St Paul's Lutheran Church Similarities

During the excursion conducted research was undergone on the various similarities, traditions, symbols and areas of each church. The Churches being St Paul’s lutheran church in Glenelg and the Our Lady Of Victories Catholic Church. These respective religions began in 1317, by Martin Luther (Lutheran) and in 1054 (Catholic ). Both similarities and differences were discovered throughout the churches and in various sections such as the nave and sanctuary. The similarities between the churches were mainly based around rituals and traditions which began hundreds of years ago. The differences found were mainly aesthetic differences although some major differences did include ritual based procedures.

Both Churches were quite similar despite the differences between the religions themselves.Both the Lutheran Church and Catholic Church follow the apostles creed and abide by this specific creed. Based on the theological understanding of the Canonical Gospels this creed is recited often in the services conducted by the two churches. The apostles creed states a series of questions which are well known believed statements by both of the following groups from the …show more content…
This is also evident with the object only found in the Catholic Churches which is the tabernacle. The tabernacle is an often gold container which holds the sacred bread and wine between the time of communions. This will not be found in a Lutheran church as they keep the holy gifts in a regular cupboard. St Paul’s Lutheran Church is not as aesthetically pleasing although does possess similar symbols throughout the parish. The prominence of statues is non existent within St Paul’s church as the lutheran religion does not believe in praying to statues, rather pray to the holy spirit. Various other symbols such as the fish of peace, dove and the crucifix are located around the Lutheran