Through the divinity and humanity of the Christ, Christians and believers share the stories through word of mouth. The Son of God is also evident from the sacred texts of the Gospel testimonies which include the wonders and recoveries on people achieved by Jesus, and from the witness to his death, resurrection and ascension into heaven by his followers and other eyewitnesses. The beliefs of the divinity recognise his relationship to God as Son. Jesus’s divinity showed Jesus’ role to be the salvation of humanity and to resurrect and rise to defeat death. In the Gospel of John 1:14 “The Word became
The Church taught that God was not merciful. When time passed he started believing and trusting in God more until he started loving him. When he knew about the things that the Catholic Church was doing, asking the people what to do in order to get to salvation, he started an alliance with other protestant reformers and protested against Catholic Church. People were paying the Church for indulgences papers saying they or their families were forgiven for their sins. Catholics believe that only good works from people was the only way to get to salvation, but Luther was trying to make people know that you do not need to pay to be saved you just got to follow God’s rules, be good, and follow Jesus´ footsteps.
In modern times the dove has many meanings, it can represent; the Holy Ghost, peace, and innocence. “There are also different meanings for different colored doves. Christ redeeming man with his blood is symbolized by the red dove. The diversity of the 12 prophets is symbolized by the speckled dove.” (Parsons, 2011) In “Gregory the Great and Three Scribes” the write dove is used to represent the Holy Spirit. This was important as it taught that the text written by St Gregory was inspired by God.
Baptism is the sacrament in which, by water and the word of God, a person is cleansed of all sin and reborn and sanctified in Christ to everlasting life (CatholicCulture.org). Salvation, eternal life after death, the purification of all sins, and the significance of the Holy Trinity are all Christian beliefs that are demonstrated throughout the sacrament of Baptism. Christians believe that baptism is the first step one must take in order to achieve salvation although many fundamental Christian denominations believe baptism is all that is necessary to achieve it. Catholics believe that baptism is the first hurdle that one takes in order to attain salvation although they accept the teaching of Romans 10:12 which states that one does not need to be baptised to receive salvation they just have to believe in Christ Jesus: "For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile - the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him”. They particularly stress that salvation is accomplished through faith in the Trinity, action and Baptism.
I want to be a confirmed Catholic because I want to be closer to God. In order to do this I have to know these following things; benefits of the sacraments, why mass is important, practicing prayer & the rosary, magisterium of the church, the value of the church’s teachings through example, following the Ten Commandments and learning from the gospels. In knowing these things I am preparing myself to receive the Holy Spirit and continue my living my life the way God wanted me to. There are many benefits in receiving the seven sacraments. Baptism is the first of the sacraments that you should receive as a baby.
A symbol is not literally stating what something is; instead it acts like a road sign to point you in the direction of where the truth lies. For example, if you have a Eucharist in a church, we know that the bread and wine represent the body and blood of Christ in the eyes of Christians. Looking in more general terms, when we look at the England flag at football games, or world-wide events, it often penetrates the feeling of being proud through an Englishmen’s body. This is not because when you look at the flag you are looking at a flag; instead you are taking a moment to realize that the flag stands for the proud achievements, History and Victory that our country has overcome throughout the years. In my opinion a Symbol narrows down a broad and endless topic like what God represents, to one thing or few things.
What are the two principal effects of baptism? The two principal effects are purification from sins and new birth in the Holy Spirit. 2.) What is forgiven in Baptism? By Baptism all sins are forgiven, original sin and all personal sins, as well as all punishment for sin.
The pope lead the church and decided a person gets into heaven, but William Tyndale believes that if you believe in Jesus Christ as your Savoir then you’ll get into heaven, and I believe the same things as Tyndale, you shouldn’t have to prove yourself to the pope that you deserve to go to heaven and the pope shouldn’t get to decide. The Catholic Church had problems but some important people took charge and reformed the Catholic Church. Works Cited “History of Catholic Church”. “History of Catholic Church – Renaissance and Reformation”. 2010.
There are 3 things that are essential in a Mormon baptism: 1. It must be performed by someone holding the proper authority (a male who has been ordained to that priesthood) 2. It must be by immersion (i.e. the person’s full body must be submerged under the water). This follows the example of the baptism of Jesus Christ in the River Jordan and also maintains the Greek roots of the word which translates ‘to immerse’.
My first reason for wanting to be confirmed is to understand God more fully and be come not only a better man by the experiences but a better catholic and during the process I wish to become a complete Christian, to help myself and help others, to help heal and be faithful. My confirmation will help will help me understand what It means to be a Christian, and how to live the life in my Christian community. I think confirmation will help me in making many decisions ahead of me in my life and understand more fully the teachings of the church.