Prayer
Overview Prayer is one of the most important activities in most religious faiths; in Christianity, it is quite literally talking to or speaking with God. As children of God we are to pray to the Lord continuously about every matter in our lives, bringing ourselves before Him. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, give thanks in…
Discernment
Ecclesiology – Spiritual Gifts – Discernment Overview Discernment is a gift from God concerning the ability to distinguish good from evil, or things that are from God apart from the things that are not from God. Definitions & Etymology Greek word G1252 – Diakrisis – properly, a thorough judgement or discernment. Which distinguishes a ‘look…
Deliverance and Exorcism
Evangelism and Missions – Spiritual Warfare – Deliverance and Exorcism Overview Exorcism is traditionally defined as the act of driving out demonic entities from people that have become possessed. Deliverance in the Bible parallels this understanding, but is usually more broadly defined as the rescuing from bondage or danger. We find many examples in the…
Gift of Prophecy
Ecclesiology – Spiritual Gifts – Gift of Prophecy in the Bible Prolegomena Biblical Prophecy is another intricate and immense subject, and like other comprehensive topics, should be understood in the much larger context of what God teaches us in His word about the subject. Prophecy and prophets are mentioned continuously through the Bible, for this…
Gifts of Healings
Ecclesiology – Spiritual Gifts in the Bible – Gifts of Healings Overview – Gifts of Healing in the Bible The subject of healing in the Bible is an immense study. To fully understand the gifts of healing, much of the Biblical context concerning the larger subject of healing has to be explored. This is due…
Cessation vs Continuation
Cessation and Continuation on the Spiritual Gifts of the Church Definitions Cessation or Cessationism Cessation is the belief that the spiritual gifts given in the book of Acts ceased with the original first church, or more specifically, when the Apostles of Christ died. Cessationists typically believe that the miraculous signs and wonders have ceased; i.e…
Ecclesiology – Church Government
Church Government Government of the Local Church As we know, Christ is the head and leader of the Church. All direction and authority comes from Him. As the head and chief cornerstone, Christ setup the prophets and apostles to be the foundation of the Church, and their writing, the word of God, became and remains…
Community and Church Interactions
ECCLESIOLOGY – COMMUNITY Table of Contents COMMUNITY INTERACTION The Church is a community that works among other communities. The church is organized and structured so that it is able to be as diverse as the entire world because it is made up of people from all every part of the world. It is meant to…
