Church of God in Christ

Introduction The church is a vibrant and spiritual organization which promotes an environment of love, faith, fellowship, and unity. It is a place where relationships are established, life-changing events happen, and interaction with other people takes place. The church is the place where people attend for spiritual growth, experience, and to gain an understanding of God’s word. In the church setting, people can hear, experience, and gain understanding of something that they would not have…

she attended church nearby and she said she goes to a church in the area. She said her mother raised her in a Catholic Church. I didn’t go into details about her religion. I have learned sometimes although a person comes from a different religious belief, that we who have a…

for Christianity. For these stereotypes, about my culture are not only false, but can be very misleading; they can prevent people from walking with Christ. By following the Christian culture my identity has flourished, through fellowship, worship, and striving to be charitable. One of the first impressions I first got once I first walked into a church was the close bond the people had with each other. I strongly believe that fellowship plays a big role in the Christian culture. Fellowship is…

we are creating the Kingdom of God. But even more, when we stand together no matter the race, we are actually living justice. Particularly, the church is called by Jesus to assure we stand together, and that all people have human dignity and equality. Throughout history, the church has been challenged to combat injustices, and yet today, this is still…

The Nature of God and Missions The Nature of God and Missions can be seen throughout the Old and New Testament scriptures. God’s mission is directly related to His own nature. According to 1 John 4:8, God is love and he works through his people to fulfil his purpose. “The central idea here is that God is the one who initiates and sustains mission. This term refutes the traditional idea that mission is the centered on the church and to express that mission actually is centered on God.”…

of their doctrinal beliefs. God has eternally existed as the Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Spirit. All of the parts of God are equal in importance, yet different in role. The Trinity and the unity of God gives a picture of marriage, the church, and the relationship between Jews and Gentiles (Grudem 122). By studying how the Trinity works, we can see how our relationships with others are to be. In addition, we should study theology to understand God better. When our…

1 Peter 1:1 claims Simon Peter the apostle as the author of this letter. One of the original twelve disciples, this Peter is the only one mentioned in the New Testament. In 1 Peter 5:1, the author claims to be a “witness of the sufferings of Christ”. Along with this internal evidence, various early Christian sources also agreed that Peter was the author. The epistle also has a strong influence from the earthly teachings of Jesus. The first book of Peter is permeated with the echoes of the…

Christians whose relationships are experienced with God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and themselves, according to the Westminster Theological Dictionary. Koinonia is the Christian communion, partaking, or participation in the body of Christ. The concept of koinonia is a consistent theme that found its place in all of the doctrines learned this semester. These doctrines are Revelation, Triune God, Incarnate Christ, Creation, Sin, and the Problem of Evil, Church and Sacraments, and Future…

some injustices of the early church, does his influence of Enlightenment era philosophy lead him to make improper claims about the Gospel? Harnack’s teachings, being greatly impacted by Enlightenment philosophy, theorize the Gospel as an ethical creed, which has been corrupted by catholicized church authority. In order to understand why Harnack holds these views of the Gospel, we must examine his views on the teachings of Jesus, Christology, the Catholicity of the Church, and finally the…

reputation for Christlike love and deep-rooted faith. As a result of the way he exhibited Christ, Chapman influenced hundreds of people for the gospel and thousands of people respected and admired him. Strauch describes Chapman’s method of Christian education perfectly within the title of his book: “agape”. Agape is a word that the early Christian’s created to describe the type of love that Christ showed to the church: a mind-blowing, wholly sacrificial love. Chapman sacrificed himself for the…