Christian denomination

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…

expressed in strengthening and unifying the Christian denominations to create an ecumenical community. Initial changes to the Mass were substantial as they were created in attempt to welcome and get more people involved through Liturgy and Sacraments followed by the changes in the Eucharist that modernized the Mass so people felt more welcome to attend mass. In attempt to understand the differences that divided the Catholic Church against other Christian denominations, the Greek term Ecumenism…

In my opinion the key contributions of Lutheranism are the principals that spurred the reformation, allowance of religious skepticism, and the inclusion of all people in the church, and opening the doors for other protestant churches to evolve. I believe these are true contributions of Lutheranism because they are still in existence today and have been the most influential in my life through my experience both in attending Lutheran services but also my Baptist church back home. When Luther…

Anglicanism is one of the many branches within Christianity that is tied together by similar beliefs, features of worship and church structure. Christianity is a religion which incorporates a range of denominations and faith groups, including Anglicanism; a tradition joined to Christianity consisting of ‘The Church of England’, which claims to be both reformed and Catholic following parallel beliefs to Christianity, which are evident throughout its worships and church services. The Church of…

demonstrates and paves the path for Christian adherents to model. In relation to the issues of abortion, euthanasia and stem cells, Christian adherents are often challenged to do “what is good” as within each of these important issues, there lies the presence of a direct threat to life given by God. There are however within the…

Philadelphia. Just preceding the Civil War, the church broke into two separate denominations, which reunited in 1983. Our denomination’s official name is the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A). This is the “mainline” Presbyterian denomination a body of 2.6 million believers in 11,000 congregations. Presbyterian denominations in the United States have split and parts have reunited several times. Currently the largest Presbyterian denomination is the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), which has its national…

The identity of the Christian church has become confused; the church is not the building people gather at on Sundays or holidays and it is not the denomination they belong to. Rather, the church transcends time, it is the totality of every believer ever. This misconception has lead to the rapid failure of the church today. Churches are becoming impersonal institutions that focus on their programs and attendance more than the people they are herding in. There is a serious lack of transformation…

Systematic Theology Reading Journal 13 Williamson in his book stresses one of the important notions which is ‘limited atonement’ and he says that this doctrine could be a distinctive factor from other denominations or Catholic. Like he points out, God is self-consistent. Through Old Testament, God constantly commanded His children to live differently from other nations. Then, the only Israelites who lived in that era had moral, ceremonial, and civil laws as a light and salt in the world, and the…

the choice of sprinkling, pouring or immersion. All three methods are acceptable in the United Methodist denomination. The “Baptismal Covenant is a Holy Baptism, by which we are incorporated into the Church, which is the body of Christ.” The United Methodist denomination recognizes “all Christian baptism and look upon baptism as something that should unite, rather than divide, Christians.” It is the belief of the demonization that once a human being is baptized, there is never a need for…

The Believers in Christ were first called Christians during the penning of the New Testament, and Luke records this event within the text of the book of Acts. Acts was written to Luke’s friend in Rome, Theophilus. This friend was also the person he wrote too to communicate the life and ministry of Jesus our Christ. Acts 1:1-2 [KJV] “The former treatise have I made, O Theophilus, of all that Jesus began both to do and teach. Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy…