Churches of Christ

172). In order to impact our children in the classroom, we need to build a good relationship with our students. Not just any relationships but “Christ-honoring and truly loving relationships” (Twiss, 2000, p. 172). In order to have a genuine relationship with our students, we need to respect them. If teachers do not give respect the students, the students will not give respect. In addition, teachers…

Imagine a church whose history history is over a thousand years, amazing right? The Orthodox church is christianity’s true , holy , and apostolic church established by Jesus Christ , it should feel like an honor to be apart of the church that Jesus Christ himself created right? that fact makes the religion one of the first ever to be made , and also makes it original . The Russian Orthodox church has a history of strong political as well as spiritual influence over the inhabitants of the Russian…

than 2 billion believers. Christianity is very much focused on Jesus Christ and is seen more than just a system but a belief. It has become a very organized culture with different ways of life and other ideas and practices that has been going on from generation to generation since Jesus became the objective of faith. Christianity has a combination of culture and tradition of faith that make the church Christianity. Jesus Christ and the members that he was with had a tradition and they stood with…

doctrines, so they wanted to fix the corruption in the Catholic Church. If a person looks at the catholic churches at that time, he will definitely be astonished by its greatness, and fantastic images and sculptures that were representing Jesus, Marry, and God. The images were firstly used as a way of storytelling for those who embarrassed Christianity and did not know the story of Jesus the Christ, as they were illiterate, so the images helped them to better understand what happened in the…

The sixth of the letters to the churches, Philadelphia’s placement in the circular journey of Revelation does not signify a status of less importance. Rather, the Church of Philadelphia stands out among its more significant peers. In its humbleness, the Church of Philadelphia proclaims reverence and highlights servitude to the Lord. The letter to Philadelphia is situated between the letter to Sardis and Laodicea, two churches defined by complacency. The Church of Sardis was located in one of the…

the principles of the Trinity Doctrine, nonetheless they place the highest focus on only two parts, God and Jesus Christ. They live a Christian life that is crippled and incapable of reaching its full potential of God’s promised spiritual renewal. Churches teach the doctrine of the Godhead (God, Son, and Spirit), but mistakenly place highest emphasis on God and Jesus Christ. Churches give little instruction on the dynamics of the golden seal of the Holy Spirit. The Biblical context is a preset…

James Hood’s article, Muslims in Evangelical Churches, models a welcoming approach to the assimilation of sacred worship places on the account of Jesus’ teaching on love. Heartsong Church and Aldersgate Methodist Church all-encompassing support of allowing Muslims to worship in their church voids the importance of sacred places. Not by any means should Christian disrespect or show hatred towards another religious beliefs. However, churches should not allow their places of worship to be shared or…

Throughout my years as a believer I have been a member of and visited some interesting churches to say the least. I have visited some churches that have an old fashion Baptist church feel to it. I have visited churches that are more modern in their presentation. And again, I have visited churches that have a very charismatic feel to it. I currently reside at a church that leans toward the cessationist model of the gifts of the Holy Spirit. It is this model that I have also drawn a favorable…

Ignatius of Antioch was arrested, and as he is transported to Rome to be executed, he meets with members of local Christian churches along the way in order to consolidate all the house churches into one large organization. He wanted to bring a central authority to this collection of house churches in the form of a bishop, and proposes a structure for the church based on Roman city government. 14. 303 AD Roman emperor Diocletian claims that the sun god Apollo…

designed churches aimed at evoking a heavenly presence into those who gathered to worship there. Chief among the numerous churches built was the church of Hagia Sophia (Fig. 1.1). While commissioned by Emperor Justinian I in 532, the principal architects were two academic figures: Anthemius of Tralles and Isidorus of Miletus. Following within the footsteps of the Early Byzantine ambitions, the purpose of the church was to provide the public with a shared place to pray and celebrate Christ. A…