Some ways the Christian gospel is perceived in our culture are humans are “born in sin‚ but can be forgiven by Christ‚” (Psalm 51:5)‚ the only way to heaven is through Christ‚ (2 Corinthians 5:21)‚ and Jesus died for our sins. (John 3:16) The perception of this is viewed differently among people. Some believe that Christians can be too harsh and extreme‚ like the Westboro Baptist Church. Others view Christians the way I do as loving‚ caring‚ and forging‚ just as Jesus did. Some specific moral reasons
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There are many reasons to why we often misinterpret the Bible. Most common thing that Christians do is taking the words out of context and use it the way they want to. Taking sentence or phrase out of context and leads to a different meaning of the original message. When we pulled individual verses out of the text‚ we ignored the surrounding paragraph which causes us to misunderstanding the real definition of that story. Schultz talks about the four types of Biblical context which could be distinguished
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Jessica Annobil Mrs Harris “The Church of England was only a half reformed church in the period 1559-1603”. To what extent is this statement valid? (45marks) This statement is valid to a considerable extent. This is due to the fact that before Elizabeth came to the throne her siblings had been before her‚ Edward VI (1547-53) and Mary I (1553-59)‚ these two had a contrasting religious beliefs and both implemented harsh penalties for those who did not conform to their religious reform. This is one
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Christopher Patterson Applying the Old Testament Law as Christians‚ Hays Essay Summer 2011 OBST 591-B05 LUO Dr. Street June 5‚ 2011 Applying the Old Testament Law as Christians is honoring Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior. The bible says that the Old Testament is a shadow of what Jesus Christ is. To look at it in a different perspective the” Light”‚ who Jesus Christ says He is‚ reflects a shadow on the Old Testament Law. Whatever Jesus Christ did in the New Testament was the
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resistance in the domains of religion‚ politics‚ and society in general. The Catholic Church faced a lot of criticism from Protestants‚ fueled by Martin Luther. His critique was focused on the greed and abuse of power portrayed by the church. Rome was referred to as ‘the whore of Babylon’ because of the expensive art‚ extravagant banquets and grand architecture present in the church. In its defense‚ the Catholic Church responded by addressing the issues from corruption from within and defended the doctrines
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centenary the Roman Catholic Church was the ruling power in Europe. They had created an empire and controlled the land and the people. There was nothing more that people feared at this time than being excommunicated from the church. For this reason‚ people would not dare challenge the church as they feared going to hell. A man by the name of Martin Luther joined the Catholic church as he searched to find himself and save his soul. He quickly realized that the Catholic church was full of corruption and
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The Church in the Middle Ages The Catholic Church greatly influenced the lives of people in the Middle Ages. The Church owned land‚ they controlled people’s beliefs‚ they were wealthy and they were led by the Pope. Majority of people in the Middle Ages were Catholic and relied on the Church for teachings‚ rewards and punishments. The church used threats‚ teachings and law to control people of the Middle Ages. People went on Crusades for the Pope and the Church. The Church told people if they did
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deeds‚” and another would say just as long as you attend Church. I believe these are more of what we do as a Christian. However‚ the foundation of Christianity is understanding & believing the death and resurrection of Jesus. The Christian worldview is based on confessing sins and giving one’s life to the Lord. Turning away from the evil desires of this world and awaiting what God has in store for us in Heaven. The worldview of Christians is that this material world belongs to the devil and we must
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Explain why the Catholic Church was weakened by renaissance popes in the years c1500 t0 1527? 16th century Europe was mainly under the control of the Catholic pope. The pope had authority over almost everything. However‚ renaissance Popes Alexander VI‚ Julius II and Leo X did not show good examples of Holy living. The Catholic Church was weakened by Pope Alexander VI (1492-1503)for different reasons‚ one way that he weakened the church was through the loss of popularity‚ this came from his sexual
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grew and soon Christianity became a worldwide religion. There have been numerous Saints and Reformers that have played key roles in shaping the Church into what we know today. Saint Thomas More had a large impact on the Church‚ both during their lifetime and still in present day. Born in Milk Street in London‚ on 7 February 1478. The Catholic Church finally worshiped st Thomas more in 1935. More was King Henry VIII of England’s main therapist‚ the king discussed everything with St Thomas More
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