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So why do you think the Holy Spirit was not given a name? Do you think it is better phrased, Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost? Why do you think that Christ had to leave before the Holy Spirit could come? Can a Pentecost like event happen again? Do you believe that the Holy Spirit was around in the...

Exodus chapter 20 The Ethical Decalogue The event: The Hebrews / Israelites, are at Mt Sinai, God speaks from the mountain to the nation of Israel. After the first ten Laws the people freaked. Then after they calm down and step back a distance God continues with four more Laws, and then...

As I travel around I find that there are a lot of different beliefs regarding the Trinity, regardless of the written doctrines and statements of beliefs. Is the Trinity one God, three Gods, three Gods in one…a Godhead….two Gods and a Spirit. The last is the one that surprises me. Some see the...

Baptism, a little word with the power of the universe. Beliefs regarding baptism go from one end of the spectrum to the other. Some believe that when someone is baptized it causes miraculous events for the individual that are part of salvation. Some believe it is linked to repentance and thus...

A little bit of humor and a lot of facts. They lurk among us, still after all these years! Looking for the good and righteousness in the Mosaic Laws and Jewish culture. Could be our preacher, could be our grandpa, or our friends. They come to us quoting Old Testament Laws and religious thought...

Sounds almost like deists..... The belief that God has created the universe but remains apart from it and permits his creation to administer itself through natural laws. Deism thus rejects the supernatural aspects of religion, such as belief in revelation in the Bible and stresses the importance...

A little background information, because the dates are important. The Battle of the Milvian Bridge took place between the Roman Emperors Constantine and Maxentius on 28 October 312. The Edict of Milan was a decree and treaty agreed upon and signed by the Roman emperors Constantine and...

The ecumenical councils were a series of conferences (major and minor) which include ecclesiastical dignitaries (Bishops) who convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practices in which those entitled to vote represented a whole range of Christian beliefs and churches. Of...

The understanding of sin allows us to apply Christian morality to our lives. It gives us the knowledge to judge right and wrong. We look to the scriptures to learn what Christ defined as sins, and what He did not. So we use that information as a guide to the morals of our lives. What we...