Spirit

therefore, now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.” Paul’s opening to Chapter 8 is indicative of the participatory nature of justification realized in sanctification. Those who are in Christ Jesus are no long defined by the past, but rather are defined a future reality being realized through the Spirit of life. Spirit-enable participation in the life of Christ is one of…

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…

The book of Acts begins with the outpouring of God's promised Holy Spirit on the Day of Pentecost. As a result, the preaching of the gospel and the witness of the newly formed church sparks a flame that spreads across the Roman Empire. The opening of Acts discloses a primary theme throughout the book. As believers are empowered by the Holy Spirit they bear witness to the message of salvation in Jesus Christ. This is how the church is established and continues to grow, spreading locally and then…

Judaism (the Pharisees) and the Essene community who had even more religious rules. Johnson calls the contemporary church to act a little more like Jesus, to stand out from our ordinary society, and bring back the Spirit into our churches through healing and exorcism. We have to recognize the Spirit of God is willing and capable to take action, where we ignore that action must be…

written as ?Holy men of God? were moved by the Holy Ghost? (I Peter 1:21 KJV). Its authors include forty men ranging from Job all the way until John, who received the vision he wrote about in Revelation. These men wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit, meaning that the words they recorded…

believed that the Spirit was moving among the people. One such denomination is the Assemblies of God. This denomination will be the focus. The purpose is to survey the major values that are considered absolutely essential to the faith. While there are many fundamental truths only four will be examined. The doctrinal statement of the Assemblies of God emphasize things such as salvation,…

Spirit filled individuals are set apart from everyone else. They have a distinctive common characteristic, boldness. The first outward sign of the Holy Spirit in a person’s life is spontaneous witnessing about the Good News of Jesus. Without the dynamic power of the Holy Spirit, people generally lack the driving force to proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ. It is the primary task of Kingdom…

For my Writing final project I did an analysis of the author Ben Mikaelsen. In my research I learned a lot about Ben Mikaelsen’s past and how it affected his writing style and his motivation for writing Touching Spirit Bear. It was interesting to learn that even though he didn't know how to read or write until he was around the age of 10, he became a well known author and won many awards for his books. Ben Mikaelsen was born on December 8, 1952 in La Paz, Bolivia. He was one of six children…

Verse 29-30 “Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it many benefit those who listen. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.” Historical The believers in the church of Ephesus were struggling with lying, anger, stealing, unwholesome speech, hard feelings and bitterness. These are things that all Christians have had to deal with but people…

become confusing when people begin to explain it, easily falling into God being three gods or a single god playing three different roles. When Christians say the word, “God” it is the simplification of the proper name of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. This conundrum of three and one can be explained by what it means for…