Church of Christ

Imagine being a member of the Catholic Church in the early 1500’s and witnessing the corruption that occurred. A religious man named Martin Luther lived through the crookedness of the Church and wrote about it to spread awareness throughout Europe. His work inspired others to take action in the Church. These actions caused what we know today as the Protestant Reformation. So, who really was Martin Luther and why was he so important to the start of the Protestant Reformation? To understand what…

of God. Revelation is not information about God but is God’s own self-disclosure to us. Jesus is not a messenger with startling news but a mediator of inclusive, divine grace. The Spirit is not a universal instinct but a transforming power. And the church is not meant to be a self-sufficient establishment but a sacrament, an actual sign of salvation for all of us poor, disobedient humans. God offers human beings a share in the divine life. God's love creates the hollowness which it wants freely…

practice the job of absolving sins. However, NT Scripture is clear that only confession of faith in Jesus Christ and accepting His gift of salvation absolves one of sin. Both Catholicism and Judaism faiths…

However. The corporate church and the small groups can benefit from the examples, stories, theological definitions and the practices of Swinton’s practical theodicy in order to fully reclaim the practice of lament. Swinton explains, “that small groups take us back to the community of the early church where small groups of people met, often in the midst of extreme tribulation, to share fellowship, joy, pain, and…

The Catholic Reformation was the scholarly counter-constrain to Protestantism. The longing for change inside of the Catholic Church had begun before the spread of Luther. Numerous informed Catholics needed change. St. Teresa of Avila was a Carmelite religious recluse who did much otherworldly exercises. She completive her life through mental request to God. She was a reformer of the Carmelite Order and is thought to be an originator of the Discalced Carmelites alongside John of the Cross.…

a rise against the Catholic Church ensued as many influential Christian leaders began to teach against Catholic beliefs. In Germany specifically, a Reformation began in rebellion against the corruption and abuse of the Papacy. The Reformation opposed the catholic practices of collecting debts and the importance that they placed on Saints and icons. Martin Luther, the pivotal leader for the Reformation in Germany, expressed a need for rehabilitation within the church and created a new vision for…

James, your comment about Luther got my attention, which is very interesting to me, “Luther was out to challenge the corrupt ways of the Catholic Church…, but was that rebellion or God at work in this history and used Luther to get the job done.” I had to look up the term “rebel” and “rebellion” to give me more understanding about being rebellious towards authority. The spirit of rebellion is not of God at all, because it constitutes to compose or represent the resistance of during what is…

The Protestant Reformation was a main 16th century European movement aimed initially at reforming the beliefs and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. This began with a monk by the name of Martin Luther. Impressive political rulers who wanted to extend their power and control at the expense of the Church supplemented its religious aspects. Throughout reading this paper the reader will understand some of the good about the reformation and some of the bad things with the protestant reformation.…

Adolf Hitler was NOT a Christian! The word “Christian” is derived from the Greek christianos, which means “anointed one”, therefore a Christian is a person who follows Jesus Christ. It is also a type of mentality, it is a relationship with living God=Jesus, and finally it is NOT a religion. Hitler was born in a Catholic family and then rejected his religious upbringing. But even if you are born in a Catholic, Protestant or any other religion, which believes in Jesus and His teachings, it does…

At this time in Church history Bibles were not made available to the public. The ones that were were published at the time were only printed in Latin and only to be used in the church by the clergy. Columbus who was educated better than most of the people at the time was able to read Latin. The Church did not want the members to read the Bible instead they relied on their priests to convert and save the population…