Spirit

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…

conduct. The Scripture and the unwritten tradition are both considered vital and acceptable to the Catholic Church because they came from the Apostles, who knew the truth of salvation from the teaching of Jesus or when they were inspired by the Holly Spirit. The contain of the Scripture and the Tradition is the is the Gospel proclaimed by Jesus, which is the source of the whole truth of salvation. Does the council fathers ever define what they mean by “traditions”? The council fathers did not…

us about God, that God is yet three "Persons" who have the same essence of deity. The reason why I choose dove because the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily shape, like a dove on Him.” Because the Holy Spirit is just that spirit he is not visible to us. The dove is an emblem of purity and harmlessness, and the form of the dove at Jesus’ baptism signified that the Spirit with which Jesus was endowed was one of holiness…

Augustine of Hippo’s confession best describes religion in my point of view and my aspect of what is religion. Oddly enough his religion is not the same religion that I have an affiliation. I currently attend a Pentecostal Church, however, his words stood out as Christian in form and mindset. Man is indeed one of God’s creatures formed in his own image and many humans do have a natural urge to praise something or someone of a higher calling. People who have not yet found God have a surprisingly…

There are many thoughts that come to mind when reading the third chapter Lumen Gentium. The phrase known as People of God is used when entitling those who come together in commencement to worship God. Some examples of a group of the People of God are the First Vatican Council and the Sacred Council. The church is widespread throughout the world but we all worship the same God. He stated that you “shall not have any other Gods before me” in reference to how we put Him first. There are many people…

is shared by three equal persons namely, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. There is much evidence for this in the bible including Matthew 28:19, “Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,” and 2 Corinthians 13:14, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you all.” Furthermore, it can also be seen in Luke 1:35,…

But the greatest of these is love" ( 1COR 13 v 13), Paul the author leaves love to the end of his list due to his desire to emphasise its fundamental importance regarding the fruits of the spirit, so I think it's fair to say that through the speaking of unknown tongues the spirit is empowered or replenished to the point that physical manifestation such as words of knowledge, healing, miracles and prophecy are abundant…

pray. It tells the Christ follower to pray in the Spirit, on all occasion, with all kinds of prayers and requests, to be alert, and always keep on praying. The Greek meaning of Spirit was the same as in verse 17. It means to have the “Immaterial part of the inner person that can respond to God; God the Holy Spirit.” The Greek definition makes the audience think praying in the Spirit is connecting to God in prayer through the strength of the Holy Spirit. The Greek meaning for the word…

The Church as a Messianic Fellowship for the World in Moltmann’s and Pannenberg’s Public Ecclesiology Jongseock Shin (Fuller Theological Seminary) I. Introduction The approaches of Wolfhart Pannenberg and Jürgen Moltmann to theology are similar, but, at the same time, they are discrepant. A notable similarity between the two theologians’ approaches is that both theologians bring the hope…

“enlightened by the Holy Spirit”; 2) had “tasted the heavenly gift”; 3) they were “partakers of the Holy Spirit”; and 4) had tasted the “good word of God and the powers of the age to come.” As Dr. Toussaint describes, the context chronicles someone “in the early church, who was under deep conviction of sin, and it should be noticed that he [the author] does not mention forgiveness of sins, cleansing, sanctification, the salvation of the soul, new life or the indwelling of the Holy Spirit.” It…