Churches of Christ

Under the leadership of Desmond Tutu, the South African Council of Churches ignited the spark of revolutionary change within South Africa. Blacks were empowered to bring about their own reconciliation. It was understood that because the gospel of Jesus is subversive to empires, the Black Consciousness could challenge the…

created so that blacks could see Christ, God, and their faith through the lenses of their own black community. Through this, God would be anti the oppressor and pro freedom. Black theology would create God to be a liberating Being. This idea is not far from scriptural accuracy. God is a jealous God and a God who frees those held in captivity. Examples of this type of liberation include Hagar being freed from slavery of Sarah, the Exodus, and the sacrifice of Jesus the Christ, who died to free…

I think to explain pietism in our present Christian settings we must first notes its distinctive why it was called Pietism? I think to answer this question we can see today few groups in churches would identify themselves as Pietism. Pietism is a movement within Christianity that attempts to focus on individual holiness and a consistent Christian life. It is typically led by laymen or local pastors who are frustrated with the perceived hypocrisy or inconsistency within the larger church. There…

In the first section Jesus Christ is considered the central figure for Christianity. He is holding a flag and kneeling in front of the cross. This part is most important because it symbolizes his death. The next section in the middle you see a woman who is Christ mother she is the virgin Mary. She has a bright blue dress on and is looking up at Jesus as she gestures to St. Helena who is the to…

Christ will reign for 1000 years, bodily staying on Earth. The righteous will be resurrected. Christ will reign with tlem. There will be a short-lived rebellion ofSatan at the end of the millennium. Besides, it will be quickly suppressed, the wicked dead will be brought to justice, aryl after this cones eternity. In the eschatology of historE:al premillennialism, the apparent coming of Jesus Christ and tie admiration of the Church is preceded by great…

People come to Christ with their sin and receive salvation by following Him. In today’s culture, society is ripe with sin because we have fallen away from the church’s teachings. To my understanding, today’s culture looks for salvation just to say that they’ve been absolved from doing something bad, however, do not really follow or understand the whole concept of the Gospel or salvation. I have seen examples of this in youth groups in the churches that I have attended. Students would…

Christ is holding a smaller version of Mary, this is supposed to depict her soul, which he is preparing to carry to heaven. The sculpture depicted a sign of the growing concern for human emotion through the depressed expressions on the face of the fifteen…

hat extent was the development of Christian art and architecture influenced by the art and architecture of classical Rome? The art and architecture of classical Rome vastly influenced the development of Christian art and architecture. The early Christians made good use of Roman artistic forms and motifs, as well as Roman architecture, to express and deepen their faith. They followed the Romans by placing a great value on the use of art for personal and cultural expression. Their belief was…

Switzerland. He spent time pouring over Erasmus’ translation of the New Testament and pouring into his congregation the meaning of Scripture. Zwingli’s services were much different than the mass spoken by the priests in Latin in other Catholic churches, who believed that only they could understand the hidden meanings of the Scriptures. Zwingli’s teachings resonated with many people, which caused the Reformation to spread throughout Switzerland. Some of the regions of Switzerland…

Regarding the Transition of Youth Group Leadership “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.” Proverbs 22:6 Most of our churches are in decline due to a lack of young adults and their children. It is no surprise as the older members die out there is no one to fill their seats. For whatever reason, a generation has been convinced that Christianity is either false, subjective or simply an ancient moral code. The good news is we have time to turn this…