The third and fourth theories propose that the Baptist faith has existed in some form since the time of Christ. Some proponents claim thatJohn the Baptistwas the original model for the denomination’s teachings, although this view is symbolic rather than historically ve...
1Basis of Belief The LCG views the central message of the Bible to be the Gospel of Christ, the "Good News" of the coming of the Kingdom of God, as well as the forgiveness of sins through the sacrifice of Jesus Christ. The church teaches that in order to utilize this sacrifice, peop...
The term ''Presbyterian'' or ''Presbyterianism'' usually refers to a specific Protestant denomination; for example, in the United States there are Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian churches, among other types.Answer and Explanation: As stated before, Presbyterianism is rooted in Calvinist doc...
This article is part of our Denomination Series, listing historical facts and theological information about different factions within and from the Christian religion. We provide these articles to help you understand the distinctions between denominations, including origin, leadership, doctrine, and beliefs...
He thought that with the help of the Holy Spirit, it’s possible to live a life filled with love and goodness, where the desire to sin is no longer present. Wesley set up a system within the Methodist movement that included class meetings and societies. ...
About two-thirds of the Protestants belong to denominations which had their origins wholly or mainly in Britain: Baptists, 浸信会Methodists, 卫理公会,循道宗Presbyterians长老会 (mainly from Scotland), with much smaller number of Unitarians ( 基督教唯一神教派, 反对三位一体的说法) , Society of...
ChurchremainedapartoftheRomanCatholicfaith&wasbasedonthetraditionalhierarcyofmonks,priests,bishops&archbishops TheEnglishkingsmaintainedtheirallegiancetoRome&thePopeinspiritualmatters Conflicts&divisionbetweenthe2branchesofChristianity RelationshipbetweenEnglandandRomebecamedifficult ...
John Calvin was a reformist theologian from France after whom the popular religio-philosophical system of Calvinism is named. This school of theologian thought sprung out of the second-generation Protestant Reformation and had roots in Calvin's critical work Institutes of the Christian Religion which...
Words upon the Word: An Ethnography of Evangelical Group Bible Study by J. S. Bielo 93 T 4 T Integrating Participant Interests Janet Simmons is the small group director at a suburban United Methodist Church. Once a month she holds a leader... B Malley - 《American Anthropologist》 被引量...
Protestantism is a revised Christian religious movement that holds numerous denominations, including Methodist, Presbyterian, Lutheran, Baptist, and Pentecostal. Protestants do not have a pope, but a series of ministers and clergy that diffuse the power structure of the church from one monolithic author...