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Churches of Christ | |
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Orientation | New Testament, Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement |
Polity | Congregationalist |
Separations | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) International Churches of Christ |
Congregations | 41,498 (worldwide) 11,790 (U.S.) |
The expression “one true church” refers to an ecclesiological position asserting that Jesus gave his authority in the Great Commission solely to a particular visible Christian institutional church— what others would call a denomination, believers of this doctrine consider pre-denominational.
Jesus Christ lived a perfect, sinless life. He established His Church, taught His gospel, and performed many miracles. He chose twelve men to be His Apostles, including Peter, James, and John. He taught them and gave them priesthood authority to teach in His name and to perform sacred ordinances, such as baptism.
Shortly after the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ (Nisan 14 or 15), the Jerusalem church is founded as the first Christian church with about 120 Jews and Jewish Proselytes (Acts 1:15), followed by Pentecost (Sivan 6), the Ananias and Sapphira incident, Pharisee Gamaliel’s defense of the Apostles (5:34–39), the …
Jesus was Jewish, born to Mary, wife of Joseph. The Gospels of Matthew and Luke offer two accounts of his genealogy. Matthew traces Jesus’ ancestry to Abraham through David.
Originally Answered: Is Catholicism the original church? No. The original established Church is the Christian (Greek) Orthodox Church.
Name of the first church in the Bible is the Church of Antioch Christians. Tradition holds that the first Gentile church was founded in Antioch, Acts 11:20-21, where it is recorded that the disciples of Jesus Christ were first called Christians (Acts 11:26).
The Gospel of Luke (Luke 3:23) states that Jesus was “about 30 years of age” at the start of his ministry. A chronology of Jesus typically has the date of the start of his ministry September 11 26AD, others have estimated at around AD 27–29 and the end in the range AD 30–36.
So to answer your question, church was formed so that believers could come together and pray, worship, share and have fellowship for the common good.
The oldest known purpose-built Christian church in the world is in Aqaba, Jordan. Built between 293 and 303, the building pre-dates the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Jerusalem, Israel, and the Church of the Nativity, Bethlehem, West Bank, both of which were constructed in the late 320s.
Originally Answered: Which religion is correct ? Islam is the truth. It is the only correct religion. All other religions (except atheism) invite a person to worship a ‘creation’ which is not worthy of worship!
Their is no Religion mentioned in the bible, For God did not give man religion. GOD gave his people a set of Laws to live by. And only his people got the Laws so only his people could sin. Bible does not opened up for religion.
Jehovah’s Witnesses identify as Christians, but their beliefs are different from other Christians in some ways. … And most Jehovah’s Witnesses (83%) say their religion is the one true faith leading to eternal life; only about three-in-ten U.S. Christians (29%) believe this about their own religious faith.
Catholic Church | |
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Founder | Jesus, according to sacred tradition |
Origin | 1st century Holy Land, Roman Empire |
Members | 1.345 billion (2019) |
Clergy | Bishops: 5,364 Priests: 414,336 Deacons: 48,238 |
In a tradition of the early Church, Peter is said to have founded the Church in Rome with Paul, served as its bishop, authored two epistles, and then met martyrdom there along with Paul.
Origins. According to Catholic tradition, the Catholic Church was founded by Jesus Christ. The New Testament records Jesus’ activities and teaching, his appointment of the twelve Apostles, and his instructions to them to continue his work.
‘Church’ comes from Old English and Germanic kirk (still used in Scotland, IIRC), which in turn derives from the Greek kyriakon (of the Lord). The phrase kyriakon doma (house of the Lord) dates back to the 4th century as a name of the place for Christian worship.
In Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God and in many mainstream Christian denominations he is God the Son, the second Person in the Trinity. He is believed to be the Jewish messiah (Christ) who is prophesied in the Hebrew Bible, which is called the Old Testament in Christianity.
The word Hindu is an exonym, and while Hinduism has been called the oldest religion in the world, many practitioners refer to their religion as Sanātana Dharma (Sanskrit: सनातन धर्म, lit.
ReligionFollowers (billions)FoundedChristianity2.4Middle EastIslam1.9Arabia (Middle East), 7th centuryHinduism1.2Indian subcontinentBuddhism0.5Indian subcontinent
God wants us to follow Islam as He has sent it to all of mankind thus this is the only valid religion for mankind since advent of Prophet Muhammad (saw) and the only way to salvation, with all other religions leading to hell fire.
Jehovah’s witnesses believe that Jesus is God’s (Jehovah) son and completely separate from God; Jesus is also believed to be the archangel Michael. Christianity, on the other hand, asserts that Jesus is the son of God but also God himself as avowed by the Holy Trinity.
The Word was then born incarnate as Jesus. They believe that name “Michael” signifies “One Who Is Like God” and that as the “Archangel” or “chief or head of the angels” he led the angels and thus the statement in Revelation 12:7–9 identifies Jesus as Michael.
Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that the Archangel Michael, “the Word” of John 1:1, and wisdom personified in Proverbs 8 refer to Jesus in his pre-human existence and that he resumed these identities after his ascension to heaven following his death and resurrection.