The Reformation: Restoration of the Gospel. The history of the Church is perhaps one of the rockiest histories of any institution in existence. In the Bible it is recorded to have officially begun in Acts, when the Holy Spirit, being promised to come by Christ, is thought to have ascended on the believers. Although it can be argued that Church's first roots lie in the coming of Christ, many scholars consider this gathering in Acts, the first ... news of grace. Perhaps the greatest example of this can be examined in the life of the Apostle Paul. In Paul's missionary journeys, he established a ...

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... marriage, or catholic women that have had abortions, or people that have committed adultery. How many have gone on with their lives, and the catholic community has not shunned or lost ounces of sleep. For many people, going to church on Sunday is a social gathering where they can say hello to friends or family, not to worship god. In other religions if any ... of these traits were disobeyed people would be exiled from that community. There are many issues in the world today, and unlike other right-wing extremist religions, Christians handle these problems differently. For instance ... ,...

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