Protestantism

Universalizing.

A Protestant church that uses active missionary work to convert others to its position.

Sure; think for yourself and question authority....

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It is no longer in operation. I did extensive research on this place. It is a diploma mill pure and simple and is not accredited by any legitimate organization. If you ever saw the requirements to get a degree, then you would know that it is a joke. You send in one paper, the tuition, and fill out a form which gives you life experience credit for all of the rest of the courses, and presto, you have your bachelors or masters degree. It was run by Jerry Forrester in Naples Florida, I believe, so if you find someone with that degree on the wall, have nothing to do with them.

No, the former WBA World Featherweight Champion boxer and chairman of the Professional Boxing Association is a Roman Catholic. His wife Sandra is protestant.

By their message. By their statuary.

Methodist Ministers have total authority over the worship service. They have total authority over teaching new members for admission to membership in the church. The rest of their authority mainly depends on leadership ability and an ability to size up situations and step in when needed. The methodist pastor can call up the bishop and say, "Get me out of here," and he will. The pastor parish relations committee can vote to remove the pastor from the church, and the bishop will. It is generally the congregation that elects that committee. Still, unlike some churches, if some busybody in the congregation doesn't like the pastor, the congregation can't vote to get rid of the pastor. So the pastor has to work but doesn't have to worry about a split in the congregation. John Wesley set up the Methodist Church so that individual congregations could function without a pastor around. Thus, if the creeks were over the bridges and the circuit rider could not get across the swollen rivers, the churches functioned as normal. If the members of the church boards did not do the work and the boards could not function, the pastor could step in and make appointments. When there is a conflict, it is the job of the District Superintendent to come in and review the situation.

The Lutheran church is episcopalian in the form of government in that they are ruled/guided by bishops instead of "presbyters" (elders).

Being a minister means that when you retire you not only lose your 'job' but also your home, as a vicarage or parsonage is provided free whilst you undertake duties as a minister. In the Anglican church, all clergy are involved in a pension scheme so that when they retire a suitable pension is provided to live, in addition to the normal state pension. Furthermore, the Church of England will, if necessary, also provide them with a house at a nominal rent for the rest of their (or their spouse's) life. When Anglican priests retire, however, it is very unusual that they give up their work a priest. The Church of England makes good use of retired clergy either filling in during interregnums (periods between the leaving of one parish priest before a new one arrives) or in helping out in busy parishes, or in carrying out light duties for modest payment or just expenses. Nowadays, however, more people are coming into the church later in life, after they have already contributed to a pension scheme in a previous employment. Also, they may well have their own houses too, which they can rent out when they live in the vicarage, to help supplement the vicar stipend. Therefore when they retire they may well have a reduced pension from a previous occupation, plus a reduced clergy pension, plus the nest egg received from their house rental, so usually retirement for clergy should not present any financial hardship. Finally, in my own experience, most retired clergy continue to work until they drop - in reduced duties, filling in or helping out. The oldest I knew was a vicar near where I lived a few years ago who was 101 and still very willingly and wonderfully active in the pulpit.

It has to do with the fathers of the Reformation, especially Martin Luther. One issue that came to the forefront during Luther's battles with Rome was the Catholic Church's use of Latin. As the Reformation continued, Luther emphasized the need to put the Bible into the hands of the lay people (generally people who would know little or no Latin), in order to preach effectively. To do that, it was necessary to translate the Bible into languages other than Latin (in Luther's case, into German). Of course, that meant having accurate copies of the Bible from which to start. So, over time, the Reformers decided to find and translate the earliest possible and available manuscripts and original languages (i.e. they preferred translating the New Testament from Greek manuscripts dated to 100 AD versus ones in, say, Aramaic dated to 200 AD).

Which brings us to the core issue of the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha: most often, "Apocrypha" means the additional books and chapters from the Christian Old Testament, while the Pseudepigrapha includes books by (meaning "attributed to") major religious figures such as Abraham, Adam and Eve, Enoch, etc. The Pseudepigrapha was never considered canon in the Christian church, while some (if not all) the Apocrypha was and is, in some churches.

Where the Apocrypha ran amok of the Reformers is simple: the additional material is present in the Septuagint (the Old Testament in Greek, 2nd century BC) and the Vulgate (the entire Bible in Latin, 4th century AD; used the Septuagint as a source). Either way, the additional material was not present in the original Hebrew manuscripts that the Reformers used as the basis for their translations of the Old Testament. And since that material was absent, given the Reformers' desire to work with original languages, it made sense to not include that material. The Pseudepigrapha, as non-canonical, could be used or ignored at will, and only used to make a point and never contrary to established canon.

It would depend upon which of the over 33,000 groups, roughly classified under the umbrella term protestant, we are talking about. However, we can say that anything that does not fit into his/her/their interpretation of Scripture is wrong! The main objection, amongst all the protestants is our claim to be "The Church" Christ founded.

Here is a stock story used by many in different variations:

After the last Apostle died, so too did the Faith. Apostasy set in and the Church was corrupted until we (insert name) came along opened up the bible and began proclaiming the "truth."

Here is a simple test you can perform to verify and test the Catholic Church and its claim to be the One True Church. Today you will find the Catholic Church around the world teaching its peculiarly Catholic teachings: the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist, devotion to Mary and the saints, the Mass as a holy sacrifice, the sacraments, the authority of the bishop of Rome, the existence of purgatory and the efficacy of prayers for the souls of the deceased, infant baptism, confession to a priest, the authority of Tradition, the divinity of Christ, the Trinity, the inspiration of Sacred Scripture, the Incarnation of Christ, the Atonement, the reality of a literal heaven and hell, and the in importance of prayer, etc.

Go back 500 years… You will find the same…

Go back another 500 years... You will find the same…

Keep going…. Then you will find The Church in its infancy. It does not yet have many of the external features and characteristics it will eventually acquire: no Vatican City, no titles like "Monsignor," no cathedrals. Those things will come along in time as the Mustard Seed Christ planted grows.

The Catholic Church can exhibit, as a historical fact, that she possesses lawful and uninterrupted succession of her Bishops from the Apostles. Her faith, worship, and discipline remaining ever the same in all essential things. The only church, amongst the myriad of churches in existence today, that can do this is the Catholic Church.

We must remember that Christ did not pass out copies of the King James Bible and say read this and do what you feel is right. Instead, He personally taught his disciples and commissioned them to go and teach. He commanded them to be steadfast in His teachings. So where does one begin to answer the question? There is nothing wrong with the Catholic Church. There are, however, problems with personal interpretation of Scripture and we should ask what do Catholics say is wrong with Protestants. That is the true question.

The address of the Epiphany Episcopal Church is: 1419 Odenton Rdpo Box 1, Odenton, MD 21113

The Inquisition

Are you asking about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or the Church of Jesus Christ?

The Church of Jesus Christ is another name for Christianity, and was obviously founded by Jesus Christ. There may of course be individual Christian churches with the name "The Church of Jesus Christ", which were probably started by the pastors or parishoners.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a Christian denomination, it is founded on the teachings of Jesus Christ but was started by Joseph Smith.

In United States, Germany, the Scandinavian countries, Protestants are a majority. Protestants are all over the world; not necessarily a majority wherever they are.

Buy clean leather.

No. Some Christians believe they will go through the final Tribulation, while others believe the propheside tribulation referred simply to the mass slaughter of Jews around AD 70.

It is Hanging of the Green unless you use collards or spinach.

* In 1990, the "leader", Jesse Pratt Jr, suddenly changed all the rules of his "church". Members could now wear pants, cut their hair, go to the movies, go to the doctors, use medicine...etc. The church have professed Holiness and Christianity since the early 1920s, but if you dig up records, you will find corruption. * Brother Jesse Pratt Jr. did not change the rules of the church. The church came together and after much discussion and study of the bible the church as a whole agreed that the changes were according to the bible. If you read Acts the 15th chapter you will find where they disputed about circumcision. But then it said that they were assembled with one accord. The Church of God of the Union Assembly has people in it that love the Lord and are trying their best to make Heaven their home. Have we made mistakes? Yes we have. Paul said "All have sinned and come short of the glory of God." That is what the blood of Christ was shed for. To cleanse us from our sins.

Various "Credo-Baptistic" sects and methodists saw the largest gains in numbers of converts.

There is no Presbyterian rule that prohibits the pastor from doing so. The local church may have such a rule, and the pastor may have his or her own reasons for not doing the marriage.

At the time of the Protestant Reformation, there were many different leaders and ideas which could be followed; Zwingli and Calvin in Switzerland, Knox in Scotland, Luther in Germany, Cranmer in Britain, and many others. Most of these men had very similar views about salvation and their opposition to the abuses in the Roman Catholic Church, but they also had significant differences too.

Rather than a Christian denomination or sect, Calvinism is a system of thought regarding Christian beliefs (theology).

There were many contributing factors which drew Protestants to the views of John Calvin, but one of the most influential was Calvin's prolific writing. In 1536 he published what many consider his most famous work, Institutes of the Christian Religion, a book still popularly read and studied today. He wrote more than 1,300 letters still in existence, and published sermons and comments on most of the books of the Bible.