as a film‚ and clearly demonstrate how it is highly conducive to theological exploration. The theological theme that I am going to explore in more detail is the Catholic sacrament of Confession and Penance‚ taking into consideration the relationship between the traditional Catholic view of confession and the ideas of the sacrament that I bring to the film as a viewer. As the story opens‚ Vianne and Anouk are carried by a strong north wind to a small‚ quiet village in France around the year 1959
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of clergy‚ but of the whole laity as well‚ "the Orthodox church strongly affirms that the guardian of truth is the entire people of God" (Encarta 96). The doctrine of seven sacraments is accepted in the Greek Orthodox church‚ although no supreme authority has ever limited the sacraments to that number. The central sacrament is the Eucharist; the others are baptism‚ normally by immersion; confirmation‚ which
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represents to the Roman Catholic Church‚ which for most of these last 2000 years has been the greatest and most organized spiritual faction within Christendom. (Wills‚ 1990). Many Roman Catholic beliefs are different from Baptist beliefs. First‚ the sacraments namely THE EUCHARIST. The Catholics follows the teachings of Jesus Christ‚ that apostles gave their lives for the sake of the Gospel‚ "gospel" meaning Good News / teachings of Jesus‚ while the Baptist Church was formed at the beginning of the 17th
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The Protestant Reformation of the 16th century marked a division from the Roman Catholic Church. This division resulted in a significant impact on the world as it helped to develop the groundwork for multiple important aspects of modern society. The Reformation brought a development to education‚ economy and church practices and in such‚ effects the everyday lives of people today. Prior to the Reformation‚ education was not a key component in society. There existed no education system in most countries
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My Significant Learnings in ReEd 40: Man The Christian Believer 1. God is love. God is love. I place this one on top of the list because these three words summarize the entirety of the lesson. God is different form the god of Greece and other gods with superhuman powers. He is not like Zeus who has a lot of women. Our God is the loving god. A loving God looks for the good and the benefit of his people. 2. Christian love does not only depend on feelings but also in actions. Christian love is
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smallpox and the bubonic plague‚ which made them fear for their eternal salvation for the afterlife. Most believed the Catholic Church had the keys to salvation. The people looked to the Church to provide rules and rituals to provide a path to heaven. Sacraments were the main ritual believed as sacred rites needed for salvation.
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Machiavelli and Martin Luther provide their humanist philosophy which are playing again traditional Roman traditional church on books "The Princess" and "On Christian Liberty". But‚ even though Machiavelli and Luther show a lot of shared humannist opinion‚ more over they are actually are playing against each other from certain perspectives. From the book "On Chritian Liberty" writtern by Martin Luther‚ it gives couple of conceptions that play against tradition. Firstly‚ from all of his philosophy
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UNDERSTANDING BAPTISM THROUGH MODE‚ PURPOSE‚ AND BELIEF Daniel L. Vinculado Theology 350 Fundamental Theology Issues September 22‚ 2014 When it comes to baptism within Christianity‚ there are several views regarding the purpose‚ the mode‚ and who is qualified to receive baptism. Through this research paper I will be discussing the viewpoint of Believer Baptism as well as Infant Baptism‚ both of which are popular within specific dominations and are still
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"Do this in remembrance of me." In the Orthodox and Roman Catholic churches‚ and in the Anglican‚ Lutheran‚ and many other Protestant churches‚ it is regarded as a sacrament‚ which both symbolizes and effects the union of Christ with the faithful. Baptists and others refer to Holy Communion as an "institution‚" rather than a sacrament‚ emphasizing obedience to a commandment. Traditionally‚ Jesus ’ command to his disciples at the Last Supper to eat the bread and drink the wine "in remembrance of
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The Lord’s Supper is not just a sacrament or ritual‚ but should be a joyous occasion for all Christians. Bonhoeffer writes‚ “The day of the Lord’s Supper is an occasion of joy for the Christian community. Reconciled in their hearts with God and the brethren‚ the congregation receives the gift of the body and the blood of Jesus‚ and‚ receiving that‚ it receives forgiveness‚ new life and salvation.” This essay will discuss the role of the Lord’s Supper in the Baptist tradition. The Baptist tradition
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