History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Father Christ the Son The Holy Spirit The Bible Old Testament New Testament Apocrypha The Gospels Ten Commandments Sermon on the Mount Christian theology Salvation · Grace Christian worship Christian Church Catholicism Orthodox Christianity Protestantism Christian denominations C ...

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• Holy Spirit - Depiction in art
• Holy Spirit - Non-Trinitarian Christian views
• Holy Spirit - Rastafarian view of the Holy Spirit
• Holy Spirit - Other views
• Holy Spirit - Judaism
• Holy Spirit - Islam
• Holy Spirit - Mandaeanism
• Holy Spirit - Hinduism
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Some Christians claim the ability to tap into powers from the Holy Spirit, while others claim to be expressly granted powers by the deity. Claims of divine inspiration stemming from the Holy Spirit have been occurring throughout the history of Christianity (see Montanism). Many have claimed that the Holy Spirit has given them the power to: Cure diseases with prayer Speak a foreign language that he or she had not learned before Hear God speaking Expel evil spirits that are possessing a person Have a strong, personal connection to God Speak in a heavenly langu ...

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Abracadabra is a word used as an incantation, considered by some to be the phrase that is pronounced most universally in other languages without translation. The word is now commonly used as an incantation by stage magicians. In ancient times, however, it was taken much more seriously as an incantation to be used as a cure against fevers and inflammations. The first known mention was in De Medicina Praecepta by Serenus Sammonicus, physician to the Roman emperor Caracalla, who prescribed that the sufferer from the disease wear an amulet containing ...

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• Abracadabra - Etymology
• Abracadabra - The curse and the pestilence
• Abracadabra - Father, Son, Holy Spirit
• Abracadabra - Disappear like this word
• Abracadabra - Abraxas
• Abracadabra - Thelema
• Abracadabra - Avada Kedavra in Harry Potter

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In Christian Pentecostal theology, Baptism with the Holy Spirit is a second baptism, "in fire," spoken of by Jesus in the Gospels. Specifically, it refers to the experience of Pentecost described in the Book of Acts. In most mainstream Christian churches, Pentecost is seen as a single act that spread out the Holy Spirit or paraclete onto all believers. Individuals thereafter might or might not have similar experiences, but the single event of Pentecost itself was sufficient for all time and t ...

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• Baptism of the Holy Spirit - Development of the Term
• Baptism of the Holy Spirit - Bible References to Baptism with the Holy Spirit

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Holy Spirit - Pentecostalism. The Christian movement called Pentecostalism derives its name from the event of Pentecost, the coming of the Holy Spirit when Jesus' disciples were gathered in Jerusalem. The Pentecostal movement places special emphasis on the work of the Holy Spirit, and especially on the gifts mentioned above, believing that they are still given today. Many Pentecostals believe in a 'Baptism of the Holy Spirit', in which the Spirit's power is received by the Christian in a new way. In this the Christian can now be ...

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Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit - The Holy Spirit in the Bible, Holy Spirit - Christian views on the Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit - Pentecostalism, Holy Spirit - Catholic Church, Holy Spirit - Orthodoxy, Holy Spirit - Dispensationalism, Holy Spirit - Branch Davidian, Holy Spirit - Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost, Holy Spirit - Gifts and Fruits of the Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit - The powers of the Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit - Depiction in art, Holy Spirit - Non-Trinitarian Christian views, Holy Spirit - Rastafarian view of the Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit - Other views, Holy Spirit - Judaism, Holy Spirit - Islam, Holy Spirit - Mandaeanism, Holy Spirit - Hinduism, Holy Spirit - Comparisons in fiction

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Studying Jain holy scriptures, I found I could draw a parallel between the behaviour of matter or non-living substance and the soul which is a living substance. Souls are infinite in number: Some are pure and liberated; others are unliberated and live a bodily or embodied existence.

Pure souls possess properties or characteristics comprising infinite knowledge, vision and bliss and are quite different from unliberated, mundane, souls which have limited knowledge through mind and sense organs, experiencing birth and death.

(See also: Life and Death, Life and Beyond, Death and Dying, Body Mind and Soul)

Born again is a term used primarily in the Fundamentalist and Evangelical branches of Protestant Christianity, where it is associated with salvation, conversion and spiritual rebirth. Outside of these circles, the term is often applied by extension to other phenomena, including a transcending personal experience — or the experience of being spiritually reborn as a "new" human being. Born again - Christian concepts. To be born again in Christianity is synonymous with spiritual ...

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Christian meditation is a form of quiet (but not necessarily silent) contemplation often associated with prayer or scripture study. It is rooted in the Bible, which directs its readers to meditate. In Joshua 1:8, God commands his people to meditate on his word day and night to instill obedience. The psalmist says that "his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in his law he meditates day and night" (Psalm 1:2). The Bible ...

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• Christian meditation - History
• Christian meditation - Theology of Christian meditation
• Christian meditation - Christian meditation: many strands

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Holy Scripture (or Sacred Scripture, meaning the Holy Writings) is a term of reverence used by Christians when referring to the Bible. The most standard understanding of these writings is that they were composed under the revelation of God though the Holy Spirit. The older branches of Christianity accept the idea that metaphor and poetry are an integral part of their composition; certain traditions, however, especially in Protestantism, consider these writings to be factually accurate, and thus inerrant (see Fundament ...

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Christocentric is a doctrinal term within Christianity pertaining to teachings focused on Jesus Christ, the second person of the Christian Trinity, as opposed to the Holy Spirit or God the Father. It is making Christ, or Christianity, the central theme, about which all things are grouped, as in religion or history; tending towards Christ, as the central object of thought or emotion. See also Christology Other related archivesChrist, Christianity, Christology, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Trinit

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In Rabelais' Pantagruel, Ruach is the Isle of Winds. The people of Ruach eat and drink nothing but wind, and live inside weathercocks. The island is an allegory of the insubstantial promises and flatteries that people must subsist on to survive in this world. The word "Ruach" comes from the Hebrew meaning "wind" or "spirit". It is the word used to refer to the Spirit of God, or Holy Spirit, in the Old Testament of the Bible. ...

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Monarchianism, or Monarchism as it is sometimes called, is a set of beliefs that emphasize God as being one, that God is the single and only ruler. This emphasis conflicted with the doctrine of the Trinity, of God as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Models of resolving the tension between the two principles in favour of God's oneness were proposed in the 2nd century, but rejected as heretical by the Church. Monarchianism in-and-of itself is not a complete theory of the relation of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, bu ...

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• Holy Orders - Presbyterian churches
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• Holy Orders - Non-traditional organizations
• Holy Orders - Ordination of women
• Holy Orders - Ordination of homosexuals
• Holy Orders - Judaism
• Holy Orders - Christianity
• Holy Orders - Humanist
• Holy Orders - Print resources

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The Christ's Ambassador Mission (C.A.M.) is an evangelistic mission organization that expands god's world onto campuses and the rest of the world through pentecostal holy spirit movement as Christ's ambassdors. There are four major areas for its missionary goal. First, the pentecostal Holy spirit movement. Second, university student oriented ministry. Third, Christ's ambassador training for the God's wor ...

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• Holy Day of Obligation - Poland
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Paraclete comes from the Greek word meaning "one who consoles" or "one who intercedes on our behalf", which first appears in the Gospel of John (16:7). Christian theology afterwards identified Paraclete with the Holy Spirit. The word appears only a few times in Greek New Testament manuscripts and using the Roman alphabet is rendered "parakletos". Christ is quoted in the New Testament using this word; in John 14:26 the greek word parakletos is used as an alternative term for "Holy Spirit". Yet in I John 2:1 "parakletos" ...

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Pneumatology is the study of spiritual beings and phenomena, especially the interactions between humans and God. Pneuma (πνευμα) is Greek for "breath", which metaphorically describes a non-material being or influence. Pneumatology - In Christian theology. In Christian theology, pneumatology refers to the study of the Holy Spirit. In mainstream Christian doctrine, the Holy Spirit is the third person of God in the Trinity. Unitarian forms of Christianity deny that the Holy S ...

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• Pneumatology - The pneumatology of Philo

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• One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church - Meaning of the words catholic and apostolic
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• One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church - apostolic

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The trinitarian formula is the phrase "in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" (original Greek εις το ονομα του πατρος και του υιου και του αγίου πνεύματος, eis to onoma tou patros kai tou huiou kai tou hagiou pneumatos), or words to that form and effect referring to the persons of the Holy Trinity. These words are quoted from a command of Jesus in Matthew 28:19, commonly called the Great Commission: "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the ...

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