Two-Spirit

In this paper the reader will hopefully gain knowledge of the article by Frank Macchia entitled “Justification through New Creation: The Holy Spirit and the Doctrine by which the church stands and falls.”. In this paper the reader should hopefully understand what the article is about by a summarization of the article itself. On the other hand the reader will be presented with the key arguments that the author expounds as well as getting a in depth critiquing of the article. Lastly the reader…

broken up separately for the two books covered in the commentary. To begin, an introduction to each book is given that explains important background information on…

ultimate source of intelligibility and all source of positive reality. Archetype principle such as good, health life and devotion are come from the ultimate Wisdom. All that exists in the realm of Wisdom invisible to the eye. But is accessible to the spirit and the minds eye in the…

worked most of his life to support the work of the God in many ways. He has been a Pastor, Youth Pastor, Associate Pastor, Director of Baptist Student Union, and Missionary. His education accomplishments include a Bachelors, Master of Divinity, and two honorary doctor degrees in divinity and missions. Currently, Dr. Rankin is President Emeritus of the International Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention. He has also authored or co-authored several books pertaining to Christians living…

From the beginning of time, many different cultures formed sundry religions and fashioned their own ideas about their specific God. These ideas and beliefs have been passed down from one generation to the next. One idea surrounding God that is comparable between the Native Americans and the Puritans include their belief that God exists as a Supreme Being. In this essay, I will convey how each group’s idea of God is different. The Puritans were a Protestant group during the 16th and 17th…

The Azusa Street revival had firmly established the centrality of baptism in the Holy Spirit as evidenced by speaking in tongues, but that was not the only distinguishing factor that would set Pentecostalism apart creating tension with and influencing the rest of Christianity. Freedom in the Spirit meant drastically different worship from mainstream Christianity. As Grant Wacker writes, “Any service – indeed any part of any service – that looked…

baptized two of my children in the Lutheran…

Gordon’s purpose in writing The Master Plan of Evangelism was to examine the evangelism principles used by Jesus Christ (called “The Master” by Dr. Gordon in the book) during the days of His flesh. Dr. Coleman emphasizes the fact that his purpose was not to study and write about the methods used by Jesus but rather the principles which governed the methods. The Gospel accounts of Jesus’ evangelistic ministry are the single source used by Dr. Coleman in this volume. Jesus’ plan while He walked…

practiced in many types of churches, Anglican, Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Roman Catholic. Christians have two main beliefs, The Trinity and “Sin and Salvation” The Trinity is a belief that 3 distinct people make up God. The three people are God the Father, Jesus Christ son of God, and The Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is believed to make up everything. Sin and Salvation are two teachings, Sin teaches that everyone is tempted to allow their desires to defy God’s will, whereas Salvation…

evidence for why the life of a true Christian is the happiest, most fulfilled, and most productive. Pastor Baart does so by establishing our identity and purpose, the identity and purpose of each person in the trinity, and the relationship between the two. In chapter 1, The Author, Pastor Baart contrasts his “old” life with the beginning of his “new” one. While Pastor Baart does not explicitly say that his life was happier, the reader can infer this conclusion from the way that he was prompted…