Different Ways Of Worship Ceremony On Sundays

When I visited my first Jewish synagogue, I expected it to be very different. My previous experience with religious ceremonies was limited to a few visits to Baptist churches. The most surprising thing for me at this one was, oddly enough, its similarity to Christian services and rituals. I went into the religious visit expecting an enormous difference in the customs and perhaps even in the attitudes of the people attending the service. What I found instead was a religious ceremony very reminiscent of the Christian ones I’ve been to before.

Do you ever wonder why there are so many religions that stem from one bible? Well I do! I chose two religions, Baptist and Apostolic, and read the scriptures in the bible pertaining on what their religion is based, and where in the Bible these differences come from. Astonishingly, there are minute differences that have a drastic effect on believers. These differences are manifest through, baptism, trinities, apparel, salvation, and conduct.

There are many religions throughout the world today. Although there are several different religions, many individuals are not educated about the other beliefs besides there own. Religions today do have differences but are also very much the same. This is demonstrated between the religion of Yoruba, and Christianity. The Gods that the people in these religions worship are different but have the same purpose throughout the lives of each individual. Each individual’s purpose and goal in these religions also display similarities. Furthermore the rituals that are done throughout these religions are done for directions and to improve the relationship between the individual and their god. There are various differences and similarities between

Baptists offer prayer to God through Christ during the service and reject the practice of praying to Mary and the saints. The services are not nearly as laid out and ordered, with much less participation by the church members during the service. .

Unlike many cultures as culture is defined as “all of the ways of knowing, acting, thinking, and feeling that humans acquire as members of societies; when taken together, these ways compose the total way of life of a particular group” which commonly refers to people of a particular age range, status, or background. The subcultures of churches like Maranatha welcome people of all ages and backgrounds coming together for the sole purpose of serving God. The culture of the church is much different than other cultures as well in that most of the time meeting together is spent in listening to preaching, singing, and prayer with some but less interaction between members during normal meetings. Churches have a heart for missions and send out to people all over the world in order to spread the knowledge of God. Believers in the church encourage members to live by God’s laws laid out in the bible and when necessary try and steer each other in the right direction if they seem to be diverging from God’s laws. The material culture of dress in the various subcultures varies greatly with traditional churches being more formal and the latter modern churches adopting a more casual style. In either of these churches on the opposite ends of the spectrum wearing the opposite apparel would be a folkway and give a sense of being out of place. Because churches like Maranatha want people to feel welcome and accepted many churches have adopted a wide range of apparel styles so no one feels like they are breaking a folkway. The practice of communion can vary greatly within the various subcultures of the biblical Christian faith. Communion at Maranatha is practiced as

Scout finds the church service to be similar to her own except for few differences. Explain what these are.

While all Catholics are Christians, not all Christians are Catholic. Seventh-Day Adventists and Catholics are technically both Christians, but their differences outweigh their similarities. They follow the same sacred text, the Bible. The Second Coming of Christ is also a commonality between the two religions. Day of Worship is a controversial difference between the two, Seventh-day Adventists worship on Saturday - known as Sabbath , while Catholics worship on Sunday. Every religion is different in their own way, but each have a commonality, theirs is their loving, all powerful God.

Although the general song structure was the same, the songs themselves were played in a much more reflective way and some had a bigger rock and performance feel to them. There was a general performance feel around the music, and a lot of those in the congregation seemed to get quite into it. When interviewing members, they all talked very highly of the music at the church and seemed to agree that it had very big influence on their perception of the church service. While at the smaller churches there was an agreement that while the music can be important it was by no means the most important part of the

speaking different languages, and more different in their modes of worship, it would appear that

lectern in order for the word of god to be heard clearly. On the whole

Religion manifests itself everywhere around the world. Although all beings are different we come together as one transcendence being the host. Sacred rituals are performed, honoring beliefs in accordance to ones religion. Rituals are performed for a wide array of reasons, some being a sort of rite of passage, healing the sick and even birth or death rituals. Judaism, Santeria, and Christianity all have ceremonies and rituals, some carried out as different as night and day, and some for the same purposes. These religions in depth have more in common than the eye can see, devotion, transcendence and worship to a higher absolute power. All participating in Sacred Ritual.

From the beginning of time of the early development of each religion, there were various differences between the Christian and

Christian worship centers on meetings or services held on Sunday. These services consist of Biblical readings, communion, and music either with or without instrumental accompaniment, prayer, a teaching from the Bible in the form of a sermon and a collection of tithes. Other forms of worship, such

Out of all the religions in the world Christianity and Judaism in my opinion have the most similar rites and rituals. They also share many beliefs and flow many of the same rules. Even though some of the rituals might seem like they are completely different, when you look deeply and find the true meaning, you will see that most of the time they share the same message. But even with all of these similarities its the differences that make them unique and these differences are what splits them apart. The three main similarities in both Christianity and Judaism is the first step into adult hood, the last step into adult hood and the Shabbat and the Sabbath.

When the service started it began with prayer, during the service there were moments of prayer, and the service ended with prayer. Something that I found very entertaining was the form of worship that they used which was singing. They sang a lot of different songs that worshiped God. You could tell who went to church a lot because they knew all the songs by heart. For those like me that didn’t know the songs, the words were projected on to the wall so you could sing along with everyone else. There was also a live band that played the music to sing to. This part of the service was really entertaining to me and I really enjoyed it.