VW 03/07/2013 Religion Mormonism: Comparisons to Monotheism and if it is truly monotheistic Mormonism is the predominant religious tradition of the Latter Day Saint movement of Restorationist Christianity. This movement was founded by Joseph Smith‚ Jr.‚ in the 1820s. During the 1830s and 1840s‚ Mormonism gradually distinguished itself from traditional Protestantism. Mormonism today represents the new‚ non-Protestant faith taught by Smith in the 1840s. Mormonism in itself is its own religion
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During the early times of Christianity‚ many elements had an impact on Christian faith. One of the most crucial elements‚ the creeds. The creeds are detailed summaries of different Christian beliefs. Due to the vast number of different viewpoints on Christian beliefs and the church itself‚ creeds were formed to help express the diverse ideas of beliefs. Each creed represents the different thoughts and beliefs of Christians. I will be discussing the different creeds that have been created as well
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the Jesus was a young middle aged middle eastern man‚ the Holy Spirit was Sarayu a small petite Asian women and Mack also meets Sophia the lady of wisdom in proverbs she is the personification of God’s wisdom. Mack learns that he meets with the Trinity to learn about his sadness and the over whelming pain of the murder of his little girl. Throughout the week Mack gets involved with intense discussions about forgiveness and the free will. His faith if taken apart and each part is fixed and carefully
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This reminded me of Augustine’s City of God‚ as Augustine address the rise and fall of empires was nothing unusual in human history and provided critic of the empire’s ideals. Father Joe never seemed to be disappointed or distracted by Tony’s life happenings. It was just a part of Tony’s life journey. In the City of God‚ original sin appears as the sin of pride. The city is Augustine’s metaphor of choice simply because‚ in his day‚ the city was the cultural and political model. Father Tom uses
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spirit that has a body‚ but not a human body. Jesus is believed to be the Lord and Savior‚ but like Christians believe that Jesus is a part of God‚ Jehovah witnesses do not. They also do not believe in the trinity (the father‚ son and Holy Spirit)‚ in which the Catholics do believe in the trinity. Because Jehovah witnesses do not believe that Jesus is god‚ and since they do not worship false gods‚ they pray to god rather than Jesus. They also believe that all other religions are false. They believe
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1978‚ The Holy Spirit: Activating God’s Power in Your Life‚ Word Books‚ Mulheran‚ B 2002‚ Jesus: Author and Finisher‚ Synergy Publishers. Thompson‚ FP 1978‚ The Holy Spirit: Comforter‚ Teacher‚ Guide‚ Victor Books. White‚ JR 1998‚ The Forgotten Trinity: Recovering the Heart of Christian Belief‚ Bethany House Publishers.
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1 Corinthians 11:2-16 Corbin Randall The passage of 1 Corinthians 11:2-16 has caused great division in the church. What is the word “head” suppose to mean in this context?Are women to wear head covers? In what way is the head of man Christ? And why does Paul go into detail on creation? These are all questions that anyone might ask concerning this passage. From a personal examination‚ I would have to say that I agree with the main point of the complimentary perspective. In the body of Christ
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Overview Arianism is the theological teaching attributed to Arius‚ a Christian presbyter from Alexandria‚ Egypt‚ concerning the relationship of the entities of the Trinity (’God the Father’‚ ’God the Son’ and ’God the Holy Spirit’) and the precise nature of the Son of God. The Arian concept of Christ is that the Son of God did not always exist‚ but was created by‚ and is therefore distinct from and inferior to‚ God the Father. Arianism was a heresy of a Christian Faith first proposed early in
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the monad of God‚ the triad must also be spoken of‚ unless the triune nature was not perfect until the creation of the Son. We will first see Augustine defend the ideas of the Trinity through the use of Scripture‚ the important and ultimate tool. Then we will see him use reason‚ or rational to show and defend the ides of Trinity. JESUS The defense of Jesus Christ as God is looked within the major and primary description of the Word of God‚ or Son of God‚ which is in John 1:1. This Augustine
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the Nicene Age‚ Athanasius was the major theological influence (Schaff‚ 1910‚ p. 885). Constantine legalized Christianity‚ but Athanasius was the one who explained it. Athanasius highly influenced Christianity in multiple ways. Without him‚ the Trinity would not exist and the New Testament could look completely different. He boldly stood for what he believed was right and true‚ and it paid off. Athanasius is a key person in church history because he staunchly believed in the deity of Christ and
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