Pentecostalism

The Trinity Describe the traditional Christian doctrine of the Trinity, together with Biblical evidence for that doctrine. (include a discussion of the concept of “consubstantiation.” Christianity is a monotheistic religion which teaches that there is only one God. This Christian God however, is a Holy Trinity, or tri-unity. This means that the one heavenly nature of God is shared by three equal persons namely, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. There is much evidence for this…

First, there is a drastic increase in religiosity or religious revival. (Talk about the rise of Pentecostalism and other religions) Second, over 50% of all health care and a huge portion of education in the country are provided by faith institutions (Ghana Statistical Service 2007). Therefore, religious institutions have a vast presence in practically…

According to Matthew 28:19-20 Christians have the call to go to the ends of the earth to share the good news of Jesus, and American missionaries have attempted to do just that. However, the first missionaries had to pioneer the boundaries in which missionaries operated. Many missionaries brought the Gospel, though it came hidden underneath many cultural and societal norms that they superimposed on the people that they reached. The missionaries to the Philippines are no exception to this, they…

Politically, Luther follows the teachings of St. Paul, which according to him states that "There is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God" (Romans. 13.1). On behalf of the doctrine of the "two kingdoms" (spiritual and temporal), “Luther insists that it is of primary importance not to confuse the two kingdoms. Each must be true to its Divine mission. Through the Gospel, God rules His spiritual kingdom, forgives sins, and He justifies and sanctifies. But…

The Beginning Before the Protestant Reformation, there were many concerns felt be Catholics. Many people began to voice their opinions as more translations of holy text became widespread. An important aspect of this change was when Greek became common use again during the renaissance and so the original Greek scripts were read and therefore interpreted differently by people, since before this only the Latin Vulgate was approved by the Church meaning that the Church controlled the contents of the…