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The Holy Spirit and the Church

For instance, it took centuries for them to realise fully that God always cared for them. God was always close to them – never distant nor disinterested. God wanted everyone to learn about these experiences. Therefore, the Holy Spirit roused thoughts and feelings in individuals and groups who recorded these experiences in writing. An example is the Book of Exodus, which conserves some of the earliest writings. As numerous people wrote about God's teachings, it was not always clear what was inspired by the Spirit and what was not. Over time editors inspired by the Holy Spirit were able to recognise what was not from God and they deleted these writings. Those editors then combined different inspired writings and discarded seemingly opposed details which did not measure up to the key teachings. One example is the story of the Passover. As the Hebrews were escaping Egypt, God protected them. In the following text the inspired editor's concern was about God's power over the allegedly invincible Egyptian army. After the Old Testament are the books of the New Testament. The New Testament consists of twenty-seven books which tell of the teachings and life of Jesus as well as events during the first-century of Christianity. These books are attributed to eight different authors, six of whom are numbered among the Apostles and two among their immediate disciples. Within the New Testament are the books of the Acts of the Apostles and the Letters (Epistles). Some refer to the Acts of the Apostles as 'the gospel of the holy spirit'. It is placed as the first book after the Gospels. The Acts of the Apostles tell of the growth of the early church under the power of the Holy Spirit. The book was written by the same author as the Gospel of Luke. The author originally intended the Acts to be like a gospel that focussed only on the Holy Spirit. The Acts begins with the Church in Jerusalem and ends with the Church spreading to Rome, the centre of the empire.


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1. Baptised with an Unholy Spirit

... the carefully purposed work of the Holy Spirit in the establishment of the Church. Right at the outset, the agenda is set when the Lord Jesus Christ tells His Apostles: 'But you shall receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth' (Acts 1:8). In this verse the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the Church recorded in the ... religious experience because, it is argued, the disciples were already converted when they were 'filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other to...

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2. The Holy Spirit and the Book of Acts

... themselves in one place and was in one accord the day of Pentecost finally came. The promise manifested itself through a powerful outpouring of God's presence. Pentecost resulted in a personal indwelling of God's presence that produced a unified Christian community of believers, better known as the church. [16] Even though Jesus told the twelve disciples of the pending promise, the outpouring of the Holy Spirit affected all one hundred and twenty people shut up ... in the room. [17] No one was left out. When all believers were filled with the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, it was proof that ...

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3. Philosophy of Church Music

... is that it should take whatever form is best conducive to helping the congregation praise God. The church musician is there to use experience and a firm understanding of worship in all its varied styles and forms to heighten the congregation's worship experience, through quality music that is open to the leading of the Holy Spirit. I shun legalism in any worship style. I long to see Christians worshipping God with their honest ... hearts. I"m not concerned with appeasing people's desires, because worship is for God's benefit. I recognize that people can get caught up in the religiosity ...

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4. The Nine Gifts of the Holy Spirit

... ; The Holy Spirit is sent to teach us all things. The Holy Spirit was with Paul who wrote 1 Corinthians in which the wonderful gifts of the Spirit were announced to us, and the Holy Spirit is with us as well. This means we can experience the gifts of the Spirit: the Word of Knowledge, the Word of Wisdom, the Gift of Faith, the Gift of Prophecy, the Gifts of Healings, the Workings of Miracles, the Discerning of Spirits, the Different Kinds of Tongues, and the Interpretation ... of Tongues. In this paper, the topic of discussion will be, as mentioned above, the gifts of the Holy Spirit. 1 ...

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5. Theology of the Trinity

... exists to this day. The Trinity dominated the attention of the church during the counsel of Nicea in 325 with the addition of the Filioque clause. The idea of the Trinity wasn't the problem but the hierarchy of it was, which caused two major groups, the Western Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. The Western Church sees the Trinity as a balance between each part of the Trinity and their distinct roles. Western Theology sees the connection between the Son and the Holy Spirit as a bond of Love ... . Each part of the Trinity plays ... ...

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6. Baptism and the Catholic Church

... . Once a person has been baptized the person becomes an immediate member of the Church "the church is a visible presence of the invisible Christ. The Church as universal sacrament of salvation continues the work of Christ. The Church represents the Body of Christ and so just as Jesus was filled with the Holy Spirit; the church reflects itself as being filled with the Holy Spirit. Through Baptism the person also receives the first initiation of the Holy Spirit. Ritual celebration of the sacrament-Based on Rite of Baptism ... for Several Children (Appendix 1)8 Baptism in the Catholic Churc...

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7. John Wesley & The United Methodist Church

... are scripture, tradition, experience, and reason. These guidelines help the denomination understand their faith. They are interdependent, and allow for variety in theology. The United Methodist Church has a social creed that we continue to believe in. It states, "We believe in God, Creator of the world; and in Jesus Christ, the Redeemer of creation. We believe in the Holy Spirit, through whom we acknowledge God's gifts, and we repent of our sin ... in misusing these gifts to idolatrous ends. We affirm the natural world as God's handiwork and dedicate ourselves to ... ...

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8. The Holy Spirit

... relationship. The Holy Spirit is the one who the Lord gave us to guide, direct and teach the church, and us. (John 14:16) The Holy Spirit is the inner voice that tells us something is wrong with our life. That inner voice is a blessing from God, who loves us enough to show us our error. The Holy Spirit is part of the Trinity. There is one God who is manifested in three persons, the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is ... eternal (Heb 9:14) The Holy Spirit is omnipresent (Psalm 139:7-10) The Holy Spirit is ... ...

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9. The Seven Sacraments of the Roman Catholic Chruch

... John the Baptist. At the baptism, both Christ and John were in the river. John poured water over Christ's forehead and baptized him in "The name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." Although the sacrament of baptism is still performed today, it is performed in a church not in a river. The priest pours Holy Water on the infant or adult's forehead and blesses them in "The name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." Then the sign of the ... cross is placed on their forehead with a special oil called sacred chrism. This symbolizes the anointing from the H...

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