Sanctification

The book Leviticus is found in the old testament it is the third out of the five books of the torah. Leviticus means about the Levites. The Leviticus were God’s priest and the book of Levites contains many of the rules they needed to do their work rules for worshipping God and for making sacrifices. In Leviticus 11:45 God says “Be holy because I am holy”. The rules God gave Israel in the book Leviticus helped the people live holy lives. Moses is the author of Leviticus and it was written…

“The Bible belongs to the whole world as does no other book. Written originally in Hebrew and Greek more than eighteen centuries ago, it is now available, in whole or in part, in more than a thousand languages. It is the best seller since best sellers were first recognized (McKnight, 11).” The Holy Bible remains to be the most important source for knowledge in the Christian faith today. “The Central message of the Bible is God’s revelation of himself and His will. It is not difficult to discover…

Gary Anderson’s book Charity: The Place of the Poor in the Biblical Tradition sets out an argument that almsgiving is a religious offering to God throughout the Jewish and Christian traditions and texts. He makes the statement that early Christians and Jews focused on almsgiving as revealing the character of God and created world. Anderson sets up almsgiving as a sacrament, where giving to the poor becomes a way to access the kingdom of heaven. This action has such power because through showing…

necessary to His nature) and is both negative (separate from evil) and positive (absolute purity). Also His holiness is both transcendent (higher and distinct from His creation) and immanent (able to fellowship with human beings through salvation and sanctification). God's holiness produces in us the response of repentance,…

The book How People Change by Timothy S. Lane and Paul David Tripp discusses the topic of how true change can occur in the life of someone who has tried everything and failed. In this book the authors explain the many different ways believers may be sidetracked while following Christ, including desiring a knowledge of Him more than a relationship with Him, and allowing their church to become more important than Christ in their lives. They compare the believer’s relationship to Christ to a…

In the book, Damned Women: Witches and Sinners in Puritan New England, Elizabeth Reis examines the relationship among women, evil, and Puritanism in the seventeenth century New England. Reis not only explains why women were more likely viewed as witches or followers of the Devil but she also explains how men would sin in Puritan New England. In her book, she discusses why even puritans themselves, came to think that they forged a pact with the devil. Elizabeth begins stating that she believed…

Live in Boston The Success of the Hutchinson in the New England Colony was just astounding, or at the least very lucky. Even thou William Hutchison was very successful and brought a large estate to the New England. In the summer of 1634, the Hutchinson purchased a half-acre lot of land on the Shawmut Peninsula; which is now downtown Boston. They Built a house on a lot of lands and was one of the largest on the peninsula with a timber frame and two stories. (The house would stand up until 1711…

the unifying theme of Old Testament ethics? The unifying theme of Old Testament ethics is holiness. The Hebrew term for” holy” is derives from the Hebrew word qadosh which mean “set apart”. This is the root concept of the New Testament ideas of sanctification. Israel is set apart as a nation to reflex the character of God in their worship, social relation, and in their institution. 5. Explain the role of the Holy Spirit in Christian ethics? The role of the Holy Spirit in Christian ethics are…

and churches underlines the explanation of Sin and Salvation. Paul’s letters to Romans is significant, as they were closest thing to his belief system. He demonstrates that Salvation can only be achieved through Justification, glorification and sanctification. Towards the starting point of Paul’s letter to the Romans, he shows people’s need for salvation by identifying how righteous God is which has been explained in (1:16-17), and how unjust and ungrateful people are (1:82:32). Paul…

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realms with every spiritual blessings in Christ (Ephesians 1:3) The scripture mentioned above accurately articulate my sentiment perfectly. On Saturday I started my day early where I retreated at the back of my house to spend time alone in worship, thanksgiving, prayer, and fasting. Due to the fact that I have always dread being at remote places alone. Nonetheless, the thought that came to mind was…