Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

will of others, and yet he still manages to contradict his primary stance. This odd moment lies within the larger paragraph on the second page, as he writes, “In the same way, a clergyman is bound to instruct his pupils and his congregation in accordance with the doctrines of the church he serves…” (Kant 2). He continues, with…

followers of religion can do. Religious uniformity takes away our religious freedoms and impedes on our civil liberties. We would be forced to believe in one God and be judged for not following the teachings of God. We would be forced to follow one faith, in a country that is made up of so many different cultures and religions. Established churches and tax-supported ministers would force us to pay another tax for a service that goes against our belief system making them a super power. By not…

marriage for a monastic life of prayer, study and self-denial. He found a passage from the Saint Paul’s Epistle that stated salvation resulted in from religious faith, not from doing certain things a certain way. This led Luther to object the way preachers were emphasized giving money to the church rather than focusing on emphasizing faith. Martin Luther wrote a complaint to Pope Leo about this abuse and challenged all of the preachers to a debate over the theology of indulgences. This dispute…

discuss how to build individuals, communities, and congregations, in Christ Jesus. In other words, the theme of this paper is how to build a “Kingdom people”, or making congregations ready for the eternal kingdom of God. What is church planting? Church planting could be simply defined as that ministry which seeks to establish new churches. This will be through evangelism, discipleship, and gathering of these persons into a functioning congregation. Most church planting will also have the…

referred to as Mormons, began as a six member church and has grown to over 15 million people and over 29,000 congregations worldwide ("LDS Statistics and Church Facts"). With the past presidential candidacy race, it seemed that Mormonism faced many critiques or questions from Americans as Mitt Romney took the hot seat and answered questions about his religion ("21 Questions Answered About Mormon Faith"). Throughout my life I have heard the same statements from outsiders of the LDS church. Some…

People are to say this prayer once in the morning and once at night. The Shema expresses the basic beliefs of the Jewish faith and how the believer will dedicate himself to God. In Reform Judaism the second paragraph and part of the third paragraph are omitted because they do not believe in fringes nor the doctrine of retribution. As a Reform Jew, this prayer is said standing as to show respect. They also believe that the Torah, the Jewish written law, was transcribed…

significant in creating you to be the person you are today? Response: It seems the women in my family passed along their spiritual fever through the generations. My great grandmother, grandmother, and mother were all active in church, consistent in faith and prayer, and committed to reading and living by the Bible. My mother in particularly spent much time reading me Bible story and scriptural text. You see, it was five children in my family and dad routinely worked two to three jobs to make…

church. Thus a second marriage, as recognized by the Antiochian Archdiocese, “…is an extension of the Church’s mercy due to human failings and frailty and is permitted only in certain circumstances” (Antiochian). This whole evolution in the Orthodox faith would be considered…

The church is the community of God’s children, which is essential for salvation. Whether the community is together in fellowship, as a congregation, or during global ministry, each avenue leads people to salvation. In 7.1 of The Christian Reader it states, “For Irenaeus, the gospel had been corrupted by those outside the church; in order to be assured of the integrity of the Christian proclaimed…

Throughout the ages, man has formed various religions in the attempt to discover the truth. These different religions have varied greatly in their beliefs, but almost all have set forth a doctrine, dogma, or creed of one sort or another. These are set in religions to help people find the truth. Unitarian Universalism takes a unique approach to defining truth. To them, only one person can find the truth for himself. This unique belief makes it worthy to examine its history, beliefs, practices,…