Fundamentals of SDA Beliefs God the Holy Spirit Who is the Holy Spirit? The Bible informs us that the Holy Spirit is a person. It also revealed that the early believers viewed Him as a person‚ Chris spoke of Him as a distinct person. The Scriptures also refers to the triune of God‚ the Holy Spirit‚ as a person. The Holy Spirit has many personalities. “He strives (Genesis 6:3)‚ teaches (Luke 12:12)‚ convicts (John 16:8)‚ directs church affairs (Acts 13:2)‚ helps and intercedes (Romans 8:26)‚ inspires
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Baptism and the Holy Spirit in the Book of Acts Water Baptism vs Baptized with the Spirit and Power The book of Acts begins with Jesus ’ parting words to His apostles before His ascension to the right hand of God the Father. In His opening statement Jesus promises the Holy Spirit‚ and He does this by distinguishing the coming of the Spirit from the baptism of John. “For John truly baptized with water‚ but you shall be baptized with the Holy Spirit not many days from now.” (Acts 1:5) John had testified
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The Sacrament of Holy Orders is the continuation of Christ’s priesthood‚ which He bestowed upon His Apostles; thus‚ the Catechism of the Catholic Church refers to the Sacrament of Holy Orders as "the sacrament of apostolic ministry." "Ordination" comes from the Latin word ordinatio‚ which means to incorporate someone into an order. In the Sacrament of Holy Orders‚ a man is incorporated into the priesthood of Christ‚ at one of three levels: the episcopate‚ the priesthood‚ or the diaconate. The Priesthood
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A Reflection on Holy Saturday Introduction Within Christianity there is a tendency‚ when it comes to reflecting on the events that occurred during “Holy Week”‚ to come to Good Friday and commemorate Jesus’ death on the cross and then to fast-forward ourselves and our thinking from His death to celebrating His resurrection on the following Sunday. Somehow the day in between‚ Holy Saturday‚ is often forgotten in this process. To many‚ Holy Saturday is just the day before Easter but as Cones puts
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Holy Trinity and Trimurti When we examine about Christianity‚ we can find so many differences and similarities between Christianity and other religions such as Judaism‚ Hinduism and Islam. I’ll contrast Holy trinity in Christianity with trinity in Hinduism. When I search about Protestant Christianity‚ I found really amazing similarity between Christianity and Hinduism. That was Trinity‚ which is called Holy trinity in Christianity and the Trimurti in Buddhism. According to Christianity‚ The Christian
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discussion about the person of the Holy Spirit. Some writers argued that the term “Spirit” designated an aspect of God’s work‚ not a distinct divine person of the Trinity‚ while others criticized the western approaches to the Trinity‚ which regards the Holy Spirit as proceeding from the Father and the Son. In the midst of these discussions‚ John Webster‚ wrote an important response on the distinctiveness of the Holy Spirit‚ arguing a possible way to conceive the role of the Holy Spirit within the western
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THE SACRAMENT OF HOLY ORDERS WHAT IS HOLY ORDERS? Holy Orders is the sacrament through which the mission entrusted by Christ to his apostles continues to be exercised in the Church until the end of time: thus it is the sacrament of apostolic ministry. It includes three degrees: episcopate(Bishops‚ presbyterate(Priest)‚ and diaconate(Deacons). It is one of the Sacraments of Vocation --- re directed towards the salvation of others; if they contribute as well to personal salvation‚ it is through
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Article: A Sacred Place Author: Sorina Kulberg A Sacred Place Sorina Kulberg A shaft of white light illuminates the hazy‚ heavy air in the dusky sanctuary. Little motes glint in the sunbeam. It is good to sit still in this holy place. Here in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem (a long tradition and many Biblical historians and archaeologists claim) was Calvary. Here‚ on this mount‚ Jesus’ hands and feet were nailed to a cross‚ and He died. Here‚ on this very rock‚ His cold body
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Parts of the Holy Mass * Introduction and Preparation * Liturgy * Communion * Conclusion Introductory and Preparatory Rites The first part of the Holy Mass is the introduction. The priest greets the people present signifying the presence of Lord among the gathering. The preparation for the mass is carried out with the Act of Penitence which varies according to the season of the church like the Advent or ordinary. This part ends with the singing of the Glory to the almighty which
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An Explication of John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 14” John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 14‚” is a poem about a man who is begging for redemption by asking God to overtake his soul. The speaker writes in a first person point-of-view that directly implies that this poem was written in the context of a prayer‚ which is reinforced by the title. The tone of this poem begins with praise‚ which progressively grows to desperation‚ and ends with a sense of heavy pleading. The speaker reveals through word choices‚ metaphors
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