...Although Oneness Pentecostals has been rejected by the traditional Christian church, and it’s teaching seen as a heresy the movement is still prevalent in today’s world. One of the main reasons the teaching of the movement is such an issue is because of their beliefs and teachings on the Trinity. Robert Bowman noted in his article on Oneness Pentecostals “One’s view of Christ cannot be separated from one’s view of the Trinity. Deny the Trinity, and you will lose the biblical Christ; affirm the Christ of Scripture, the Son who was sent by the Father and who sent the Holy Spirit, and you will find that your God is the Trinity.” According to Bowman without the Trinity one cannot truly Know Christ. Bowmen claim can be supported with Scripture....
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...How does N.C.F.C. Demonstrate Oneness When I look at the oneness, I think of numerous words such as the fact or state of being unified or whole, comprised of two or more parts. Oneness can also mean being one in number belief in the oneness of God. I don’t want to spend too much time defining oneness. As me being a member of the National Christian Fellowship Conference. I observe the oneness that the N.C.F.C. family has been displaying. The way the N.C.F.C. family display this oneness is by us coming together as one under one banner of unity, Praising and worshipping one God, and fellowship. I’m glad where able to come under banner one and man of God, because we have different demonstrations and teachings, but were serving one God. We live in a world where individualism is encouraged to the extinct, where we are sometimes forced to consider ourselves separate from one another. That’s why I’m glad I have Bishop James McNeal Jr. in my life. He knows how to bring the people of God together. N.C.F.C. also shows oneness by coming together @ 7:30 nightly to be together in the worship service. We all come to worship and honor the same God that’s able to bring us together, no matter what we are. If God was able to bring his disciples as one at the Last Supper. So that being said Bishop McNeal is able to gather his organization together. That’s my insight on how N.C.F.C. Demonstrate...
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...world, occur only in the human mind. God is oneness, and when your mind is free of attachment to this world, and you experience oneness with everything, you are in true Heaven, and there is no hell. To reach this oneness, you must also live in the moment. Time is an illusion. When we see things in this world change from one appearance to another, and use our memory to notice this change, we believe that time has passed. But when we are one with the Universe, time does not exist. Eternity is not endless time, it is no time. Oneness with everything means the constant state of bliss, nirvana. Imagine there's no countries It isn't hard to do Nothing to kill or die for And no religion too Imagine all the people Living life in peace... This is much easier to interpret and come to grips with. Again it deals with separation. Humans suffer because they feel alone or separated. Having enemies makes them feel better about themselves, but this comes from fear. Feeling oneness with all God's creatures, with the Universe itself, is the only one true happiness and piece. You may say I'm a dreamer But I'm not the only one I hope someday you'll join us And the world will be as one… If everyone joined John in the dream of this song, the world would truly be as one. We may be evolving to this state. Humans became aware of themselves, their individuality, which also brought about their fear and suffering, but once they realize their oneness with the Universe, while they are still aware...
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...They explain that this symbolization of oneness is seen throughout scripture, in reference to God’s Bride - the word of God, and Christ’s Bride - the church (Penner & Penner, 2003, pp. 23-25). This leads to the next element discussed by the Penner’s, which is what the Bible says about sexuality. The Penner’s had already done a very in-depth evaluation of this within the previous chapter, but then dedicate an entire chapter to even greater detail on the matter. They state that sex is given by God not just as a gift for oneness, but that it is a biblical expectation, that it is for pleasure, that it goes beyond procreation, and that it should only be abstained from as an understanding of mutuality (Penner & Penner, 2003, p. 27-31). The Penner’s look to 1 Corinthians chapter 7, beginning with verse 3, as a passage of importance, citing it from The...
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...I believe that this book Christianity 101, as its catchy title shows, purports to be a textbook of basic theology, and in all fairness there are some doctrines in there that are evangelical and orthodox. However, it soon becomes clear that is more a vehicle to convey the hermeneutic. In an ironic way, therefore, I agree with Bill Hybels’ verdict: However Christianity 101 is organized according to eight chapters reflecting, innocuously enough, the author’s “eight basic Christian beliefs”: I believe the true revelation of God reveals himself in two ways these are called general revelation and Special revelation each one is explained to different but obtained from God in a roundabout way revelation. God in nature speaks of the lover that one have of God’s creation the Author of Revelation and the giver of the vision to the apostle John (Revelation 1:1). As such, He concludes the book with a confirmation of His testimony to the finality of the prophecies contained in Revelation. These are His words, and He warns against distorting them in any way, whether through additions, subtractions, falsifications, alterations, or intentional misinterpretations. The warning is explicit and dire. The plagues of Revelation will be visited upon anyone guilty of tampering in any way with the revelations in the book, and those who dare to do so will have no part in eternal life in heaven. Each of the areas of general revelation deserves to be closely examined and appropriately interpreted. (p.3...
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...also known as Kukai, conceives that man is not separated when it comes to body and mind, but rather they are one through the concept of “body-mind.” His premise is that our mind in its essence is united with the mind of Dainichi Nyorai, the Cosmic Buddha and essence of the universe. This also includes our body, in which that it is, so long as it is in the universe, part of the body of Dainichi Nyorai (Ellwood 91). The Shikoku pilgrimage exemplifies a true test of body and mind, allowing the pilgrims to understand the union of these aspects that make up our entirety. This pilgrimage also allows those to explore and experience the “oneness” of the all things by exploring Kobo Daishi’s meditative sectors on the basis of the Shingon doctrines. This long period of time the pilgrimage allows helps one to reach for “unshakeable concentration in the oneness of body and mind.” It is a test of a person’s will and determination to find their own truth, such as Kobo...
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...Mosque and tonnes of people join together and pray in congregation and ask Allah ( The God ) for His blessing, forgiveness of all sins and ask for success in this life and hereafter that is good life. Also they ask for the true path to live in this life and get forgiveness for all sins and get destination that is heaven, which Muslims believe will bring success in this life and hereafter only if they lead this life on true path, never lie, never harm to others with their hand and with their tongue and believe uniformity in all human beings and are never proud on themself and we think God has blessed us with this quality and we are always thankful to our god and try to help others especially the poor, before all should have faith in the Oneness of God. So it is clear that Eid celebration is not only an expression of our happiness but also it express the spiritual happiness. After Eid prayers and meeting on the occasion of Eid , people hug eachother. Eid is the time to spread happiness, love and triumph thereby creating enthusiasm among all the family members. EID UL FITR festival, is also called feast of breaking the fast. Ramadhan is the holy month of Muslims. Allah (The God) revealed the Holi Quran to Prophet Mohammad during this month. Once the crescent moon is sighted, the Ramadhan month comes to an end and on the first day of Islamic lunar month Shawwal , it's now the time for celebrations for people of Muslim cultur. In the whole month of holy Ramadhan, Muslims...
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...for each course noted that students who had received the subliminal message performed better than students receiving the control message. Researchers concluded that stimulating students subliminally to feel better about themselves may enable them to learn more effectively. SUBLIMINAL ENHANCEMENT BOOSTS LEARNING Graduate students who received subliminal enhancement messages after their statistics or measurement classes did better on their final exams than students who received neutral messages, proving that subliminal messages that helped students feel good about themselves actually increased learning. Parker, K.A. "Effects of Subliminal Symbiotic Stimulation on Academic Performance: Further Evidence on the Adaptation-Enhancing Effects of Oneness Fantasies." Journal of Counseling Psychology. Study on effects of subliminal perception on academic performance, if any. 60 college students were enrolled in an undergraduate summer session law course with the experimenter-instructor for 6 weeks. In addition to the normal course of instruction, all subjects received subliminal stimulation before 3 out of 5 lectures each week, as well as before and after a 10-minute counseling session with the experimenter. Subjects exposed to subliminal messages earned significantly higher grades than the control group. These results were viewed as consistent with findings of earlier studies on the effects of subliminal messages on schizophrenics, insect-phobics,...
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...internal but also external submission to God. In this essay, I would like to explain importance of belief in the Islamic religion, by presenting the fundamentals of belief, and their indispensable relationship with surrender. There are two key ingredients to get the reward to an eternal life in presence of God: believing in and surrendering to God. But one may ask: Why believe and surrender to One being? What does surrender to the One involve? Who is that One? All these questions have an answer. The One God, Allah, is the central reality of Islam in all of its facets. The word Allah is composed of “Al” which means “the,” and “ilah” which means “god”. The corroboration of this oneness is the nucleus of the Islam and, from the Muslim perspective, of every authentic religion. But the oneness of God is not the only creed. According to the Qur’an there are five elements Muslims have to believe in: God, angels, prophets, the scriptures, and the hereafter. There is another concept that is not explicitly stated in the scripture, which is also considered part of the articles of faith: Destiny. These have been condensed in three fundamentals of belief: “There is no god but God,” “Muhammad is the messenger of God,” and the belief in an life after death. The first fundament of belief is the...
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...Religion overview week 4 Theravada Buddhism | Mahayana Buddhism | Hinduism | Traditional Judaism | The Gospel | Meaning of birth | We are reborn from a previous life until we reach nirvana (extinction of all desire and release from suffering). The cycle of death and rebirth is called samsara. | We are reborn from a previous life until we reach nirvana (extinction of all desire and release from suffering). The cycle of death and rebirth is called samsara. | We are reborn from a previous life until we realize our "oneness" with Brahman. The cycle of death and rebirth is called samsara. | We are made in the image of God and come into the world with the capacity to opt for good or evil. | We are made in God's image but come into the world inclined to sin because of the sin of Adam. Redemption is needed. | Way to Truth | Follow the teachings of Buddha, e.g., the Four Truths and the Eightfold Path. The written Scripture, the Tripitaka ("three baskets"), includes the teachings of Buddha. | Through the study of scriptural texts running to more than five thousand volumes. | Spiritual disciplines like yoga enable one to achieve the enlightenment and truth needed. Suffering and samsara result from ignorance of self-truth. Vedas are scriptures that hold final authority. | Bible (Hebrew Scriptures). Oral Law provides the authoritative interpretation for knowing how to live. Truth is seen in deeds more than in creed, although a cardinal tenet of belief is the Unity of God. | Bible...
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...Contents Introducing Islam 7 Allah the One and the Only God 7 The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) 7 The Quran 9 Some Islamic Principles 10 A. Oneness of God 10 B. Oneness of mankind 10 C. Oneness of Messengers and the Message 10 D. Angels and the Day of Judgement 10 E. Innocence of Man at Birth 10 F. State and Religion 11 Practices of Islam 11 A. Creed (Shahada) 11 B. Prayers (Salat) 11 C. Fasting (Saum) 11 D. Purifying Tax (Zakat) 11 E. Pilgrimage (Haul) 12 Other Related Aspects 12 A. The Mosque 12 B. Holiday 12 The Islamic Way of Life 12 The Teachings of Islam 14 Introducing Islam Allah the One and the Only God Allah is the name of the One and Only God. Allah has ninety-nine beautiful names, such as: The Gracious, The Merciful, The Beneficent, The Creator, The All-Knowing, The All-Wise, The Lord of the Universe, The First, The Last, and others. He is the Creator of all human beings. He is the God for the Christians, the Jews, the Muslims, the Buddhists, the Hindus, the atheists, and others. Muslims worship God whose name is Allah. They put their trust in Him and they seek His help and His guidance. The Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) Muhammad (PBUH) was chosen by God to deliver His Message of Peace, namely Islam. He was born in 570 C.E. (Common Era) in Makkah, Arabia. He was entrusted with the Message of Islam when he was at the age of forty years. The revelation that he received is called the Qur'an, while the message is called Islam. ...
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...intangible — and the sacred. It is about greater, and perhaps even ultimate, meaning. It is about a dimension of reality occasionally glimpsed and not always fully realised, but which nevertheless conveys to the artist that a deep sense of Oneness...
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...The key point that I took away from looking at the Bhagavad Gita was the idea of oneness, that there is an underlying consciousness that connects all things. In the Gita, we see Arjuna battling with the idea of participating in fighting a battle with his family and friends on the opposing side. During his conversation with his charioteer, who happens to also be Krishna, he is told that he should do his duty as a warrior and to fight to help regain control of the kingdom. It is noted that physical death does not mean the ultimate ending of a life, that there will be rebirth or eventually moksha. The true struggle that Arjuna should be facing is not the turmoil over the killing, but should be over the act of going against his dharma. It is interesting to look at the Bhagavad Gita in relation to the caste system that played a major role in society and culture that has historically practiced Hinduism. While the system has been outlawed, it still has played a large part in shaping the society and the people in the region. The caste system is a stratification system that limited people into acting only within their assigned roles in society. Individuals are highly limited...
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...Samurai and the “Oneness” of Kendo Marie Carpenter Grand Canyon University: ENG 105 4/28/2013 Samurai and the “Oneness” of Kendo The Japanese Samurai warriors came in to power after the Taika reforms of 646 A.D (Szczepanski,2013). The Samurai were created to protect the European lords with their riches. The Samurai were known to practice Zen Buddhism. Zen Buddhism is the practice of calming the mind and accepting all things good or bad in life by using zen meditation (Bairan, 2006). Zen meditation aided the Samurai to focus completely on the present, eliminate all thoughts of life and death, and to be one with the sword (Kendo). Samurais live very peaceful lives with strict discipline of learning to be one with their sword (Kendo). They practice amongst each other every day to ensure that they are still one with their sword, along with meditating daily to ensure calmness. Samurai warriors are excellent marksman who use the “no mind” theory during battle. The “no mind” theory comes from zen meditation. The warriors meditate on a daily basis to help clear there minds and not focus on anything, but the breath. The breath is the essential part of meditation as when your mind starts to drift and focus on something else, you can calmly bring your mind back to the present and focus on the breath. The Samurai have been very successful in their battles due to not thinking about anything except the task at hand. The ultimate goal of the Samurai is to take...
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...My View of Reality In my journey in finding the nature of reality, I have encountered philosophers of different views. There is Parmenides who says that the real is being(one) which is permanent; on the other hand, Heraclitus says what is real is becoming which is changing. While Plato who sided with Parmenides says what is real is the world of Forms, the world that reflects our world today. However, Aristotle says that the real are matter and form. Furthermore, Levinas stresses the importance of the other as if your relationship with the other helps you fulfill your being a person. That is really true if you will live it. Another philosopher, St. Thomas Aquinas says what is real is being “that which exists” wherein his essence and existence is a participation or came from the Pure Act/ God who acted his act of existence. On the other hand, Heidegger makes a turn of these Western views of metaphysics. Heidegger claims that what is real is that the nothing which makes being possible and reality is the unfolding and keeping of Being. Thus, for Heidegger reality is whole and dynamic. This is compared to Buddhistic view of reality. Buddhism believes that reality is interdependently arising which is impermanent and no separation. Moreover, Derrida adds something. He believes that meaning is impossible for no matter how you process to signify the meaning of something, you could not really get the meaning of that something. So, what one...
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