The church 's Ecclesial Tradition
“Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only one who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments” (Matthew 19:16-17 NIV). Here is just a little recap about my religious background that I post earlier in my getting to know you post. I was brought up in many religions my mom was Jehovah Witness, one of my grandmothers on mom side was Baptist, my grandfather was Muslim and my other grandmother on my dad’s side was a Christian and not to mention that I had to attend a reading class at a Catholic Church twice a week for my advance reading program and I do believe that there …show more content…
It is my belief that our church with Dr. Mark T. Bagwell at Word of Life Christian Center ran the church the same way the Paul had envision it to be. “The church and community formation, however, the church is fundamentally different from any purely human community or society, for God is its founder, Jesus Christ is its chief cornerstone, and the Holy Spirit directs its affairs” (Longenecker, R. N. 2002, p. 81). One of the traditions that I have observed in our church is the tradition of teaching. Our pastor uses the bible which is the Word of God as a tool for teaching. Its leadership are pick and chosen by the guide of the Holy Spirit. We also have worship service were we enjoyed praising God with hymns, psalms, and spiritual songs and in …show more content…
Yet another passage came to mind, “Jesus said to his disciples: If you love me, you will do as I command. Then I will ask the Father to send you the Holy Spirit who will help you and always be with you. The Spirit will show you what is true” (John 14:16-17 CEV). And other word that Holy Spirit will give us the direction as to where God wanted the church to go.
Therefore, I guess what we were looking for as a traditional in church was a church that believe and had faith in Jesus Christ, believed in the Holy Spirit, and searching for a body of believers where the Gospel of Jesus Christ is preached, where we as an individual can have not just a religion but a personal relationship with God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ, where we can join in a bible ministries that is spreading the Gospel which is the word of God and also glorifying God at the same
“Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?” “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only one who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments” (Matthew 19:16-17 NIV). Here is just a little recap about my religious background that I post earlier in my getting to know you post. I was brought up in many religions my mom was Jehovah Witness, one of my grandmothers on mom side was Baptist, my grandfather was Muslim and my other grandmother on my dad’s side was a Christian and not to mention that I had to attend a reading class at a Catholic Church twice a week for my advance reading program and I do believe that there …show more content…
It is my belief that our church with Dr. Mark T. Bagwell at Word of Life Christian Center ran the church the same way the Paul had envision it to be. “The church and community formation, however, the church is fundamentally different from any purely human community or society, for God is its founder, Jesus Christ is its chief cornerstone, and the Holy Spirit directs its affairs” (Longenecker, R. N. 2002, p. 81). One of the traditions that I have observed in our church is the tradition of teaching. Our pastor uses the bible which is the Word of God as a tool for teaching. Its leadership are pick and chosen by the guide of the Holy Spirit. We also have worship service were we enjoyed praising God with hymns, psalms, and spiritual songs and in …show more content…
Yet another passage came to mind, “Jesus said to his disciples: If you love me, you will do as I command. Then I will ask the Father to send you the Holy Spirit who will help you and always be with you. The Spirit will show you what is true” (John 14:16-17 CEV). And other word that Holy Spirit will give us the direction as to where God wanted the church to go.
Therefore, I guess what we were looking for as a traditional in church was a church that believe and had faith in Jesus Christ, believed in the Holy Spirit, and searching for a body of believers where the Gospel of Jesus Christ is preached, where we as an individual can have not just a religion but a personal relationship with God the Father and his Son Jesus Christ, where we can join in a bible ministries that is spreading the Gospel which is the word of God and also glorifying God at the same