God The Spirit By Beth Felker

Releasing sin has always been a struggle for me and I have decided to release it after reading Psalms of Faith.In Psalms of Faith written by Ray C.Stedman he talks about being cleansed from faults and desires from the world. Introduced to the readers Psalm 19:12 which is “But who can discern his errors? Forgive my hidden faults.” According to Benson Commentary this verse is David asking the lord to forgive him from his sin as he repents and reflects on what he has done wrong. This passage in the text meant a lot to me and where I am at in my life, because I am working on repenting for the sins I have committed and reflecting on those things. I want God to cleanse me from the sin I have committed but in knowing this I am aware he won’t just

Accused witches were forced to admit to various practices believed to be witchcraft. Details from the French Court of Rieux and the insanity that ensued are jaw dropping by today’s standards. Suzanne Gaudry’s judgement confession was no different, being forced and tortured into confessions including having given herself to the devil, renouncement of God, lent and Baptism. Moreover, Gaudry was also forced to confess that she had cohabited with the devil as well received the devil’s mark on her shoulder and being at dances. Of note however, the judgement confession seems to acknowledge Gaudry having technically only confessed to having had killed by poison, Philip Coine’s horse. Nevertheless, Gaudry’s confession was made

Award-winning journalist, Lee Strobel wrote The Case for Christ to retrace and enlarge his journey toward becoming a Christian. Strobel once atheist, and now Christian, shares how he began to look upon the Bible and God. As an atheist, Strobel lived the life of selfishness and only worried to please himself. When his wife began to go to church he wasn’t very pleased until after he saw the positive and attractive change in her. This is the start of his curiosity and investigation about Christianity. He wanted to understand what changed her like this. He wanted to relate with his wife so he decided to study about this and attend church services with her. Strobel began his journey and interviewed thirteen leading scholars who defended their views concerning the historical reliability of the New Testament. Strobel splits the case for Christ into three basic sections: Examining the Record, Analyzing Jesus, and Researching the Resurrection.

Unfortunately, the world we live is a far cry from perfect. We have all types of barriers and roadblocks that we must face and attempt to overcome on a daily basis. When dealing with healthcare, these barriers and roadblocks can be much scarier – and in some cases even deadly. These barriers are not limited to only language, but also to differences in cultures as well.

Envy of the Gods is a book written by John Prevas about Alexander the Great’s journey after he conquered Persia. The author has a degree in history, psychology, forensics, and political science. He has worked as a professor for the last fifteen years and has written two books, Hannibal Crosses the Alps and Xenophon’s March. Alexander the Great has always been a fascinating topic, but something that had always bothered me is the fact that even though I know his name, I had no idea what he had done, why he was famous, and why he is called “Great”, therefore I chose this book to know what Alexander did, what made him famous, and why he is important.

Although it is sometimes perceived to be an act of illusion, happiness is a feeling of compassion and joy that can still be found in the lives of many people. We live in a world full of pain, ignorance, hate, despair, sickness, and death. To find even a ray of hope and happiness in our inconsistent lives, can be a difficult task of its own. While it may seem that one day is very focused and productive, compared to another when it may seem to be lazy and stressful. Although, our high days and low days are out of our control, we can do certain things to maximize the amount of positivity we allow in our lives. Karen Armstrong, in her “Homo Religiosus” and Barbara Fredrickson, in her “Love 2.0” offer similar ideas but different methods to achieve the satisfaction and happiness that we desire. As Armstrong develops the idea of putting compassion for others before one’s self desires and Fredrickson introduces the idea of looking at love from your body’s perspective by sharing positive emotions to create “positivity resonance”, both Armstrong and Fredrickson work towards serving a mutual goal of happiness and contentment in people’s lives.

The medieval theologian Julian of Norwich was a mystic, writer, anchoress and spiritual director for her time. She is gaining in popularity for our time as she provides a spiritual template for contemplative prayer and practice in her compilation of writings found in Revelations of Divine Love. The insightful meditations provide the backdrop and basis for her Trinitarian theology’s embrace of God’s Motherhood found in the Trinity. Her representative approach of the all-encompassing unconditional love of a mother who nurtures, depicts Christ as our Mother ascending to the placement of Second hood within the Trinity while giving voice to the duality of God.

Art is a form of communication. Art is a form of language. The language of art can be elaborated in a multitude of ways, as well. These methods include the content, process, or themes of the artwork. The pieces “Who Tells the Truth?”

I wonder how many of us regret losing our innocence. Do we remember the exact moment it happened? To me, innocence is the lack of awareness of people being untrustworthy and bad. The moment you realize that the world is not what you thought when you wore your rose colored glasses is very sad. We may wish we could go back and erase what we know or attempt to get back what was lost, but unfortunately that just cannot happen. God is an incorporeal being and the source of all moral obligations. Losing our innocence is about experiences from the rebellion against God by ourselves or others that cause our spirit to be broken or wounded. In, “The God of Nightmares”, by Paula Fox we will analysis the loss of innocence and the world of faith destroyed, thus embodying the God of nightmares.

Hello everyone! I am greatly looking forward to spending this semester learning and growing with each of you as we study the New Testament together. It will be a great pleasure to meet those of you that I do not know, and reconnect with those of you who I do know.

Once I began reading “The Grace of God” by Andy Stanley, I’ll be honest; it sounded like an uninteresting read. How many different occasions have I sat in church over the course of my life and have heard about “The Grace of God” and how His mercies are new every day. I actually thought to myself, seriously what else is there to grace? Then I actually started reading the book and I must say that I was blown completely away. Comes to find out, I knew a very limited amount about God’s Grace before reading Mr. Stanley’s book, but now I can sincerely say that I have a far more broaden admiration for the Grace of God. Most people in Christianity, including myself, before reading this book, think that Grace is a “New Testament” thing and really can’t see Grace in the Old Testament.

Theists, people who believe in the existence of God, often are required to pray to God in order to obtain certain benefits and provisions. It is believed that these things wouldn’t come to God’s believers unless they take the role as a petitioner and pray. These believers know God to be an all-loving being. However, if this is the case, a major problem arises for both atheists and theists alike; “Why would God bestow the good only if asked to bestow it” and “Why does God not grant the good irrespective of whether some person ask for it?” Michael J. Murray and Kurt Myers attempt at answer these questions in support of theism through “Ask and I Will Be Given to You.” Although they do a great job showing the benefits that arise from the use

In the New Testament, receiving the Holy Spirit does not take place in a cookie cutter method, or a method reducible to a bullet point outline. Each account of receiving the Holy Spirit varies slightly. This does not imply that receiving the gift of the Holy Spirit contains inconsistencies, instead it is an experience that takes a certain form based on the circumstances of the individual or group that receives the Spirit. While this paper will attempt to put several accounts of receiving the Holy Spirit in the New Testament into two broad categories, it should be noted that giving specific definitions of how receiving the Holy Spirit works would not do the topic justice. The Holy Spirit, and the receiving of the Holy Spirit, appears differently in each situation researched for this paper, leading to the conclusion that receiving the Holy Spirit does not take place in a systematic way, but rather in a way that leaves

When it comes to playing god, humans have been aware of the consequences for centuries. Ruth Chadwick’s article in regards to playing god mentions that of ancient Greek mythology numerous times in relating the potential consequences that human perception sees in the event that humans take the role of making omnipotent decisions. Situations discussed by Chadwick begin with an argument revolving around the idea of “letting die”, particularly in the medical field. Further, I will discuss humans making decisions concerning life versus death. Chadwick, on a separate front, presents the playing god objection in the sense of moral limits regarding science and technology. Numerous questions have arisen in modern times concerning the use of proper ethics in science and medicine and with this have came the imposition of limits on said advancements. Certain thresholds are maintained and boundaries are set that are not to be surpassed and in Chadwick’s article, he attributes this to the supposed consequences that would follow if these boundaries were surpassed. This research includes acts that create life, as this ability is often only given to an omnipotent, divine being. Scientists argue that they are merely assisting creation by altering already existing materials, opponents argue that this genetic manipulation is actually an act of humans playing god. In this paper, a response and continuation of Ruth Chadwick’s ideas, I will go further into each of these perceptions

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