by chaplainshawn | Nov 25, 2024 | Theology
Pentecostalism is a Christian religious movement tracing its roots to an event recorded in chapter two of the Book of Acts. When the day of Pentecost came, they were all together in one place. Suddenly a sound like the blowing of a violent wind came from heaven and...
by chaplainshawn | Nov 25, 2024 | Theology
Religious syncretism is commonly used to describe the intermingling of non-Christian beliefs with the basic scriptural tenets of Christianity. The first use of the Greek term synkrētismos, or sunkrētismos, was by Plutarch (ca. A.D. 46-120) to describe the joining...
by chaplainshawn | Nov 25, 2024 | Theology
No one on this side of heaven can fully explain the trinitarian doctrine precisely. For followers of Jesus, the trinity refers to three divine persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, united in “the godhead.” The Father is God. The Son is God. And the Holy Spirit is...
by chaplainshawn | Nov 25, 2024 | Theology
The bedrock of Christianity is the grace of God. Without grace, there would not have been an incarnation, and without Jesus, there would be no Christian faith. In Hebrew, the word for grace is channun, and in Greek, charis. Grace means favor, blessing, and kindness....
by chaplainshawn | Nov 25, 2024 | Theology
The Lord’s Supper is a continued reminder of God’s covenant with the Church. On the night of his betrayal, Jesus instituted the only sacrament attributed to him. It is called the Lord’s Supper, Lord’s Table, Holy Communion, or the Eucharist. All three Synoptic Gospels...
by chaplainshawn | Nov 25, 2024 | Theology
The old preacher wiped the sweat from his forehead with his clean, white handkerchief as he exclaimed, “I have been justified in God’s sight! It is just as if I’d never sinned.” Justification is God’s pardon of our sins and acceptance of us into his holy presence. The...
