Churches of Christ

to follow, to affirm their belief, and to retain the churches power again. The main reason that the Tridentine Creed was written was because the Church was threatened and challenged by the Protestants, and Catholics knew they needed to respond, to grasp their faith, and to make the sacraments significant again like mentioned in the creed “I also profess that there are truly and properly Seven Sacraments of the New Law, instituted by Jesus Christ our Lord, and necessary for the salvation of…

Down through the eons of time, the Body of Christ has had the ability to forget the core mission of the gospel. God has commissioned us and set us apart to fulfill His plan on this planet. Although the Church gets involved in many activities and projects, like cleaning up the neighborhood, summer camps, visiting the shut-ins, what is the reason or purpose for our action. There are many organizations, which hold marriage conferences, feed the poor, build housing in third world countries, give…

out on our salvation. If churches decide to ignore the Holy Spirit, they are missing out on the chance of being transformed and living eternally through God. “The Spirit is the one who ‘gives life’ by uniting us with Christ (Bird,190).” The Holy Spirit is the one who united us with Christ to help us understand what he has in store for us. If churches do not believe in the Holy Spirit, then they are neglecting to thank God for his gifts and forgiveness. The way to Christ is through the Holy…

This passage would best represent a biblical Christian. A biblical Christian puts all of their faith in Christ, and Christ alone. Biblical Christians follow the message of Christ and are obedient of Christ as Christ gave his life to save them from their sins. These Christians have a life deeply rooted in faith. American Christianity has several other differences than Biblical Christianity, for example American…

As an adjective, ritual simply means “in compliance to religious rites,” which are the sacrosanct habitual ways of acclaiming a religion or culture. Different societies have different ritual practices, like meditation in Buddhism or baptism in Christianity. We also call the ceremony itself a ritual. Although it comes from religious ceremonies, ritual can also be used for any time-honored tradition like the Super Bowl or Mardi Gras, or Sunday morning breakfast (www.vocabulary.com).…

in 18 verses in Galatians, 287 verses in the New Testament and 171 verses in the Old Testament. The Pauline epistles were written to the churches and individuals who already believed in Christ so throughout Paul calls for the fruit of repentance and faith. The apostle Paul wrote the book of Galatians in the form of letters that were written to the churches he established in the southern part of Galatia including Perga, Pisidian, Antioch, Iconium, Lystra, and Derbe during his first missionary…

Down across the years, which have come and gone, there has been a lot of confusion about how God the Holy Spirit works and there is still a lot of misunderstanding about the Holy Spirit. Of course, all that humanity knows about Deity; that is God, Christ and the Holy Spirit, has come by divine revelation; nonetheless, not everything about Deity has been revealed. However, the Bible does contain an illustration that explains the working of the Holy Spirit. The Lord said, “I am the true vine, and…

Romanesque art began to expand, the churches began to expand as well. Churches expanded throughout western Europe. The churches were beginning to be designed larger than the previous churches because they needed to accommodate the increase of monks and priests. These churches had dormitories designed in them for the monks to live in. Romanesque churches were designed with arched windows, barrel vaults and groin vaults, which were used to support the roof. The churches expanded in longitudinal…

entitled to a division between Eastern and Western churches, specifically between the 8th and 9th century. Nevertheless, the implication of this issue has occurred because of political, economic and religious ideas. Even today, the idea of being for or against the idea of idolatry is one of the most argumentative problems in society. This paper is intended to explain both side of views of why icons and imagery were either good or bad in the eyes of Christ and also explain why people were…

number of churches he started is disputed some sources estimate it was roughly 14 churches throughout his life. Without these churches being formed all over, it is possible Christianity wouldn’t be as widespread as it is today. Paul inspired or directly appointed many people in power who would later do great things. In the churches paul started he would often appoint a leader. These leaders would often do many great things, and without Paul’s judgement on who to appoint, early churches would…