Essay - Full Membership Theology 1) How Has the Practice of Ministry...

FULL MEMBERSHIP THEOLOGY

1) How has the practice of ministry affected your experience and understanding of God? (¶330.4. a) (1) for deacon; or ¶335 (7) a) (1) for elder).

H*****ving been called of God and the following ***** of ***** has greatly increased my knowledge of ***** manner in which the Holy Spirit and the word ***** ***** interact in m*****istry unto God's children in terms of the capacity ***** gift for ministry and this has been affirmed in the increased hunger ***** personal interaction with Jesus Christ ***** feeds ***** ministry capacity evidenced by the fruits of labor in ***** *****. This has given new understand*****g of the instructions given in Matthew 6:6 "Enter *****to they closet, and when thou ********** shut thy door, pray to the Father which is in secret; and ***** Father, ***** seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." The deep love that has been invoked ********** ***** heart for God's people has strengthened my understanding of God and deepened the experience ***** God in ***** life.

2) What effect has ***** practice of m*****istry had on ***** understanding of humanity and the need for divine grace? (¶330.4. a) (2) for ***** or ¶335 (7) a) (2) ***** elder).

The w*****k of Meynell informs ***** Luther and Calvin, the two greatest reformers were both followers in terms of being c*****scious ***** enthusiastic of Augustine, and most particularly in relation to personal conviction ***** the absolute necessity of divine grace for salvation "and the utter moral importance ***** human ********** when left to *****ir own devices." (*****, 1990) This ***** impotence is the foundational and central need for divine grace and because of th***** *****e writer of this work is indebted to Augustine for h***** firm foundation in ***** regard. Without our Lord Jesus Christ and the ********** of divine grace that was made possible through the sacrifice of His *****, there would be no possibility of ***** in ***** of finding moral peace or a means of a fully moral existence. Without divine grace morality is not possible and the acknowledgement of ***** complete moral bankruptcy in the absence of ***** grace assist the *****dividual in remaining humble. Acknowledgement of divine grace as a gift ***** humankind from God enables the human to *****tter comprehend why we love ***** and how we might best ple*****e God. Assisting o*****rs ***** acknowledge ***** grace and to allow God to work within their lives is a source of great joy which motivates one on a ***** level is a greater appreciati***** of divine grace and enthuses the believer ***** sharing this good news with others in the community ***** *****s. It is a pr*****ciple ***** the traditions of the Protestant faith ***** assume ***** moral achievement was not possible without divine grace. Kaufman held this to be ***** true in the context ***** the early remarks of Lu*****r from the pulpit ********** morality, evil, and divine generosity in that sometimes the phrase 'undeserved kindness' is used ***** describe