Trinity United Church of Christ

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 God’s divine nature, it likewise manifests Yahweh’s image in them, and it also brings about the indwelling of the Trinity within…

Believing in the words of Jesus the disciples united in prayer and on the day of the Hebrew celebration called Pentecost, the fulfilled promised came forth when the Holy Spirit fell on them and gave them the power they would need to begin the great church and minister the Gospel of Jesus Christ. The impact and effect of the Holy Spirit on the lives of the disciples of Jesus was immediate and persuasive. The Holy Spirit gave them the ability to speak in foreign languages to spread and proclaim…

through the redemptive power of Jesus Christ and the keeping power of the Holy Spirit. I spend time daily in prayer, meditation and reading of the scriptures. As the Apostle Creed States: I believe in God, the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ his only Son, our Lord; who was conceived by…

During class, we had the discussion over the beliefs Christians have about the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity who takes everything God has for us and brings it to us. In the Bible, we find that there are five truths about God which are known as there is one God, the Father is God, Jesus is God, the Holy Spirit is God, and the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are distinct persons (UCF Class Discussion, 11/10/16). The Holy Spirit frees us from sin, along with helping…

their family’s religious tradition so they quickly broke up. Then, a few years after college, my parents were reunited and decided to find a church they both could support. The first church I remember attending was a Christian and Missionary Alliance church. After a few years in this congregation, my parents agreed to help start a non-denominational church. For my elementary years, my family was actively involved with this small congregation. Then, in middle school, my family moved to Arizona…

dad’s religion, which is Crusaders of the Divine Church of Christ (CDCC). I was baptized with my dad’s religion (CDCC) but was later converted to…

By the Blessed Trinity we mean one and the same God in three divine persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. IV. By the Incarnation is meant that the Son of God, retaining His divine nature, took to Himself a human nature, that is, a body and soul like ours. V. The Church is the congregation of all baptized persons united in the same true faith, the same sacrifice, and the same sacraments, under the authority of…

the Catholic Church. Marriage is the “The matrimonial covenant, by which a man and a woman establish between themselves a partnership of the whole of life (CCC 1601).” Because marriage is a sacrament, not everyone can do it at any time in their life. The couple getting married must meet certain requirements. Some of those are both partners have to be baptized Christians, not closely related, partners of the opposite sex, free of any other marriage, and in good terms with the church. These…

being” (pg. xiv). Intellectualism isn’t disconnected from believing, rather, the function and belief of the Church established its pattern of intellectual thought. The Church was Christocentric and thus, their intellectualism was Christocentric as their tradition was in “thinking about the God who is known and seeking the One who is loved” (pg. 311). The hearts and attention of the early church were captivated by God, enveloping and formulating their intellect.…

of ministry had on your interpretation of (a) the Lordship of Jesus Christ, and (b) the work of the Holy Spirit? Beside my grandmother, front pew on the preacher’s right, St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Ocala, Florida (hereafter referred to as St. Mark’s). That’s where I began to confess the Lordship of Jesus. In the earliest formative years of my life, I stood with those precious folks and recited, “I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord”… “I believe in the Holy Spirit”…