also practices the sacramental doctrine, defining it back to the Catholic tradition and a church of the Reformation. However, Anglican only recognised 2 sacraments; Baptism and Eucharist – the sacraments ordained of Jesus Christ in the Gospel. Within these sacraments stand; anointing of the sick, holy matrimony, ordination, confirmation, confession and absolution which are not considered as Sacraments of the Gospel. In Anglican churches, Christian beliefs of Baptism and Eucharist are evident in…
It is this power, or indwelling, that then helps the believer in Jesus Christ live out a more excellent life in any of the other areas aforementioned that come as a by-product of the central message of the kingdom of God. The question then is how do we do this effectively? Well, it can’t not happen if and when preaching…
Church the more one is able to participate in friendship with Christ. The Church’s seven sacraments are baptism, confirmation, reconciliation, anointing of the sick, matrimony, holy orders, and the Eucharist. Each of the sacraments allows the possibility of life in different ways; baptism gives life, confirmation fortifies life, reconciliation and anointing of the sick restores life, matrimony creates new life, holy orders ministers life, and the Eucharist, which is the most direct and…
When Jesus ascended it marked the completion of his ministry on earth. Verse 1 Acts 1 and Luke 24 have much overlap between them. “Without the book of Acts the story of Jesus would be incomplete. Afterall, he didn’t come merely to save individuals to get them to heaven, but to create a community that would carry out God’s kingdom.” Luke tells the story of Jesus and Acts tells how Jesus’ ministry comes to a close and begins the work of the Holy Spirit. Verse 2 With the ascension, Jesus no…
A hated and loved religion by many in history and many in the present. The Roman Catholic church, created by Jesus himself in the first century AD. The Catholic Church invites everyone from anywhere in the world to the Catholic faith. The first ever Catholic church and Christian community was made in Jerusalem. Saint Peter, the first Pope, led more than three thousand people in the Christian community(A Timeline of Catholic Church History). The first holocaust, modern journalists would call…
humility. Let us embrace the good news that no evil scheme can ruin us if we abide in the light of the glorious Gospel of true freedom, which is in Jesus Christ and Him alone. 2 Corinthians 4:6-12; 6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of the Jesus Christ. 7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. 8 We are…
The youth raised money to go on the trip, so I decided to help. As always, Pastor Tim used this as an experience to teach us. We asked people to sponsor us to read out loud for an hour. I know it sounds odd, but it began a process which would change my life forever. Originally, Pastor Tim had said we would read the Bible, but He had just read a book he felt would interest us. So, we read This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti. I was not a person who enjoyed reading, but this book captured my…
of God (25: 1; 14). The pericope starts by Jesus Christ affirming that Ὥσπερ γὰρ ἄνθρωπος ἀποδημῶν ἐκάλεσεν τοὺς ἰδίους δούλους καὶ παρέδωκεν αὐτοῖς τὰ ὑπάρχοντα αὐτοῦ” (“it is like a man about to go abroad”). In this passage, it stands for the Kingdom of Heaven while the wealthy man, who is referred to as “lord” by his servants, does so for Jesus, “the Son of Man” (25: 13). Similarly, since it seems that the parable is a teaching to the Apostles, Jesus is paralleling the δούλους…
and the world. God is often the person we pray to so it is unlikely that we would discount him from the Trinity. In addition to that Jesus is God’s only son. We hear countless stories about the Son of God. We know he was sent to save us from original sin. We celebrate the birth of Jesus on Christmas and the resurrection of Jesus on Easter. The role of God and Jesus Christ in the Trinity are easy for most people to understand. Contrary to that, the role of the Holy Spirit is more complex. I think…
impacted by Enlightenment philosophy, theorize the Gospel as an ethical creed, which has been corrupted by catholicized church authority. In order to understand why Harnack holds these views of the Gospel, we must examine his views on the teachings of Jesus, Christology, the Catholicity of the Church, and finally the Reformation. Harnack’s explanation…