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How do the various churches define the moment we receive the Holy Spirit?" [closed]
I am look for more insight. I have seen many interpretation of scripture but not one that completely explains what my question is.
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What are the characteristics of God's elect ? Is this how we will know that we are 'elect'?
I am not, here, inquiring about who the elect are or about how they are elected. There have been other questions about that and it seems to me there is no agreement on those matters.
But I am ...
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What is the Holy Place where the abomination will stand? [closed]
If Jesus said that we are the temple of the Holy Spirit then could it be reasonable to assume we are the Holy place? Also we are told that if we take the mark of the beast or worship his image we ...
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Is Baptism by Holy Sprit and Baptism by Fire the same thing?
At Matt 3: 11 we see John the Baptist speaking of Jesus:
“I baptize you with water for repentance, but one who is more powerful than I is coming after me; I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He ...
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In The Nicene Creed is Jesus equal to God the Father?
Concerning the Nicene Creed, is Jesus equal to God the Father? If so I am a little confused because in Mark 10:18
And Jesus said unto him, Why callest thou me good? There is none good but one, that ...
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How does Catholic Church differentiate between the presence of Jesus and that of the Holy Spirit on the earth?
We see Jesus telling His disciples at John 14:15-16 (NRSVCE):
If you love me, you will keep my commandments. And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Advocate, to be with you ...
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How does the Catholic Church visualize Jesus breathing over His disciples post-resurrecion?
At John 20:22 we read:
When he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, “Receive
the Holy Spirit.
One wonders how Jesus breathed on the disciples: did He do it by way of exhaling ...
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What does the term ' a wind from God' as used at Genesis 1:2 (NRSVCE) imply?
Genesis 1:2 (NRSVCE) reads :
the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep, while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.
The same verse in New King James ...
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"Holy man / saints" in the point of view of God according to the Calvinist?
I was in the middle of a discussion in a Christian Forum, where the Calvinist member say that : "holy man / saint" can only exist only after Jesus died. Before Jesus died, all the OT people are ...
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