Baptism

My Critical Analysis Galilee United Church of Christ was founded under the strong pastor ship of the late Reverend Joseph Mann in the 1900’s. Galilee is found locally in the heart of Oriental, North Carolina, which is the Pamlico Community. After Mann was succumbed, many pastors have served on the chairman for a consecutive of years. Each minister came and made a worthy contribution to the church. The Reverend Leon White, formerly of the Wake Forest area came a rebuilt the church in…

THE FULFILLMENT OF TIME Prior to the birth of Jesus Christ, the people of Israel awaited the long begot promise of the Messiah. During their waiting they had undergone severe persecution, due to their historically continued disobedience and violation of their covenant with God. Having their homes destroyed, belongings seized, they were taken into captivity repeatedly by a multitude of nations, only to be mistreated and enslaved. Not to mention, their beloved temple was decimated repeatedly.…

Some people begin a debate when is comes to the thought of what a church is. Is it a building? Or is it the people, that create the church? There are many perspectives on this topic. Here is my view on this topic. Throughout my whole life, I have been taught that the “church” was not the building. It was the people inside the building. Some people may state scripture and say that it is the building that one is in, such as Matthew 16:13-20. Here it states that Jesus asked his disciples who…

John can be summarized in this way. The book of John is about Jesus’ ministry. The book of John starts off by stating that God was in the beginning and nothing was made without Him. It is also stated that John was sent to testify of the Light which is the coming Son, Jesus. Jesus’ ministry covered in the book of John starts in Cana at a wedding where He turns water into wine. He then goes to the temple to find sales people in the temple. He says His Father’s house is not a marketplace and He…

The Old Testament is filled with the history of ancient Israel. It relates to us stories and facts of what the people of Israel endured, as well as what their way of life was like. In Genesis we find out the lifestyles of many people. For example, we read about Abraham and Sarahs hospitality, the Sodomites and Gomorites, who did not please God, as well as how to people acted in the times of Noah. The book of Exodus is filled with the history of Israel when they were slaves in Egypt, and led to…

Gamache 1 Melissa Gamache Sonia Zylberberg Sex & Religion November 23rd The Gospel According to Jesus Christ by José Saramago Catholicism is one of the most know religions around the world. It is meant to “learn to know, love, and serve God from Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who teaches us through the Catholic Church” (Online, Catholic. "Catholic Facts and General Knowledge”), yet people may have different beliefs and views on certain religions like catholicism. Accordingly, living in a…

The ideas of the church are various. There are many different views that people have of the church, but there are six main models that most go by. These six models are that of Institution, Mystical Communion, Sacrament, Herald or Kerygmatic, Servant, and lastly Community of Disciples. The earliest view mentioned was Institution, this is meaning that the church is viewed to be made up of structures. Rausch says that this view is dominant in Catholic theology from the Reformation to Vatican II.…

When reading paragraph six what stood out most was the emphasis on the sacrament of the Eucharist being the essential part of the Catholic faith. The Church is built upon the foundation of Christ’s sacrifice which is made eternal through the Eucharist. One has their faith because of their belief in the Eucharist, “Faith and the Sacraments are two complementary aspects of ecclesial life” (Sacramentum Caritatis Paragraph 6). The Eucharist enables one to grow in faith and it is because of faith…

One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic. We say these terms at every mass. Do you know what they really mean, or do you just say them because you know it is what you say? These terms are actually the four marks of the Church. These four marks summarize the Church’s features and mission and accomplish this through the help and guidance of the Holy Spirit. It is our duty as baptized Catholics to live out these marks every day. Now, the Church never said it would be easy, but they do give us great role…

My Personal Salvation Testimony Before I jump into how incredible my Savior’s timing is, I wanted to tell you more about myself. I was baptized as a baby and went to Sunday school but I didn’t really love God. It may be because I only went to church on Easter and Christmas or it may be because I always prayed for a horse and never got one. While my faith has been rocky one thing has always been constant, my passion for all things Disney! It isn’t called “the happiest place on earth” for nothing…