Name of the Church: Aglipayan Church (Iglesia Filipina Independiente) Short History of the Church: The Iglesia Filipina Independiente was formed in the beginning of the twentieth century as part of the broad nationalist struggle against Spanish colonialism and American imperialism. It traces its origin from the struggle of the Filipino clergy against racial discrimination and friar domination within the Roman Church in the 19th century‚ which‚ consequently‚ transformed into a nationalist crusade
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I have the opportunity to choose The Roman Catholic Religion as part of Christianity. The Christianity roots are interlinked with Judaism because of Jesus and Jewish concept. Roman Catholic Church is a monotheistic religion (the existence of one God) which started with the birth‚ death‚ resurrection of Jesus about two thousand years ago. After the death of Jesus followers of the Roman Catholic religion used the teaching and saying of Jesus to assemble different forms of documents‚ then lead in the
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favorite bible verse is John 14:17 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid. To me this reminds me that Jesus is my savior and I have the gift of sacrament and eternal life. This gives me peace and hope. In a world of bad news and stressful events he tells us to not be afraid‚ that he will take care of us ultimately. He tells us he does not give like the world; we cannot “earn his gifts”. He does
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I believe that religion could be viewed as mythology‚ because it basically overlaps each other. Religion is well known for ones beliefs and values‚ which members believe that can guide ones life. The mythological perspective‚ it includes theology‚ ritual‚ mortality and spiritual experience. Take for example I am a Baptized Catholic who also practice Santeria as both of my religion. Santeria an Afro-Caribbean religion also known as the way of Saints‚ was brought over to Cuba by salves. Both Catholicism
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Clergy c. The Pope d. The Cardinal e. The Curia f. The Eastern Rite Churches III. Distinctive Doctrines a. The Bible b. The Traditions of the Church c. Apostolic Succession d. The Saints IV. Worship and Practices a. The Mass b. The Sacraments c. Current Related Issues V. The Church History a. The Early Church b. The Medieval Church c. The Modern Period Church VI. Conclusion Bibliography The Catholic Church Introduction The Roman Catholic Church and the past
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stated that Catholics have a very strong belief that God is present always because we are made in the image of God. That means that we are good even though we may sin and stray from staying true. As Catholics one of the most important things is the sacraments which God is experienced in the
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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‚ Believed in only two of the holy seven sacraments‚ and faith alone will bring salvation. These beliefs combined with the church at the time led him to write all of his writings‚ which radically changed the reformation era. Martin Luther was taught as a monk to only believe what scripture preaches
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Place of origin Roman province of Judea. Indian Subcontinent Place of worship Church‚ chapel‚ cathedral‚ basilica‚ home bible study‚ personal dwellings. Temple (Mandir) Practices Prayer‚ sacraments (some branches)‚ worship in church‚ reading of the Bible‚ acts of charity‚ communion. Meditation‚ Yoga‚ contemplation‚ yagna (communal worship)‚ offerings in the temple. About Christianity broadly consists of individuals who believe in the deity Jesus Christ. Its followers‚ called Christians
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Barth says that ‘The one great dogmatic problem of the doctrine of infant baptism [...] is that of relating baptism on the one side to the faith of those baptised on the other.’ (CD IV.4.185). The link between water baptism and faith in Jesus appears to be the key to the issue of infant baptism. This essay will discuss how church theologians have related these two together and show how they have attempted to solve this issue in history. This essay will show that the basis of the issue needs to
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Christian rituals include sacraments‚ like baptism and communion. In Orthodox and Roman Catholicism‚ five more rituals are added: Confirmation‚ Marriage‚ Penance‚ Holy Orders‚ and Anointing of the sick. Prayer is also an important part of Christianity‚ but is not regarded as a ritual. Islam‚ however‚ has a very specific ritual outline
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