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Jewish philosophy stresses that free will is a product of the intrinsic human soul, using the word neshama (from the Hebrew root n.sh.m. or .נ.ש.מ meaning "breath"), but the ability to make a free choice is through Yechida (from Hebrew word "yachid", יחיד, singular), the part of the soul that is united with God, [citation needed] the only being that is not hindered by or dependent on ...
Billy Graham's 1959 South Cross Crusades were a series of evangelistic campaigns (also referred to as crusades) conducted by American evangelist Billy Graham in Australia and New Zealand in 1959. This was the longest series of evangelistic meetings conducted by Graham outside the United States. [ 1 ]
By 1930, most local branches of the Alliance functioned as churches, but still did not view themselves as such. By 1965, the churches adopted a denominational function and established a formal statement of faith. [10] In 1975, the Alliance World Fellowship (AWF) was officially organized. [11] In 2010, it was present in 50 countries. [12]
The Greek church fathers believed in classical free will theism and opposed theological determinism as a means of exercising God's sovereignty. [18] For instance, Saint Maximus the Confessor ( c. 580 – 13 August 662) argued that because humans are made in the image of God, they possess the same type of self-determinism as God. [ 19 ]
Free Will and God's Sovereignty. A "caustic debate" began about 1990 over "God's sovereignty and human free will". [31] Saying that God governs human choices reduces "angels or humans to robots in order to attain his objectives." [32] God governs "the choices of human beings", but without "cancelling [their] freedom and responsibility". [33]
In early 1957, Billy Graham Evangelistic Association released a brochure titled Why We Must Go To New York, in which Billy Graham explained that 58% of New York residents did not identify with any religion. Protestants comprised only 7.5%, and many had loose ties to their churches.
Graham is president of the Charlotte-based Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, named for his late father, Billy Graham. He also leads the Boone-based Samaritan’s Purse , an international ...
It was founded in 1960 by D. James Kennedy (1930–2007), who served as the church's senior pastor until shortly before his death. The present church building, which seats 2,300 persons, was dedicated on February 3, 1974, by evangelist Billy Graham. It became affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America denomination on May 16, 1978.