While a significant amount of doctrinal agreement exists between the Protestant and Roman Catholic church‚ several important differences remain‚ including scripture‚ justification‚ the sacraments‚ infallibility‚ purgatory‚ and Mary and the saints. In the following pages I will provide brief explanations‚ analyses‚ and insights based on three of these key doctrinal differences: scripture‚ infallibility‚ and justification. This is followed by a brief discussion of the key differences in Modern Catholic
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What Happens to Non-Christians when they die? An Evaluation of various perspectives Felipe Palma A130101 Alphacrucis College: Baulkham Hills THE101: Understanding the Faith: A Survey of Christian Doctrine – Major Essay Due date: 10 May 2013 Submission date: 10 May 2012 Final word count: 2003 Plagiarism Quiz Score: 92% Plagiarism Quiz Completed: 30/3/13 I hereby declare that the following work in this assessment is my own‚ except where indicated
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Sects‚ Cults and The Catholic Church in New Zealand Section 1: Define the report. The purpose of this report is to analyse religious expression in New Zealand‚ specifically of certain cults‚ sects and the Catholic Church. I have chosen The Unification Church as a cult‚ 7th Day Adventists for my sect and the Catholic Church. I will investigate each religious expression‚ as well as compare and contrast them. Delving specifically into the Social Organisation‚ Religious Practice and Doctrine of
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First Church of the Open Bible The mission statement of First Church of the Open Bible is: “Our Church exists to bring people to Jesus by winning the lost‚ building believers‚ and sending them into their ministry to honor God.” The “About Us” page clearly outlines the purpose of First Church of the Open Bible to fulfil its mission which is to bring people to Jesus; that will be done through the presentation of the LIFE changing gospel. 1. Bring people to Jesus by winning the lost – by leading
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How would you describe the condition of the Catholic Church on the eve of the Protestant Reformation? In the time right before the reformation‚ there was a mixture of corruption and piety throughout‚ so to say that the whole church was absolutely corrupt or absolutely pious would be an err. We see dramatic events such as feasts‚ pilgrimages‚ high mass and famous preachers were highly sought after‚ but regular devotions and mass were in decline. In the state of the churchmen‚ we can see that
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Pastor John Adams founded One Heart Community Church in 1990. Because of his recent growth of 750 members in four years‚ One Heart Community Church will need to hire three new staff members to assist the current staff of four. Pastor John has created a three-team committee to oversee the hiring process. Sonia is a CPA and business owner. Bill is employed with campus Crusade for Christ. Phil is a retired store manager from Walmart. The committee has been trusted with the hiring of three new staff
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Throughout the long standing history of the Catholic Church‚ dynamic and influential positions have been predominately held by men. From the Church’s Worldwide Leader‚ the Pope‚ down through the ranks of Cardinal‚ Archbishop‚ Bishop‚ Priest‚ and Deacon; men hold these responsibilities almost exclusively. However‚ women have‚ throughout the years‚ played a vastly significant role in shaping the Catholic Church’s history‚ its ministry‚ and its overall world impact. Saint Therese of Lisieux and Mother
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confuse me. Therefore‚ I have researched the position of the Roman Catholic Church regarding not only homosexuality‚ but also same sex marriages. Throughout this essay‚ I will give an unbiased explanation of the Churches teachings that date back to the time of the Old Testament. The Roman Catholic Church maintains that homosexual orientations are not necessarily sinful‚ but are “disordered” (Catechism). However‚ the church preserves that all homosexual activity is immoral and most often sinful (Catechism)
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Pope Leo 13 had greatly effected and impacted the Church. He has been considered the founder of the Catholic Social Teaching. His changes effected not only the church‚ but working conditions in the past generations leading up until now. Pope Leo 13 had accomplished many things in his life such as‚ becoming Pope‚ justifying working conditions‚ and effecting the church and people of the Church in the past‚ the present‚ and the many generations ahead of us. After Vincenzo completed his early studies
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Separation of Church and State Church and State relations have been at conflict since the beginning of government. In Mesopotamia‚ each city had a god‚ and it was the duty of the city to please the god. This was the first policy that other governments followed. England established the Church of England. This oppressed many people to believe certain principles‚ or practice faith in different ways. This was one of the reasons people came to America. The opportunity of Freedom of Religion was very
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