General
The division between opposed sections is the ____, while the recognized autonomous branch is the ____.
schism, denomination
The schism that resulted in the Roman Church separation:
Name:
Date:
The Great Schism
1045 AD
What was the origin of the Episcopal Church?
King Henry VIII rejected the Catholic Pope, and broke with Rome, creating the church of England.
Martin Luther broke away from the Catholic church. What were 2 main reasons?
-selling indulgences
-simony
Are cults heresies? Why/why not?
Yes they are heresies, because they do not believe in the basis of Christianity and are more similar to heresies (e.g. Arianism).
The four classifications of Christianity are:
Orthodox
Catholics
Protestants
Cults
What does the Roman Catholic church believe about the doctrine?
They believe that the original teachings of the Apostles are a "starting point" and that new philosophy of the world can change these original teachings.
How did the Episcopal church come to America? What changed?
Colonists carried over the religion and changed the name to distance themselves from Britain.
Protestants believe in the "solas" or 5 slogans. What does this mean?
sola means "alone." they believe that:
Christ alone: no Pope, no saints
Scripture alone: do not believe in the Apostles’ teachings
Faith alone: believe you only need faith (not works) for salvation
Grace alone: salvation is a gift from God, and does not matter if you do good works or not
Glory to God alone: salvation is from God only, no the atonement of Christ on the cross.
The founder of Jehovah's Witnesses tricked people by doing what?
- had people work for his Bible group, but he earned the money and gave them allowance
- he lied about his divorce, his miracle wheat, reading Greek, and that he was ordained to the ministry
The schism that resulted in the separation of the Oriental and Eastern Orthodox church happened because:
Differences in Christianity discussed during the council of Chalcedon in 451 A.D.
What do the Roman Catholics believe about St. Mary?
That she was born without original sin.
The Episcopal church believes in the ordination of women. How do you explain this error?
Women were not chosen by God for priesthood but are given other also honorable roles. This is not subject to change.
What are major differences between Lutherans, Anabaptists, and Methodists?
Lutherans believe in infant baptism and monergism. Baptists don't believe in infant baptism and believe in eternal security. Methodists do not believe in monergism.
What are some major difference in the Jehovah's Witnesses version of the Bible (The New World Translation)?
How did they get that name?
Name- incorrect translation of "Yahweh" from KJ Bible
-made subtle changes (John 1:1)
-incorrect interpretation of salvation (144,000)
-Christ died on a stake
The 6 Oriental Orthodox Churches are:
Orthodox, Ethiopian, Eritrian, Syrian, Indian, Armenian
What is papal infallibility?
That the Pope is not capable of making any mistakes or being wrong.
Historical changes in the 1960s liberal movement led to what changes in the Episcopal church? How did members react?
Ordination of women and acceptance of homosexuality. Many divisions happened because members did not agree.
How does the Protestant's believe in the role of the scriptures impact their worship?
They believe that the scripture is open to interpretation, so they change teachings and worship based on their own human thinking.
How was Mormonism founded? List whole story.
John Smith Jr., from poor family. Fraud and counterfeiting money.
Claimed to see visions, angel Moroni led him to the golden plates, which he read with special spectacle and translated into the book of Mormon. Essentially, it was created from John's imagination and an unpublished book. Similar to the heresy of Arianism.
You meet a person from a non-orthodox denomination of Christianity. This person believes that the doctrine can be modified and that there are potential "gods." What denomination is person likely from?
Mormonism
What purgatory and what is the issue in believing in it?
Belief that people can go to temporary hell to cleanse their sins before going to heaven.
Takes away moral responsibility of living a godly life. This idea is not supported by the Bible.
Describe worship and liturgy in the Episcopal church.
-types
-communion
-saints
-sacraments
Varying degrees of practice. Worship is divided into high, low, and broad church- based on type of service. Low service includes informal praise and music.
During communion, people are allowed to deny taking the Blood of Christ.
Do venerate the saints.
Do not believe that the Eucharist and Holy Baptism are necessary!
Imagine that you are having a discussion with a person from a protestant church. How would you explain the need for sacraments? Bible verses? Examples? Give a full answer.
Sacraments are the key to getting into heaven. (e.g. baptism is needed to receive the Holy Spirit).
-One God (John 1:1)
-sacraments
-where is their evidence?