion also hurts the woman involved. Abortion affects women physically‚ emotionally‚ and spiritually. When an abortion is performed on a woman‚ she becomes subject to many physical complications. Blood loss during the procedure causes diversion of blood flow to various
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IMPORTANCE OF SPRITUAL KNOWLEDGE In this article‚ I am going to elaborate some facts of life which are based on my own experiences and some Hindu Scriptures. (Not a new thing‚ every person has to some or the other day pass through this phase of life‚ either in this birth or in future births to come.) If one feels the subject boring‚ then certainly he/she can stop reading‚ but I can assure you that you have nothing to lose by reading this article. One can agree or disagree with my viewpoint
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After reading the article‚ “Discerning Spiritual Discernment: Assessing Current Approaches for Understanding God’s Will”‚ I see the value in the entire decision making factors listed in the article. I will though start off by saying the most important factor in any decision needed to be made is relying on God for his wisdom and guidance. I believe for all the aspects or factors of decision making to fall into place Prayer is also a must. A brief summary of the three approaches that we were asked
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