Your question: Why does the Church have sacraments?

Why does the Catholic Church have seven sacraments? The Roman Catholic Church has seven holy sacraments that are seen as mystical channels of divine grace, instituted by Christ. … Whereas some sacraments are received only once, others require active and ongoing participation to foster the “living faith” of the celebrant. Why is the sacrament … Read more

Your question: What is the prayer for alcoholics?

Is the Serenity Prayer for alcoholics? The 12 step Serenity Prayer is a prayer for everyone, not just alcoholics. The prayer was written by Reinhold Niebuhr and is specifically for people who want to break their bad habits, change their ways, and accept the things that cannot be changed. What is the Alcohol Anonymous … Read more

Your question: What is the study of Catholicism?

What is the main focus of Catholicism? The chief teachings of the Catholic church are: God’s objective existence; God’s interest in individual human beings, who can enter into relations with God (through prayer); the Trinity; the divinity of Jesus; the immortality of the soul of each human being, each one being accountable at death … Read more

Your question: What makes the Church Apostolic?

What do Apostolic churches believe? Apostolic followers believe in God to be of only one form. They believe each to be another form of Jesus. In order to achieve one’s salvation, in Apostolic culture, one must repent for his or her sins and be baptized by immersion. What does the word Apostolic Church mean? … Read more

Your question: What was God’s covenant name?

What does God’s covenant name mean? Bible. the conditional promises made to humanity by God, as revealed in Scripture. the agreement between God and the ancient Israelites, in which God promised to protect them if they kept His law and were faithful to Him. What is the covenant name? Abrahamic covenant The covenant found … Read more

Your question: Where did Jesus live as a boy?

Where did Jesus go as a child? He (Jesus) spent six years in Puri and Rajgir, near Nalanda, the ancient seat of Hindu learning. Then he went to the Himalayas and spent time in Tibetan monasteries studying Buddhism and through Persia returned to Judea at the age of 29′. Did Jesus live in Egypt? … Read more

Your question: Who formed the Uniting Church?

Why was the United Church formed? In the settling of the Canadian West, many communities found themselves with a number of Protestant denominations but had difficulty recruiting ministers. Some groups formed the General Council of Union Churches in 1912 to deal with the practicalities of church administration and to encourage churches to unite. Is … Read more