Churches of Christ

The political situation in Birmingham, Alabama was not fair to the black community. At the time, Martin Luther King Jr was the president of the Southern Leadership Conference which had eighty five affiliate organizations across the South and Alabama Christian Movement for Human Right was part of the organization. King was invited by the organization to Alabama for a nonviolent direct-action to raise a voice for the black people in Birmingham. King was invited so that the situation of…

the local church model which is fitting with the realization that believers, whatever their ethnic or cultural background or origin are, might join in what he called “New Humanity” local churches which is a foretaste of the Universal Church . But are there sufficient evidences of this model from the early churches? From Luke’s account, it is inconclusive whether early house church (Act 2:46, 5:42, 12:12) which is the basic ecclesiastical unit for both preaching and teaching, is homogenous or…

with making sure we beliefs are rooted in Christ through faith.It because of this we are are saved and live a life that is committed to Jesus Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17 speaks of if we are in christ we are new creatures and old habits are passes and behold we are new. As ministers we are charge with making sure that we allow the newness that christ has introduce to due is permanent, and we continually to grow in this through our relationship with Christ. 2 Corinthians 13:5 reminds us to…

Our tradition of setting up nativity scenes began with Saint Francis of Assisi and the first creche. In the year 1223 AD, Saint Francis, a deacon, was in the Italian town of Greccio to celebrate Christmas with the Franciscans. However, the Franciscan chapel was deemed too small by Francis and so he would find an area in a rock to construct his own altar and hold the Midnight Mass. There, Saint Francis worked to construct a nativity scene, after receiving clearance from the Pope, such that his…

Christ’s Death and Resurrection in Prophecies Paul in writing many letters to various churches is able to write in great depth on many topics of concern to the early churches. In his first letter to the church of Corinth, Paul conveys that his teachings on the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are “in accordance with the scriptures” (1 Corinthians 15.3-4). While Paul is directly referencing the prophecies of Jesus, he is also alluding to greater themes within Israel’s Scriptures.…

types of relics in the Catholic world. The first type is a body part of a saint, like a bone, and instruments of the Passion of Christ. The second type are object s owned or touched by a saint; and the third type are objects that have come in contact with relics, and through the close proximity, have gained holiness. Since relics of God himself are unavailable, the churches utilize the cult of the saints as a way to legitimize their power in the Catholic world. The relics of saints…

Paul the Apostle and Dolores S. Williams a feminist writer, has explained salvation in two different ways. Paul’s letters to the people and churches underlines the explanation of Sin and Salvation. Paul’s letters to Romans is significant, as they were closest thing to his belief system. He demonstrates that Salvation can only be achieved through Justification, glorification and sanctification. Towards the starting point of Paul’s letter to the Romans, he shows people’s need for salvation by…

“The models from which medieval Northern Europe in particular formed its idea of “Roman” style are nearly all portable Late Antique works, and the Late Antique carved sarcophagi found all over the former Roman Empire; the determination to find earlier “purer” classical models, was a key element in the art all’antica of the Renaissance.” (Henderson 1977) Byzantine art is the Greek-speaking Byzantine Empire art that had been created after the Roman Empire division of the Eastern and Western sides…

am I? When I read Tenny 's explanation of 'The Millennial Views ', I thought to myself what view am I? I also pondered, just how much do I really believe and understand the book of Revelation? First, I do believe it was a revelation from Jesus Christ which God gave to him. There are so many variations of what is the truth. However, God tells us at the beginning of Revelation that he is the author. Therefore, God is the author, Jesus is the Revelation and John is the literal writer. It is…

on International Religious Freedom’s watch list for the third time. Venezuela is supposed to have freedom of religion and choice of what the citizen’s can believe in. Although, recently the country has faced vandalism to religious buildings, like churches, mosques, synagogues and holy places of worship. The Venezuelan government has done nothing about this, and hasn’t prosecuted anyone, which in effect made them get put on the watch list. By doing nothing after the vandalism, it in a way was a…