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This study aims to determine the law enforcement of motorcycle driver traffic violations from 2020-2022 in the Maros police station and to find out efforts to overcome traffic violations against motorcycle drivers in the Maros police traffic unit. This research uses empirical juridical research methods, namely research procedures that produce descriptive data in the form of written words examining the theories of the concepts of legal principles as well as laws and regulations and oral from people. The types and sources of data used are primary data obtained directly in the field or research location at the Maros police station through interview techniques, secondary data traced through literature review either sourced form books, magazines, journals, or media. As for the results of this study, namely law enforcement of motorcycle driver traffic violations in Maros district, from research data violations committed by the Maros community every year continue to increase. The most common cases are not wearing an Indonesian national standard helmet (SNI) and not carrying documents in the form of a driver’s license (SIM) and vehicle registration number (STNK) when driving. One of the factors causing less than optimal law enforcement is due to the covid-19 pandemic. The countermeasures taken by the Maros police are, pre-emtif efforts in the form of socialization, preventive efforts in the form of obedient operations and repressive efforts in the form of giving ticket sanctions to violators.

This study aims to analyze the factors affecting regional financial management at the Department of Population and Civil Registration of Manggarai Regency during the 2019-2023 period. The research method used is a mixed-method approach, combining qualitative and quantitative analysis. Data were obtained through interviews, observations, and document analysis. The results indicate that regional financial management is influenced by economic, effectiveness, and efficiency factors. This research is expected to provide recommendations to improve the financial management performance in the relevant agency.

The use of social media is very beneficial in human life. The use of social media has many positive and negative impacts. If not used properly, the use of social media will have negative consequences. One of the impacts of social media use is a lack of understanding regarding privacy issues. The purpose of this activity is to provide an understanding of the positive and negative impacts of social media use. This activity was carried out at SMPN 4 Pasir Putih, Nagawutung District, Lembata Regency. The results of the activity implementation show that the students of SMPN 4 Pasir Putih are very interested in participating in this socialization activity. They also better understand the positive and negative impacts of social media use.

This article discusses community service program in socialization on the importance of Public Speaking for students of SMPN 2 Nagawutung, in Nagawutung District, Lembata Regency. This activity was motivated by the importance of public speaking skills in digital and globalization era, as well as the limited access to training in rural areas. The aim of this program was to increase awareness, confidence, and public speaking skills of students. Methods used were observation, lectures, simulation, evaluation, and feedback. The activity was carried out on August 2, 2024, involving students from grades 7, 8, and 9. The material provided covered the importance of public speaking, basic techniques of public speaking, and strategies for overcoming anxiety. Results showed positive responses from the village government, school officials, and students.  Students showed enthusiasm and interest in the presented material. In conclusion, this program successfully increased students' awareness of the importance of public speaking skills in their academic and social lives. Recommendations include further training and development of extracurricular activities focused on public speaking to support the ongoing development of students' interests and talents.

The sacrament of Baptism is often referred to as the gateway to enter the community of believers in Jesus, especially in the Catholic Church, because it is the first sacrament received. Other sacraments can only be received after receiving the sacrament of Baptism. By receiving the sacrament of Baptism, a person can receive his rights and obligations as a Catholic. In the rite of receiving the sacrament of Baptism, one of the important parties to be considered is the godparents, or often also called the godfather or godmother. Its presence does not merely fulfil the requirements of formality, which is then recorded in the Baptismal Book or Liber Baptizatorum; but it has a certain role before and after the celebration of baptism.

The study examines the theological meaning of the symbols of water, wine, and blood in the Gospel of John and their interrelation within the perspective of Catholic theology. Grounded in John’s distinctive use of symbolism as a medium of revelation, the study treats these three symbols not as isolated narrative elements but as an integrated theological sequence. The study employs a qualitative method, utilizing a literature-based approach and biblical-theological exegesis of key texts. The findings indicate that water signifies the renewal of life originating from divine grace and is closely associated with Baptism; wine expresses joy and abundance within the new covenant, finding its resonance in the Eucharist; while blood marks the culmination of divine love manifested in Christ’s redemptive sacrifice. Together, these symbols form a progressive dynamic of revelation: from renewal, to communion, and ultimately to redemption. In the light of sacramental theology, these symbols not only reveal the identity of Jesus as the incarnate Word but also mediate a concrete experience of faith within the life of the Church. Thus, the Gospel of John demonstrates that God’s salvific work unfolds in an integral and continuous manner, remaining relevant for the contemporary practice of Christian faith.  

This research explores the role of Sunday school teachers in the growth and development of children at Kasih Karunia Baptist Church Simalingkar. Sunday school teachers play an important role in shaping children's character through spiritual and moral education. Creativity in teaching is the key to delivering material in a way that is interesting and relevant to children. Community service by Sunday school teachers involves children in activities that strengthen social and moral values, such as social service projects. The implementation of the Sunday School Teaching (PSM) program at this church, which is supported by IAKN Tarutung students, aims to increase religious and moral understanding, discipline, responsibility, as well as children's talents and creativity. This program also makes a positive contribution to the surrounding community. The research uses qualitative descriptive methods through interviews, observation and documentation analysis. Results showed significant improvements in children's religious understanding, discipline, responsibility and creativity, as well as a positive impact on the community. These findings emphasize the important role of creative Sunday school teachers in shaping children's character and strengthening social ties in the community.

Cases of intolerance are often found in Indonesia, causing religious harmony to fade, for example cases such as the rejection of the establishment of a house of worship at the Indonesian Baptist Church in Tlogosari, Semarang or cases of brawls between teenagers. Due to this phenomenon, the concept of religious moderation was promoted to increase the sense of harmony between religious believers. Religious moderation is a moderate sense of religion, no less and no more. This research aims to determine the influence of religious moderation on the reality of religious harmony in Semarang, especially in the views of the younger generation (aged 16-35 years). The author uses quantitative methods. In this research the author used a simple regression equation method. This research shows a positive value for the influence of religious moderation on religious harmony of 40.1%. This index shows that the influence of religious moderation is quite strong in building religious harmony in the view of the younger generation

One of the important sacraments in Christianity is the sacrament of baptism. Different denominations or sects also have different understandings of baptism. GBI itself believes that baptism consists of two, namely water baptism and Holy Spirit baptism. In connection with the low understanding of youth at GBI Silangkitang regarding baptism, it is necessary to hold a seminar on the theme of baptism. Before this seminar was held, the writer conducted a literature review, so that the results of the research presented in the seminar had an adequate academic basis. The research results that have been presented in the seminar are that baptism is divided into two, namely water baptism and Holy Spirit baptism. Water baptism is a sign of obedience to God's word, water baptism must follow Christ's example, and water baptism is a sign of being united with the death and resurrection of Christ. Furthermore, the baptism of the Holy Spirit is the baptism carried out by the Lord Jesus into the Holy Spirit. The baptism of the Holy Spirit is God's gift to give power to believers to carry out ministry according to the gifts of the Spirit received by believers and these gifts of the Spirit must be balanced with the fruit of the Spirit.   Keywords: , 

Reincarnation or reincarnation is not a foreign term for Christians. Nearly all churches encourage their congregation to experience rebirth or new birth. This research uses literature studies to explore several GBI sources containing Church doctrine, primary sources for John Calvin's theological ideas from his writings, as well as secondary sources from theologians who have studied this issue. The researcher's perspective and experience as a GBI member cannot be ignored when contributing to this research. The idea that the Church is the unified body of Christ is a very familiar idea among Christians. This idea suggests that just as Christians whose faith is one with Christ, each of them also has the right to be one with other believers. The unity of the Church is promised through the Apostles' Creed, one of the confessions of faith which reads, "I believe in the holy Church" and continues to be a reminder through the symbolic sacrament of Holy Communion for unity among the faithful. at the table with God. Lack of understanding and acceptance of the correct concept of Holy Communion will give rise to wrong attitudes in society in welcoming Holy Communion, so that it does not bring any blessings, but rather punishment for those involved. The promise of baptism as the first step in discipleship becomes less influential in the path of faith because forgotten. The church must lead God's people into a time of renewal of baptismal promises in the context of church services to maintain ongoing commitment as a community of followers of Christ. This research uses documentary research methods to analyze the biblical and theological significance of Jesus' baptism in Matthew 3:13-17. understanding or concept of the sacrament of baptism in the Catholic Church. Based on data obtained through research, there are two differences in understanding between the Huler Wair rite and the sacrament of baptism in the Catholic Church. There are also similarities and differences between the two, which encourage the author to be more active in writing this article and try to understand it well.

This research was conducted to examine/find out whether there is management of facilities and infrastructure in achieving learning effectiveness and to find out how the management of facilities and infrastructure is carried out at STT Baptist Medan. This type of research is qualitative. Data collection from informants was obtained through observation, interviews and documentation. The qualitative data obtained will be analyzed through the stages of data collection, data reduction, data display, and drawing conclusions/verification. The results of the research show that the management of facilities and infrastructure in achieving learning effectiveness at STT Baptist Medan includes the following: analyzing the needs and planning of educational facilities and infrastructure, procurement, inventory, utilization, maintenance, removal and supervision. Through the management of educational facilities and infrastructure carried out at STT Baptist Medan in accordance with theory and in the field, learning effectiveness can be increased, because when facilities and infrastructure are used effectively and efficiently they can contribute to education, namely: facilitating the learning and teaching process. When students and lecturers experience ease in accessing information and learning, the abilities of students and lecturers can increase so that interactions during learning can take place effectively and efficiently.

This research aims to determine the influence of library collections on the reading interest of Medan Baptist Theological College students.  This research uses a quantitative approach with inferential statistics.  With a total population of 88 Medan Baptist Theological College students in 2023.  Data was collected using a 30-item questionnaire compiled by the author based on variable indicators according to theory.  The results of data analysis show that there is a positive and significant influence in the Library Collection on the Reading Interest of Medan Baptist Theological College Students: 1) Test the analysis requirements: a) test the positive influence, the value rxy = 0.462 > rtable (=0.05,  n=31) = 0.355, thus it is known that there is a positive influence between variable  Thus, there is a significant relationship between variable  b) Regression coefficient of determination test (r2) = 21.31%.  3) Test the hypothesis using the F test to obtain Fcount > Ftable, namely 7.854>4.00.  Thus Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected.        

This research aims to determine the influence of library collections on the reading interest of Medan Baptist Theological College students.  This research uses a quantitative approach with inferential statistics.  With a total population of 88 Medan Baptist Theological College students in 2023.  Data was collected using a 30-item questionnaire compiled by the author based on variable indicators according to theory.  The results of data analysis show that there is a positive and significant influence in the Library Collection on the Reading Interest of Medan Baptist Theological College Students: 1) Test the analysis requirements: a) test the positive influence, the value rxy = 0.462 > rtable (=0.05,  n=31) = 0.355, thus it is known that there is a positive influence between variable  Thus, there is a significant relationship between variable  b) Regression coefficient of determination test (r2) = 21.31%.  3) Test the hypothesis using the F test to obtain Fcount > Ftable, namely 7.854>4.00.  Thus Ha is accepted and H0 is rejected.        

The Church is a community of all God's people, namely all believers who have received baptism in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit and have been united with God the Father through the person of Jesus Christ. As believers, we are called and sent to continue the work of Jesus Christ in the world. This call and mission came from Jesus Christ when He sent His disciples to preach the Gospel throughout the world. “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to observe everything that I have commanded you. And know that I am with you always until the end of time (Matt. 28:19-20).” In continuing Her work, the Church hopes that all of God's people will take part. The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965), produced sixteen documents and one of them was the Decree on the Apostolate of the Laity (Apostolicam Actuositatem). In the Lay Apostolate Decree, lay people are called to apostolate. Lay apostolate is a form of involvement of lay people to take part in the Tritasks of Christ, namely as Priest, Prophet and King. Lay people have duties and responsibilities in actualizing their faith through the work and tasks they carry out every day. The faith lived must be expressed and practiced. In actualizing faith, lay people can carry it out through various areas of life, including: in the Church, family, social environment and politics, both nationally and internationally. The involvement of lay people in various areas of life, the Church hopes that their presence will be salt and light for the world. The laity always strive to fight for the common welfare with the spirit of the Gospel. So that with its presence, the Kingdom of God becomes more real in the world and becomes a blessing for many people and becomes the glory of God's name. In this way, the world increasingly knows, accepts and acknowledges Jesus Christ as the only way to the Father because He is the only goal of life.