"Charismatic"

The Christian Church cele­brates the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on Pentecost because it marks the ful­fillment of Jesus Christ's own promise to send the Spirit from the Father to us. We are not left as orphans in this world (John 14:18)! The Spirit of Jesus Christ quickens the dead hearts of God's elect, and the Spirit gives us new power for Christian living.

Healing

Divine miracles are worked in both the Old and the New Testament to accomplish healing. Some of these miracles use physical means, while others do not use any physical means at all. Some miracles are accomplished by speaking the word, a word that the LORD empowers to accomplish the restoration of body and soul. In such miracles of healing in the Bible, we are given both an insight into the marvels of the age to come as well as the experience of tasting the powers of that same age.

Definitions: ''Incarnation''

The word incarnation comes from two Latin words (as do so many theological words!) which together mean "into flesh." When the Holy Spirit came upon Mary and she conceived in her womb the promised Savior (Luke 1:35), at that point the Second Person of the Holy Trinity came "into flesh" and into human history. God the Son visited this creation in a way that was unique, not to be repeated. In heaven, therefore, Jesus Christ has no mother; in the incarnation He had no (biological) father.

Adoption

In its most ordinary usage adoption points to what a married couple chooses to do to bring a child biologically not their own into their home. In theology adoption is also used to designate one important link in the "golden chain of salvation." Far too often adoption is slighted or neglected in discussions of our redemption.