Two-Spirit

DISCERNING GOD IN THE CREED Believing Three Ways in One God: A Reading of the Apostles’ Creed, by Nicholas Lash, London: S.C.M. Press, 1992. Believing Three Ways in One God Prof. Lash begin his reflections on the Apostles’ Creed by explaining the attitude toward the articles. He defined the appropriate attitude “Amen” as a fundamental reflection about God’s work from the beginning, present, and future. For the time being, it is enough to make a general point that unity or identity of…

the concept of the Trinity, which is a certain train of thought that allows Christians to understand the relationship between God’s three entities: father, son, Holy Spirit. This paper ask, why did Christians choose to develop and believe in the Trinity. How they had to think of a way to describe God as the creator, human, and Spirit. Focusing on how other religious groups tried and failed to describe what role Jesus plays in their religion. This paper provides background on how each of the…

An understanding of theology gives Christians a foundation for the rest of their doctrinal beliefs. God has eternally existed as the Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit. All of the parts of God are equal in importance, yet different in role. The Trinity and the unity of God gives a picture of marriage, the church, and the relationship between Jews and Gentiles (Grudem 122). By studying how the Trinity works, we can…

confidence to someone who has never met? The book of Romans, written from Corinth by the Apostle Paul to the Roman church in 56-57 A.D. is considered one of the best expositions of the Gospel (Hindson & Towns 2016). This exposition, inspired by the Holy Spirit, strengthen the faith of the Roman believers, and strengthen the worldview through which they endured fierce persecution, and is able to sharpen the Christian worldview of believers through all time: “For I am not ashamed of the gospel,…

The Church has consistently rejected any ideology that was unbalanced towards diversity and unity. Lossky explains this issue by focusing on the two extreme ideologies, “Unitarianism has often assumed the aspect of an absolute Monarchianism: there is only one person in God…Its most perfect expression was in the third century, the modalism of Sabellius” (37). In this view Sabellius makes God impersonal…

While the teachings of Mormonism claim to be Biblical,they are actually quite far from it. They have the same people, but often with a completely different background or role in the story. For example, Mormons believe that Jesus is the “ literal spirit-brother of Lucifer, a creation” . (Slick, “A Comparison…”). Mormonism was founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith Jr., the fourth child of Lucy and Joseph Smith. His mother was a very superstitious woman, and his father was known as a money digger. Smith…

foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus Himself being the cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, is growing into a holy temple in the Lord” (Ephesians 2:20-21 NASB). Therefore, worship is vital to fulfilling the spirit of God. Since religion is essential to the will of God, as a Christian, it is also crucial to find the place of worship applicable to meet you worship needs. This paper will discuss a typical Sunday morning worship at the Brookland Baptist…

was correct or was well-based. The councils with the major Christological perspectives were the Councils of Nicea, Constantinople and Chalcedon. Each of these councils had a different view of Christ and how He is part of the Trinity with the Holy Spirit and the Father. The councils came to different conclusions as to why they thought their Christological perspective was correct. The decisions of the councils also effected the Church as a whole, in various ways. The controversy surrounding the…

"The apostles and other teachers, gifted by the Holy Spirit with a diversity of talents, provided leadership." P.33**(the story of church book) The early Christian church had tremendous success in thier development of ministry due to the acceptance of diverse followers (men, women, children, different social…

Foster, Richard J. Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth. New York, NY: HarperCollins, 1998. 9780060628390. Content Summary In the book Celebration of Discipline the author discuses 12 essential disciplines to living an effective spirit lead life. These 12 disciplines are primarily focused on self evaluation techniques using a biblical lens as a reference point. The book is divided in three major parts and attempts to create a path to a well balanced spiritual life that…