Trinity County

2.0 Passage: Ephesians 2:1-10 Our life before Christ and after Christ, we were dead in sin but made alive in Christ. 2.1. We were dead in our transgressions and sin, this was the state we were in before receiving Christ (1-3) In verse 1 Paul writes ‘As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins’. “The death to which Paul referred was not physical death, as is clear from Paul’s description. Death is a metaphor for the existence of people who are alienated from God. Life is in God…

Descartes seeks to explain the existence of God in his meditations. The first instance that he is seen trying to explain the existence of God is in his first meditation which is emphasized in the firth mediation. Descartes argues that the there is a source for ideas in the first meditation and in the firth meditation, he seeks to enhance his first meditation by digging deeper. Although he proposes and defines his arguments, many philosophers have argued that Descartes’ arguments are baseless and…

Throughout the book Proslogium, Anselm is writing directly to God and telling him how much he believes in him. Anselm states his opinion on God which is most commonly referred to as the Ontological Argument. He talks about how he believes God to be the greatest, highest, and most powerful being to ever exist in the universe. He believes that there is absolutely no possibility that there is any being that can be seen as being greater than God in any way, shape, or form. The Ontological Argument…

Christianity and Liberalism by J. Gresham Machen explains the foundational differences between liberals and biblically faithful Christians. In the book, Machen explores these differences through the fundamental Christian tenets like Scriptures, sacred doctrines, salvation, and Jesus’ divinity. Machen claims that Liberalism and Christianity cannot co-exist as they are founded on completely different foundational concepts. The author attempts to prove his point through four major examples.…

Christianity. It is a single word with great and powerful meaning, but one that is defined differently by people of many different denominational backgrounds. According to Dictionary.com, christianity is “The religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. Christians believe that Jesus Christ is the Messiah, sent by God. They believe that Jesus, by dying and rising from the dead, made up for the sin of Adam and thus redeemed the world, allowing all who believe in him to enter heaven.…

Out of Darkness II When Jesus encountered the powers of darkness oppressing a person, the oppressing spirits would often speak or identify themselves, recognizing the presence of His authority over them. St. Mark writes an eye witness report of spirits speaking out of a man from Gerasenes and the extra human strength they exerted through him. The man was drawn toward Jesus in his humanness, and, at the same time being, repelled away from Jesus because of the oppression of darkness at work…

Healing of Memories I God often gifts us in the very areas we have received healing and liberation. While I have witnessed physical restoration and healing in response to prayer, it is in the area emotional/spiritual healing that God most frequently calls for healing. My faith for this ministry was enlarged as God reached into the wounds of my past and released me from the bondage of fear into the process of finding the perfect freedom He has provided for His children through the victory of the…

4.1 Making and Begetting In this chapter, the author states that many feel that theology is unnecessary to understanding God. Most feel that they know more about God because of personal experiences. The author says he agrees with that to some degree; however, he feels that one is very limited with only the personal experience and without what he calls a map, which is what theology would be as related to the Christian religion. Without theology, he believes that people will have a great many…

In part four of Descartes’ Discourse on Method, the word ‘perfect’ is used numerous times. The excessive use of the word marks its importance in Descartes argument. This part of Descartes work contains Descartes’ thoughts on God and proof of God’s existence. He is exploring the idea of a perfect being, but the word ‘perfect’ seems to take on different meanings throughout the section of Descartes deliberating on what makes a perfect being. Perfect is used in relation to doubt, in relation to God,…

will always continue. God is doing it for communion. God’s revelation is personal. To reveal the mystery of reaching God, God reveals Himself communally. God comes to us, so that we do not need to become Gods to reach him. The revelation of God is trinity, a triune and perichoretic God.…