Foundational Class Reflection Paper

Growing up I never understood what people meant when they talked about God and Jesus Christ. It didn’t really have any impact on me until I began to attend home fellowships with The Way International. By attending these home fellowships I was invited to take the first class in a series of classes called The Foundational Class. This class answered questions and gave me a better understanding of what God’s word says about me and how it can help in my everyday life. A few things I learned during the class was how the world was formed and created, how speaking in tongues could affect my life, and what it meant to receive the holy spirit.

While taking this class, I found how the Earth was formed and created for the believer. In my syllabus for

One of the most astounding things that I learned was that when we receive the holy spirit, we have access to nine manifestations. They are Speaking in Tongues, Interpretation of tongues, Prophecy, Word of Knowledge, Word of Wisdom, Discerning of spirits, Faith (believing), Workings of Miracles and Gifts of Healing. We just have to accept Jesus Christ as our lord and savior and the God raised Jesus Christ from the dead. We can do all of these things and Jesus Christ could only do six. Jesus can do these except speak in tongues, interpretation of tongues and prophecy. When I learned this it just blew my mind away. I can do something that Jesus Christ couldn’t do. But it doesn’t just stop there. According to Philippians 4:13 “I can do ALL things through Christ which strengtheneth me.” Having learned this and fully understanding what I can do, really impacted my life. I learned that in order to tap into this power I have to renew my mind to the scriptures (the word.) I have to daily go back to his word and build my relationship with God. I learned the The Will of God is the Word of God. This really impacted me because when I first had all of this knowledge I didn’t really know what to do with