Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

Since the beginning of civilization, religion was fabricated to explain the natural world and used as a solution regarding questions science could not explain, these beliefs were then utilized as the foundations for many societies. Religion had a detrimental influence on the government and laws, which governed these societies. A magnificent example of a community demolished due to religion are the Puritans in Plymouth, Massachusetts, an English Protestant religious sect who followed the beliefs…

Church was in the division of 1054, with this sudden split of the church is where and how these new denominations started to come about. A large amount of the denominations that began sometime in that period are not even around, but many of those doctrines are still bound in some denominations today. As some time passed by, certain religions either stuck together or grew apart. The United Methodist Church was…

Tongan’s everyday life is overpoweringly motivated by traditions and especially by their Christians’ faith. For example, all exchanges, commerce and performing activities cease on Sunday from the beginning of the day at midnight up to the end of the day at midnight. The constitution affirms the Sabbath sacrosanct open-endedly and there seems to be no sooner change in that pronouncement. Well here in Tonga the Sunday is celebrated as a strict Sabbath, preserved so in the constitution, and…

Religion?” Professor Barfoot interviews Harvey Cox the writer of the book “The Future of Faith”. Harvey Cox was a professor at Harvard University that was the Hollis Professor of Divinity until he retired in 2009. In Harvey Cox’s book “The Future of Faith” he splits the history of Christianity into three different eras. The three eras are the Age of Faith, Age of Belief, and the Age of Spirit. During the Age of Faith was when Christianity had just begun and was a period where Christians…

his book Sacred Rhetoric: Preaching as a Theological and Pastoral Practice of the Church examines how this can be fixed (vii). Preachers need to go back to the foundations of good preaching exemplified in those preachers of the past who practiced “doctrine, biblical exegesis, worship, spirituality and the moral life, and so forth” (vii). This book review will examine selected preachers that Pasquarello presents, with an emphasis on the importance of preaching through the ministry of God’s Word.…

impossible that the results of the Great Schism, two disputing churches, are as distant from each other as they claim to be. Though highly controversial among modern-day Christians, the Western Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches are more similar in doctrine and beliefs than they are different in practice. In 1054, the Great Schism, or the East-West Schism, permanently separated the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Western Papacy. At that time, Pope Leo IX and Patriarch…

denominations. Denominations in Christianity are a distinct religious group with similar traits. The religion of Christianity has many sub groups within the religion. These are called denominations. Distinctions between groups are determined by which doctrine they follow. From denominations there can be branches of Christianity which are groups of denominations that share similar beliefs and practices. Lutheranism is based on the teachings of Martin Luther. Martin Luther was a German monk and…

organizational structure of leadership as the Church of Christ, and typically has several female leaders, even going beyond just deacons but also having female celebrants and other pastoral positions. These differences in doctrines both significantly affect the churches. With a different doctrine with something as important and foundational about who holds leadership roles, the atmospheres of the churches are very different. In the Church of Christ, because of the male-domination of the…

guidance and encouragement. It is widely believed that Timothy was expected to share this communication with others in his congregation. However, the style of writing is personal to that of individual to individual. Therefore, the public use would only be found in the teaching of elements written throughout. Ever the theologian, Paul focuses on the problem of false doctrine, especially within the confines of the church. In our contemporary church, much emphasis is placed on relationships at…

believed the spiritual power came from the Pope and the Pope distributed this power to the people. The sixteenth century was a period of time when faith and the true gospel of Christ was hidden within pagan idolatry and hidden agendas. Although there is an up and coming spiritual reform through the new Messianic Christens movement. This new…