Trinity United Church of Christ

About this Denomination: The Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) was started in December 1973 and their origin can be traced to John Calvin. The theological distinction of PCA is conservative reformed and the ecclesiology is Presbyterian. “This church was first known as the National Presbyterian Church but changed its name in 1974 to Presbyterian Church in America.” The PCA became a separate denomination from the Presbyterian Church in the United States (PCUSA) due to the “opposition of long-developing

Revelations of Divine Love. The insightful meditations provide the backdrop and basis for her Trinitarian theology’s embrace of God’s Motherhood found in the Trinity. Her representative approach of the all-encompassing unconditional love of a mother who nurtures, depicts Christ as our Mother ascending to the placement of Second hood within the Trinity while giving voice to the duality of God. Her choices of metaphors are simplistic explanations providing

INTRODUCTION The Church went through a period of cruel persecution under various Roman Empire emperors prior to the 4th century. The church also had to go through the issue with heretics inside the church. During this crucial period in church history, one of the important theological and ecclesiastical question concerned Christology. Christology deals with the life of Jesus Christ. One bishop, Arius, taught that Jesus was not God the Son. God providentially sent a man, St. Athanasius, to defend

The time period St. Basil was born into was a very significant time for the church. St. Basil was impactful during this significant time because of the training, the roles he took, and the conversations/ writings he had. Basil started off his

Why Churches Should Not Be So Divided One of the core values in Christianity is to love one another like Christ loved us, but us as Christians can’t even seem to love each other in our own churches. Let alone other churches. In a world already divided so greatly, we as Christians should strive to establish more unity and do away with so much division within our own churches. Let’s face it, Christians don’t necessarily have the best rep. There are major news stories of Christian bakers refusing to

McGrath, “The dominant theme was the desire to break free from the oppressive and exploitative influence of England”. Gusto L. Gonzalez noted that, “The Great Awakening was the first movement to unite the thirteen colonies, which would become the United States”. Moreover, the independence of the thirteen colonies and the wealth created by the industrial revolution inspired new religious, political and social ideas. The Great Awakening of the 18th century was the start of the Evangelical movement

gifts is it’s “leaning against any tendency to neglect the Spirit” (4). Even with this framework she aims to place the Wesleyan perspective in a larger ecumenical milieu that shows the continuity of a Wesleyan pneumatology with the Tradition of the Church. Overall, her approach is very accessible, as she assumes very little and writes in such a way that allows her to cover large dogmatic topics clearly and concisely. By merit of simply being an introduction only style book, there is the risk of glossing

The United Methodist Church is among the most common denominations of Christianity in the United States. Its roots can be traced to missionaries sent to America from England for the Church of England, Charles and John Wesley ("Roots (1736–1816) - The United Methodist Church" Dec, 14). In many Cases, John Wesley was known to start the denomination of Methodism because of all his hard work and determination he put into perfecting his religion. In 1738 John Wesley felt his heart was “Strangely warmed”

It is always a blessing to have the opportunity to share all God 's marvelous works in my life with believers and non-believers. I believe that every Christian should examine their hearts and return to the roots of salvation through Jesus Christ. This autobiography gives me the liberty to review my shortcomings and Christ’s victories through me walk. As I review His transformation in me, I be in a deep enamor adoration for my sovereign God. He is the potter, who gradually mold me into His effective

virtue of the fact that He sent His Son to die for us on the cross in order to bridge what was broken in the Garden, God shows how much He really loves humanity. The Incarnation is proof positive how important human life is in the eyes of the Trinity. Jesus Christ could have taken on any form, yet as Philippians 2:7 teaches us, He took the form of a human servant and died a human death on the cross in order to provide salvation for humankind. Because of this relationship, all humans are valuable and