School spirit

Recruiting a person as a volunteer for a secular event or a church activity or church service depends not only on the person skills but if the individual desire to partake in the event or activity. Sometimes certain people volunteer to serve in the church to help them feel useful and a part of the church family, so they sign up. However, the first element to volunteering is love. This essay will look at the context of the scriptures explaining why some of the volunteers work for the ministry is…

The trinity is made up of the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. Many people question why God the Father is the first person that makes up the trinity. The three reasons we learned in class why Father is first in the trinity is: if there is a son then there is a father, Jesus called God the Father “Father”, and God the Father has many characteristics of fatherhood. The Trinity started with God the Father and life starts with a “Father” and we are his children whom he made us all equal and all in…

and Discipleship Paper Who is George Hunter III? I asked myself when reading our textbook. At first, I wondered if he was a bowling enthusiast because of his ten pins model of discipleship. I wondered if he had just rolled a strike when the Holy Spirit struck him with the idea of a ten pin model for discipleship. As my insatiable curiosity got the best of me, I decided to do some research on Mr. George Hunter III. Now, I see why John Aukerman referred to him in his textbook on discipleship. …

Jesus, and restoration. When looking at the Christian worldview, God is what is known as the Trinity. The Trinity is the same being that exists in three different forms but is the same entity. The Trinity is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit. According to Hiles and Smith (2014), the Christian worldview sees God as “a mystical presence or powerful force at the source of the universe”. The characteristics of God being the source of the universe means that He is Divinity and…

The hierarchy of the Trinity has been a controversial topic since the death of Jesus. Arians believed that the Son did not always exist but was begotten by the Father, at a point in time, Jesus was seen as a lesser entity. For the Proto-Orthodoxy believers, this was problematic because they believe that the Son (Jesus) always existed like the Father (God) there was no division. The contradiction of beliefs between the Arians and the Orthodoxy provides an understanding of why the Trinity was…

enough. (202) Contemporary worship without participation is nothing but a concert with loud noise without holy words. Just as speaking tongues without love (I Corinthians 13:1). Webber asserts that real blended worship sets the atmosphere so the Spirit of God can move amongst the hearts of the people to convict, challenge, encourage, deliver, save, and set free from things that binds and hinder their relationship with God. (203) Though many worship styles are different, moreover, the different…

Christianity is the largest religion in the world, with the just over 30% of the population identifying as Christian (Johnson, 2005). This is a significant proportion of the world, and as such the ideologies and doctrines that Christians have can have a substantial effect on the world we live in. In this way, the patriarchal nature of Christianity is major influence to how men and women are seen and interact within one another today. This essay will address how patriarchal nature of Christianity…

revelation of the righteous judgement of God, who will render to every man according to his deeds.” According to scripture, there is nothing inherently good in man, as they are in bondage to the sins of the flesh (Romans 7:14-24, NASB). Only the Spirit of God can transform the human heart (Hindson, E., 2003. P.…

In chapter three, Coleman O’Neill, OP presents three critical points about the sacraments: they are causes of grace, they are instruments of Christ, and they are signs of faith. This paper will explore the significance of these three elements and then conclude with a summary. Near the beginning of chapter three, O’Neill explains that the “restoration of the sinner can be achieved only by grace.” (O’Neill pg. 47) Grace is essential in the lives of Christians because it allows them to share in…

has been God’s oneness. This, I believe, is due to my search to find unity is God’s nature throughout time. I have, sense my conversion, believed in the Trinity and thus know that God the Father operates differently than God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. Although I have an extensive knowledge of the differences in what each member…