Church of God in Christ

1 Corinthians is Paul’s letter to the Corinthian church in Greece that takes on both an admonishing and encouraging tone. Though there are many themes throughout this book, chapter 15 zooms in on one main topic: the resurrection. The church’s beliefs had started to become infused with the culture’s beliefs and they had begun to doubt the truth of the Resurrection. In this chapter, Paul tries to combat this, simultaneously answering several worldview questions. The first and most prominent…

delegated shedding blood to the laity. The Crusades were military expeditions launched against unbelieving Muslims and heretics. 2.) Pope Innocent III believed he could intervene in political affairs when moral or religious issues were involved. The church claimed competence in affairs that might seem personal but were inevitably public and political as well. One example is the centrality of personal oaths in feudal political relations. Another is marriage and reproduction: The church's power…

Comparing todays Protestants with sixteenth century Protestant reform shows the Protestant church to have separated themselves from the Reformation Church, and a new reform today is the Messianic Christen movement. During the protestant reform, the church existed in conflict with the Catholic church. The protestant church believed their power came directly from God. In contrast to the Catholic Church who believed the spiritual power came from the Pope and the Pope distributed this power to the…

“How does one mobilize their Church for mission?” This query is both a complex question, and a question that is of the upmost importance in today’s society. With 3.01 Billion unreached people in the world, the mission of the church is met with an excruciating urgency. Lostness and darkness surround the church from every side. Whether it is the lost or the unreached internationally or the lost within the borders of the church’s home country, the church needs to effectively be on mission. In…

but because God has given them the gift of salvation. Salvation is the gift of grace given from God. Salvation is completely by grace because it has to be.2 Salvation is the work of God that delivers us from sin and its penalty, restores us to a right relationship with him, and imparts to us eternal life.3 The question of who Jesus is and the question of what faith means cannot be answered apart from each other, only in conjunction with one another.4 Once a person…

The issue of whether or not to allow a representation of god or gods has been a central issue in Christianity through history. This issue has played a big part in the Byzantine Empire, alternatively known as the Eastern Roman Empire. Consequently, iconoclasm entitled to a division between Eastern and Western churches, specifically between the 8th and 9th century. Nevertheless, the implication of this issue has occurred because of political, economic and religious ideas. Even today, the idea of…

Martin Luther demonstrated his love for Christ through the five A’s; Scripture Alone, Christ Alone, God Alone, Faith Alone, and Grace Alone. Scripture alone means he puts his faith solely in what the bible has taught. Christ alone means he trusts Jesus in everything he did and follows his every request. God alone means he has faith that God will help him through any challenge he may face. Faith alone means he fully trusts all of these subjects. Finally, grace alone is about being merciful and…

Analysis Galilee United Church of Christ was founded under the strong pastor ship of the late Reverend Joseph Mann in the 1900’s. Galilee is found locally in the heart of Oriental, North Carolina, which is the Pamlico Community. After Mann was succumbed, many pastors have served on the chairman for a consecutive of years. Each minister came and made a worthy contribution to the church. The Reverend Leon White, formerly of the Wake Forest area came a rebuilt the church in the year of…

Baptism has been an important part of the church for centuries. Unfortunately, baptism has also caused many arguments and controversies in the church for centuries. Since baptism is such an important part of the church, the individual believer, and the believer’s family, it seems right for there to be no arguments about it. However, different beliefs on what baptism truly signifies and different beliefs about the relationship between the Old and New Testaments have in part caused these arguments…

Second Vatican Council reminds us the seven sacraments build up the Body of Christ in these acts of worship. The “sacraments” are the biblical roots or Gods plan to save us into salvation through Christ. I will touch on a couple of sacrament that help build the foundation of the Church which is known as a sacramental sign or instrument of salvation. Baptism and Theology since Vatican II state that “Baptism was a reference to the Sacraments of Initiation”. In council requested for a special…