Trinity United Church of Christ

worship of this God whom I can now discern was the Holy Spirit. This moment, a worship service on the night of February 18th of 2012 at a winter retreat, has and will continue to mark my existence on this planet. On this night, I gave my life to Jesus Christ. Shortly after this, I joined the youth worship team and began to serve. I still cannot believe that someone let this Caleb Erickson on a stage to sing and play the 3 chords he knew on guitar, but the Lord began to work through that in a powerful

In the Seventh-day Adventist church uses the Bible as tool to guide them throughout their Christian lives. The Bible teaches beliefs that the Christian are expected to follow and apply to their lives. Along with following these beliefs, Christians are expected to teach these beliefs as well, so that future generations may carry them out and be a positive example of the church. One the beliefs is the trinity. In Ephesians 4:4-6 it is written that “There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were

significant contribution to Christianity as a living religious tradition are Baptism and the works of Pope John XXIII. The significant practice of Baptism, as a central element of Christianity, is an initiation of adherents to a “discipleship” with Christ as well as a reinforcement of the community’s relationship with God. Furthermore, the development and expression of the Christian tradition

religion of catholics. The Roman catholic church is the largest religious denomination of christianity with over one billion members. Its claims that it is both organizationally and doctrinally and the original christ and church that was founded by Jesus Christ. The Roman Catholicism represents the continuation of the historical organized church as it developed in western Europe, and is headed by the pope. Which the pope is the bishop of roman Catholic Church. Distinctive beliefs of Catholics include

is equally elusive (Burgess, 2009). Today the Russian Orthodox Church is reclaiming its place as an integral part of Russian society. In many Russians’ minds, to be Russian is to be Orthodox. They would argue that Orthodoxy is an essential part of Russian identity (Burgess, 2009). During the communist era, the church, like every other institution in the Soviet Union, was completely subordinate to the state (2). The Russian church has sought to fill the void of ideology left by the collapse of

Throughout scripture, God is working gracefully in a loving, distinctive, and yet undivided, relationship. It is out of the tension created by this unified distinctiveness that we derive our understanding of the Trinitarian nature of God and embrace it as United Methodists. We believe it reflects "the biblical witness to God’s activity in creation, encompasses God’s gracious self-involvement in the dramas of history, and anticipates the consummation of God’s reign." The Triunity of God is not only loving

The Church as Sacrament The Church, Sacrament of Salvation  Church is the visible sign of the invisible reality of God’s salvation.  Sacrament is the visible sign of an invisible reality.  “Mystery” (invisible); “Sacrament” (visible)  The Greek word “mysterion” is translated into Latin by two terms: “mysterium” and “sacramentum”.  “Sacramentum” outlines better the church as the visible sign; “Mysterium” outlines better the occult reality of salvation.  Christ is himself the “mystery”

more. I hope to go to a Christian College. During college, I plan to major in Nursing and receive my BSN. I rely very heavily on my faith daily. I am a member of the United Methodist Church. I have always been very involved in youth groups and church events. The youth group I currently attend is Trinity Evangelical Presbyterian Church. I also enjoy going on mission trips. I attended a mission trip to Whale Pass, Alaska

“The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) was formally organized in a small log cabin in upstate New York in 1830. It took 117 years — until 1947 — for the Church to grow from the initial six members to one million” (Mormon Newsroom). Many people associate polygamy with Mormonism, however polygamy has been banned in The LDS Church since 1890. Mormons believe they have a Christian faith, but many Protestant Christians do not accept Mormons as genuine Christians because of the differences

The human call to strive for holiness is intrinsic as we are ‘sanctified by God’s divine grace’ that makes us sharers in God’s life through the life, death and resurrection of Christ. This amazing grace makes us holy adopted children of God, the temple of the Holy Spirit and gives a right to eternal life. But as humanity is graced with the gift of God’s love, so too through ‘freewill’ human beings fall into sin. God’s ‘actual grace’ which is extrinsic, enlightens us and strengthens us to do good