Encyclopedia - Pentecost: Encyclopedia - Pentecost
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecost: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecost - When Is Pentecost?
Pentecost is always seven weeks after Easter Sunday. It is in mid- to late spring in the Northern Hemisphere and mid- to late fall in the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pentecost: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Pentecost
Pentecost The word comes from the Greek which means fifty. It is a celebration on the fiftieth day after Passover. It was a culminatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostalism: Encyclopedia - Pentecostalism
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostalism - Theology
Theologically, most Pentecostal denominations are aligned with Evangelicalism in that they emphasize the reliability of the Bible and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostalism - Theology
Theologically, most Pentecostal denominations are aligned with Evangelicalism in that they emphasize the reliability of the Bible and the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criticisms Of Charismatic And Pentecostal Belief: Encyclopedia - Criticisms Of Charismatic And Pentecostal Belief
Charismatic is an umbrella term used to describe Christians who believe that the manifestations of the Holy Spirit seen in the first cent...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Pentecostal Church: Encyclopedia - United Pentecostal Church
The United Pentecostal Church International (UPCI) is a Christian denomination of the Pentecostal movement. The UPCI is the largest Onene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit
In Christian Pentecostal theology, Baptism with the Holy Spirit is a second baptism, "in fire," spoken of by Jesus in the Gospels. Specif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prosperity Theology: Encyclopedia - Prosperity Theology
Prosperity theology or Prosperity doctrine is a doctrine commonly found in televangelists and pentecostal churches which claims God wants...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continuous Revelation: Encyclopedia - Continuous Revelation
In general, continuous revelation or continuing revelation is a theological belief or position that God continues to reveal divine princi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Benjamin Simpson: Encyclopedia - Albert Benjamin Simpson
Albert Benjamin Simpson (December 15, 1843 – October 29, 1919) was a Canadian preacher, theologian, author, and founder of The Christia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Language: Encyclopedia - Universal Language
The idea of a universal language is at least as old as the Biblical story of Babel. Babel's fall has the mythical point that there was on...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of God: Encyclopedia - Church Of God
There are numerous, mostly unrelated bodies in the United States and other English-speaking countries that are denominated the Church of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liturgical Year: Encyclopedia - Liturgical Year
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible Conspiracy Theory: Encyclopedia - Bible Conspiracy Theory
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protestantism: Encyclopedia - Protestantism
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apostolic Church: Encyclopedia - Apostolic Church
The Apostolic Church is a Pentecostal denomination of Christianity. It was the first Pentecostal denomination in the United Kingdom, wher...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Church Of North America: Encyclopedia - Christian Church Of North America
The Christian Church of North America (CCNA) is a North American Pentecostal denomination of Christians. The Christian Church of North Am...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pentecost: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Pentecost
Pentecost The word comes from the Greek which means fifty. It is a celebration on the fiftieth day after Passover. It was a culminatio...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pentecost: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Pentecost
A Christian theological definition of Pentecost according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   "...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Pentecost: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Pentecost
Pentecost [from Greek pentekoste fiftieth day]   The seven weeks, or fifty days counting inclusively, after the Hebrew Passover. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - P'ent'ay: Encyclopedia Ii - P'ent'ay - History
Modern Ethiopian Pentays have origins from the Azusa Street Revival in the United States led by Charles Fox Parham and the African Americ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostal Mission: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostal Mission - Statistics
Branches - 1000(apporoximately) Full Time Ministers - 4000(apporoximately) ... See also:Pentecostal Mission, Pentecostal Mission - Orig...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Oneness Pentecostalism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Oneness Pentecostalism
Oneness Pentecostalism A schism that emerged from the mainstream Pentecostal movement during the years 1914Ð1916. Unlike traditional P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostal Mission: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostal Mission - Origin
The exclusivistic Ceylon Pentecostal Mission, now also known as The Pentecostal Mission or The Pentecostal Church, is an indigenous movem...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecost: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecost - Traditions And Holidays
The name "Whit" does not come from use of white robes/garments worn at baptism. This tradition of wearing white started after Pentecost w...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Oneness Pentecostalism: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Oneness Pentecostalism
Oneness Pentecostalism A schism that emerged from the mainstream Pentecostal movement during the years 1914Ð1916. Unlike traditional P...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecost: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecost - The Baptism Of The Three-thousand
According to the Book of Acts 2:1, the experience of the Pentecost was shared by all in the large crowd, caused confusion, and inspired f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostal Church Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostal Church Of God - Reference
The Pentecostal Church of God is an nontrinitarian African-American Pentecostal body, whose headquarters are in Detroit, Michigan. The Pe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - India Pentecostal Church Of God: Encyclopedia Ii - India Pentecostal Church Of God - History
Out of the different places where IPC is growing, IPC Eastern Region is the most prosperous. IPC Eastern Region are made of IPC denominat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criticisms Of Charismatic And Pentecostal Belief: Encyclopedia Ii - Criticisms Of Charismatic And Pentecostal Belief - Medical/scientific Criticisms
Criticisms of Charismatic and Pentecostal belief - Faith Healing. The following articles are useful in examining the possible reasons w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostal Mission: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostal Mission - Distinguishing Features
Several distinguishing features are to be noted. Fulltime CPM workers were expected to practice an ascetic life-style including celibacy...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Pentecostal Church: Encyclopedia Ii - United Pentecostal Church - History
When the Assemblies of God formally adopted the doctrine of the Trinity at its Fourth General Council in October 1916, the Oneness Pentec...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criticisms Of Charismatic And Pentecostal Belief: Encyclopedia Ii - Criticisms Of Charismatic And Pentecostal Belief - Criticisms From Evangelical Christians
See also: Cambridge Declaration A number of critics of Pentecostal / Charismatic beliefs have established themselves in Discernment Minis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Criticisms Of Charismatic And Pentecostal Belief: Encyclopedia Ii - Criticisms Of Charismatic And Pentecostal Belief - The Nature Of Criticism
Pentecostal and Charismatic Christians and organizations have, either fairly or unfairly, been subjected to numerous criticisms by both t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostal Assemblies Of The World: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostal Assemblies Of The World - History
Its origin can be traced to the Azusa Street Revival (1906-1909) under the leadership of William Joseph Seymour. During this time it was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostal/charismatic Churches Of North America: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostal/charismatic Churches Of North America - Pentecostal/charismatic Churches Of North America
The Pentecostal/Charismatic Churches of North America (PCCNA) was formed as part of a unification of charismatic and pentecostal bodies a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostal Assemblies Of The World: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostal Assemblies Of The World - Organizational Logo
The official logo was the concept of Bishop G.T. Haywood. (Similar to this rendering.) ... See also:Pentecostal Assemblies of the Worl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Glossolalia: Encyclopedia Ii - Glossolalia - Christian View Of Speaking In Tongues
Certain Christians (see below) regard the act of speaking in tongues, as a gift of God through the Holy Spirit. As described in the Book ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Pentecostal Church: Encyclopedia Ii - United Pentecostal Church - Upci Doctrinal Beliefs
Most of the UPCI's doctrinal views are reflective of the Holiness-Pentecostal movement, with the exception of the "second work of grace,"...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - United Pentecostal Church: Encyclopedia Ii - United Pentecostal Church - Upci-affiliated Organizations
The UPCI at the national level supports eight educational institutions devoted to Apostolic instruction: Christian Life College in Stock...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - J. Dwight Pentecost: Encyclopedia Ii - J. Dwight Pentecost - Academic Background
He currently is Distinguished Professor of Bible Exposition, Emeritus, at Dallas Theological Seminary. He holds a B.A. from Hampden-Sydne...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostal Assemblies Of The World: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostal Assemblies Of The World - Paw Leadership
While William Joseph Seymour is considered the initial founder, D.C.O. Opperman, E.W. Doak, and Garfield Thomas Haywood were the initial ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Universal Language - Pentecost
A Bible-centred discussion of the question would pick up on the glossolalia (speaking with tongues) of the New Testament Pentecost story,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit - Pentecostal/charismatic View
Charismatics and Pentecostals both point to Ephesians 5:18, where the Apostle Paul urges his audience to "be filled with the Spirit" usin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jewish Holiday: Encyclopedia Ii - Jewish Holiday - Shavuot - Pentecost
Shavuot, The Feast of Weeks, is sometimes known by the Greek name "Pentecost." One of the three pilgrimage festivals (Shalosh regalim) or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Cambridge Declaration: Encyclopedia Ii - The Cambridge Declaration - Criticisms Of Charismatic And Pentecostal Christianity
The declaration also contains many statements that were intended to criticize the influence and theology of the modern Charismatic moveme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continuous Revelation: Encyclopedia Ii - Continuous Revelation - Friends Quakers
In the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), continuing revelation is the result of having the Inner light or the light within. This li...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Theological Controversy: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Theological Controversy - Present-day Distinctions
Most present day controversy revolves around the Pentecostal/Charismatic movements, largely a product of the 20th century. Conservative E...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Benjamin Simpson: Encyclopedia Ii - Albert Benjamin Simpson - Simpson's Teaching
Simpson developed a theological formulation that was to have an impact on a number of groups that emerged from the Holiness Movement, in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Continuous Revelation: Encyclopedia Ii - Continuous Revelation - Latter-day Saints
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), continuous revelation is the principle that God or his divine agents sti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism Of The Holy Spirit - Development Of The Term
John Wesley spoke of the baptism of the Holy Spirit but his followers, the Methodists, have historically disagreed about how Wesley defin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charismatic Movement: Encyclopedia Ii - Charismatic Movement - Criticism Of The Movement
Christians who are at odds with Charismatics (often Southern Baptists and the various Reformed denominations) sometimes use the word in a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Holy Spirit - Christian Views On The Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit - Pentecostalism. The Christian movement called Pentecostalism derives its name from the event of Pentecost, the coming of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Albert Benjamin Simpson: Encyclopedia Ii - Albert Benjamin Simpson - Early Life And Ministry
Simpson was born in Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada as the third son and fourth child of James Simpson, Jr. and Janet Clark. Auth...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Universal Language - Seventeenth Century
Recognisable strands in the contemporary ideas on universal languages took form only in Early Modern Europe. A lingua franca or trade lan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hillsong Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Hillsong Church - Current Operations
The Hillsong Church has spearheaded the growth of the Pentecostal churches in Australia, which are the fastest growing group of Christian...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liturgical Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Liturgical Year - Anglican And Protestant Churches
Some Protestant churches recognize a liturgical year, including Anglicans, Methodists, Presbyterians and Lutherans. In general those Prot...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Universal Language - Eighteenth Century
In the 18th century, some rationalist natural philosophers sought to recover the Edenic language. There were two general approaches. In o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Universal Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Universal Language - Contemporary Ideas
The ideas of complete conceptual classification by categories, on the other hand, is still debated on various levels. The short story "Ce...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - True Jesus Church: Encyclopedia Ii - True Jesus Church - Historical Background & Origins
After the Opium War in the 1840s missionaries from all over the world began to arrive in China. Hudson Taylor founded the China Inland Mi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Cambridge Declaration: Encyclopedia Ii - The Cambridge Declaration - Beginnings
The Cambridge Declaration - No Place for Truth. Both the conference and the eventual declaration came about as a result of David F. Wel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Cambridge Declaration: Encyclopedia Ii - The Cambridge Declaration - Content Of The Declaration
The declaration is a call to repentance for the evangelical church in order to reaffirm the historical Christian truths that are articula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Holy Spirit - Holy Spirit Or Holy Ghost
Holy Ghost was the common name for the Holy Spirit in English prior to the 20th century. It is the name used in the Book of Common Prayer...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liturgical Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Liturgical Year - Western Christianity
The seasons in Western Christianity are derived primarily from the Roman Catholic Church. Generally, the liturgical seasons in western Ch...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revivalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Revivalism - Timeline Of Christian Revival
Since the 16C Reformation, some writers identify six waves of special revival or "Awakenings" in the church worldwide - from 1727, 1792, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - True Jesus Church: Encyclopedia Ii - True Jesus Church - Administration
The True Jesus Church is considered having a well structured and organised system. (Note: Taiwanese Presbyterian church point of view onl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - True Jesus Church: Encyclopedia Ii - True Jesus Church - Why The Name - True Jesus Church?
Explanations include: The early founders decided to correct the past mistakes and errors found in the other denominations by making thei...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - True Jesus Church: Encyclopedia Ii - True Jesus Church - Criticism
Some people disagree with the statement: The True Jesus Church believes that she is the true church, restored by God Himself through His...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liturgical Year: Encyclopedia Ii - Liturgical Year - Eastern Orthodox Church
In a few, predominantly Eastern Orthodox, nations, religious holidays are celebrated on the corresponding day in the Julian Calendar. Fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - True Jesus Church: Encyclopedia Ii - True Jesus Church - The Five Main Doctrines
The five essential doctrines of the True Jesus Church are: 1. Holy Spirit "Receiving the Holy Spirit, evidenced by speaking in tongues,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revivalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Revivalism - Definition Of Christian Revival
What is meant by the term revival? Other terms are renewal or awakenings. The following description is cobbled together from various bibl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revivalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Revivalism - Revival Hymns
Following the Protestant Reformation, from about 1700 to 1850, many non-conformist churches produced lively popular hymns that expressed ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revivalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Revivalism - History Of Christian Revival
Many Christian revivals drew inspiration from the missionary work of early monks, from the Protestant Reformation (and Catholic Reformati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Revivalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Revivalism - Background To The 1857-1860 Revival In America Ireland And Great Britain.
Dean William Buckland published Reliquae Diluvianae in 1823, describing accumulations of bones found in caves, which were interpreted as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible Conspiracy Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible Conspiracy Theory - The Bible As A Lie
Bible conspiracy theory - Old Testament. Samaritans hold that the Talmud is merely the attempt of those taken into the Babylonian Capti...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible Conspiracy Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible Conspiracy Theory - Israel Was Not In Israel
The Lebanese scholar Kamal Salibi has written several books advocating the "Israel in Yemen" theory. In this view, the placenames of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible Conspiracy Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible Conspiracy Theory - The Knights Templar
The Knights Templar, and their spin offs, the Teutonic Knights, were organized as a monastic order in the 12th century, following a rule ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible Conspiracy Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible Conspiracy Theory - Jesus Mary Magdalene And The Holy Grail
Some common hypotheses are that: Mary Magdalene was one of the apostles of Jesus, but this fact was suppressed by the early Church (in f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Holy Spirit - Depiction In Art
The Holy Spirit is often depicted as a dove, based on the account of the Holy Spirit descending on Jesus in the form of a dove when He wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible Conspiracy Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible Conspiracy Theory - Jesus, Mary Magdalene And The Holy Grail
Some common hypotheses are that: Mary Magdalene was one of the apostles of Jesus, but this fact was suppressed by the early Church (in f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible Conspiracy Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible Conspiracy Theory - Mormonism And The Church Of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints
According to the Latter-day Saints (LDS; see Mormonism), the Bible was incorrectly translated in several places, some of which differ fro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Holy Spirit - Non-trinitarian Christian Views
In the belief of many nontrinitarian religions — Unitarians and Jehovah's Witnesses, for instance — the Holy Spirit is God's spirit o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bible Conspiracy Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Bible Conspiracy Theory - Lost Books Of The New Testament
See the main article on Apocrypha The Apocrypha are texts which are not considered part of the Biblical canon by a particular denominatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Holy Spirit - The Powers Of The Holy Spirit
Some Christians claim the ability to tap into powers from the Holy Spirit, while others claim to be expressly granted powers by the deity...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Holy Spirit - The Holy Spirit In The Bible
In mainstream Christianity, the Holy Spirit is one person of the Trinity, co-equal with the Father (God) and the Son (Jesus). Christians ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia Ii - Holy Spirit - Other Views
Holy Spirit - Judaism. Judaism as a whole does not have a developed pneumatology. Most Jews consider the Holy Spirit to be a thoroughly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protestantism: Encyclopedia Ii - Protestantism - Protestant Denominations
Protestants often refer to specific Protestant churches and groups as denominations to imply that they are differently named parts of the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apostolic Churches: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Apostolic Churches
Apostolic Churches A branch of Pentecostalism including several denominations as well as independent churches with the name "Apos...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protestantism: Encyclopedia Ii - Protestantism - Definition And Origins
Originally, "protestant" meant "to be a witness for something" rather than "to be against something", as the current popular interpretati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protestantism: Encyclopedia Ii - Protestantism - Protestant Denominations
Protestants often refer to specific Protestant churches and groups as denominations to imply that they are differently named parts of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Protestantism: Encyclopedia Ii - Protestantism - Later Development
Protestants can be differentiated according to how they have been influenced by important movements since the magisterial Reformation and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Fifty Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Fifty
Fifty: Pentecost; Holy Spirit; jubilee; liberty; freedom. (Lev. 23:16; 25:10-11; Ex. 26:5-6; 2 Kings 2:7; Num. 8:21)   (Source: T...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upstairs Dreams Symbol: Christian Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Upstairs
Upstairs: See also Roof, Two Story and Attic: Going higher in the Spirit; something that is of the Spirit; Upper room; Pentecost; thou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostalism - Pentecostal Denominations And Adherents
Christianity Today reported in an article titled World Growth at 19 Million a Year that according to historian Vinson Synan, dean of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostalism - History
The Pentecostal movement was also prominent in the Holiness movement who were the first to begin making numerous references to the term "...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostalism - Leaders
Pentecostalism - Precursors. John Alexander Dowie (1848-1907) Edward Irving Pentecostalism - Early history. Smith Wigglesworth Dav...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pentecostalism: Encyclopedia Ii - Pentecostalism - Leaders
Pentecostalism - Precursors. John Alexander Dowie (1848-1907) Edward Irving Pentecostalism - Early history. Smith Wigglesworth Dav...   » Read the article