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This post is a bit difficult, but I believe that my readers will be able to grasp its meaning. Just skip the Greek, and you should still be able to get the meaning. Feel free to comment. The role of the people of God within God’s Kingdom is consistent in terms of the qualifications of the constituent groups placed within it. While the spiritual leaders of the old covenant had the same mission as their new covenant counterparts, they failed to keep God as the focus of their li

This post is a part of my dissertation. It is a bit difficult at times, but I am sure you can get the overall meaning. Feel free to comment. The Two Kinds of People of God Because the Church consists of only redeemed persons, as opposed to the church as an organization, there is no need to differentiate between redeemed and non-redeemed persons within it. However, there is an ethnicity called Israel, a nation called Israel which includes Gentiles, and an Israel that is a comp

I used AI to generate the final product of this discussion, but it sounded good to me and was understandable. The key difference is that  Pentecostals emphasize the ongoing, active work of the Holy Spirit and the use of spiritual gifts  (like speaking in tongues and divine healing) as a central part of Christian life and worship, while other evangelicals generally do not focus on these "charismatic" experiences.  Shared Beliefs Pentecostalism is generally considered a movemen

Spiritual Gifts and Missions Introduction             The Holy Spirit and the gifts of the Spirit are an integral part of the life of the Christian, the Church, and the ministry. We will discuss the role of the spiritual gifts in ministry in their biblical, practical, and personal contexts. Because of the brevity of this discussion, we will discuss only the gifts outlined in 1 Corinthians 12, verses eight through ten. What does the Bible say as to the place of spiritual gifts

The first group we discuss is Jehovah's Witnesses. This group believes that Jesus is not God but only the Son of God and a god in the sense of an angel being a god. To them, he is the incarnation of Michael the archangel. They see the Holy Spirit as merely an impersonal force that God uses. Salvation is not by grace but through a complex, work-based two-class system. Only their 144000 will reach the higher levels of paradise. In the atonement, they believe the sacrifice was t

To properly understand the background of this section, one must consider the topic of the preceding chapter. Chapter ten’s emphasis was...

This post intends to serve as the beginning of a discussion about God. Its basis is the Holy Scriptures, and the discussion conforms to...

This discussion consists of excerpts and data derived from Kenneth E. Bailey’s Jesus through Middle Eastern Eyes,  which presents a balanced case for a better understanding of the Christmas event. A List of Errors The Wednesday class before Christmas is a time for reminding us what happened that glorious night. The traditional understanding of the account in Luke 2:1-18 contains a number of critical flaws. These include: 1.      Joseph was returning to his hometown. In the Mi

Euthanasia comes from the Greek EU, which means well, and Thanatos which means death. Therefore, its meaning is an easy death. For the...

The story of Job is the most ancient story within Scripture, likely by more than 100 years. His encounter with Sabeans shows this....

Q: The woman with the issue of blood had confident and faith to know that touching Jesus would make her well. But why was she trembling...

One divisive creation of fallen humanity which came into being after the finalization of the cannon deserves mention. When God gave...