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The author of Luke had a cultivated literary background and wrote in good idiomatic Greek. If the Gospel bearing his name and the Acts of the Apostles were written by the traditionally ascribed author, they were probably composed during or shortly after the Jewish revolt (66–73 ce). Was the Gospel of Mark written in Greek? …
Church of England, English national church that traces its history back to the arrival of Christianity in Britain during the 2nd century. It has been the original church of the Anglican Communion since the 16th-century Protestant Reformation. Can a Protestant marry a Catholic? The Catholic Church recognizes as sacramental, (1) the marriages between two baptized …
Holders of the Jesus’ Name doctrine assert that baptism in the name of Jesus is the proper method, and most (not all) feel that baptism “in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost” is invalid because Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are not names but titles Alternatively, the …
Martin Luther is one of the most influential figures in Western history. His writings were responsible for fractionalizing the Catholic Church and sparking the Protestant Reformation. How did Lutheranism impact Europe? Lutheranism soon became a wider religious and political movement within the Holy Roman Empire owing to support from key electors and the widespread adoption …
Thus the purpose of the Gospels is to proclaim the good news of what God has done in and through Jesus Christ so that people will respond by repentance. What was the purpose of the Gospels? These stories were shaped by the purpose for their telling: to inspire belief. Their creedal beginning was expanded with …
Removal of original sin and of actual sin, if present. Imprinting of an indelible sign that consecrates the person for Christian Worship. What is the importance of Jesus baptism? Christians believe Jesus was baptised so that he could become like one of us. This shows his great humility. He set an example for us to …
In October 1517, Martin Luther famously published his 95 Theses, unleashing criticisms that resulted in a rejection of the pope’s authority and fractured Christianity as he knew it. What was the effect of Martin Luther posting the 95 Theses? His “95 Theses,” which propounded two central beliefs—that the Bible is the central religious authority and …
In sum, there is no unfettered right to protest on government property. Protests must be peaceable, and the government has the right to impose content-neutral, reasonable time, place and manner restrictions on expression. … The government must be able to carry on its own speech and expression free from interference. Can you legally protest anywhere? …
They are called evangelists, a word meaning “people who proclaim good news,” because their books aim to tell the “good news” (“gospel”) of Jesus. How did the Gospels get named? The gospels were originally anonymous. They were first named by Irenaeus, who was associated with Rome. His five-volume work, “Against the Heresies,” written around 185 …
When was Martin Luther King born and in what city? On January 15, 1929, Martin Luther King, Jr. is born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of a Baptist minister. King received a doctorate degree in theology and in 1955 helped organize the first major protest of the African American civil rights movement: the successful Montgomery …