The Holy
This term refers to the central mystery of the Christian faith - that God is three persons with one Being
Trinity
This is the original language of the New Testament.
Greek
Hint: It signifies the execution of Jesus
the Cross
This is the founder of the Lutheran Church (one denomination of Protestant Christianity among thousands of others).
Martin Luther
Though the actual date of Jesus birth is unknown, on this date each year, Christians celebrate his birth.
December 25 (Christmas)
This Christian term refers to the central belief that God became human in the person of Jesus Christ of Nazareth
Incarnation
This is the original language of the Old Testament (also known as the Tanakh)
Hebrew
True or False:
The majority of Christians in the US practice Protestant Christianity.
True
This is the denomination of St. John's Norwood, the Church we will be visiting today
Episcopalian
(connected to the Anglican Church aka the Church of England)
This celebration commemorates Christ's resurrection from the dead.
Easter
Since Protestant Christianity has been so dominant, culturally, in the United States, there have been fewer misconceptions than is the case with other religious traditions. However, one misconception of Christians is that they worship this many gods.
Hint: The doctrine of the Trinity
three
This is the language that Christ and his disciples spoke.
Aramaic
Generally, Protestant Christianity originated in this century.
16th century (1500s)
John Wesley is the founder of this denomination of Protestant Christianity.
the Methodist Church
This celebration commemorates the first public appearance of Jesus' earliest followers after his death and Resurrection. This is known as the birthday of the Church.
Hint: This comes 50 days after Easter.
Pentecost
*Hint: The (Roman) Catholic tradition holds a different claim here.
"everybody"
This is the central, unifying creed or statement of belief among Christians.
the Nicene Creed
This 'amendment' of this document establishes the American legal precedent: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise thereof..."
the First Amendment of the US Constitution
In order to become a pastor (a member of the clergy) in most of the major denominations [i.e. Methodist, Episcopal, Lutheran], a candidate would need a four-year bachelor's degree AND this three-year full time degree,
Master of Divinity
This ecumenical council of the Catholic Church has helped to calm tensions between Protestant Christians and Catholic Christians.
*Many times, those tensions led to extremely violent conflicts. Other times, this misunderstanding led to bigotry and exclusion.
The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965)
This is the formal way to enter the Church (whether a Protestant denomination or Catholic).
All the various pieces of the New Testament were written during this century
1st [49 CE to 95 CE]
True or False:
The Establishment clause separates church from state, but not religion from politics or public life.
*The Establishment Clause refers to the words within the First Amendment promising not to pas any laws establishing any religion or prohibit any religion from being exercised.
True
The Presbyterian Church and all churches under the umbrella category of 'Reformed' owe their founding to this Reformer.
John Calvin
Because most Protestant churches emphasize this idea lay people in Protestant churches often play very significant roles in the leadership of the church
"the priesthood of all believers"