Holy Spirit

For the most part, justification is an act, but it’s also an act that continues and stays with us forever. When Jesus died on the cross, when He gave up His spirit, ‘Jesus said, “It is finished.” With that, he bowed his head and gave up his spirit’ . This is when the ‘act’ took place, it was instantaneous. It wasn’t before or after and it wasn’t by something we did. It was all a free gift from God the Father. He offered up His One and Only Son as the…

Eastern Orthodox theology relies on the experiences, and developments that took place centuries ago in the East. It is more “spirit-sensitive” and saturated with pneumatology. This emphasis does not exclude Christ or the trinity in its theology. The Eastern Orthodox Church believes, in the holy trinity and that all three persons share in the activity of the others. The doctrine of salvation focuses on continuous growth in sanctification resulting in deification, or rather becoming like God.…

their role is best stated in 2 Timothy 2:24-26 in the Bible. The encourager has to realize that they don’t have all the answers and have to rely on God and the Holy Spirit to help them. At the top of the triangle is God. God is the one that is most important when overcoming an issue and dealing with sin. God intervening and the Holy Spirit working in both the encourager and the inquirer is the only way to have truly successful time of discipleship making counseling. The next things Anderson…

the New Testament. Significantly, Polycarp was the last surviving person to have known an apostle, having been a disciple of St. John. His life and testimony should serve as an example for all Christians to follow. He put his faith and trust in the Holy, Living God. Knowing, that worshiping the creator God would bring persecution. Yet despite this, he still worshiped his heavenly Father and looked to Him for strength, wisdom, and grace. A few days before Polycarp was arrested, he…

and joy in the Holy Spirit…” (ESV Rom. 14.17). His kingdom in Heaven will be the place where we will have eternal life and live with him. Now, we all have a decision to make and that is whether or not we choose to believe in Him. After you put your faith and trust in Jesus for the forgiveness of your sins, it is essential to understand the assurance of salvation. If you trust in the Lord Jesus Christ, you are indeed saved. Surrender yourself, and life to Christ. Let the Holy Spirit fill you up.…

writers seem to be intoned with the will of God. These two writings could be easily mistaken for similar stories. In the simulations Paul a man enlightens to tell the good shared the good word of God. The only differences I can point out are the two spirits of light and darkness governing the of the world while in Ephesians it speaks that God is the cornerstone with Jesus Christ sitting at the right hand of the father Other differences is that Paul states only by the blood are we saved. In the…

through creation coming as life and light to bring forth the children of God -- [1-13] The Word becoming flesh, with grace in fullness and with reality, to declare God in the only begotten Son of God -- [14-18] Jesus as the Lamb of God, with the Holy Spirit as the dove, making the believers stones for the building of the house of God with the Son of Man -- [19-51] Religion looking for a great leader -- [19-28] Jesus introduced as a Lamb with a dove -- [29-34] Bringing forth stones for God's…

(DeCelles C.) Christ is however fully God because he is born of the Spirit and fully human, being born of Mary. “Unlike other men, He never sinned. Appointed Savior by God, He is the sole mediator between man and God.” (DeCelles C.) Christ was sent here to earth to pay our debt, so that we might be forgiven of our sins and…

Research Silence and Solitude Silence and solitude are two of the most overlooked spiritual disciplines, but they are two of the most beneficial disciplines in a Christian’s life. Donald S. Whitney defines these two practices in his book “Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life” as follow: “The Discipline of silence is the voluntary and temporary abstention from speaking so that a certain spiritual goals might be sought,” and “Solitude is the spiritual discipline of voluntarily and…

Cardinal Marc Ouellet discusses in his work, Mystery and Sacrament of Love: A Theology of Marriage and Family for the New Evangelization, nuptial love and the nuptial mystery as well as the sacramental nature of marriage. Written in 2015, this text is a modern interpretation of the Church’s teaching on this matter, heavily building on ideas of one of his predecessors, Pope John Paul II. One can see the how Pope John Paul II influenced Ouellet’s work through examining Ouellet’s accounts of the…