Pentecost

James Joyce’s novel, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man, written in 1916 follows the life of Stephen Dedalus, a young man trying to find his identity through art. Each chapter of the novel represents Stephen in different phases of his life, from boyhood to a young adult. In his resolve to find himself, he flounders by placing his identity in one Irish institution after another--education, religion, carnal pleasures. This presented the audience with several versions of Stephen—first as a…

The Thin-skinned Tyrant Hits Back—Really Hard The Antichrist is obsessed with persecuting the saints. There is some disagreement over whether or not these saints include believers in Christ that enter into the tribulation period or whether these saints are “new” believers in Christ that come to faith during the tribulation. It all depends on one’s interpretation on the timing of what’s called the rapture; an event where God removes believers from the earth by a super-natural snatching away of…

INTRODUCTION Through this project we have analysed the case of Serendipity Inc., an Indian company that is considering expansion into the overseas market by setting up operations in the Netherlands. The company is aware of the fact that many of its competitors have failed in their overseas expansion attempts mainly due to the cultural differences that come into play. By conducting a thorough exploratory research through online articles, journals and ebooks on cultural differences between India…

What is the basis of or the act of being justified? In other words, why do we need it? The purpose for the need of justification is important and is what should spur anyone into wanting to completely surrender their life to Christ. The reason that people need justification is so that they can have freedom from their human nature, which is the need to want to sin all of the time. Whether a person actually wants to sin or not is not the point, the point is that no matter what a person says they…

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…

Relationship between each of the four main covenants The following paper will show the relationship between the Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic and New Covenant by defining each as presented in context, and then explaining and validating how each covenant relates to each other. Abrahamic Covenant The Abrahamic Covenant is a covenant made between God and Abraham. In looking at the context, the promises of the covenant were outlined first in Gen 12:1-3, and later the covenant was confirmed in Gen 15.…

2 is the Holy Spirit, in so far as The Holy Spirit presently resides in the church. When the church is raptured, the role (or dispensation) of the Holy Spirit, as introduced on the Day of Pentecost, will end. An alternative point of view is that this restraining influence is government. Rather than being dogmatic at this point, I would conclude that both views have merit, especially when considering that the word for apostasy in verse 2 Thess…

message of the Underground Church is the gospel in its purest form. The preachers often do not have any formal theological education, have being imprisoned, and haven 't read a bible for many years because of imprisonment. But like Peter on the day of Pentecost, these preachers speak boldly about a Savior they know subjectively. The members whose faith have being tested by the oppression of the communist gladly receive the message and are excited to be ambassadors of Jesus. One of the many…

Introduction Guatemala has become the leading place for conducting researches on religions in Latin America. The predominant religions in Guatemala are Catholicism, Christianity and Mayan spirituality. However, during the colonial era, Catholicism was the main religion. There has been a tremendous growth in the Protestants community. According to the The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, “Pentecostals represent the most rapidly growing sector of Latin American Protestantism”. The other…

Now looking back at age seven and forty, I know that every person has an amazing story filled with tears – filled with joy – filled with anger – filled with boredom and filled with passion... Let your story be told, if you will not tell it who will? The best is the now-story and this is the story in the making so enjoy every minute of your life Speak words of prophecy and blessing over your future life story. Some stories are better because the storyteller has completed the art of storytelling…