THE THEOPNEUSTY OF THE HOLY SCRIPTURE The Doctrine of Inspiration and Its Critics Clements Romanus a church father refers to the scripture as being true through the Holy Spirit. Augustine refers to scripture as god’s handwriting or a letter from heaven. Aside from the term inspiration he also used dictation and direction. He gives reference to inspiration perhaps as a consequences of the translation into Latin of 2 Timothy 3:16. But He does not fix these term dogmatically because He also
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Theology – Holy Trinity Prayer and the Trinity The Holy Trinity will always remain a mystery to human beings‚ but that does not mean we cannot go ahead and try to interpret the events that took place in the history and the scriptures that we have available to us to try to elaborate on the idea of the Trinitarian Mystery in our own‚ human terms. Raniero Cantalamessa is a brilliant individual who uses simple terms and analogies to present complex concepts and ideas‚ he surely possesses an extensive
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Anne Bradstreet’s poem “The Flesh and the Spirit” shows us the duality of man that her audience was having to deal with at the spiritual level. While this poem was written back in 1643 it still shows us as Christians what we have come from and how easy it would be to go back to a life of the “flesh”. This poem also goes about giving us details about what we should be striving for and what we have to look forward to if we strive toward the real or ultimate goals or rather possessions. The poem
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Holy Trinity and Trimurti When we examine about Christianity‚ we can find so many differences and similarities between Christianity and other religions such as Judaism‚ Hinduism and Islam. I’ll contrast Holy trinity in Christianity with trinity in Hinduism. When I search about Protestant Christianity‚ I found really amazing similarity between Christianity and Hinduism. That was Trinity‚ which is called Holy trinity in Christianity and the Trimurti in Buddhism. According to Christianity‚ The Christian
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An Explication of John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 14” John Donne’s “Holy Sonnet 14‚” is a poem about a man who is begging for redemption by asking God to overtake his soul. The speaker writes in a first person point-of-view that directly implies that this poem was written in the context of a prayer‚ which is reinforced by the title. The tone of this poem begins with praise‚ which progressively grows to desperation‚ and ends with a sense of heavy pleading. The speaker reveals through word choices‚ metaphors
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The Holy Trinity by Masaccio was done approximately 1428. It is a superb example of Masaccio’s use of space and perspective. It consists of two levels of unequal height. Christ is represented on the top half‚ in a coffered‚ barrel-vaulted chapel. On one side of him is the Virgin Mary‚ and on the other‚ St. John. Christ himself is supported by God the Father‚ and the Dove of the Holy Spirit rests on Christ’s halo. In front of the pilasters that enframe the chapel kneel the donors (husband and wife)
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Biblical Perspective on Spirits Pastor Mark – 29th May 2013 Spirits “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood‚ but against principalities‚ against powers‚ against the rulers of the darkness of this age‚ against spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places.” (Ephesians 6:12) 1. Existence of spiritual powers There are dark‚ spiritual‚ powerful forces at work We don’t want to be ignorant of Satan and his demonic forces “And when He stepped out on the land‚ there met Him
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Through The Fruit of the Spirit of Joy November 5‚ 2012 Baptist women from around the world came together to study God’s Word‚ pray and give so that our world will be impacted for Christ. Tonight we in Campbellton are joining our hearts to theirs. The focus this year is o the fruit of the Spirit‚ JOY. There are many passages in the Bible that give us insight into the word joy. A few will be mentioned. The Magi rejoiced exceedingly with great joy when they saw the star indicated where Jesus was (Matthew
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of worship needs to be done in the manner in which God seeks it to be done by the worshipper. “God is spirit‚ and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth” (John 4:24). What a powerful command given by Jesus himself! However‚ what does that mean for the preacher? How does the preacher worship in spirit and truth from the pulpit‚ while leading the congregation to do the same? “Spirit-Led Preaching” by Greg Heisler is a book that explains how. This next quote from the preface is given
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Stealing is forbidden by the 8th commandment in The Holy Bible‚ however; not only is the Bible the most stolen book in the world‚ it is also a grand work of literature which has massively impacted my life. Whether the Bible is read by an individual of faith like myself‚ or a nonreligious person‚ the book itself provides solid advice on how to get through the struggles of life and has helped me cope with multiple obstacles that have crossed my path. For instance‚ during my 8th grade year my best
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