...A Baptist Catechism (Adapted by John Piper) A Catechism? I. What is a catechism? In 1 Corinthians 14:19 Paul says, "In the church I would rather speak five words with my mind, in order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue." In Galatians 6:6 he says, "Let him who is taught the word share all good things with him who teaches." Acts 18:25 says that Apollos "has been instructed in the way of the Lord." In each of these verses the Greek word for "instruct" or "teach" is katecheo. From this word we get our English word "catechize". It simply means to teach Biblical truth in an orderly way. Generally this is done with questions and answers accompanied by Biblical support and explanation. II. What is the history of this catechism? This is a slightly revised version of "The Baptist Catechism" first put forth by Baptists in 1689 in Great Britain. It was adopted by the Philadelphia Baptist Association in 1742. It is patterned on the well-known reformed Westminster Catechism. The few comments in the earlier questions are meant to help parents make things plain to their children. III. Is there a Biblical pattern of doctrine? Several texts teach that there is. For example, in Romans 6:17 Paul gives thanks that "you have become obedient from the heart to the pattern of teaching to which you were committed." 2 Timothy 1:13 says, "Follow the pattern of sound words which you heard from me." Acts 2:42 says, "They devoted...
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...Catechism Bible Quiz 1. Who created the heavens and the earth? A. Adam B. God C. Eve D. Abel 2. What did God create on the first day? A. Trees B. Animals C. The moon D. Light 3. What did God do on the seventh day? A. Made Eden B. Rested C. Made plants D. Made man 4. From what material did God make Adam? A. Plants B. Monkeys C. Water D. Dust 5. What did God take from Adam to make the woman? A. A lip B. A rib C. His brain D. A muscle 6. Who was the first woman? A. Eden B. Ruth C. Eve D. Elisabeth 7. Who called the woman "Eve"? A. The serpent B. God C. Adam D. Eve 8. Why was she called Eve? A. She was the first woman B. She liked the name C. Eve means wife D. She was the "mother of all living" 9. Where did Adam and Eve live? A. Garden of Gethsemane B. Mt. Sinai C. Utopia D. Garden of Eden 10. Who tempted Eve? A. Adam B. The serpent C. God D. Abel 11. What did Eve eat? A. Banana B. Fruit from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil C. Apple D. Fruit from the tree of life 12. With what did God clothe Adam and Eve? A. A cloud B. Skins C. His hand D. Fig leaves 13. What guarded Eden? A. Soldiers B. Snakes C. Seraphim D. Cherubim 14. Who were Adam and Eve's sons? A. Jacob and Esau B. Cain and Abel C. James and John D. Aaron and Moses 15. Who Killed Abel? A Athol B. Cain C. Eve D. God 16. Who...
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...Disabilities Society, in general, has treated people with disabilities incorrectly, they are treated in a negative way, and most of the time people look at them and wonder what’s wrong. Religious groups in some particular times have treated people with disabilities unfairly, however since 1978. The Church has made a determined effort to include everybody in their services, regardless of them having a physical or mental disability. They set a policy within the U.S. conference of Catholic Bishops and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. These are the official church doctrines (or rules), they set a high standard although this standard is not always met. Some people with disabilities complain that Priests deny them participation in certain church functions due to their disabilities. This conflict between the desire to include all people in church activities and the respect for a priest’s power to control his parish shows the difficulty of achieving the church's wishes for including people with disabilities...
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...the question of slavery. It was all because of ‘acquisition of more weight at the other extremity”. Davis also points out that in the Constitution there were three places in which servitude was ‘protected.’ The three places were the 5th and 9th section of first article and the 2nd section of the fourth article. What makes this such an interesting point is that all of the political officers and leaders had to approve such a change within the Constitution. Davis continues with his reasons why slavery wasn’t the only cause of war and gives exceptional examples why it wasn’t. After reading his article, I feel as if, it is honest and valid. The next source I referred to in order to formulate my own opinion on the war was “A Confederate Catechism” by Lyon Tyler in 1929. The first thing that he addresses is what the cause of secession was in the war. He explains that there were many breaking points in the United States at the time. First, it was mainly due to differences between the Union and the South which is always going to be the main cause. However, he lists a few more breaking points that made the war occur. The first incident was almost reached in 1785 when the North tried to give away the Mississippi to Spain. The second was in 1801 when Aaron Burr became president due to the immoral act of turning the presidential ticket upside-down. The third was in 1833 when there was an imposed high protective tariff put on the south that benefited northern manufactures. Lastly, the breaking...
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...internet, and the true message of feminism has been debated over and over again. In the end, it is simply equality for both men and women, just as Google stated. However, people have varying opinions on the place of a woman in the world, and whether or not the feminist movement is valid in a world where women are seemingly equal to men and on the rise to dominance over them. In this research paper I will present the arguments of the Catholic Church through the Catechism and three practicing Christians...
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...life. Unfortunately, it is the state of majority of the countries. The rich get richer, while the poor get poorer, the gap between them increases over time. The issue of poverty is not justifiable in both societal and individual level. Therefore, preventing poverty is one of the goals of the international organizations like United Nations and the World Bank. Ever since the time of Jesus Christ, in accordance with what the Catechism of the Catholic Church and Church's Social Teaching preach, the issue of global poverty is unjustified, and therefore, is preventable by the efforts of the human world. The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines poverty as not only the lack of material, but also cultural and religious aspects as well. Poverty is the human misery caused by material deprivation, unjust oppression, physical and psychological illness. However, in this essay, the main concern argued is the deprivation of material, resources and services. The Catechism looks at poverty from different views. It does not justify poverty in the human world. The Catechism states that, "...giving alms to the poor is one of the chief witnesses to fraternal charity: it is also a work of justice pleasing to God." (CCC 2447) Therefore,...
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...power, the Catholic Church abused it by exploiting the uneducated laity in a variety of different ways. Luther had his tower experience in 1516, while he was studying the Bible he came to a realisation that the Catholics have misinterpreted it and they are not following the word of God. One year later, Luther published his ideas on how the Catholic Church could reform and make it into a more complete religion, these were the Ninety-five Theses. This was the start of Luther’s challenge to the Catholic Church. The most significant reason why Luther was able to challenge the Catholic Church so successfully in 1517-25 is because of the role of Luther, as he was the figurehead of Lutheranism and was very key to the challenge to the Catholic Church. Another significant reason why Luther was able to challenge the Catholic Church so successfully in 1517-25 is because of the response of Church and the Holy Roman Empire. Furthermore, the support of Luther made it easier for Luther to challenge the Catholic Church and so was an important reason. The role of Luther is the most important reason why Luther was able to challenge the Catholic Church so successfully in the years 1517-25. The Ninety-five Theses in 1517, the 1520 pamphlets and printing press were very significant factors in making the word of Luther more public to the uneducated laity about how the Catholic Church is exploiting them. The printing press helped Luther challenge the Catholic Church easily because Luther’s Ninety-five...
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...The book, printed in Gothic letters and Tagalog1 characters on paper made from the paper mulberry, now browned and brittle with age, consists of thirty-eight leaves, comprising a title-page as above, under a woodcut2 of St. Dominic, with the verso originally blank, but in this copy bearing the contemporary manuscript inscription, Tassada en dos rreales, signed Juan de Cuellar; and seventy-four pages of text in Spanish, Tagalog transliterated into roman letters, and Tagalog in Tagalog characters. The size of the volume, which is unbound, is 9⅛ by 7 inches, [4]although individual leaves vary somewhat due to chipping. Some of the leaves have become separated from their complements, but enough remain in the original stitching to indicate that the book was originally made up in four gatherings, the first of twelve leaves, the second of ten, the third of ten, and the fourth of six. Although the book is of the size called quarto, the method of printing must have been page by page, so it is doubtful that each sheet was folded twice in the usual quarto manner, but more probable that it was printed four pages to a sheet of paper approximately 9⅛ by 14 inches, which was folded once. The volume is printed throughout by the xylographic method, that is to say, each page of text is printed from one wood-block which was carved by hand. Along the inner margins of some pages are vertical lines which were made by the inked edge of the block, and the grain of the wood has caused striations to appear...
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...The ethical issue I will be discussing is IVF, in relation to the Christian religions Catholic and Anglican. IVF is used in cases of infertility –where the woman’s fallopian tubes are absent or blocked, the men’s sperm count is low, or the couple’s infertility is unexplained. It is an assisted reproductive technology in which one or more eggs are fertilized outside a female’s body. To do this, eggs are collected from the ovaries and placed in a dish with a large number of sperm for approx. 18 hours. The eggs are then placed in a special growth medium which allows fertilization to occur. Afterwards the embryo is either transferred back into the woman’s uterus or frozen and stored for later use. IVF has been a source of moral, ethical and religious controversy since its development. Although members of all religious groups can be found on both sides of the issue, the major opposition has come from the Roman Catholic Church. In 1987, the church issued a doctrinal statement opposing IVF on 3 grounds; the destruction of human embryos not used for implantation, the possibility of IVF by a sperm donor other than the husband-thus removing reproduction form the marital context, and finally the severing of an essential connection between the nuptial act and procreation. The use of IVF is said to violate the delicate innocence of those created, as God, their creator has not given them the gift of life, and therefore the fundamental value of ...
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...Calmecac School on pages 16 and 17 shows a drawing of Aztec boys sitting together while their teacher is speaking to them. This relates to her thesis because this is where we get the concept of having an educational background today. Schooling has developed greatly over the years and we have adapted to the idea of living away from home to learn rituals that help us later on in life. The primitive Aztecs started schooling at an early age just as we in the 21st century do so. Teachers in today’s society have developed from the Aztec culture and centuries after that. Early missionaries wanted to isolate the Indians from the Spaniards because of their immoral acts [p. 18]. The illustration on page 19 provides us with a page from Pedro de Gantes Catechism. “It contains symbolic paintings representing Christian doctrine and prayers...
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...In “Yet Do I Marvel,” Countee Cullen expresses an ambivalence that many of us are familiar with. It is not too difficult to sympathize with the poet’s opening lines: “I doubt that God is good, well-meaning, kind,/And Did he stoop to quibble could tell why/The little buried mole continues blind.” Here, it is made plain to us that his beliefs dictate that God is ultimately good and righteous, yet, nonetheless, life has apparently given him reasons to question his. As the title indicates, Cullen is marveling at life and human beings as God’s creations and the relationship we have with Him. Although he says he is free of doubt, skepticism appears to be present in this remark. Here perhaps the rather rhetorical question of why life is the way it is is being posed. It seems, at least up until this point, that Cullen is supposing that a truly good God would not subject His creatures to such paradoxical, even cruel, situations. Upon closer analysis of the mole and its scenario (“The little buried mole continues blind”), which may function as a metaphor for the poet himself, the possibility is not ruled out that the poet is hinting to us what seems to be an inescapably bad situation may in fact be a fixable one. A mole, like all creatures, has adapted in ways that allows it to survive, and it may be that Cullen is suggesting to us that thing are not as random and as terrible as they may seem and that there is a way out of challenging situations. The following line, though, counters this...
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...Outline Introduction/Thesis Statement Body History of Capital Punishment a.k.a. the Death Penalty B. The Catholic Church and the Death Penalty Conclusion Works Cited Christine Boothroyd Professor Doris Neuzil REL 401 - The Catholic Tradition September 24, 2011 The History of the Catholic Church and the Death Penalty The Ten Commandments, principles issued by God for us to live our lives by, includes one that states – “Thou Shall Not Kill.” However, on Wednesday, September 21, 2011, two men in the United States were executed – Mr. Troy Davis in Georgia, and Mr. Lawrence Brewer in Texas. (Jonsson) While the approaching execution of Mr. Brewer was almost unmentioned, the approaching execution of Mr. Davis garnered much public attention with many believing his claims of innocence. According to an article published in The Christian Science Monitor, this public attention included world leaders, a former president and Pope Benedict XVI - the head of the Catholic Church. (Jonsson) Pope Benedict without a doubt was against not only Mr. Davis’ execution but that of Mr. Brewer’s as well. With the Catholic Church against the taking of another life, what exactly is the history of the Catholic Church and the death penalty? The Death Penalty, also known as capital punishment, can be traced back to the Eighteenth Century B.C. in Babylon and the first recorded execution in what eventually would become the United States dates back to 1608. (Death Penalty Information...
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...University of Phoenix Religious Comparison In the early years of Catholicism, worshippers with a common purpose banded together to create one of the biggest Christian entities. At the time the Catholic Church started all Christian beliefs that came before it were thought of as heresy. Even today the Catholic Church still does not recognize other denominations of the faith. The recent Second Vatican Council declared all baptized Christians to be "in a certain, although imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church."(Catechism of the Catholic Church Ibid 2358.) In the area of southern Missouri, where I live, there are few choices for different religions. I was raised to be a southern Baptist. Located downtown, however; there is a beautiful building, with classic architecture in the front reminiscent of Catholic churches in larger cities. This building is Saint Agnes Cathedral and Parish. The inside of the church was modest but impressive. Sister Barbara Dingman, the Coordinator of Care Ministry, greeted me at the door. She was gracious and not what I expected. I expected the typical nun, dressed from head to toe in black and white. Barbara was in blue jeans and a blouse, with a cross pin that was her pride and joy. She ushered me to a small...
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...Compare and contrast any two Dulles models of the church suggesting one that might help the church today? There is five Avery Dulles models in which make up the Church today with a sixth be added later. It’s what’s make the Church up today. Each performs a different function in its own right and the Church in which we can indirectly grow in our understanding of the Church. The models which make up the Church are the Church as an institution, as a Mystical Communion, as a Sacrament, as a Herald and Servant with the Eschatology later added as the sixth. In each case these models form views on the Church role, audience and the goal of the Church. The models portray the strengths and weakness of the Church along with the understanding of divine revelation. There is models of the Church in which share the same traits but also have a different opinion on other matters. There are models in which benefit the Church more today with the changing of peoples opinion over time. The Church of Christ does not exist in the world without an organization or structure. The models help see the Church as a servant which helps humanity achieve its full potential in God’s history. The institutional model and Mystical models of the Church both different but both serve the Church in different ways. Their strengths while help the Church also can be their weakness. The Church as an institution emphasizes the hierarchy of the Church. The Church is essentially a single society having a constitution which...
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...The Catholic Church Attempts Bringing Their Own Back On the Same Sex Marriage Issue Abstract The following paper will argue for the Catholic Church against those Catholics within the institution what agree with same sex marriage. In fact, a little more than 50 percent of Catholics according to a recent survey by Pew Research accept and support homosexuality and same sex marriage (Lipka, 2014). There will be four opposing arguments make by the magisterium, which is the teaching of the Catholic Church, against same sex marriage. These arguments include; the teachings which prohibit homosexual activity, teachings that need to include those that promote the dignity of the person, the good of marriage as a social institution, and their religious liberties as they exist today. Pope Francis declares that homosexuals are good people they just practice immoral acts that are not accepted within the institute of marriage (Hale, 2015). Arguments are based on the magisterium and our religious liberties. There is hope that that those Catholics in agreement of same sex marriage will return to the beliefs followed by the magisterium following the reading of this information. Introduction The Catholic Church Attempts Bringing Their Own Back On the Same Sex Marriage Issue The Scriptures are not silent within the Catholic Church (Montoya, 2000). He claims that homosexuality in the eyes of the church is treated as a violation according to Scriptures, and a major one standing out is...
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