confirmation‚ all these are very important in my Catholic family. On Wednesday‚ November 2nd I attended a service at The Door Fellowship Christian Church‚ it was a different experience I had ever had‚ their service is completely different than a Catholic Church Mass the worship service‚ music and sacred texts were all different. As I walked into The Door Fellowship Christian Church the first thing I noticed was it was not the typical church I am used to‚ I was walking into a building. A building they called
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suggest that blessed souls receive an understanding of the mind of God. Due to its focus on the resurrection of Jesus‚ Christianity has always placed a lot of emphasis on life after death. Christian beliefs about the afterlife vary between denominations and individual Christians‚ but the vast majority of Christians believe in some kind of heaven. Heaven is a place God has created to give righteous people everlasting reward and happiness with no suffering or disenjoyment after they die based on judgement
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Conflicting Views The first Puritan people arrived in America in 1630 and with them they brought their puritan traditions. Their key beliefs were that people were inherently evil‚ personal salvation depends on God’s grace‚ and the Bible is the supreme authority. However‚ over time people began to forget Puritan tradition. As a result‚ Jonathon Edwards‚ a prominent minister wrote “From the Sinners in a Hands of Angry God”‚ the eminent sermon used to scare people into piety. In the late 17th century
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either commit sins or not. We often criticize others when they sin but we still tend to do wrong. In chapter three Hawthorne said "If thou feelest it to be for thy soul’s peace‚ and that thy earthly punishment will thereby be made more effectual to salvation‚ I charge thee to speak out the name of thy fellow-sinner and fellow-sufferer!"He is saying that when you sin‚ you are too suffer. “Small” sin is often overlooked by society. For example if someone lied‚ they sinned but no one punishes them for
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Mission Australia is a non-denominational Christian charity that help individuals to find safe and affordable housing‚ support disadvantaged children and families‚ empower troubled youth‚ assist people with mental illness and disability and much more. The majority of services delivered by the organisation is government funded where other services are relied on partners and the public. The goal of this charity is to reduce homelessness and strengthen communities across Australia through the inspiration
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they would avail no more to keep you from falling‚ then the thin air to hold up a person that is suspended in it.” (1). Jonathan Edwards points out the pious behaviors practiced solely in public‚ but not behind closed doors which do not lead to salvation. This is the understanding of a man who considers himself the shining beacon of example in following and submitting to God. He appears to see completely through the false followers‚ but by his own admission God is merciful and holds people in his
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death. Through the effective use of metaphors‚ Edwards made comparisons to peoples’ everyday lives. He preached that their state of wickedness was as “heavy as lead” and therefore‚ pulling them down straight toward Hell. He was quick to say that salvation could not be obtained on their “righteousness alone.” He compared their chances of getting into Heaven on their own “contrivance” to the likelihood that “a spider’s web would have to stop a fallen rock.” This analogy‚ like many others presented throughout
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I grew up in a circumstance that everything should be obeyed without a single question. I used to shout‚ cry‚ do everything I can to get rid of that feeling of my will being controlled by someone else. It turned out that physical rebellion would not do anything good‚ since adults were much bigger and stronger than me; but I found out quickly that oral arguments did give me some chances to win. When I earned my first battle from my parents in middle school—through an argument about the latest bedtime—I
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Extract from St Patrick‚ Confessio This passage of the Confessio relates to an accusation made against Patrick when he was aged about fortyfive that he was unworthy of an office in the church. The whole passage is anything but clear: What was the ‘sin’ he refers to? Why did they consider him unworthy of office? Where and by whom was the challenge brought? Was Patrick physically present at a trial‚ and indeed what was the outcome of the challenge? All we can say is this: before he was taken captive
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The Screwtape Letters: Chapter 2 As Christians‚ we often find ourselves getting distracted by worldly things‚ and that is what chapter 2 of the Screwtape letters is all about. In the beginning of the chapter‚ Screwtape tells his nephew that his patient has become a Christian‚ but that there is still hope for them. The main areas that Screwtape advises Wormwood to attack the man in are his perception of the church and taking advantage of his spiritual immaturity. Screwtape says that‚ "all the
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