Acts of the Apostles

speech in non-existent languages.” Along with the belief of speaking in tongues, they as well believe in the gifts of the spirit, which is abilities given to believers, and they can reveal the power of God by healing the sick. St. Paul who was an apostle and he traveled the world preaching the crucifixion of Christ. He wrote fourteen epistles, and he left the apostolic people a list of gifts of the spirit which are love, prophecy, healing, wise speech, faith, miraculous powers and ecstatic…

This past Sunday I had the pleasure of attending the Risen Savior Church which is an Anglican denomination. This church does not establish a certain religion but focuses on the Apostles and old Christian Fathers teachings. Going to this church, I did not know what to expect because I had never reached out to a church that was not in my comfort zone. This church was different from my church because it was based off an opening and closing rite, along with laid back music. The Church I attend has…

29). Roman citizens were considered free citizens, who were permitted to travel freely as they desired. The apostle Paul was a Roman citizen. Dying on “the cross was considered a horrible death and the very word ‘cross’ was farm removed from the person of a Roman citizen” (p. 30). Roman citizens thought of themselves as elite people with elite status of being…

Hannah L. Harper Professor Withers HIST 203 6 December 2015 The American Revolution and Independence When it comes to the most fascinating and exciting stories to hear, the stories from American History stand out among many others. Many people are intrigued, but fail to realize how important the stories are when it comes to life lessons and biblical truths. The American Revolution is one of the most impactful eras that has laid the foundation for the people today. There are several…

Differences of Nouthetic and Integrative Counseling The field of psychology has been divided many times into many different schools of thought and even in Christian counseling these differences in opinion still come forth. The two sides to Christian counseling are Nouthetic/traditional counseling and Integrative counseling. Nouthetic just focuses on using the New Testament and the Old Testament together to teach people and to try and help them with any issues. Integrative counseling not only…

Reformation can be defined as a process that begun in early 16th century to revolutionaize and change the traditional systems of the roman catholic church. These changes were initiated by a group of leaders who saw a need to make amendments within the church in accordance to the gospel in the bible. Other reforms had been advocated before these times but were never successful as the church had a strong command over its following and the political class. However, the 16th century enabled the…

their own advantage. For example, Pope Julius II was very involved in war and politics because he often led armies into battle multiple times during his reign. With so much power given to a Pope, many of them utilized the practice of Nepotism, or the act of promoting one’s family in the clergy. So, many popes did not just stay at spiritual and ethical concerns, many took advantage of their power and used it in their own favor thus making the tensions between the citizens and the Catholic Church…

In the religious context, there are two different views of the ‘other’. According to Todorov, Catholics, “regard the Indians as their equal, hence as like themselves, and try to assimilate them, to identify them with themselves,” while Protestants, “emphasize the differences and isolate their community from that of the natives, when they find themselves in contact.” He concludes by stating, “In both cases, the other’s identity is denied: either on the level of existence, as in the case of the…

In their simplest form, Jehovah’s Witnesses “strive to adhere to the form of Christianity that Jesus taught and that his apostles practiced” (“Jehovah’s Witnesses…”). Everyone knows of Jehovah’s Witnesses, for they are one of your friends or they have stopped by your door, but how many people know their true beliefs? Part of understanding their stray from Christianity, as well as their global influence, it is essential to learn about the history of Jehovah’s Witnesses. Jehovah’s Witnesses…

The creation of the internet and social media has permanently changed how people interact with one another. Millions of people log on to the internet daily for the purpose of interaction. Additionally, according to Nils Smith, social media is the most popular activity on the internet. This twenty-first century phenomenon is a great opportunity for churches to capitalize on this innovative technology using it as a ministry tool for evangelism. Thousands of people use social media daily, but…