Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit

“You Got to Have Faith” Christianity is the belief in one God. This faith exists regardless of persecution for it. Romans believed in a pantheon of Gods, with each God having a particular role. The Romans believed that service to their Gods would result in immediate rewards where as Christians believed in that following commandments resulted in reward after death, in heaven. Even though Bible verses are scriptures written differently throughout the years, the ideas and beliefs stay the same.…

According to Martin Luther in his Sermon on the Creed, the Apostle’s Creed is split up into three articles, the first being about creation and the Father, the second being about redemption and the Son, and the third about sanctification and the Holy Spirit. Creation is a major theme that not only appears in the Apostle’s Creed, but also is a fundamental principle of Christianity. Many major historical theologians…

been blind to this and put him to death by crucifying him, but that death could not keep him down because God raised him from the dead (v22-24). The apostle then again quotes from Scripture and reminds his audience what David had prophesied that the holy one would not be abandoned to the realm of the dead and therefore would experience no decay (v27-31). Since David had not risen from the dead himself it…

desperate time in the United States. This saddening story of witchcraft was written by a man named Arthur Miller. He used the Salem Witch Trials and related that to his own story, The Modern Witch Trials, in which a man named Elia Kazan accused Miller and seven others of being apart of a communist party. The main characters within the story are: Reverend Parris, Abigail Williams, John Proctor, Mary Warren, Elizabeth Proctor, and Reverend Hale. Each with their own story, they all play an enormous…

Confirmation is the strengthening or the deepening of an individual’s personal relationship with God. This is practiced in several Christian denominations. Confirmation is generally reserved for people that have reached the age of at least seven years old. Unlike baptism, confirmation isn’t necessary. Yet it is desirable. Another religious initiation is called the reception of members. This began in the Methodist Church. Reception of Members comes after the process in which there is a…

of the course which dealt with the issue of cultural relativism, the Anderson seven-step decision-making process, and the concept of holiness, justice, and love. Cultural relativism is prevalent in the current postmodern society. It proposes that culture decides what the moral standards are. In other words, when in Rome, do as the Romans do, but this is contrary to the teachings of the Bible. However, Anderson 's seven-step model is a tool that is discussed for decision-making in an ethical…

Introduction In 605 B.C during Jehoiakim’s reign, the Babylonian’s king Nebuchadnezzar took Daniel and his friends as captives when he besieged Jerusalem. Daniel was taken captive because he fit in the standards, which the king was searching for: young men, good-looking and smart. During the time of captivity, Daniel, the author of the book of the Bible with the same name , writes about the dreams, visions and situations he passed in the course of the captivity. Indeed Daniel’s actions…

prevenient grace of God, is utterly unable to choose to follow God, refrain from evil, or accept the gift of salvation as it is offered. • Dr. J. P. Moreland’s “empty self” syndrome says that man has a set of values, motives, and habits of thought, feelings, and behaviors that pervert and eliminates the life of the mind and make maturation in the way of Christ extremely difficult. He gives seven traits that undermine intellectual growth and spiritual development. • In the psychological…

greatest sorrows he would ever have to face was just around corner while on his way back home from a trip he received word his dear Polly had collapsed from a heart attack. Smith rushed to her bed side and found her spirit had already departed her body he rebuked the devil and her spirit returned to her body but not for long God spoke to Smith ?This is the time I want to take her home to myself? Polly Wigglesworth went to be with the Lord January 1, 1913. After Polly?s death Wigglesworth began…

“From generation to generation, religion teaches us how to deepen our lives, to improve the world and to join with others who have the same lofty aims” Explain how Judaism OR Christianity as a living religious tradition gives depth and meaning to the life of the individual adherent and the community. In your answer, make specific reference to examples found from your research. Religion is a timeless human concept that incorporates divine influence. Following a religion provides people with a…