Baptism with the Holy Spirit

the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and (b) the work of the Holy Spirit? Beside my grandmother, front pew on the preacher’s right, St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Ocala, Florida (hereafter referred to as St. Mark’s). That’s where I began to confess the Lordship of Jesus. In the earliest formative years of my life, I stood with those precious folks and recited, “I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord”… “I believe in the Holy Spirit” (emphasis mine). I confessed those words with my…

then what is his design to bring that growth about? Ironically, through the Word, Leeman “re-reveals” God’s design is to grow the church through his Word. This means that good things, like “lay visitation… adequate parking… the presence of the Holy Spirit… loving relationships……

and the same God? Is it to justify their own belief of what 's right and wrong by picking and choosing values to follow within the word of God? Luckily, I 've been blessed with the opportunity to experience a ministry that stand for everything the Holy Bible (KJV) teaches regarding right and wrong. That ministry is called: Refuge Temple Ministries, Inc. (RTM). RTM was founded in 1974, 40 years ago, by Bishop Wendell Archie, Sr. in Lake Charles, LA. Only starting with 6 faithful members who…

The Authentic Scripture In my understanding of the scripture, and its original form of the manuscripts, this is known as the inspired and infallible word of God. The Scripture is the product of the Holy Spirit divinely inspiring chosen men to write God’s desired message (2 Tim. 3:16-17 ESV). The bible holds the inspired words of God; it is consequently without error completely. The Scripture should only be used as an authentic source of God’s authority in all aspects of one’s life. The word…

Missiology for the Twenty-First Century”, by L. Grant McClung Jr. His thesis is Pentecostal and charismatic theology sustains the “necessity of the baptism in the Holy Spirit as the indispensable endowment of power for Christian mission” (McClung, 11). McClung expresses the significance that Jesus, mediator between humankind and God is the Baptizer in the Holy Spirit” (McClung, 11). With this, we understand that McClung is expressing that Jesus continues in this day to do everything he did when…

While the teachings of Mormonism claim to be Biblical,they are actually quite far from it. They have the same people, but often with a completely different background or role in the story. For example, Mormons believe that Jesus is the “ literal spirit-brother of Lucifer, a creation” . (Slick, “A Comparison…”). Mormonism was founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith Jr., the fourth child of Lucy and Joseph Smith. His mother was a very superstitious woman, and his father was known as a money digger. Smith…

John the Baptist is a standout amongst the most particular characters in the New Testament. He had a bizarre pizazz for design, wearing wild-looking garments made of camel's hair and a calfskin belt around his midsection. He lived in the left wild, ate beetle and wild nectar and lectured an abnormal message. John the Baptist knew his fundamental purpose for existing. He unmistakably comprehended that God had separated him for a reason. Through God's bearing, John the Baptist tested the general…

through his people to constantly purify them with the Spirit; this process of purification is, exactly that, a process. God’s work in his followers is a divine divine undertaking in which man becomes more like Christ and less like the world. The procedural nature of sanctification is exemplified in the journey of Spenser’s Redcrosse Knight. Redcrosse, being representative of the everyday Christian, is not made perpetually or immediately holy just by fact of him being a Christian. Redcrosse, as…

He came to rescue us from sin and death. Sin was not part of God’s plan, but it is brought by Satan. Satan is a fallen angel, who is a pure spirit, which meant he does not have a body. God did not plan for us to die, but it was the consequence of sin that brought us death. We sin easily because of the material pleasures in this world. This helps Satan complete his mission easier, which is to…

This can be simplified into faith in Jesus as the Savior, and the acceptance of baptism and and redemption through the life and death of Jesus Christ to purify us from our sins. Mark Jeske describes a life of faith as a life of truly living; before faith, we were dead in transgression of sin. He says our life of true faith is showing…