Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

sixteenth century, reform was already under construction with the hope of reforming religious orders in the Catholic Church. There was a strong emphasis on preaching to the masses (Spielvogel, 2015, p. 371). However, not everyone was satisfied with the doctrines of the Catholic Church, and one prominent example of someone who responded with a new religious movement was Martin Luther. Although the Protestant and Catholic Reformations of the sixteenth century included political, social, and…

In all of our readings this semester, I have been able to relate to all of the images of the preachers that we have studied (both in the assigned readings and in the sermon clips that we have watched). I have seen a bit of myself in each of the images. However, my personal theology of preaching seems to be most in line with the narrative forms and images as presented by Eugene Lowery and Anna Carter Florence. I have been drawn to stories and storytelling for as long as I can remember. I also…

believes that before taking communion one must be in a state of grace and has been to confession so that you are not aware of a sin you have committed immediately prior to taking communion. The Catholic Church states that you must believe in the doctrine of transubstantiation “According to transubstantiation, the bread and wine are actually transformed into the actual body, blood, soul, and divinity of Christ, with only the appearances of bread and wine remaining.”[a] The Catholic Church also…

they should form a third Christian reformed Church and it turned into what is present day Covenant.(Our Begin) The idea of a new church was first proposed to the congregation of First Christian reformed in a bulletin announcement on July 22 1973, in this bulletin they stated they would propose a new building and a new church. The congregation agreed and very quickly families signed to be willing to attend this church,13 in the beginning. In a just a few short weeks the new Church would be…

Music Culture In a world full of music, I find that I am most grounded culturally in gospel music. Having been raised in a Southern Baptist church, I was indoctrinated into the use of gospel “tales”, also known as hymns, to help people of faith be reminded of what we believe in, to praise the God we worship, and to help us know about the promises he has made to us. Songs written through the ages about Christianity most often were heartfelt praises, but there were also many that were written as…

Martin Luther in Germany, Ulrich Zwingli in Switzerland, and John Calvin in France. These men stood by their beliefs and protested various unbiblical practices of the Catholic Church. The men were trying to get the people to return to sound biblical doctrine. The Protestant Reformation is generally considered to be associated with Luther’s posting of his ninety-five theses on the door of the Wittenberg Church on October 31, 1517. As one studies the background and…

The Vatican has not changed the views and remains against women priests to this day. In addition, many Catholics around the world are against it as well. There was a story about the Danube seven in which seven women in Germany tried to defy the doctrine in 2002 and tried to become priests. They did in fact become priests yet it was at a great cost as the church excommunicated the women.…

model to the evangelical preachers. He has connected the homiletical explanation of scripture to scripture’s own central message. And he addressed it sharply to mankind. The contribution of John Calvin: Calvin was influenced by humanists. Calvin’s doctrine of preaching was not matching with Luther’s work. The preaching idea of Calvin is that the preaching becomes revelation when if God agrees to add to it the Holy Spirit. The Spirit does not speak anything that has not already been said in…

Introduction Infinitely imperative to contemporary Christian faith, Bible study “involves engaging the mind and focusing attention on Scripture in an attempt to understand and apply truth to every part of my life”. Only through Bible study can we learn about God and become more like Christ. Through the Bible itself God encourages us to “meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful” (Josh 1:8). Though emphasis…

example, produced after many years of work, the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification in 1997 which was an important document clarifying our different theological positions and points of convergence. The common understanding of the meaning of “justification”—the key concern of Luther—was agreed to by both faith communities with the approval of then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger as Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the…