Great Spirit

Last week, in the Gospel reading, Jesus was baptized by John and a voice from heaven, the voice of God, declared that Jesus was "my Son, the Beloved''. After this act of commitment and affirmation Jesus was driven by the Spirit into the wilderness to work out the implications of his revealed identity and how to live out that identity in accordance with God’s will. Jesus deals with each of the temptations in turn and holds steadfastly to his commitment to do things God's way and not his own.…

force. Let analyze the first step that the heart of stone pass. Molding The potter breaks the clay Mounds it into desired shape that is appeasing to the final consumer. The “mounding” process is not enjoyable, if the clay has voice, it could cry in great anguish in the hands of the potter. God mounds us through trials, hardships to draw our attention to him. God…

Published article-reading and analysis Nupur James Pastoral Counselling in the Ethnic Church Context PAST 0653 Instructor: Dr. Vincent Poon Date: February 9th, 2016 Christian counseling is when a pastor counsel using the methods of psychology through the viewpoint of the Bible. Christian counselling have mostly been emphasized in the context of counselling in—church and parachurch settings, the inspirations or objectives of counselling being the aspects of—change,…

depends in part on the harm done or attempted by the actor, but more significantly on his or her state of mind- whether the crime “intentional” or something else (795.)” Some sins are more harmful than others. To a perfect and holy God, all sins are great. However, the consequence of each violation varies on multiple elements for example: if the sin was purposeful, if the person knew better, and whom the person offended meanwhile committed the sin. In the Bible, people that realize what God’s…

Meeting Jesus in the Sacraments Meeting Jesus in the sacraments, is a book based on the different sacraments you see throughout the Catholic faith. Baptism, Confirmation, the Eucharist, Holy Matrimony, Reconciliation, Holy Orders and the Anointing of the Sick are the sacraments you see illustrated throughout the book and how these sacraments relate in our life. Throughout this paper, I will explain what ethical behavior Pope francis is calling for throughout these Sacraments and how we can live…

Truett-McConnell University Knowing God Book Review Caleb King Christian Theology I Dr. Whitlock April 7, 2016 The book, Knowing God, written by J.I. Packer applies to both the most devout Christians and nonbelievers. The book is broken down into three sections Know The Lord, Behold Your God, and If God Be For Us. Packer poses the question; do you honestly know the true Lord? Packer shows us throughout his book how we should know the Lord and why we should strive for a relationship with…

Among those that do, differences can be found in the manner and mode of baptizing and in the understanding of the significance of the rite. Most Christians baptize "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit", but some baptize in Jesus' name only. Much more than half of all Christians baptize infants; many others hold that only believer's baptism is true baptism. Some insist on submersion or at least partial immersion of the person who is baptized, others…

It is no secret that families in today’s society face tremendous stressors and troubles—no family is without its share of problems. Despite the problems families face, there are measures that can be taken to keep families strong. Research indicates that there are several key qualities that are common among strong families. While some researchers espouse nine qualities or sometimes even twelve, Research highlighted in the book Fantastic Families: 6 Proven Steps to Building a Strong Family, has…

choice but to accept his conversion and the so-called mercy of his benefactors. He was forced to accept his conversion by a mercy and Christ he didn’t believe in. This is demonstrated by the Duke, who says, “That thou shalt see the difference of our spirits, I pardon thee thy life before thou ask it” (4.1). In this the word difference is important to look at because the Duke is indicating to Shylock that there is a difference between the two. That difference is the principle of Christian mercy,…

At first, I disliked the testimony of my life. I thought my life was boring; that the only inspiring testimonies were the ones where somebody went from being at rock bottom to being on fire for Christ. I vividly remember the night my freshman year of college when I had boldly beseeched God to do something dramatic and even terrible to my life, to break me down so that it would be obvious that He was the one who was building me back up. Little did I know that God can use anybody and everybody for…