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    Legalism in the Church

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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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    Catholic Church

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    sustain the historical importance of Catholicism in the country. The Catholic Church in New Zealand is composed of six regions‚ called dioceses‚ which are made up of parishes. There are currently 271 Catholic parishes in the 6 dioceses in Auckland‚ Hamilton‚ Palmerston North‚ Wellington‚ Christchurch and Dunedin. Only under a quarter of those who identify themselves Catholic attend Mass at least once a week. The church continues to grow though‚ as the involvement of laypeople has increased‚ due to

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    Simala Church

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    Center Ceiling of Simala Church Sibonga‚ Cebu   One of the many wonders of Cebu is the Simala Shrine. The place is known for the miraculous Virgin Mary where people usually pray for the success of their career. Simala church is located in Sibonga‚ Cebu. I had just visited Simala Church last summer and its architectural design was very awesome. It really looks like a palace to me because of its elegant structure and you would think that it looks like a Vatican church. There are lots of mural

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    The Medieval Church

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    September 2012 Lingberg and Duffy have a different look on The Medieval Church in the middle Ages. Unfortunately though‚ the church is often regarded as the capital of corruption‚ evil‚ and worldliness. An overview of the crisis concerned with farming‚ famine and the Black Death. I thought Lindberg was more persuasive than Duffy because of how he thought about farming‚ famine and the Black Death. As the Medieval church did offer many opportunities for ordinary people‚ makes us think they did

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    Church Going

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    CHURCH GOING – PHILIP LARKIN A typical Larkin poem begins with precisely observed description of a scene from contemporary life and moves on to a conclusion which reflects on the significance of what has been described. Church Going is one such poem. Larkin begins the poem with a precisely observed description of a church he visited one weekday. The church was empty and looked like any other church he has visited with matting‚ seats‚ organ and flowers‚ now fading. He noticed the roof which

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    Church Visitation

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    Review of Alternate Church Experience Name of church: Faith Tabernacle Apostolic Church Date Attended: April 4‚ 2005 Name of Speaker: Jones Foote On the first Sunday in the month of April‚ I attended Faith Tabernacle Apostolic church. My initial observation when I walked into the church was that most of the congregation was of African-American decent. This was expected by me because I had been informed of this prior to attending. This was one of the reasons why I desired to sit in

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    COUNCILS OF THE CHURCH

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    COUNCILS OF THE CHURCH PERSON INVOLVED IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTION 1st Council of Nicea Roman Emperor Constantine the Great with Pope Saint Sylvester I The bold text in the profession of faith of the 318 fathers constitutes‚ according to Tanner "The additions made by the council to an underlying form of the creed"‚ and that the underlying creed was most likely "derived from the baptismal formula of Caesarea put forward by the bishop of that city Eusebius" or that it "developed from an original form which

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    Church History

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    Church History 5-16-12 There are many events that have shaped the church today. Narrowing it down to three I feel that the Edict of Milan‚ the Reformation‚ and Vatican II are the most significant. The Edict of Milan granted religious freedom throughout the Roman Empire‚ though it was especially intended to legalize Christianity. It was instituted by empire Constantine in 313. Constantine recognized and accepted Christianity. It was the first time an emperor was doing so. Prior to that Christians

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    Ushering in Church

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    THE ROLE OF USHERING IN THE LOCAL CHURCH The Scriptural Foundation for Ushering Ushering in your local church involves much more than shaking hands and shining your shoes. Some churches think that ushers are just bucket passers‚ so they grab anybody to pass the bucket. “Let’s just grab ol’ Larry when he comes walking in. Let’s just get anybody.” You don’t want to get just anybody‚ because you don’t want an anybody offering. You have been selected as an usher; you are in the ministry of

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    Models of the Church

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    that helps us get a better understanding of a complex reality. Models of the Church are valid approaches to Catholicism that explain actions in faith. These include the model of Institution‚ Herald‚ Mystical Communion‚ Sacrament‚ and Servant. Each of these models explain definitions of Church and their goals and functions to justify their view of how the Catholic Church should behave. The first‚ Institution‚ defines Church as visible and palpable‚ lacking nothing and subordinate to no other. It describes

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