23. And the church is his body; it is made full and complete by Christ, who fills all things everywhere with himself. As the body of Christ we must work together to keep unity in the body by setting aside our differences to obtain the greater rewards in heaven. As believer’s we have been blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm because we are united with Christ, Ephesians 1:3. He teaches that we are saved through grace by faith, not of our own doing, Ephesians 2:10, To God we are his masterpiece.
“‘You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind.’ So meaningful prayers involves loving Jehovah with our whole heart, soul and mind. Having full reliance on Jehovah. Our prayers give evidence of the warm, close relationship we feel and have with, our heavenly father. Since prayer is a vital means of drawing close to Jehovah, we must consider the quality of our prayers. It has been noted, under stressful circumstances our prayers are especially sincere and meaningful.
Our Lady of Guadalupe Our Lady of Guadalupe was a message to all of the people of America. Juan Diego was a very faithful man, and a loyal man of God. He was chosen to send a message to the Bishop by Mary, and this was unheard of. Mary sent Juan Diego to the Bishop Zumarraga, Mary wanted the Temple to be erected in her name. Juan Diego did just as she said, but the Bishop was skeptical of Juan.
Briefly answer each section from "The Story of the Bible": ------------------------------------------------- Write 2-3 sentences explaining why the Creation account is so significant to the Christian worldview. It is significate because it shows that God is all powerful by creating all of creations. It builds our confidence in his ability to do all things. It also gives a perception of an all loving God by creating woman for man not to be alone and creating it to be peaceful and perfect. He created us in his own image which means that we should all be respected, honored, and cherished by all mankind.
The social structure of the New England Puritans was a brotherhood. As the leader of the Puritans, John Winthrop, Governor of Massachusetts, believes that they should be an example of the purest religion, free from prosecution which he expresses in his essay, “A Modell of Christian Charity” (Doc A). The puritans had a powerful sense of purpose; to build a Christian theocracy. The community of the Puritans was tightly woven and centered on the church and town hall with a strong relationship between church and state (Doc B). The people believed in the necessity of education and a trained and educated ministry.
The life of Christ in Mark’s Gospel evidently accounts the humble and just acts of Jesus Christ on earth. Jesus was seen as an activist, a teacher and a healer. He touched the lives of many people in sickness, taught us the ways of faith and challenged the position of other people of power at the time. The ministries of Jesus teach us relevant lessons not only for the people that were living the New Testament but also for catholics to reflect on today. Mark’s Gospel has a vast number of examples portraying Jesus as a leader of new teachings.
Garvey remained a Christian unlike many other activists for black self-reliance and recovery of pride. this faithfulness to his religion also influenced his writings. He also instills in his work that God is ever there if you believe, and let him lead the way to
Through the laity’s involvement in the liturgy, their strong allegiance to Saints, and the emphasis on Purgatory, we see that the laity were in fact very devout to the Church, with the Church playing a distinct role in the way the Christians lived almost every aspect of life, even into their dying days. In many ways, the Reformation was not a liberation that restored the true Christianity after years of corruption and degeneration, as many people are taught. Early Protestantism was brought about by a series of noble assertions-- the free availability of grace to anyone who sought it, the sanctity of God’s Holy Word, and the authority of grace being the only need for salvation. However, many historians depict the Reformation as coming from the obvious disconnect between the laity and God, with the medieval lay people cut off from the mercy and love of Christ. According to A. G. Dickens’ studies in The English Reformation, the Middle Ages laity faced “quite terrifying views of punishment in the life to come...it was small wonder that they felt more comfortable with saints than with God” (Dickens 20).
The significance of marriage for the individual lies in its covenantal nature, the idea of selfless love, and a suitable environment for expression of sexuality. For the Christian community, marriage is important as it gives a proper basis for the formation of family, it acts a tool for uniting believers and calls couples to live in the spirit of Jesus through "agape". Christian marriage, as outlined initially in Hosea and Isaiah, is meant to be an image of God's love for his people; a "steadfast covenant" where marriage acts as a sort of divine contract rather than just a legal bond. As such, marriage becomes a sacred union or a lived sacrament. It is seen as a prophetic symbol of God's covenant with his people: "welling up as it does from the fountain of divine love and structured as it is on the model of His union with His Church."
The greatest statement about love is the great commandment, “Jesus said to him ‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind’” (Matthew 22:37). In philosophy, love is asset acting for all individual sympathy, concern, and care. Love is the link to many religions. For example, in Bible states “God is love” (1 John 4:8). Love is also explained as an act towards someone else created on kindness.