Christian liturgy

Christianity is further broken down into numerous denominations that maintain their own distinct ways of practicing their Christian faith. The main branches of Christianity can be organized as Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism. Roman Catholicism is the largest denomination of Christianity with more than 1 billion adherents, which is roughly half of the world’s Christians. What…

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…

this field observation project, I chose to attend the 5pm Sunday service at St. Paul’s Parish in Princeton. Growing up in the Pentecostal tradition, I have become at home in free worship and contemporary liturgy. Most of the church’s I’ve attended in the past had many informal elements in their liturgy, designed to make new-comers feel a little less awkward and part of the church family. As a new Methodist, I have found many Methodist churches (particularly contemporary ones) to be a good mix of…

(1) Contrast Baptism in: The African Methodist Episcopal Church (AMEC) and The Baptist Church. The first notable contrast between AMEC and Baptist regarding the Baptism Liturgy. AMEC described in Article # 17, is Baptism is not only a sign of profession, and a mark difference whereby Christian are distinguished from others that are not baptized; but it also is a sign of regeneration, or the new birth. The baptism of young children is to be retained in the church. two AMEC Sacraments ordained of…

According to St. John, Jesus is the messenger of God, his word par excellence, who came to this world to make us know the Father. He does not speak for himself but testifies to the truth that I hear from the father, and his whole life is a revelation of his glory which he received from his own father before the creation of the world. Jesus did not come to judge the world, but to save it. But, by simply manifesting men, he puts them before an alternative: that of remaining in his own darkness or…

Holy trinity divided into three parts father, son and the Holy sprit. Trinity prides itself on living out Jesus’ message of Faith, Hope and Love upholding the equality, dignity and worth of each individual. "Tri" meaning three, and "Unity" meaning one, Tri + Unity = Trinity. It is a way of acknowledging what the Bible reveals to us about God, that God is yet three "Persons" who have the same essence of deity. The reason why I choose dove because the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily shape, like…

in hopes of receiving the ultimate pat of approval on the head instead of properly ministering to their flock in accordance with God's wisdom." - Doreen Elizabeth Wells There exists two distinct ways of understanding the role of presider in the Liturgy: "in persona Christi" (in the person of Christ) and "in persona…

In class, we talked about what discipleship means from a Christian standpoint and what it can often look like from the world’s perspective (NASCAR Preacher/Victoria Osteen). We discussed how this confusion can be caused by the “tangled stories,” "disordered loves," and "counter-narratives" that face us in our culture. With reference to course materials and class discussions, explain TWO of these concepts and how they can complicate our understanding of discipleship. Then explain how a…

an age old faith that is worshiped throughout the world. The scriptures tell a story of a man, the son of Christ, who suffered unconditionally for man kind. The teachings involving Jesus have stood the test of time and play a monumental role in Christian life. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are the four gospels, they describe the life and teachings of Jesus. Matthew was written to convince the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah. It is the handbook on the teachings of Jesus, containing five…

of Sin have done to us.” This idea follows a very traditional trajectory of martyrdom, building one’s martyrdom off of a martyr that came before, not unlike the origins of early Christian martyrs, who strived to martyr themselves after Christ himself. In fact, Cho’s entire manifesto is rich with allusions to the Christian Bible, drawing on religious imagery to justify his actions as not only noble, but necessary. He goes on to say, “Like Moses, I spread the sea and lead my people--the Weak, the…