life: birth, ministry, passion, death, and resurrection. The Joyful Mysteries are the first mysteries of the rosary because they begin with Mary accepting that she would be the mother of God. These mysteries are said on Mondays and Saturdays during the entire year and Sundays during Advent. The five Joyful Mysteries are the Annunciation, the Visitation, the Nativity, the Presentation, and the finding of Jesus in the temple. The Nativity is the birth of Christ, the physical incarnation of Jesus; it
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three chapters of Joel Comiskey’s book, Biblical Foundations for the Cell-Based Church will prescribe a brief understanding of the trinity and its relationship to the image of God being created in man, and reinstituted through the work and person of Christ, the second person in the trinity. “God’s Trinitarian Nature,” (Chapter 2) God’s Trinitarian divine nature and character is revealed through theology, “the study of God” His ‘oneness’ is explicitly revealed, and His Trinitarian nature is implicitly
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Religion and Us Stephen A. Brooks REL 134 September 30, 2013 Instructor Earl Griffin Religion and Us What exactly is religion? How do people define and understand it? Some people look at it as a resting day, a day away from work. Religion can have a view as an organization with people who conduct charity work for the community and sometimes globally. This is a place of worship, singing, and building friendship with other people in an area. Religion is faith in a belief, which arrives from
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one of the major religions found on earth and is based on the teachings of Christ Jesus who according to the beliefs of Christians was the son of God. In essence, God is seen as the supernatural being behind each and every aspect of the universe. Islamic is also another major religion that though differing with Christianity on some major beliefs also holds that there is a supernatural being known as Allah. As opposed to Christ, Muslims as the followers of this religion are known believe that Allah sent
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Message The Apostle Paul said, “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek” (Romans 1:16). Paul should know, since his life was radically transformed when Jesus confronted him on the road to Damascus (Acts 9, 26:4–18). Once he knew Jesus and His power, nothing held him back from telling others about the risen Christ. He shared this gospel, the “good news,” with anyone who would listen
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in the earliest days of Christianity. In fact, Jesus of the Bible spoke directly to women and refused to treat them differently from men. Furthermore, the gospels portray them as disciples during Jesus’ ministry and the first witnesses of the resurrection. Again, they were also mentioned in Paul’s letters as the leaders of house churches and missionaries. Sadly, there are still instances where women are looked down upon and not looked at as worthy to serve in higher level roles in the church. Some
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Jesus broke away from Judaism and, what we now identify as Christianity, spread throughout the regions controlled by the Roman Empire and established itself as a tradition separate form Judaism. Early Christianity was centered on life, death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth as told through the writers of the gospels and the early missionaries- those who were sent out to spread the gospel. Christianity’s Jewish heritage was fundamental and the major text for Christianity and still today is the
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true, I go to church on Sunday. This is because Jesus rose from the dead on Sunday morning. The resurrection is so important that if it didn’t occur, Christianity would be false. In the Bible 1 Corinthians 15:17 Paul writes, "...if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless; you are still in your sins." Baptist Churches have baptisms to show the world that you have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ as your savior. We also have communion. At my church we have communion every first Sunday. But
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canonical gospels, one of the three synoptic gospels, and the first book of the New Testament. The book of Matthew basically tells how the Messiah, Jesus Christ, rejected by Israel, finally sends the disciples to preach his gospel to the world. It does not so much indicate a literary genre but characterizes the contents of the book: good news about Jesus Christ. The book of Matthew may be considered a Midrash theological interpretation on the gospel of Mark. Matthew, whose name means “gift of the Lord,” was
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Comparing Ancient Religions This paper will explore Buddhism and early Christianity and compare and contrast them, by discussing their similarities and their distinct differences. As defined, Buddhism is a religion and philosophy based on teachings of Siddhartha Gautama in about 500 B.C.E. Buddhism is considered a world religion but is principally practiced in China, India, and other parts of Asia (Duiker and Spielvogel 490). To date, Buddhism has over three hundred million followers around the
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