the heavens’’‚ while the apostles stand in groups behind them. The painting also features people in early renaissance fashion‚ witnessing the event from afar. It is understood that this scene was meant to illustrate the catholic doctrine of apostolic succession‚ where Jesus hands power to Peter‚ and henceforth the popes. The painting is a primeval representation of the importance of spiritual authority‚ and who God via his son Jesus Christ has ‘’chosen’’ to sustain power among the people of the
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important thing in this divine tradition is the Bible‚ its text determined and disseminated by the church. The church‚ according to the Roman Catholic catechism‚ is the only Christian body that is "one‚ holy‚ catholic (universal)". The doctrine of apostolic succession is one of the key parts of the Catholic faith. It says that the pope (the vicar of Christ) and the bishops have in varying degrees the spiritual authority Jesus assigned to his apostles. The voice of the pope‚ either alone or in conjunction
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Contents 2 Introduction 3 Developing the Need for a Canon 5 Gnostics 5 Cerinthians Gnostics 6 Doketist Gnostics 6 Marcion 7 The Presentation and Elimination of Spurious Writings 8 The Tests of Canonicity 9 The Test of Apostolic Authority 11 The Tests of Antiquity and Orthodoxy 12 The Tests of Catholicity and Traditional Use 13 The Test of Inspiration 14 Identifying Human Error in the Texts 15 Unintentional Errors 16 Intentional Errors 17 Conclusion 18 Bibliography
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18:20/Acts 18:4) Christian synagogues (Jas.2:2/Heb.13:7‚ 17) C. Lordship/discipleship Inclusion in the movement (John 8:31/Luke 6:46) Joining the movement (Matt.16:24/Acts 2:38) Believers and “followers” (Mark 5:18-19/Luke 9:49-50) D. Apostolic Authority (John 13:20) Credentials (Mark 3:14-15) Experience (Acts 1:21-22) Commissioning (John 20:21) Signs(2 Cor.12:12) Testimony (Acts 1:22/4:33) Teaching (Acts 2:42/Jude 17-18) Establishment of theological norms (Acts 15)
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Catholic Visit For my third religious visit‚ I decided to attend a Catholic Church‚ St. Mathews. I used to go to service with my friends when I was much younger‚ but never really had an understanding about it until my recent visit. Since It had been a while‚ I couldn’t remember what was appropriate attire for the service so I called the church before going to ask what I should wear. The lady on the phone said for women‚ they should wear something such as a nice dress‚ skirt or pants. When
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The Anglican church around the years of 1980 to 1990’s the issue of women being allowed to be priests and bishops were being discussed and thought through‚ later on in 1986 women were being ordained to be a deacon within Australia’s Anglican churches‚ then later on in 1992 they were allowed to become priests. Archbishop Peter Carney is known to be the first to ordain the first Women priest in Perth on the 7th of March 1992. Later on in the same year on the 21st of November the legislation for the
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Introduction: Until a few years ago it was considered safe for many that the decline of religion in modern societies was sealed and would lead to a disappearance of religions. A decline in the importance of organized religion churches in Western European societies is undisputed‚ although the former societal embossing force and interpretation of religion declined strongly. This focus on European standards in a global perspective is the formation of new religious traditions opposed and originated
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While the Western Empire was fragile and on the verge of caving‚ when heresy was spreading and barbarian invasion continued to threaten all moral values‚ Pope Leo I remained strong and resolute as ever while defending the Church and the people of Rome. His courage and devotion to the faith earned him title of “the Great” only held by one other Pope‚ Pope Gregory I. The Church further honored Leo by granting him the title of Doctor due to his Christian Doctrine which is still used today in the lessons
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Catholicism and Protestantism are the two main denominations in Christianity the same way we have Shia and Sunni in Islam. They comprise two of the largest religions that we know of in the world. Both of the religions are based on the same foundations but at the same time differ in very many ways. One is rich based on tradition and unwaveringness while the other is diverse and modernized. In this paper I shall compare and contrast the two denominations try to see how they relate with each other
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There is said to be over a thousand years of literature in the Christian Bible as it is today. This essay will look at the New Testament of the Bible‚ what the factors were that lead to its formation and the validity of those factors. The Bible must be looked at not as a single book‚ but as a collection of twenty-seven books. These books as we have them today are not originals‚ they have been translated from copies of copies and as ancient manuscripts were copied by hand‚ there is much room for
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