Knowing the Person of the Holy Spirit The Holy Spirit is a part of the Holy Trinity with the Father and Son. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word (ruwach‚ pronounced roo’-akh) was used when talking about the Spirit. This word literally means WIND‚ even the wind associated with a BREATHE! In the New Testament the Greek word (pneuma‚ pronounced pnyoo’-mah) was used which means the BREATHE or a BREEZE! We can literally think of the Holy Spirit as the "Breathe of God!" Most Christians today understand
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person of the Trinity‚ while others criticized the western approaches to the Trinity‚ which regards the Holy Spirit as proceeding from the Father and the Son. In the midst of these discussions‚ John Webster‚ wrote an important response on the distinctiveness of the Holy Spirit‚ arguing a possible way to conceive the role of the Holy Spirit within the western background ideas. Webster starts his argument by stating that “There is a need to ensure a properly pluralist doctrine of the Trinity‚ one‚ that
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“Religions have developed systems of beliefs to respond to the big questions in life.” The Protestant Christian Tradition has a set of rituals and beliefs that set the foundation for their faith. The acceptance in a triune God‚ that is; God as three persons that are collectively one‚ God; the Father‚ the Son and the Holy Spirit‚ is a fundamental part in the Protestant Christian Traditions understanding of the Characteristics of God. His nature is also understood as being transcendent –existing
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Corinthians 2:6 spoke to the whole church on the issue of church discipline for one of the members. Acts 6 when deacons were chosen‚ Acts 15 the church commissioned Paul and Barnabas both of these examples point to Congregationalist government. I think the trinity can be used to support what the church should look like. The Father‚ Son and Holy Spirit all work together and agree to govern the body of believers. Each submits to one another and does not do anything without the other
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candidates for baptism or in teaching children or in day-by-day preaching to the Christian people‚ are entrusted with this most beautiful of all roles: handing on the faith received from the Apostles‚ always and infinitely fruitful even as it was when they themselves received it from Jesus Christ. Like everyone else‚ the believer is able to observe the changes‚ slow or sudden depending on the times‚ in people’s mentalities and interests‚ the variations that occur in language. Without becoming
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Like Father‚ Like Son In the preface of his book‚ Like Father‚ Like Son‚ Tom Smail gives us the reason for his writing: "This book is an attempt to discover what it might mean for our humanity that God is Trinity."(p. xi) He goes on to give his readers a general outline of what he’ll be covering‚ beginning with how the view of Trinitarian doctrine has changed in recent times‚ and ending with a discussion on what we say about the triune God has deep implications with how we handle our relationship
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Tomson Highway’s The Rez Sisters is the play about seven related women who live on a reserve and go TO THE BIGGEST BINGO IN THE WORLD in Toronto. The play takes place during a summer of 1986‚ on the fictional Wasaychigan Hill Indian Reserve on Manitoulin Island‚ Ontario‚ and provides the portrait of seven Rez sisters who are all related by birth or marriage. The distinct personalities of each character are used to offer the audience a different attitude towards life and their role on the reservation
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Reconciliation comes from the word conciliation‚ which is the action of stopping someone from being angry. When we have reconciliation‚ it means that we restore our relationship to one that enables us to be compatible and friendly with one another again. -Eucharist: The Eucharist is a special sacrament as well as a sacrifice‚ during the Eucharist‚ with the appearances of bread and wine‚ which represent the body and blood of Christ‚ the Lord Christ is contained‚ offered‚ and received. 5 core beliefs
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Gnosticism from the Greek word gnosis‚ meaning “to know”; Gnosticism had certain beliefs which were considered heresy by the early church. Montanism a heresy claiming superior knowledge and a greater perfection than other Christians had Docetism a heresy which believed that Jesus Christ only appeared to be human; a denial of the Incarnation. Arianism a heresy‚ which stated that only the Father is truly God‚ that Christ the Son‚ was not. Sabellianism a heresy which denied the Trinitarian
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Imagine having no limits‚ no limit on anything. This includes the power to create anything‚ be anything‚ anyone who you choose to be. Conjure up any idea possible and think about what it would be like to be able to do it with no remorse‚ no questions‚ no restraint. A plan so unimaginable not any other person could comprehend it. A person so strong no army could stop them. Imagine being so immense they’re unavoidable. It can be hard to fathom anyone being so dominating‚ so in control. In a way that
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