Baptist

began teaching in many towns, the people begin to question who he truly was. In the passage of Mark 6:14-29, the people said that Jesus was a great prophet, Elijah returned, or John the Baptist raised from the dead. King Herod was disturbed by this as Herod had been the one to order the death of John the Baptist. This event can also be found in Matthew 14:1-12 and Luke 9:7-9 and Luke 3:19-20. The passage from the Gospel of Mark in Throckmorton’s Gospel Parallels is as follows: 14King Herod…

about his issue. The issue that Hampton wanted to discuss involved his ambivalence with his Baptist Church. This writer began the individual counseling with Hampton by inviting him to share about his week. Then this writer asked Hampton about reasons for doubting his Baptist Church, personal views on self, and effective coping strategies that have helped him in the past. Hampton mentioned that he doubts his Baptist Church because of the Pastors actions…

ministry begins with my personal call by God, along with my theological education at the Reformed Presbyterian Theological Seminary for preparation for pastoral ministry. Raised in a Baptist home, my grandmother took us to Sunday worship services at St. Paul Baptist Church in Garfield, Pennsylvania. This Baptist church affirmed the altar call, which is one false doctrine in the church. Thus, the pastor had me recite the sinner’s prayer. It reads: That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth…

constructed the draft, Baptists in Virginia were facing discrimination and persecution by the Anglicans due to their choice of religion. The Anglicans were the established religion in Virginia, which meant the citizens of Virginia paid taxes in order to support and maintain the Anglican church. A group of elites and the Anglican church held power within Virginia. They felt saw the Baptists, who were continuously gaining converts, as a threat to their establishment. The Baptists needed an…

Both the Baptists and Methodists resonated with the African Americans because they were not preaching one thing and doing another. Methodists experienced an increase in their growth “the Methodist had just achieved a virtual miracle of growth, rising from less than…

need. I talk to the families, pray for them if they want it and play with the children. My religious affiliation and commitment are Baptist. But I grew up going to Baptist and Pentecostal churches my whole life. Since coming to Lee, I've experienced what the Church of God is. These experiences left me thinking about how I view myself as a Christian. Am I Baptist or Pentecostal or non-denominational? I try my best to attend church every Sunday even if I don't want to. While attending North…

building with light pink colored exterior standing out amongst the dull-colored corporate city skyscrapers, and the New Birth Baptist Church’s distinct brick building, standing out amongst the dilapidated buildings in its impoverished community. However, it was at this point, that a disconnection in similarities between the both holy places…

I have experienced many kinds of Christian churches, but the ones that were so unalike and so alike of the Christian churches were the Baptist and Catholic churches. They are also the two dominant Christian Churches in the USA. The similarities are that of what drives these churches, what they preach, sing to, etc. However, the differences of the churches are, what they do, act and how they present it, which are contradicting in many ways. Before I compare and contrast the two churches I am…

The exposure I have gained through being a pediatric medical assistant for eleven years has given me a tremendous amount of knowledge about what it takes to be a good nurse. Through my work in pediatrics, I have had the opportunity to provide care to children from the first day of life through the age of twenty-one. Over the years, I have learned that caring for children is not restricted to just the patient. You have to also provide passionate care and support to families as well. I have had…

person or two people in frame and a solid backdrop. That is not the case with both The musical contest between Apollo and marsyas and Madonna and child with saint john the Baptist. In both there is a scene being depicted in the back. In the mosaic we can see two mountains slightly fading with the sky and fog. Also, Saint John the Baptist can be seen in the back with royalty riding horses. In the mosaic the background includes the goddess of victory, the God of wine, the goddess of wisdom, there…