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Discernment of spirits. Discernment of spirits is a term used in Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, and Charismatic Christian theology to judge the influence of various spiritual agents on a person's morality. These agents are: Discernment of spirits is considered necessary to discern the cause of a given impulse. Although some people are regarded as ...
Practical charismatic theology is a subset of Christian theology that teaches how to practically apply charismatic Christian theology in the everyday life of a believer. Theology is the study of the nature of God and religious beliefs. Practical charismatic theology takes this a step further through the incorporation of these beliefs into an ...
Seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. Stained glass symbolic representation of the Holy Spirit as a dove, c. 1660. The seven gifts of the Holy Spirit are an enumeration of seven spiritual gifts first found in the book of Isaiah, [1] and much commented upon by patristic authors. [2] They are: wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety ...
Christianity. In Christianity, the word may have several meanings. Discernment can describe the process of determining God 's desire in a situation or for one's life, or identifying the true nature of a thing, such as discerning whether a thing is good, evil, or may even transcend such a limiting notion of duality. [ 4 ]
Biography. Calder was born in Christchurch and studied at the University of Canterbury, graduating with a master's degree in fine arts in 2003. [4] Her art is held in private and public collections including the Chartwell Collection, the Fletcher Trust Collection and Simpson Grierson Collection. She has also taught art and was the head of the ...
Sensus fidelium. Sensus fidei (sense of the faith), also called sensus fidelium (sense of the faithful) is, according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, "the supernatural appreciation of faith on the part of the whole people, when, from the bishops to the last of the faithful, they manifest a universal consent in matters of faith and ...
Leon R. Hartshorn. Leon R. Hartshorn (January 16, 1929 – August 11, 2015) [1] was a religion professor at Brigham Young University (BYU) and an author of many books. Most of his books were the collections of stories about leaders or members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). In the LDS Church, Hartshorn has been ...
In Christianity, the Biblical Magi[a] (/ ˈmeɪdʒaɪ / MAY-jy or / ˈmædʒaɪ / MAJ-eye; [1] singular: magus), also known as the Three Wise Men, Three Kings, and Three Magi, [b] are distinguished foreigners who visit Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh in homage to him. [2]