Dismantling Cults and other Religions Mormons 1. From Palmyra to Paradise Today the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints‚ better known as the Mormon church‚ is one of the world’s richest and fastest growing religious movements. Joseph Smith then claimed he received a series of revelations beginning in 1823 in which he was visited by the angel Moroni. 2. God or Gods In Mormon teaching‚ the Father‚ the Son‚ and the Holy
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"My Personal Testimony‚" about 300 words I have grown up in church all of my life‚ more specifically Mingo Baptist Church. I was raised in a Christian home. We went to church every Sunday‚ went every Sunday night‚ and every Wednesday night. For me‚ going to church was natural. If I ever missed a week‚ it was because I was sick. I was baptized when I was six years old. The entire congregation of Mingo Baptist Church supported me and helped mould me into who I am today. During my junior year
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FULLFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS OF DSMN-500 BY TAKYSHA CRAWFORD JANUARY 29‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 EDUCATION‚ DISCIPLESHIP‚ AND SPIRITUAL FORMATION 1-2 SIMULARITIES AND DIFFERENCES 2 CHURCH MINISTRY 2-3 CONNECTION TO WORSHIP 3 ESSENTIAL ACTIVITY 4 EVIDENCE OF DISCIPLESHIP 4 CONCLUSION 5 INTRODUCTION As a children’s Sunday School Teacher‚ I am responsible for teaching the
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focal point for all Christian discipleship. There are many ways to disciple someone‚ but there is only one means of discipleship. Hull states in his book‚ The Disciple Making Pastor‚ “Disciple making takes more faith than any other task of the church.” Not only does it take more faith‚ but it is a priority. “Since it is top priority for God‚ it is top priority for Satan. No work of God’s servant draws more resistance than disciple making.” So as it is a priority to God and Satan‚ Christians
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minister left his life and came to America to take his message to the streets to the poor and homeless about the gospel. And these people also thought as as unwashed started to come to there church. This made the wealthier feel uncomfortable. Then booth came up with the idea for them to have their own church. To help with of his son Bramwell and a good friend of his they started an annual report‚ which is called “THE CHRISTIAN MISSION is A VOLUNTEER ARMY”. His son really felt strongly against
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accepts the Lord Jesus Christ as their savior‚ and they believe the fact that he died for the sins of Christians. The term of salvation is often referred to as being “saved”. Salvation is when one delivers not only their body in a physical to the church and God‚ but it is also a committee to Jesus mentally and spiritually. Getting saved can be a very pressuring and life changing decision. That is sometimes forced upon young adolescents. Ultimately it can cause one to question their spiritually sometimes
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Since the formation of Christianity‚ the ritual of baptism was embed into the core ceremonies an individual goes through. While they vary drastically from complete submergence to a few droplets on the face‚ the water cleanses their soul. With a pure soul‚ they may continue on their spiritual journey. While I am not a religious man‚ the power of water on my soul was apparent. A varsity swimmer‚ countless paddle trips with my Boy Scout troop‚ even playing in our flooded yard as a child‚ water encompassed
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which dates to the late fourth century and is one of the first figural mosaics in Rome.1 A later mosaic at San Clemente dates to 1120 AD.2 This mosaic was created during the Gregorian reform‚ when it was popular to look back at the early Christian church.3 By this time‚ the image of Christ had become standardized. When contrasting the two mosaics found at Santa Pudenziana and San Clemente‚ the observer is able to analyze the specific historical and religious contexts that each holds within its iconography
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spine. I am‚ however‚ forced to question whether this dream will ever become a reality. The church‚ it seems‚ is facing a dilemma‚ in that we are losing the youth. Many of our young people are leaving the church‚ and in seeking to answer the question of why this is happening‚ I would like to share with you the resource that I believe to most accurately describe the reason for the youth leaving the church‚ as well as what to do to stem the flow of this widespread desertion. Recommended Resource(s)
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Pope John Paul II was elected to lead the Catholic Church during a time of religious decline and moral deterioration in Europe. The Catholic Church was strongly against the atheist Communist regime that was spreading through eastern Europe. It was clear that a message was being sent to the Soviet Union when a Polish pope was elected. His election immediately caused concern in the USSR. Within only a few months‚ change began brewing deep in the Soviet bloc as people began to demand religion‚ reunion
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