The Catholic Church The Church -from the Latin word “ecclesia” and from the Greek word “ek- kalein” which means convocation or assembly -It designates assembly of the people for the religious purpose. -In Christian usage‚ the word “church” The Church in God’s Plan -God the Father created the whole universe‚ and chose to raise up men to share in his own divine life. -God created the world for the sake of communion with his divine life‚ a communion brought about by the convocation of men
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World Religions Writing Project 1 First Church Visit I have grown up as a Hindu Indian‚ and as one who does not go to temple every week either. I have never been to any kind of a Catholic service. I was nervous to go and did not know what to expect from the church or the service or even the people there. Being Hindu‚ I did not know very much about the Catholic religion at all. From the little that I know about the Catholic religion‚ Hindu rituals and prayers were very different from Catholic
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I see the walls of my lovely house and I wonder whether there is any sense in cracks‚ rents‚ scratches that have changed its look through years. Dozens of nice pictures‚ photos‚ yellowed papers‚ attached to the aged wooden planks‚ so significant for my world awareness‚ so dear to my precious memory‚ – do they really have any meaning now‚ after many years from the time they actually got some particular importance? Why do they tell me so much‚ why do they rouse such a great attachment‚ such a true
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Friend in need is a friend indeed There are people who like to have many friends. But this should not be so. We should have only a few friends‚ but they must be our true friends A friend is one who can share your joys and sorrows Rich people may have many friends in their prosperity. All like to enjoy themselves at the expense of those who are rich. Most of them are only fair- weather friends. If the rich man loses his money‚ all his friends will leave him. This shows that they are not true friends
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Professor English 101 5 March 2014 Legalism in the Church In today’s society‚ Legalism is a major issue within the church. Legalism is the idea that good works and keeping God’s commandments will help you enter into the Kingdom of God. Yes‚ it is good to keep God’s laws‚ and yes‚ Jesus spoke‚ “If you love me‚ then you will keep my commandments” (English Standard Version‚ John 14.15)‚ but He did not say that keeping these commands would help you achieve salvation. Legalism is not only a false doctrine
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There are different ways to tell the difference between a real friend and a fake friend. Some qualities in a good friend are they are trust worthy‚ they listen to your thoughts‚ concerns and issues‚ and you can tell them stuff without them judging you. If someone doesn’t always use these traits it doesn’t make them a “bad friend”‚ people make mistakes and as people ourselves we should forgive and forget because one of these days were going to mess up too‚ it happens to all of us‚ when we mess up
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In president Roosevelt’s speech “Address on the Occasion of the Fiftieth Anniversary of the Statue of Liberty” he describes the the promise of American as “...a unity in language and speech‚ in law and in economics‚ in education and in general purpose‚ which nowhere finds its match.’’ The promise of America is to have equal opportunity‚ unity‚ and liberty for all those who live in America. But only by the efforts and devotion of those who live in America can we make its freedom safer‚ make it richer
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PURITY IN CHURCH (Transcript of April 6th Message) This spiritual purity has become the necessary ingredient for the existence of the church; for the survival of the church - meaning without spiritual purity‚ there is no church. Everything that took place on the Cross was indeed the defining‚ the establishment of spiritual purity in the life of the church. Consecration‚ holy segregation‚ covenant with GOD and He says‚ “Separateness” that all of them were meant to boil down to one thing—to boil down
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MLK and Malcolm X Speeches The two speeches “I have a dream” and “The ballot or the bullet” are very powerful. They both fought for African Americans rights and were written by two important civil rights leaders‚ Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Although King focused on peace and tranquility and Malcolm more to force and violence they both protested for freedom for the blacks. Within the two‚ they both used repetition throughout the speeches. King repeated to the audience that he had a dream
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Personality of a Church Barbara Lockhart 2/23/2012 Indiana Wesley Seminary Dr. Bob Whitesel Abstract The content of this paper will show that the church I attend it’s a very old church and the pastor has not develop it to the maturity of it growth. That it has all the making of a healthy church. The vision
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