I, myself, sometimes struggle on keeping my body and soul holy that I ask for forgiveness constantly, but I am sure that each Christians' bodies are God's Holy temples. ... May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. 2. ... Also there are arguments from science that tells us that the life of the baby starts from its conception. ...
When the religious ceremony starts the priest comes in through the back of the room and the ushers and guest readers follow behind him. ... When the priest gets to the front of the room he say's pray and everybody does an "Our Father" and then mass can start. ... Now that mass has officially started he starts to lecture and when he mentions certain things the people give a response, like a chant. ... During communion you go up to the priest and he puts a piece of bread in your mouths and this represents gods body and the you chase it down with some wine, which represents his blood. .....
Luther challenged the doctrine of apostolic succession/papal authority, which meant the pope and a hierarchy was not required as the laity was equal (made in the image and likeness of God), he rejected the legitimacy of 5/7 sacraments to which he only accepted baptism and the Eucharist as they were the only ones present in the scriptures, he also believed salvation was obtained by faith alone (Sola Fide) which could be gained through prayer and bible study as they learned and loved God through God's selective grace, this meant that there was no need for priests, good works, indulgences or...
There is a lot of emphasis placed on the fellowship of the Body of Christ, that being the people of the church. ... In other religions there is not so much emphasis on the fellowship of the Body of Christ as the Southern Baptist Church experiences it. ... As I started attending chapel it was hard to get used to the worship style, and I found myself struggling to really engage in worship, but after time I really became appreciative of the reverence and honor that is placed upon the position of worship leader in the Church of Christ. ...
Over the centuries man has created a thing called religion. A religion is the worship and service of a God or the supernatural. Along with worship and service come attitudes, beliefs, and practices, which tie in with the commitment and devotion it takes to believe in your faith. Not everyone could a...
Slowly the pews filled and I suspected that it was time for the services to start. ... I asked my friend later why she went to church every Sunday and her answer was "I go to church every Sunday to help nurture my feeling of being part of the Body of Christ, to reinforce the sense that I belong to an unbroken chain of the faithful. ...
Introduction: The passage for this devotion is Luke 1:46-56, Mary song. I like the passage very much because it does nothing but praise the lord non-stop to no end. We cannot praise the lord enough and Mary shows that by speaking about something god did to deserve the praise of all of us on the e...
As His popularity among the common person started to grow, so did the council's hatred for Him as they felt threatened by Jesus" powers. ... Jesus" body was buried in a cave, although when women from Galilee had returned days later with spices and oils for Jesus, they would only discover an empty cave. ...
