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Surprisingly, there were many strands to Christianity in the early years of Christianity, each with very different beliefs about Jesus and what he taught. One of these strands, represented by the four New Testament gospels we have today, appears to have become dominant in the second century and was the forerunner of the the Catholic and Orthodox Churches and the denominations that splintered off in later times. Other early strands of Christian thought are now grouped together as Gnostic Christianity, although their adherents would never have used this term in their own time.
The Gnostic Christians wrote several gospels about Jesus, but these were rejected as false by the centrist church, because their theology was too different from that adopted by the church. The one possible exception is the Gospel of John, believed to have been written in a mildly Gnostic Christian community and subsequently redacted to minimise the Gnostic content. Nevertheless, some Gnostic influence can still be discerned in John.
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What makes me a member of the church of Christ?
Commit your life to Christ and pray when you need to. You also need to be baptized at least once if your life to be a full committed member of The Church Of Christ.
Did christ help to crucify a person?
No, there is nothing in the accounts of Jesus' life to suggest that
What is the role of the Catholic Church in the moral life of believers?
The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, and thus its role is the role of Christ in the life of a believer. The Catholic Church is thus both the teacher of the moral life, and the dispenser of God's grace which enables the Catholic to lead the moral life that he is being taught about.
What has the author Robert L Millet written?
Robert L. Millet has written: 'The power of the word' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Mormon Church, Criticism, interpretation, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Book of Mormon, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 'Within reach' -- subject(s): Mormon Church, Doctrines, Religious aspects, Perfection, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Religious aspects of Perfection 'A Different Jesus?' 'More Holiness Give Me' 'The life beyond' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Mormon Church, Future life, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 'Lehi's dream' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Art, Symbolic aspects, Criticism, interpretation, Lehi's dream, Symbolism in the Book of Mormon, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Tree of life 'Studies in Scripture' 'LDS beliefs' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Mormon Church, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Encyclopedias 'Joseph Smith' 'An eye single to the glory of God' -- subject(s): Mormon authors, Christian life 'Draw Near Unto Me' 'The Pure Love of Christ' 'Magnifying priesthood power' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Mormon Church, Melchizedek Priesthood (Mormonism), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Melchizedek Priesthood (Mormon Church) 'The Mormon faith' -- subject(s): Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Doctrines, Mormon Church, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 'Bridging the divide' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Mormon Church, Evangelicalism, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 'What happened to the cross?' -- subject(s): Mormon Church, Mormon interpretations, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 'Steadfast and immovable' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Mormon Church, Mormon authors, Christian life, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 'Life in Christ' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Person and offices, Mormon authors, Christian life, Mormon Church, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 'LDS beliefs' -- subject(s): Doctrines, Mormon Church, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Encyclopedias
Who is the 'bride of Christ'?
Those who truly believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, Gave his life as payment for our sin and was raised from the dead are collectively known as The Church. The Church will be joined with Christ during " End Times" in a symbolic wedding that will link Christ to His " Bride" ( The Church) for eternity. This is my understanding of the scriptures found in the book of Revelation concerning the Bride of Jesus Christ. Hope this helps.
Do Mormons believe that salvation is through trusting Jesus alone?
Mormons believe that salvation comes through faith in Christ and repentence of sins. Faith in Christ (an active trust that leads to action) leads to repentence (a general turning away from a life of sin to following Christ). At baptism, Mormons make a covenant. They symbolically pledge their willingness to begin a new life of following Jesus Christ. The scriptures liken this to a marriage where Christ is the bride groom or husband and the church is the bride or wife. As a faithful but not perfect wife, members of the church strive to follow Christ and keep his commandements. As long as we do not reject the covenant, Christ provides, protects and saves us. As we are faithful, our faith and trust that Christ will save us becomes unshakeable.
What does the Catholic Church share with Jesus?
The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ. It is not a human institution but a divine one, an extension and participation in the divine life of Jesus. As such, the divine elements of the Church are identified with Christ just as Her members are. To this end, the Church and Her Faithful share the divine life of Christ which Christ extends to everyone through the Church in the form of sanctifying grace. Sanctifying grace is a participation in the divine, so much so that some saints rightly proclaim that to be in the state of grace is to already participate in heaven. United to Christ through His vehicle the Church and sanctifying grace the Catholic Church shares: * the divine life of God Himself * participates in the infallibility of God * participates in the glory of God * the mission of God to save, care for and love all mankind * the identity of Christ - the Church and Christ are as a marriage, in which two flesh become one as per the teaching of St. Paul * the power of Christ; the Church is given authority to speak and rule in God's name as His representative. In addition, the Church uses the sacraments to confer and spread the saving grace of God The Catholic Church is the Mystical Body of Christ and the Bride of Christ.
What has the author Robert Doolittle written?
Robert Doolittle has written: 'Create community with Christ' -- subject(s): Church work with teenagers, Religious life, Teenagers 'Be alive in Christ' -- subject(s): Church work with teenagers, Religious life, Teenagers
How did the Christian church shape life in the Middle Ages?
They shape life, by drawing people attention to the redeeming grace in the life of Jesus Christ.
What has the author Jim Bomkamp written?
Jim Bomkamp has written: 'The body of Christ in all her glory' -- subject(s): body of Christ, the church, Christian church, love of Christ, love of God, loving others, body life, spiritual maturity
What has the author Elaine Cannon written?
Elaine Cannon has written: 'Adversity' -- subject(s): Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Consolation, Doctrines, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 'The truth about angels' -- subject(s): Angels, Christianity, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Doctrines, Mormon Church, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 'The little book of big ideas about hope' 'Mary's child' -- subject(s): Bible, Biography, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints 'Believing the Articles of Faith' 'The girl's book' -- subject(s): Girls, Religious life, Conduct of life 'Putting life in your life story' -- subject(s): Authorship, Mormons, Spiritual journals, Diaries, Religious aspects, Christianity, Report writing, Biography as a literary form 'Love you' -- subject(s): Mormon authors, Religious aspects, Love 'The little book of big ideas about joy' 'Sunshine' -- subject(s): Christian life, Happiness, Mormon Church, Mormon authors, Religious aspects, Religious aspects of Happiness ''Baptized and Confirmed' -- subject(s): Baptism, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Confirmation, Doctrines, Juvenile literature, Mormon Church, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 'Turning twelve or more' -- subject(s): Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Doctrines, Juvenile literature, Mormon Church 'Called to serve Him' -- subject(s): Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Missionaries, Missions, Mormon Church
What is the differences between the protestant and Catholic churches?
Mainly, and most simply that in the protestant church, they use the bread and wine to represent the body and blood of Jesus Christ, whereas in Catholicism, the believe that the bread and wine actually is the blood and body of Christ..Catholic AnswerThe Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit in the first century to bring God to the people and the people to God. The Protestant "churches" were founded by individuals sixteenth centuries after Christ according to their own personal beliefs. Catholics believe that God the Son became incarnate in a human body through the Holy Spirit and the Blessed Virgin Mary to save mankind from their sins. He established His Church and appointed Apostles (Bishops) and Peter (Pope) to guide that Church on earth and He guaranteed to be with It until the end of time. Catholics believe that you only have one choice in life: to love and serve the Lord, or to reject Him and be separated from Him forever in Hell. Every other choice you have in life comes down to that, is this following Jesus or rejecting Him.Protestants reject Christ because they reject His Body: the Church. They believe that they are their own little Pope and that they can decide how to follow Jesus themselves. Thus they fragment into many "denominations" as they decide how they want to follow God, ignoring what He, Himself has said, and interpreting for themselves what is right or wrong. Thus they believe that they have more choices than following God or not, they believe that they have the choice to decide HOW they are going to follow God.
