Churches of Christ

letter around 56 A.D. It is believed that Paul was in Corinth when he was writing Romans. This was the third and the last missionary journey of Paul. This book provides a thorough understanding of the gospel of Jesus Christ. In the ten years prior to the book of Romans, Paul founded churches throughout the Mediterranean World. The church of Rome, however, was not founded by Paul. This was the only church that Paul addressed by letter that he did not found. At the time Paul wrote Romans, Nero was…

Limited atonement is the belief that Jesus Christ did not die on the cross for everyone. He came to pay for the sins of his elect and not the whole world. Many Christians then and now, struggle with the idea that Christ did not die to save everyone. Calvin’s doctrine seemed too harsh to many believers. Irresistible grace is “the saving grace of God is effectually applied to those…

Philippians. “Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus” (Philippians 4:6). Equivalently, Paul encouraged the Philippians to pray whenever they became anxious, an adage that prayer is an influential adept action to live the Christian life. Furthermore, exclaiming that trusting God will…

Laws legalizing gay and lesbian couples gives the churches and other religious groups some conscience protection to refuse to marry them. Legal grounds are murkier for religiously affiliated organizations than it is for hospitals, schools, and other social providers that may not grant benefits to the spouse of an employee in a same sex marriage or providing adoption and other services to gay and lesbian couples that are routinely provided for heterosexual couples. Religious communities are…

For those who are not familiar with the teachings of the Church of Christ, it is an old school church. Women could not wear pants; instruments were not allowed; and, anyone who did not believe what we believed was going to hell—plain and simple. Even as a child, I found this doctrine troubling and questioned it. Why would…

between church and state and those tensions were never over, they still exist until this day. there wer two new relious groups formed and they were mormons and unitarians. in 1830, joseph smith and some of his followers organized the church of jesus christ and the latter day saints, and the member of the that church were called mormons. the mormons isolated themselves in their own communities where they followed practices that were frowned upon by their neighbors, such as allowing men to have…

First, Vatican II explored a different way to understand salvation. For instance, the doctrine of “There is no salvation outside of the Catholic Church,” was developed to the new understanding that the Church of Christ “subsists in the Catholic Church… although many elements of sanctification and of truth are found outside of its visible structure” (Lumen Gentium 8). Second, there was a new sense of Catholic identity. Indeed, Catholics were used to understand themselves…

celebration which we observe today in a church building” (p.193). In discerning the Lord’s body, which Paul places concern, misinterpretations of “perceiving the real presence of Christ in the bread cannot be true, but for Paul, according to Hays, this simple means “recognizing the community of believers as the one body of Christ” (p.200). Hays states on page 201, “Those who eat and drink in a selfish way, are answerable for the body and blood of the Lord.” I think is very important to…

In conclusion, Jonah is summed up in these four headings: Jonah flees from God (conceals His message), Jonah prays (made humble), Jonah travels to the city of Nineveh (message of annihilation), and Jonah’s anger at the Lord’s compassion (“God is more concerned with saving souls"). (Goos) The book of Jonah has no stated author, but the most logical or sensible choice would be “Jonah,” ("Jonah." Intro to. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Nov. 2014.) despite Jonah being referred to in the third person in the…

affects the way they live their lives. In your first statement you could leave out the opening statement “In our era of outsourcing”. David, great job! Clifford, your first thesis statement centers upon the very heart of what we believe about Jesus Christ becoming man, enabling man to become sons of God. I would love to see how the image bearers and our value in creation unfold. It is good to see someone focus on the persons with special needs and disabilities, they are…