The Spiritual Baptist religion is a religion that is a combination of elements of the African and Christian religions in which most of the customs and practiced doctrine are taken from the King James Version of the Bible. Spiritual Baptists believe their religion was derived from John the Baptist. This religion is a system of beliefs and practices e.g. baptism‚ pilgrimages‚ thanksgiving and mourning. Some of the items used within this religion include the shepherd rod‚ cross‚ tariya‚ lothar‚ water
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2013‚ I attended a service with my class at Salem Baptist Church. The Salem Baptist Church is located at 3131 Lake Street. This was a voluntary class visit and I attended it with about ten of my peers‚ along with my teacher. This was the first Baptist church I had ever experienced and‚ therefore‚ it was filled with exciting new experiences. I have never really learned about Baptists‚ but I had heard a few stereotypes and brief descriptions of Baptist Churches; as a result‚ I had some pre-conceived
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Contagion of Liberty Contagion is defined as‚ “The spread of disease from close contact from one person to another.” Liberty is defined as “The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions imposed by authority on one’s way of life”. So from those two definitions the Contagion of Liberty can have both a positive and negative connotations with it. When you think of the word liberty you think of positive things like freedom‚ our founding fathers‚ American dream‚ and therefore The
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Liberty University Article Critique “Baptists and the Ecumenical Movement” by Professor John Briggs In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For The Course CHHI 665 Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary By Dedra Duty Lynchburg‚ Virginia Sunday‚ February 16‚ 2014 Introduction In the article‚ Baptists and the Ecumenical Movement by John Briggs‚ the role and history of Baptists in their engagement with the Ecumenical Movement is discussed. This article critique will summarize the main
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Contrary to popular belief‚ John the Baptist was not part of a Baptist Church!However‚ we refer to him as "Baptist" because he was known for baptizing people with water. Crazy‚ right? This John that we hear so much about was truly a vital piece to this story of the Gospel. He was the harbinger of Christ; rolling out the carpet for the Gospel to infiltrate the earth. John the Baptist was a good and faithful servant. John’s life began in the womb of Elizabeth (Mary’s - the mother of Jesus’ - cousin)
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Methodologically speaking‚ how should one set about engaging in the task of theological reflection? INDEX Abstract ................................................................................3 Essay ....................................................................................4 Reflection............................................................................. 4 The Need for Theology.......................
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What are the significant theological themes in the Gospel of john and how may I apply these themes to my contemporary setting? The major theological themes in the Gospel of John are faith‚ eternal life‚ resurrection‚ the relationship between God and his son Jesus and discipleship. In my post for week 5 I talked about how in John the relationship between God and his son Jesus was immediately explained in the first Chapter. They did not go over his birth account in John rather what his purpose and
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Civil Liberties individual legal and constitutional protections against the government. Civil Rights protect people against arbitrary or discriminatory treatment by government officials or individuals. Incorporation Doctrine case-by-case process by which liberties listen in the Bill of Rights have been applies to the states using the Due Process Clause of the 14th Amendment affirmative action programs intended to make up for past discrimination by helping minority groups in employment‚ promotion
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Reflections Response It was not until this class that the words “Church Administration” crossed my mind. In our church‚ Bible Baptist‚ those words are not mentioned‚ nor has there been any teaching concerning church administration. There certainly have not been any sermons or classes preached or taught on this topic. Probably in churches that have less than 30 active members these words would not be heard. This is the case with our church which could be an indication that we are still operating
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in the Baptist tradition. The Baptist tradition is the tradition that my walk with Christ began. In the Baptist culture The Lord’s Supper is also known as communion. It is considered one of two ordinances observed by the Baptist Church. While others Christians traditions view communion as a sacrament‚
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