Xavier Jefferson 4-13-13 Mr. Love What is the Church? What is the church’s purpose? What is the Church? There are many different churches in America that say to be “Christian” and all claim to be the church that Jesus built‚ or say they are a part of it. We need to go back to the bible and see what it tells us (Christians and non-believers) about the church. The church is “an assembly” or “called out ones but to me it is the people that make up the church. It isn’t as people think and say today
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17th century[edit source] Many Christian revivals drew inspiration from the missionary work of early monks‚ from the Protestant Reformation (and Catholic Reformation) and from the uncompromising stance of the Covenanters in 17th century Scotland and Ulster‚ that came to Virginia and Pennsylvania with Presbyterians and other non-conformists. Its character formed part of the mental framework that led to the American War of Independence and the Civil War. 18th century[edit source] The 18th century
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what is the ultimate purpose or meaning of life?‚ what can I expect after death‚ and how can I prepare for it?‚ What interaction can I now have with the divine?‚ to what extent is religion (including Christianity) a human construct? and How should Christians view other religions in light of their own faith?. It is indicated that this paper will be careful to not generalize Christianity in matters where there is disagreement. Similarities Between Christianity and Other Religions There are many major
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Disproving the Christian God According to a UN statistical report‚ God let more than a quarter of a million people get raped in the past year. People should stop believing in the bible‚ and god and Jesus as presented in the gospels because it is inaccurate and opposes logic and reasoning. Arguments will come that while it is true that God is infallible‚ and the Bible is the true word of God‚ the Bible was in fact written by man‚ who can commit errors. The Bible states that God’s word is unchanging
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Sacrament is defined as: “a Christian rite that is believed to have been ordained by Christ and that is held to be a means of divine grace or to be a sign or symbol of a spiritual reality” (Merriam-Webster). Baptism is one of the Sacraments of Christianity that is recognized. It affirms that guilt will be removed as well as the effects of Original Sin. Those baptized will be united with the Church‚ which symbolizes the body of Christ here on earth. In Hebrew or Greek forms‚ baptism means to immerse
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glasses. Your worldview is the color of glasses that you wear when seeing the people‚ things‚ and circumstances around you. Political and ethical decisions are formed based on your worldview. Biblical worldview describes the way a Bible believing Christian views the world and circumstances around him/her. The Question of Origin – The one true God‚ the Creator‚ spoke into existence all of creation. This creation account is delivered to us in Genesis chapter 1 and 2. Proverbs 8:29 tells us that God
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Multiculturalism in Christian Perspective As early as historic records have been kept‚ humans have been faced with the relocation of people and the occupation of homelands by stronger tribal or national groups. This is demonstrated by the records of Egyptian and Babylonian expansion‚ the exploits of Alexander the Great and the growth of the Roman Empire. Some of the struggles associated with this are reflected in the Bible. For example‚ when the Israelites were exiled to Babylon‚ the prophet Jeremiah
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25.5 percent of military members identify as no religious preference‚ secular humanist‚ agnostic‚ or atheist. Conversely‚ one hundred percent of the approximately 3‚000 military chaplains on duty are listed as a Christian denomination‚ Jewish‚ Muslim‚ Buddhist‚ or Hindu. While this is a dramatic change in the modern military and positive recognition for the diversity of religion in military service‚ those who do not identify with a mainstream religious belief system are
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the meaning of mission for our own time and encourages us to use our freedom of thinking to understand the ministry of Jesus and the early church in an imaginative and creative way to our own time and context. The reason to do this is because the Christian faith is a historical faith and is incarnational‚ the reality of God entering into human affairs (p.181). Bosch proposes four epochs in the history of mission‚ each epoch has its own characteristic “paradigm”: the missionary paradigm of Eastern Church
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------------------------------------------------- "Christian places of worship should be plain and simple?” Discuss. Ollie Gardner This debate is a very strong subject for certain people and religion. For example the Catholics think that it is right to show their appreciation of god by designing their places of worship with big stained glass windows‚ huge organs and a big bold altar etc. However the Protestants started out rebelling against the Catholics saying that you should not have to show
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