The History of Armenian Church Armenian history cannot be fully digested without understanding the influence that Christianity and the Armenian Church have over all aspects of Armenian life. The Armenian Apostolic Church is the world’s oldest National Church and is one of the most ancient Christian communities. By establishing this church‚ Armenia was the first country to adopt Christianity as its official religion in 301 AD (Ananyan 2016). According to the ancient tradition that is well supported
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PERSECUTION IN THE EARLY CHURCH BEFORE CONSTANTINE TONNIE L. COLLINS DR. DAVE PEDERSON CHHI 520 B11 – LUO CONTENTS Introduction………………………………………………………………………………….....3 Persecution in the early church………………………………………………………………4-10 The growth of the Church ....................................................................................................10-14 Concludes……………………………………………………………………………………14-15 Bibliography………………………………………………………………………………….17-18 INTRODUCTION The purpose
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Orthodox Church The Greek Orthodox Church is one of the three major branches of Christianity‚ which "stands in today ’s society as one of the communities created by the apostles of Jesus in the region of the eastern Mediterranean‚ and which spread by missionary activity throughout Eastern Europe" (Meyendorff 5).The word orthodox comes from Greek‚ meaning right-believing. currently the orthodox religion has more than 174 million followers throughout the world. The Greek Orthodox church is autocephalous
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The 4 Marks of the Church In the Nicene Creed we say that the Church is "one‚ holy‚ catholic and apostolic." I. One/Unity "There is one Lord‚ one faith‚ one baptism‚ one God and Father of all who is over all and through all and in all."[Eph. 4:5-6]One describes the unity of the body of Christ. These words from the Creed speak of the followers of Jesus Christ as united in their belief in one God‚ one Lord‚ and Jesus Christ. The Church is one because as the Church’s members we are joined
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The Role of Women in the Church Sister Katherine Maria The "role of women in the church" issue‚ in its demanding spirit of equality‚ is simply wrong! The concept of a struggle between men and women in their capacity to serve God is generated because we have confused the standards of the world – which is a natural existence‚ with the standards of the Church – which is a supernatural institution. The two spheres are diametrically opposed! Our Lord Himself illustrated this many times in Scripture
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The Catholic church‚ founded around the third century A.D.‚ came into existence under the leadership of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great. Since its inception‚ the reach of the Catholic church has spread the globe and influenced many different lives‚ peoples‚ and cultures. Sadly‚ although its influence may have encouraged and fostered morality among people‚ it lacked one key component: the truth. The Catholic church and its teachings have been harmful in the advancement of the true Gospel and
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Euthanasia 1. Identify the problem/Discuss main ethical issues Euthanasia is the intentional killing by act or omission of a dependent human being for his or her alleged benefit. It can be separated into two distinct categories‚ voluntary and non-voluntary (voluntary being when the person has asked for their life to be ended and involuntary when the person has given no consent). Euthanasia has been subject to much moral‚ religious‚ philosophical‚ legal and human rights debate across the world
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A Review of the American Subculture Group Known as the Skinheads Vanessa R. Wood Walden University 2/18/2011 In the world there are many different‚ interesting and complex cultural groups. One of these groups is known as Skinheads. Although they have been known to be very closed minded and negative‚ they are still an interesting cultural group that should be understood better to fully grasp the reasons behind their behaviors and actions. The moved that I reviewed was American History X‚ which
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For more than twelve centuries‚ there has been hostile conflict between the Orthodox and Catholic churches ("The Filioque: A Church Dividing Issue?: An Agreed Statement”). Their conflict led to the violent crusades and an extensive division among the two (Elisabeth Gaynor Ellis & Anthony Esler‚ p. 673). Leadership‚ culture‚ language‚ and differences in the practice of Christianity are large contributors to the continuing discord (Davies). Although Orthodox beliefs are derived from Catholic beliefs
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confirmed into our church‚” Pastor exclaimed. “Now it is your job to keep your faith up and live a Godly life.” That was a year and a half ago‚ at the end of eighth grade. Now I am a sophomore in high school. A year and a half ago I made my confirmation at my church. Confirmation is a big deal in my church‚ every kid does it starting in 6th grade until the end of 8th grade. It is during the school year so it’s about 30 weeks each year for three years. Confirmation in the Lutheran Church is a public
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