The largest are the Presbyterian Church U. The church name comes from the system of government the religion uses. Representative assemblies of elders, which are called presbyteries , govern the church. In comparison, bishops govern the Episcopal Church and congregational church is government by congregations.
In the Presbyterian church, teaching elders and ruling elders, or ministers, are ordained and responsible for their local congregation. Other business duties of the church, such as finance and buildings, are responsibilities given to deacons. In the Presbyterian Church USA , a Presbyterian polity is used, where the governing bodies are session, a group of elected pastors and elders; presbytery, which is all congregations in a geographic area; synods, which are presbyteries in a geographical area; and the general assembly, which is the highest governing body in the church.
These confessions are found in the Book of Confessions , which contains several historical statements of what Presbyterians believe. Presbyterians believe in a sovereign God and in worshipping him. In many Presbyterian churches, elders are chosen from among the congregation or elected.
Among its own constitution and beliefs, many Presbyterian churches opt to vote for changes. In the Presbyterian Church USA, the church voted in to allow gay and lesbian weddings within the church.
In , the church had voted to allow clergy to perform same-sex weddings. People in the pews have a voice and a vote. At first, the Presbyterians followed the teachings of John Calvin. Among these were the ideas that only God granted entrance to heaven and that human beings could not attain salvation simply by living in a Godly manner. Presbyterians came to North America during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.
They arrived in the Northwest Territory by the late s. By , they were one of the largest religious denominations in Ohio. While the Presbyterians were scattered throughout Ohio, they were strongest among New England settlers in the Connecticut Western Reserve and among Scots-Irish people who settled principally in southern and eastern Ohio. Our Lord Jesus loves you and your family very much.
I am Roman Catholic and I do not judge you sister just as I know that you do not judge others. I am very happy that you found peace in your heart and you share that love of Jesus with your family.
I hope that in time that you may receive my message with glad tidings. I pray that you understand I do enjoy reading the Bible daily and I focus my eyes on the cross by participating in the service others always. And you found a Better place to Worship. At the Age Of I Have been going to a Catholic Church for 23 years now. I Was Upset about the scandals As you were. The cover Ups. Mary those type of crimes are worse are almost as bad as murder.
And yes The Church was Complicit in covering them up. Hiding the Priests. And not doing the right thing…. Even so we continued with our church. The Church i go to. ST Jerome is so Very Charismatic.
The ministers we have had. Especially father James. Some times he Pull the sound like the Holy Spirit is spitting words out of his mouth. I Think one Mass i was on the edge of my seat during the Homily. I Do not think i have truly ever felt that in Mass before. What church do you and your children attend now. Unfortunately people whom are pedophiles Seek places to meet and be with kids alone. In recent times they found the Catholic Church as well they found the boy scouts some times pedophiles are teachers or a police officer or any person in leadership over kids.
We do get rotten pedophiles everywhere and they seek to have intimate relationships with kids wherever that be. How did they allow this people to become a priest , were their not signs? Like a kid being sexually abused by their dad did the Mom not see the signs?
And I think priest should be monitored more. In the past they were isolated and not monitored either. Our Canadian history is nothing to be proud of such like slavery and the government creating residential schools. Why did the governments allow that? We should blame society And government as well for being ignorant. Word seems to be manipulated to their taste.. Being something of a subset of Catholic is cheating yourself to Gods Full Graces.
As one person stated above, I heard about Catholic priests that claimed all other people of different denominations non-Catholic were bound for Hell.. I personally Baptist preachers claim that all Catholics were bound for Hell. I had one date with a girl from the Church of Christ. She told me that I was bound for Hell. I understood and confirmed that the Senior entity of the Trinity is God, the Father. I knew that Jesus Christ is His Son. Look it up in your Bible. Mark it and read it frequently…..
Most Christians know and love Romans , but alone, it loses meaning. As result of my studies, for about 20 years, I have been an Independent Christian.
I claim no denomination. By reading it, I learn what my owner Jesus Christ wants of me…. Just a simple comment. I do believe you werr misinformed. The Catholuc Church does encourage their people to rwad the Bible. I have read it on my oqn and also attended bible studies.
The Catholic church believes that Scripture and Tradition are necessary for us to receive the full word of God.
But that does not mean the Catholic church does not encourage the reading of the Bible, because that is one of the two pillars on which our faith rests!
How is the Catholic Church the church that Jesus built, if that church was opened on the first Day of Pentacost after the crucifixion and the Catholic Church started hundreds of years later. The keys to the church was given to all the disciples, not just Peter Matt. It was not built on Peter. To My Catholic Church, even though you caused torment as a result of evil sin know that I will never forsake you, although you have sinned. But know this. You scaled such lofty heights that I could not reach up to you and offer you My hand to salvage you from the rot within your core.
This caused a lack of communication with those whom you needed to feed with My Body and Blood so that their souls could be nourished. References: [1] Source [2] Source [3] Source. The Presbyterian and Methodist traditions have been two of the most prominent branches of Protestant Christianity over the last years. Each has a strong tradition of biblical preaching, Presbyterian Church sanctuary in Chicago, Illinois; facing the back.
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