Baptism with the Holy Spirit

Pneumatology or charisma is the study of the gifts that God gives to Christians in order to do His work on earth (Thompson 2001, pp 1135). The Holy Spirit is the actual giver of these gifts at the time a person makes a conscious decision to become saved and edify God. Jesus sent the Holy Spirit at the time of Pentecost with the sign gifts in order to confirm the works of the Apostles [(Sons 1973) (1Cor. 2:17)]. Also this was a way prove to the Jews that God and Christ were real, as well to…

my life has been a breeze. I have had friendships fall apart, loved ones pass away, and fear about my future. Throughout all of this, I have felt the Holy Spirit working in my life. I have had many opportunities to go on mission’s trips with my church, and have felt the Holy Spirit working in my group. One way I have specifically felt the Holy Spirit working in my life in the past four years is in the decisions I have made. In high school I choose to surround myself with positive influences,…

devil, demon or filthy spirit it was to speak to the spirits that manifest themselves to call them out. She read a scripture from the bible saying while we are praying tell us what you are experiencing. As they were…

During this Church History Intensive, Doctor Steve Hoskins allowed us to delve deeper into the history of the Church, and throughout the class, he challenged us to reevaluate our perspective of the Church, as a whole. We were instructed on why church history is important, and why we should not only know the history of our Salvation Army but of the Church, in general. Countless men and women fought for the freedom of religion that we have in this day and age. If we do not educate our people,…

First of all, the Holy Spirit gives believers the freedom to grow in sanctification and to glorify God. Believers have freedom simply because it is God’s gift to us, thus it can only be exercised in faith by walking by the spirit. (“galatians 5:13-26”) God has not given this freedom so people can live their lives for their own pleasure, but for the first time, they can do what God desires out of love for Him. The Holy Spirit gives true believers this desire to serve God. Believers will not enjoy…

Introduction William Willimon states in Calling and Character: Virtues of the Ordained Life: “this character, the cross, indelibly determines our character” (2000, p. 35). He connects how both the calling of the ordained and her/his character connect. Willimon addresses several things that I personally found beneficial as someone who is going into Christian Ministry. For example, he clearly addresses the need for unity between the professional and private life of a pastor. His goal is to inform…

This week seemed pretty busy... I cant think of exactly what happened... I'm still learning spanish little by little. We had a zone confrence this week. We talked about not forgetting the basics in missionary work, working hard, and following the spirit throughout the day. All good thing I need to hear. I was really pumped to use all the new things I learned from confrence. We were told someone had given our whole area free tickets to an indoor soccer game to see the Ontario Furry play! Our…

1262 the body of Christ had not been sacrificed nor consecrated alone, but with the body of the Holy Spirit, which was Guglielma herself.” Whether she meant that she was in fact the incarnation of the Holy Spirit is not easy to ascertain. However, it is clear, that to her followers this would have inspired a very literal meaning. Guglielma’s followers believed that she was the incarnation of the Holy Spirit. Moreover, they believed that upon her death she would soon resurrect and usher in a new…

Canada in response to the invitation from “Essentials” and address the assembled gathering. While we were seen by the wider Church as a strange and not-to-be-trusted entity, the Archbishop encouraged our faithfulness in upholding the authority of the Holy Scriptures and to press on in holding a standard of accountability before the wider church in Canada and “not to heed the cost or count the wounds.” Here was a man willing to step outside of the bounds of political correctness and social…

doing so he swept away hundreds of years of unbelief. I dared to teach this radical stuff to my pupils. I dared to teach that the Bible is true! It was almost like the Holy Spirit approved. Several times during my teaching the presence of the Holy Spirit fell on the classroom and the students became motionless as the Spirit rested upon them. I didn’t realize this so I lectured on, and only when I asked a question did I realized my students were ‘gone’. Not a sound, totally besotted with…