Greek Church Research Paper

Church in Greek means assembly, which is a group of people gathering. Therefore, a church does not only mean the visible building, but more importantly it means the people. A church is a group of Christian who share the same faith gathering together to worship God regularly and grow spiritually with each other. Everyone inside the church is equal because s/he is the child of God. Each person has different talent and functions differently in the church to create a community together. People inside the same church share the same doctrines and missions. By following certain traditions, they practice rituals such as baptism, Holy Communion, and musical worship. By creating different ministries, the pastors/deacons/elders who are the spiritual leaders help church members to understand the teachings better, form the spiritual practices, and love God and the people more. However, within the body of Christ, the spiritual leaders are in the same position as the …show more content…
Receiving the baptism and confirmation means that one person publicly claims that s/he is a Christian who bury the old self and receive a new life in Jesus. In our church, only those who have been baptized can receive the Holy Communion. It is one of the important Christian rituals. Christian practice it in order to memorize Jesus’ sacrifice for us to redeem us from sin. By eating the bread (represents the body) and wine (represents the blood) as Jesus commanded in the night before his Crucifixion, Christian follows the commands of Jesus. Based on my family’s Anglican tradition, I was told that the bread and wine became the real body and blood after the pastor’s prayer and blessing. However, after exploring different church traditions, now I am in the process of thinking that the bread and wine will not become real body and blood. I prefer to think that the Sacrament is for us to remember the love of God and the sacrifice of