The Early Christian Church
Analyse the significance for the individual of ONE of the following Christian practices
- Baptism
- Marriage ceremony
- Saturday/Sunday worship
Marriage is a personal union between individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is called a wedding and the status created is sometimes called wedlock. The act of marriage changes the personal status of the individuals in the eyes of the law and society.
Marriage is an institution in which interpersonal relationships are sanctioned with governmental, social, or religious recognition. It is often created by a contract or through civil processes. Civil marriage is the legal concept of marriage as a governmental institution, in accordance with marriage …show more content…
At the time of the schism in 1054ce the Orthodox churches became separated from the Latin Church over the differences in doctrine and practice but the common history of more than a thousand years means the sources of many of its teachings on the nature of marriage are also common in both variants.
Members of the Orthodox Church, marriage are a very solemn occasion. They take is to be a sacrament between two members of Christ’s bond (the church). The service is full of symbolism to show that it is Christ himself who unites the couple. The vows or promises are made and rings are exchanged but also, during the ceremony, the priest “crowns” the couple with wreaths, this is to show that the couples have now become a king and queen of their own kingdom
Sacraments in the Orthodox can also be called the “mysteries”, a term which personifies the direct involvement of god in blessing his people through the sacraments. The “mysteries” of marriage is revered by orthodox Christians as the “holy bond” created by God himself between a man and a
- Baptism
- Marriage ceremony
- Saturday/Sunday worship
Marriage is a personal union between individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is called a wedding and the status created is sometimes called wedlock. The act of marriage changes the personal status of the individuals in the eyes of the law and society.
Marriage is an institution in which interpersonal relationships are sanctioned with governmental, social, or religious recognition. It is often created by a contract or through civil processes. Civil marriage is the legal concept of marriage as a governmental institution, in accordance with marriage …show more content…
At the time of the schism in 1054ce the Orthodox churches became separated from the Latin Church over the differences in doctrine and practice but the common history of more than a thousand years means the sources of many of its teachings on the nature of marriage are also common in both variants.
Members of the Orthodox Church, marriage are a very solemn occasion. They take is to be a sacrament between two members of Christ’s bond (the church). The service is full of symbolism to show that it is Christ himself who unites the couple. The vows or promises are made and rings are exchanged but also, during the ceremony, the priest “crowns” the couple with wreaths, this is to show that the couples have now become a king and queen of their own kingdom
Sacraments in the Orthodox can also be called the “mysteries”, a term which personifies the direct involvement of god in blessing his people through the sacraments. The “mysteries” of marriage is revered by orthodox Christians as the “holy bond” created by God himself between a man and a