... Christ's life and death. In contrast, according to the teachings of the Roman Church, Christ's human body and blood are actually present in the consecrated bread and wine. As Bertrand Russell states: "Even more important in the Middle Ages, was transubstantiation; only a priest could perform the miracle of the mass. It was not until the eleventh century in 1079, that the ... doctrine of transubstantiation became an article of faith, though it had generally been believed for a long time" (Russell 408). As Luther saw it, no sacrament is effective by itself without listening to the Word as...

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... services themselves are simple, with their emphasis also on the sermon. They baptize their infants and practice communion. There are 1.7 million members in this church. Jehovah's Witnesses Founded by Charles T. Russell in the United States during the late nineteenth century, this church is very adamant in its belief in the imminent second coming of Jesus Christ and the potential salvation of ... ...

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