Trinity

Jesus Christ died, rose and ascended to heaven. The Holy Spirit is not an ethereal shadow, vague or an impersonal force. The Holy Spirit is a force equal to God. The Holy Spirit is considered the third family in the Godhead. Christians believe in the trinity; God the father, God the son and God the Holy Spirit (Luther’s,…

themselves. Leaders within the churches convened in order to form unanimous and unwavering principles as answers to the essential questions of teaching orthodox faith. These debates would be called Ecumenical Councils, settling disputes regarding the Holy Trinity, the duality of Christ, the question of grace, and other heresies. The baselines of these principles have resulted in various schisms, some of which are still prevalent today. From the Council of Arles in 314 AD to the Fourth…

2. Research Points Jesus gave this task to the apostles, shortly before he ascended into Heaven, and essentially describes what Jesus expected the apostles and those who follow them, do in His absence. Interestingly, in the original Greek, the only specific commandment in Matthew 28: 19-20 is "go" and "make disciples." Baptizing them and teaching them all that Jesus commanded. "Go," and "make disciples" is the mandate of the Great Commission, "baptizing" and "teaching" are the means by which…

terminated, a trace of its effect remains in the brain. This trace, in turn, will influence all similar processes that occur in the future. According to this point of view, a process, which is caused by an experience, can occur only once in “pure” form; thereafter, all similar processes interact with the memory trace. The stronger the memory trace, the stronger its influence on the process; therefore, one’s conscious experience will tend to be more in accordance with the trace than with the…

The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, and is living among mankind today. Because of this, man has an interesting view of the Holy Spirit at work, and this causes is there views to be clouded. The work of the Spirit in the scriptures is often not specifically laid out, and role of the Holy Spirit has historically been down played in Christian circles. In twenty-first century Christianity, the Holy Spirit is often neglected in theological systems which causes confusion on the topic.…

controversy existed at an early stage; a period which is known Arianism. Arius was a Christian in Alexandria, Egypt. Arius wrote a letter to his Eusebius addressing this tension and his stance. He was opposed to the views of Eusebius regarding the trinity and the nature of Christ. Arius believed that God is with out a beginning and that the son has a beginning… “Before he was begotten…He was not” (Hardy, pg 333). Although somewhat obscure, Arian then made a confession which addressed Alexander…

In Iraq, the lifestyle there is much worse for Muslim women than it is in the United States. It is common for women to be a victim of abuse, killed, or even raped. In the United States women are given more benefits than Muslim women do in Iraq, which doesn’t seem fair, because women should be treated just as equally as men are treated and no gender is superior than other gender. Iraq’s major religion is Islam, their religion compares and contrasts to Christianity, however the life Muslim women…

In the early days of the Orthodox Christian Church, a power struggle over the control and guidance of the dogma of the Christian faith was raging. During this time, various sects of the Christian religion were at odds with each other. Flavius Valerius Aurelius Constantinus Augustus, known to history as Constantine the Great, was the Roman Emperor from 306 to 337 AD and played a vital role in this religious movement. The Orthodox (Roman Catholic) and Arianism sects eventually became the primary…

If you look and read through the bible, it displays the holy spirit as a person that has the same equality of the father and jesus. The spirit is also referred to one of the three personalities of the trinity which are the father the son and the holy spirit. the divine characteristics of the holy spirit can be seen in the process of the creation of the world in the book of genesis. In genesis 1:1 it obviously says god created the heavens and the earth but the holy spirit was there in the…

see it as, it is the right thing to do, but see it as something God planned for us to do in honor of him. Throughout the Bible community is a relative theme (Jeff). We can first see community in the Trinity, God the Father, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit (Jeff). This idea comes into play because the Trinity is, or God is forming His creation and by making it He is creating a community (Jeff). This theme shows that God intended to “move people into communities where they will bless others and others…