and the Holy Spirit. The concept of the trinity is found throughout the bible from Genesis until Revelation although the word itself is never used. Along with the doctrine of the Trinity come confusion and misconceptions from both Christians and non Christians. Through reading and analyzing scripture we have come to understand that God is one in essence but three distinct people. The doctrine of the trinity teaches there are three persons; the father‚ the son‚ and the holy spirit‚ combined
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as a child of God. The first element of the Christian worldview is God and his likeness through creation. God is infinite and we can never fully understand him. First Corinthians 2:14 explains‚ “the natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God‚ for they are folly to him‚ and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned” (ESV). He reveals himself through the Trinity;
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How does the purpose of the book of Acts determine the interpretation of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 2 (Jensen‚ 209-216)? “The primary purpose of Acts must have been edification‚ for it was inspired and written to profit for teaching‚ reproof‚ correction‚ and instruction in righteousness- a ministry of edifying of the church of God.” (Jensen 1981‚ p 210). As I searched the scriptures on this purpose of edification‚ I found I Corinthians 14‚ the whole chapter is dedicated
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for the churches statement of faith in their website. According to this website‚ “the Evangelical Free Church of America’s statement of faith includes their belief in one God as three divine persons; the Father‚ the Son‚ and the Holy Spirit. They believe that the Holy Bible is spoken by God through humans‚ is without error‚ and reveals God’s will for salvation. They believe that Adam and Eve were created by God and sinned; leaving humans as sinners by nature‚ who can only be redeemed through God’s
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want to be able to show that you are attentive to what the client is talking about. Patience is a core skill‚ because it takes quality time with the client to be effective in your session. Not to mention‚ patience is an attribute of the fruit of the spirit. In addition‚ urge‚ warn encourage‚ and help are all key core skills that are cogent for a competent Christian counselor. When a counselor displays these things‚ it shows his/her level of spiritual maturity‚ and emotional
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Word of God. God is best known in Jesus Christ as John 14.19 which states that he who has seen me has seen the Father that is reveal through the gospels. God has revealed Himself as existing in three distinct persons: the Father‚ the Son‚ and the Holy Spirit. God’s revelation of Himself‚ however‚ is in no way essential to the accomplishment of His works. According to Warfield (2003) he said that‚ the elements of the plan of salvation are rooted in the mysterious nature of the Godhead‚ in which
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Timothy is a good student of the ancient texts and because he is so‚ he understands the salvation of Jesus Christ. At the time Paul wrote this‚ there was no New Testament. There were only the stories and experiences of others and the power of the Holy Spirit flowing through the church body. Some people have a problem with the idea of the bible being "God breathed" or "inspired by God". How different is it than someone writing sports commentary? Now before some of you start getting ticked off by me comparing
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The Christian Life: According to Romans 8‚ the Spirit is integral to our sanctification. Presented to John Markley For BIBL 425-Romans By Justin Berleth L23820548 Date May 8‚ 2011 The Bible consists of sixty six books written over the course of approximately 1‚500 years and is at least 98% accurate in all of the translations of the Bible. The Bible is split up into two different sections the Old Testament which include thirty nine books and the New Testament which contain twenty
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Although we read about the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts‚ and the gifts of the Holy Spirit in the early church of the New Testament‚ history is more or less silent on this issue. It was not until the early twentieth century‚ with the dissatisfaction of the current Methodist denomination for various reasons and the resulting movement toward revivalism and other ecclesiastical bodies‚ including Pentecostalism‚ that we see the “gifts of the Spirit” become a popular subject and practice
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word dwells in us abundantly and transforming our minds and lives. We invision to form a community whole heartedly responsive to the love of God‚ radically transformed in to the image of Christ and powerfully mobilized into kingdom works by the Holy Spirit. We invision a community‚ where God’s word and the Good news of the gospel are proclaimed and practiced. We invision becoming a community of mobilized graduated ministers where we trained and courageously deployed for the kingdom works‚ for spiritual
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