Great Spirit

complete a successful missionary assignment. Church leaders have a greater responsibility of ensuring that their congregation understands the vision and mandate of the church especially evangelism and missions. As leaders, it is imperative that the Great Commission which requires the believer to evangelize remains a priority for facilitating kingdom building and church growth. Finally, missions is not just the responsibility of missionaries but it’s the responsibility of the lay people as…

written as ?Holy men of God? were moved by the Holy Ghost? (I Peter 1:21 KJV). Its authors include forty men ranging from Job all the way until John, who received the vision he wrote about in Revelation. These men wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, meaning that the words they recorded…

errant teaching that was vibrant enough to question the great commandment as expressed by Jesus and yet to maintain an influential place in the community. It was a teaching tailor-made for the time, for it allowed people to social climb and the exhibition of social snobbery. James took very hands on approach to this. Through the problem of false teaching wisdom is necessary that is, true wisdom. Wisdom is linked to the Holy Spirit. The Spirit of wisdom and of understanding. We know proverbs as…

searched the Scriptures and talked with the pastor that I came to an understanding. I listened to the pastor’s reasoning and saw that he was sincere with his thoughts and I actually agree with him now. This experience has taught me the trust the Holy Spirit as I read the Bible and not to count out a solution based on my own…

The Person of the Holy Spirit is entrenched inside of the whole extent of Scripture. He is initially specified in Genesis 1:2 and shows up oftentimes all through the Old Testament. He is no less unmistakable in the New Testament, yet there is maybe not any more essential photo of the degree of His temperament and work than the one communicated in the Gospel of John. This paper will analyze both the Person and the work of the Holy Spirit as it is expounded in John’s Gospel. This paper will…

of the soul, but character is developed in the spirit. In the case of a Christian, character is the Holy Spirit revealing Himself through the outward working of the person. This is why Paul could write to the Philippians, “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus,” (Philippians 2:5, King James Version). Specifically, Paul is telling Christians we should submit to the character of Christ which is at work in us because of the Holy Spirit. Finally, the character trait respect is…

16:16). This symbolic event also relates us to Jesus Christ and once we have done this, we have truly accepted the Holy Spirit into our lives. (Galatians 3:27, Acts 2:38). However, this all comes down to the question “is baptism essential for salvation?” This is a tough question that I do not have a definite answer for, but rather I’m leaning towards one side than the other. In the great commission we are commanded to not only tell others about Jesus, but to baptize them in the name of Jesus…

church, and even occasionally inside, this belief is largely misunderstood and there is much confusion about what exactly is meant by being ‘Children of God.’ Summarily, LDS members believe that God is the literal, not metaphorical, father of our spirits, and He sent us to earth to grow and become like Him. Misunderstandings of this can be rooted in false doctrines, unclear terminology, and a simple lack of knowledge. Nonetheless, it is only once we come to know that God is our Father, the…

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…

and for Julian it is a story of the Lord and Servant. This essay unpacks these exemplifications thus uncovering the authors’ individual beliefs about the saving action of God for humanity through the work of Jesus Christ. First I will look at The Great Catechism, by Gregory of Nyssa to understand his Ransom Theory of Atonement specifically by examining his metaphor of a hook. Following, attention will turn to Julian of Norwich’s writings specifically her parable…