...Throughout history, this topic has generated much of controversy. Ancient history is full of examples of the state or governing authorities interfering with religion. There were rulers or kings that assumed various “priestly” titles, like the “temporal” titles that their offices command. An example of such state-church mixing and melding, led to the execution of Socrates, for his disrespect for the gods( in Biblical times, like kings of Israel were anointed by Priests, as a sign of God’s approval. This is why separation of church and state is bad for America. For centuries, Monarchs ruled by the idea of divine right. This later metamorphosed into monarchs ruling over church’s administration in a way. There was this catholic doctrine that the Pope, as Vicar of Christ on earth, should have authority over the church on earth and indirectly over the state. This led to claims in the middle ages that the pope has authority to depose Catholic kings and they did try to exercise this authority. Thus in the medieval times in western world, monarch who ruled in secular world tend to encroach on the church’s rule of the spiritual sphere. This led to power struggles and crises. In the 1530s, Henry VIII, rejected the annulment of his marriage with Catherine of Aragon by the Pope. He consequently, formed the Church of England (Anglican Church) and set himself as the ruler of the new church, thus ending the separation that had existed between the church and the state...
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...The Covenant Christian Coalition was founded in Dallas, Texas, in 2015 as a response to what was perceived to be biblical, moral, and theological compromise on the part of other ecumenical organizations such as the World Council of Churches.[6][7] The organization's mission is "Promoting unity in the Invisible Church while delivering the only message with the power to save people" and is defined as "An international, Evangelical, post-denominational coalition of churches still faithful to Christ and the Gospel."[8] The CCC heavily emphasizes the Five Solas in doctrine, as well as the Gospel, the Invisible Church, and Conservative Christianity. Numerous churches are associated with the CCC including Faros Christian Fellowship in the Canary Islands, pastored by Gerhard Zierl.[9] The church is a member of Vinelife UK.[10] Other member churches include Salvation Church of Christ in Kampala[11] and Iglesia Evangelica Discipulos de Cristo de Colombia in Bogotá.[12][13][14]...
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...To indoctrinate is to teach or to instruct in a particularly set manner which should not be altered. Indoctrination is the act of brain-washing a learner so that he/she can only think in a particular way, especially in matters of religion. This happens especially when followers of a particular religion/denomination feel threatened by other groups/religions/denominations. In this case, members feel there is no other doctrine better than theirs and they will fight “tooth and nail” to safe-guard their doctrine. Indoctrination “refers to teaching aimed at making the learner believe in what they have learned in such a way that nothing, not even good counter reasons, can make them change their minds about what they learned” (Simuchimba 2008: 79). Philosophy is the seeing/viewing or understanding of life with its different aspects in an individual’s way or sometimes there could be a group of people viewing things the same way or rather they agree with each other’s ideas. Philosophy of Education then is the way an individual values education, especially formal education. Msango et al in (Tembo 2000: 33) define Philosophy of Education as: A critical and systematic intellectual endeavour to see education as a whole and as an integral part of men’s culture .... any philosophy dealing with or applied to the process of public or private education and used as a basis for the general determination, interpretation and evaluation of educational problems having to do with objectives, practices...
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...Pentecostalism Pentecostalism is a Christian denomination or movement that places special emphasis on achieving a direct or personal experience with God through the baptism of the Holy Spirit. I was born and raised as a Pentecostal myself so I will not only be talking about the history, beliefs, and background of the Pentecostal movement, but also about personal experiences gained through my faith in God. There are four fundamental beliefs of Pentecostalism: Jesus saves according to John 3:16; baptizes with the Holy Spirit according to Acts 2:4; heals bodily according to James 5:15; and is coming again to receive those who are saved according to 1 Thessalonians 4:16–17. Those four fundamental beliefs will be talked thoroughly about further on. It is said that Pentecostalism is believed to have been emerged from late 19th century radical evangelical revival movements in America and Great Britain. There was no one founder of the Pentecostal Movement; instead, isolated Christian groups were experiencing phenomenal experiences such as divine healing and speaking in tongues. These are what according to the Bible are called gifts of the spirit. The spiritual gifts are found in the Bible in Romans, 1 Corinthians, and Ephesians. Pentecostals believe that Bermudez 2 spiritual gifts continue to operate within the church today. Pentecostals do not whatsoever create their own beliefs, or rituals, or believe in any other scriptures but the Bible. In other words, to us everything...
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...Yr 10 RE Assessment Task 2, Term 2, 2018 Major Christian Denominations Due: Monday 14th May, 2018 8:30am Step 1 Outcomes assessed: Research a variety of Christian denominations found in Sydney. Task/Step 1: Boys are to research TWO Christian denominations, one being the Roman Catholic Church and the second will be allocated by your RE teacher. Roman Catholic One unique symbol This is the Keys of Heaven, which symbolises the authority and power of the papacy. The keys are a symbol that stem from the Gospel of Matthew whereby Jesus tells Peter that he will give him the keys to the kingdom. This reflects the authority of the papacy as the Church regards St Peter as the first bishop of Rome and is often depicted...
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...worldview on abortion includes reading the Bible and talking with a pastor about the Christian stance on this matter. God wishes that all life is blessed and honored. This is because He created it all. Making personal decisions on the choice whether...
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...in places of authority in the black church Black women’s vocalization in the Black Christian church is facing retrenchment. Black women are prevented from obtaining high positions in the pulpit, they are persecuted due to patriarchal roots, and the women with existing positons in the church are mocked. Black women preachers and Black women pastors . Preachers can preach the gospel while Pastors are allowed to lead the denomination. The church has its own rules and its own language. Some church terms are misinterpreted and used interchangeable, It is popular vernacular to refer to a Black Christian church as just a Black church. During the Transatlantic slave trade Christianity was used to enslave Africans. The descendant of those Africans also known as African Americans adopted Christianity and turned it into their motivation. Modern day African Americans are also known as Black Americans or the shortened term Black, the reasoning for that belongs in another scholarly paper....
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...ethics are 3 of the greatest impacts of Christianity within the lives of adherents. There is no other person apart from Jesus who has had a more significant influence on Christianity within the lives of adherents than St Paul of Tarsus. His influences included his contribution to the establishment of many of the early Christian communities as well as his influence on Christian ethics, liturgy and worship, authority and governance. Saturday/Sunday worship is a significant practice within Christianity as it is the time where Christians gather to honour and celebrate the memorial do the life, death and resurrection of Jesus. Christian ethical teachings on the environment are based on Christian sources of tradition and the bible with the principles of the intrinsic goodness of God, stewardship and sacramentality being applied to environmental issues. St Paul was a significant figure within the religious tradition of Christianity. St. Paul is known as 2 names generally, The Apostles to the Gentiles and The second founder of Christianity. Paul was first known when he took part in the martyrdom of Saint Stephen where he showed he was an active persecutor of Christians. However, in approximately the year 36 Christ appeared before Paul on his way to Damascus converting him to Christianity. Since then, Paul has had a major impact on adherents all over the world. Saint Paul was educated in Jewish Law and the Torah as well in Greek philosophy - thus he was able to interpret...
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...teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament. Christianity is the world's largest religion, with approximately 2.2 billion adherents, known as Christians. Most Christians believe that Jesus is the Son of God, fully divine and fully human, and the saviour of humanity whose coming was prophesied in the Old Testament. Consequently, Christians refer to Jesus as Christ or the Messiah. The foundations of Christian theology are expressed in ecumenical creeds. These professions of faith state that Jesus suffered, died, was buried, and was resurrected from the dead in order to grant eternal life to those who believe in him and trust in him for the remission of their sins. The creeds further maintain that Jesus bodily ascended into heaven, where he reigns with God the Father. Most Christian denominations teach that Jesus will return to judge everybody, living and dead, and to grant eternal life to his followers. He is considered the model of a virtuous life. His ministry, crucifixion, and resurrection are often referred to as "the gospel", meaning "good news" (a loan translation of the Greek: εὐαγγέλιον euangélion). The term gospel also refers to written accounts of Jesus's life and teaching, four of which – the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John – are considered canonical and included in Christian Bibles. Christianity is an Abrahamic religion that began as a Jewish sect in the mid-1st century. Originating in the Levant region of the Middle East, it quickly spread...
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...In this informative document the topic of discussion will mainly be about Christianity the life of Jesus Christ and the development of this religion over the years. Along with that other areas will also include the way people worship, practice, and different sectors of this religion. We will also discuss the birth and death of Jesus Christ and how his death affected this religion dramatically and why this religion continues grow till this day. Also discussed Christianity alongside Islam and compare and contrast the different between these religions and practices. Jesus born more than 2000 years ago in Israel as many believe him to be the form of god sent to earth as a human being in place for the sins man committed Jesus himself was no different than typical Israeli a working man that work as a carpenter in the town of Nazareth. When Jesus entered his thirties he began to spread his teachings and founded what we know today as Christianity. He toured northern Israel though never recorded traveling more than 200 miles from home Jesus drew followers worldwide he recorded unexplained miracles and teachings of love and strict moral principles in which he was able to accomplish publically for 3 years. With these miracles Jesus began to draw attention from Jewish leaders of this time although never convicted of any crime though being on trial many times. His crucifixion was ordered by corrupt officials for the crime of blasphemy or claiming to be god. This was viewed as a crucifixion...
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...Martin Luther born in 1483 in germany was a christian theologian and monk. his contributions to the christian religion were revolutionary and the impacts have shaped doctrines and structures present today in the religion. His interpretation of the bible resulted in controversial insights which challenged roman catholic traditions and the papal power which influenced europe in the middle ages. he initiated the protestant reformation which was hugely significant in the history of christianity. deep study of the scriptures gave way to many revelations for Luther. He believed and preached that salvation and subsequently eternity in heaven could not be simply earned through the doing of good deeds, but can only be received as a free gift of God's grace through faith in Jesus Christ as a redeemer from sin and subsequently eternity in Hell. At the time, the roman catholic church was selling 'indulgences' which were then believed to ensure acceptance to heaven and release from purgatory for those who bought them, regardless of sin, thus allowing people to think they could buy their way into heaven. The money was then used to construct cathedrals and monuments. Luther challenged the church on the corrupt nature of these promises they made to the public and endeavoured to expose the truths of the bible. As many germans were unable to read and understand the bible, they relied heavily on the word of the pope and the church, however Luther preached that ones faith and belief in Jesus...
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...Church In History and Major Christian Denominations Martin Luther, Church in History: Martin Luther created an immense impact and a turning point on the Western Civilization and to the history of the Catholic Church through his 95 theses, they challenged the Pope, Rome and the Catholic Church and ultimately lead to others taking a stand against the churches way and actions therefore leading to a religious revolution. Martin’s impact on the church began when he devoted his life to becoming a monk and joining a monastery however, even though Martin devoted and dedicated himself to the monastery and God, peace with God still eluded him. He spent most of his time in the study of the Holy Book and soon Luther realised the true meaning penance and righteousness and it was in 1510 when Luther was sent to Rome on an errand for his order that he saw and recognised the wrong doing of the Church, the sale of indulgence, the lack of morality and piety of the local clergy and the luxurious lifestyle of the Pope Leo X, all of this wrong-doing of the Chuch lead to Luther writing his 95 theses. Luther was shocked by the fact that Christians payed for indulgence, believe that if they paid money their sins would be forgiven, and specifically wrote about it in his 95 theses, “46. Christians are to be taught he who sees a man in need, and passes by him, and give his money for pardons, purchases not the indulgence of the pope but the indignation of God” (Luther, 95 Theses 45th statement 1517)...
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...Christianity- The Largest Religion PREFACE “Universal Online Solutions”, presents a series of short articles on different religions. A Jew might contain more information on the Judaism. Same could be predicted about the followers of other religions. Then why to compose an article on any religion? That is for the two major reasons: First, all people do not have sufficient information on their own faith. It needs a lot of research to know about a religion. Some people manage to spend the required time and do the needed research. Majority cannot or do not concentrate on the religion. They have the faith because their predecessors had the same. A Christian child follows Christianity without any persuasion. This series will give the major information to its followers which they never struggled to obtain. The article will provide them all the necessary information about their faith in a concise nutshell. Efforts have been made, after extensive research work, to establish the basics of a faith, its worships, prayers, rituals, its history and all interrelated information in one thousand words or so. We have spent weeks in research to introduce this faith to our readers in its fullest context, enabling them to know all about their faith in a few minutes. Second, the individuals who are interested to know about other religions; but refrain to go through scriptures and revelations. This concise article will be of great interest to them. The article is neither a critical...
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...Examine the ways in which one religion uses scripture as a basis for its teachings about sexual behaviour 30 marks Different denominations of Christianity widely differ on interpretation of scripture. There are many Bible passages containing teachings on sexual behaviour. Many Christians promote marriage as something that must be aimed to achieve. There are many Bible verses that suggest this such as Genesis 2:24 which says ‘Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.’ Again, interpretation of this differs. This then encourages the idea in many Christians that premarital sex is wrong and should only be practiced in the confines of marriage. It says in Corinthians 6:16 ‘love is patient, love is kind, it does not envy….’ It could be interpreted that because it says love is patient it is suggesting Christians should be patient, which could suggest they should be patient in sexual relations. Following that, the bible states that pre-marital sex has many consequences that should be avoided such as sexually transmitted diseases and aids. In Corinthians 6:18 flee from sexual sin no other sin so clearly effects the body as this one does, for sexual immorality is seen a sin against your own body. This could be interpreted in a way which means that Christians should not participate in premarital sex because scripture states that if one does then it is going against the will of god and achieving salvation is going...
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...the national publicity given to the ministry of the Reverend Dennis Bennett, an Episcopalian in Van Nuys, California. Since then there has been a continuing growth of the movement within many of the mainline churches: first, such Protestant churches as Episcopal, Lutheran, and Presbyterian; second, the Roman Catholic (beginning in 1967); and third, the Greek Orthodox (beginning about 1971).2 by now the charismatic movement has become worldwide and has participants in many countries As one involved in the movement since 1965, I should like to set forth a brief profile of it.3 A profile of the charismatic movement within the historic churches would include at least the following elements: (1) the recovery of a liveliness and freshness in Christian faith; (2) a striking renewal of the community of believers as a fellowship of the Holy Spirit; (3) the manifestation of a wide range of "spiritual gifts," with parallels drawn from 1 Corinthians 12-14; (4) the experience of "baptism in the Holy Spirit," often accompanied by "tongues," as a radical spiritual renewal; (5) the reemergence of a spiritual unity that essentially transcends denominational barriers; (6) the rediscovery of a dynamic for bearing comprehensive witness to the Good News of Jesus Christ; and (7) the revitalization of the eschatological perspective. In one sense, Charismatics have finally achieved a certain level of respectability within the Evangelical movement. Today, we have academic societies and publications...
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