Liberty Theological Seminary Biblical Principles of Church Planting A Paper Submitted to Dr. Homer Massey In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Course Contemporary Evangelism EVAN 550 By Sandra Smith 9 March 2012 Bibliographical Entry Hesselgrave‚ David J.‚ Planting Churches Cross-Culturally: North America and Beyond‚ Grand Rapids‚ MI: Baker Publishing Group‚ 2000. Author Information
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Lastly‚ the values of the Baptist Church‚ United Church‚ and Liberal Secularists are distinct with one another. What is first needed to be understood is the difference between values and beliefs. Values are different than beliefs because they are the resultants of them. For example‚ an individual’s values are things that they would deem important‚ such as equality‚ effort‚ honesty‚ education‚ and loyalty. With the effect of Christianity‚ the Bible would influence many values. Some values that spring
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Martin Luther was a German theologian who in 1517 published his ideologies in a document entitled ‘The 95 Theses’. His aim was to reform the Catholic Church and from 1517 to 1521‚ he questioned a range of aspects of the dogma of the Catholic Church‚ which was a significant challenge. During the years the development of his ideas progressed through many different elements‚ these include his three pamphlets he published in 1520 and the debates with Cardinal Cajetan and Johann Eck. Along with these
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French philosopher and prolific writer is well known for his literary satirical attacks. One of Voltaire’s attacks was of traditional Christianity and the Catholic church in On Toleration. He criticized the church on the grounds that it was overly superstitious. There were many superstitions that were held by the church: a geocentric universe‚ the tides not being due to gravity‚ a rainbow not being a phenomenon of light‚ etc. Voltaire felt that the most grievous of these superstitions was
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69% being members of a church or synagogue‚ 60% considering religion to be very important in their lives and 82% acknowledging the need for spiritual growth. (p.2). For those who are spiritual‚ religious participation means putting faith into action and doing what the Bible recommends‚ which is to go help other and share the gospel. In this paper‚ I will analyze how spirituality
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Roosevelt‚ Theodore. "Address before the Knights of Columbus at Carnegie Hall." Speech. http://www.theodore-roosevelt.com/images/research/txtspeeches/781.pdf. Secondary Sources Books Ackerman‚ David M.‚ and Kimberly D. Jones. The Law of Church and State in the Supreme Court Revisited. New York: Nova Science Publishers‚ 2006. Anglim‚ Christopher. Encyclopedia of Religion and the Law in America. Amenia‚ NY: Grey House Pub.‚ 2009. Barry‚ John M. Roger Williams and the Creation of the
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The New Testament as Church Scripture Amber Stewart RELS 2311‚ TTh 1:00 December 8‚ 2012 The New Testament is a compilation of letters form apostles and stories of Jesus. Making it the second major division of the Christian biblical canon following the Old Testament. The New Testament was more efficient in spreading Christianity all over the world. Consisting of 27 books written in the 2nd century of the Christian Era. The New Testament includes the gospels of Mark
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pages Thesis to Archbishop Albert who needed money. Albert was acquiring money through selling his indulgences. The church at the time allowed the selling of indulgences which was like a get out of jail free card for your sins. In doc A they describe a imagined scene of Pope Julius II not able to enter heaven. He was one of the popes who sold many indulgences and corrupted the church with them at that time as well. Martin Luther adamantly opposed indulgences because he believed only what was in scripture
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exposing the corruption of the church? Many of the stories and characters on Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales involve the Catholic Church‚ an omnipresent institution in the Middle Ages. The author himself was very aware of the Catholic Liturgy as shown in different passages from this book. “It has been pointed out for many years in various ways by scholars that Chaucer was a Catholic‚ and as such‚ of course‚ posessed some knowledge of the beliefs‚ practices‚ and customs of the Church” (Rosenfeld 357). These
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The Episcopal Church of the 1970s seemed to reflect America’s role as a world power through focusing on both foreign affairs and changes within America. In the January‚ February‚ and March issues of The Episcopalian‚ a journal serving the Episcopal Church‚ there are a collection of news and opinion articles that reveal the prevailing anxiety regarding the United State’s global influence. Since the Church seeked new knowledge‚ they were aware of the limits Christian influence had both in America and
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