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The Protestant church formed in the 16th century, separating from the Roman Catholic Church over disputes about faith and justification. The Protestant church is further divided into denominations, including (but not limited to) Presbyterian, Episcopal, Lutheran, Baptist, Methodist and Wesleyan. How many Protestant branches are there? The presence of different denominations leads to the question …
Scholars since the 19th century have regarded Mark as the first of the gospels (called the theory of Markan priority). Markan priority led to the belief that Mark must be the most reliable of the gospels, but today there is a large consensus that the author of Mark was not intending to write history. Which …
The effects of Confirmation are as follows: An increased portion of the gifts of the Holy Spirit: wisdom, knowledge, right judgment, understanding, courage, piety, and fear of the Lord. A deepening and strengthening of the grace received at Baptism, which is considered the presence of God in the soul. What happens when you are baptized …
France got involved on the side of the “Germanic” Holy Roman Empire which was Catholic and was trying to suppress the Protestant movement in Germany started by Martin Luther. France was a mainly Catholic country and was part of the Holy Roman Empire. Why did France support Protestants? No longer able to tolerate the encirclement …
Peter, whose teachings the Gospel may reflect. It is the shortest and the earliest of the four Gospels, presumably written during the decade preceding the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 ce. Most scholars agree that it was used by St. Matthew and St. Who wrote the Gospel of Mark? John Mark, the writer of the …
Traditionally, the person being christened or baptized will wear white (or a similar color), but that doesn’t mean guests can’t wear it too. And if you’re a mother or godmother at the christening, then it’s even more common to wear a white outfit. What color should you not wear to a baptism? There is no …
Luther became increasingly angry about the clergy selling ‘indulgences’ – promised remission from punishments for sin, either for someone still living or for one who had died and was believed to be in purgatory. On 31 October 1517, he published his ’95 Theses’, attacking papal abuses and the sale of indulgences. What is Martin Luther’s …
How do you prepare for baptism? Prepare People for Baptism and Confirmation Humble themselves before God. Desire to be baptized. Come forth with broken hearts and contrite spirits. Repent of all their sins. Be willing to take upon them the name of Christ. Have a determination to serve Christ to the end. How long does …
Martin Luther and Martin Luther King shared much more than a name. … Indeed, Martin Luther King was born Michael King in 1929, it was as a teenager he chose to change his name to Martin Luther King Jr, after his father the preacher. Why Martin Luther King changed his name? As, for instance, the …