of the Catholic Church The Catholic Church had many close encounters of failure in the first 400 years of its being‚ yet it is still standing 2‚000 years later. Jesus said “the gates of hell will never prevail against it”‚ meaning that no matter what‚ the church shall never fall.1 Through the hardships of the Church‚ the Church still stands strong due to the guidance of the Holy Spirit guiding the members of the Church on to the right path. In the first 400 years of the Church‚ the Catholic faith
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schism in 1054ce the Orthodox churches became separated from the Latin Church over the differences in doctrine and practice but the common history of more than a thousand years means the sources of many of its teachings on the nature of marriage are also common in both variants. Members of the Orthodox Church‚ marriage are a very solemn occasion. They take is to be a sacrament between two members of Christ’s bond (the church). The service is full of symbolism to show that it is Christ himself who
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transforming power of the Spirit is evident at the beginning of the history of the Christian church. The church is a transformed by Spirit into Pneumatic Community. On the day of Pentecost‚ the Spirit was received by the apostles as a community but not as individuals. This shows us that the church is bound by the Holy Spirit to transform it to pneumatic community. Basing on this‚ the paper tries to explain the church as a pneumatic community sharing the divine wisdom i.e. Spirit of God and also the formation
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the apparent disconnection between the UK Anglican church and contemporary culture‚ reflected in decreasing attendance‚ in what ways might the church seek to restore this connection? What practical and theological shifts might be necessary to facilitate postmodern society’s engagement with the Christian gospel?” Potential Theological Shifts for Postmodern Engagement with the Christian Gospel 1 Introduction Bosch says of the Victorian church: ‘evangelicals became a respected power in the state
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ETHNOCENTRISM IN THE CHURCH TODAY Introduction Ethnocentrism is the act of seeing one’s ethnic tribe better compared to those of the others. This stereotype has with time crept into the religious foundation irrepressibly. Currently‚ the church is experiencing a wave of ethnocentrism which if not curbed will see a religious waiver. Overall researches locally and internationally prove that ethnocentrism is an ant to the timber-pillar supporting the church; with time it will eat into it and cause
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Tale‚ Chaucer uses many characters to voice his opinion about the church society. He uses many church subjects to voice his opinion about the church‚ such as‚ the Friar‚ the Pardoner‚ the Summoner‚ the Monk‚ and the Parson. All of these church subjects each have an aspect of either good or bad. Honestly I think that Chaucer’s opinion of the church is really sarcastic. His attitude can be seen in how he described all of the bad church subjects with a sarcastic twist. He described them with like a
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Breathed Out The Church as Sacrament to the World 1 Richard Shockey December 11‚ 2011 Spiritual practices in the church have often been considered only for their inward expression‚ often referred to as works of piety by John Wesley.[1] But the church has a responsibility to be engaged in the salvific work of Christ in the world‚ especially to those referred to in Matthew 25 as “the least of these.” This paper will consider how the church is meant to be concerned with social
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The Christian Church A study of the foundation and Influences of the Christian Church Written By: Thomas Milazzo The Christian Church was born out of the legacies of the Greek‚ Roman and Jewish cultures. Through God’s providence and perhaps advantageous timing‚ the Christian Church entered a world prepared for the truth of God. The Greeks provided a universal language and philosophy that supported the acceptance of the Church. Roman laws‚ organization‚ and commitment
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Church vs. State One of the most controversial points that is being debated in America today is the argument of church vs. state. Some people strongly believe that “In God We Trust” should be removed from the dollar bill‚ and “One nation under God” should be removed from the pledge of allegiance‚ because they feel that that is like forcing a certain faith upon people in a free country. Others strongly believe that we should keep those sayings on the money and in the pledge because it’s sticking
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Important People and Events in the Formation of the Catholic Church The catholic church has a long and extravagant history that begins itself over two thousand years ago when Jesus died and left behind his “church” to do His work. There have been many key people and events that have shaped the church through its two thousand year‚ roller-coaster history. Secular rulers and religious leaders‚ popes and laity have all played a significant role in this event filled history. In particular‚ Saint Peter
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