Recitation Flashcards

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is a term defining the religious beliefs and practices of members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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  1. Mormonism
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Mormonism describes the doctrines of the Church that were restored to the earth through the Prophet

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Joseph Smith

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central to Mormonism

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the savior

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Coptic” is derived from a Greek term meaning

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Egyptian

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is one of the oldest branches of Christianity, claiming to be founded by one of the 72 apostles sent forth by Jesus Christ.

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the Coptic Church

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the Coptic Church split from other Christians around the Mediterranean, in a disagreement over

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The true nature of Christ

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The Coptic church is steeped in ritual and tradition and places a heavy emphasis

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asceticism, or denying the self.

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asceticism, or denying the self.

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Trinity
Holy Spirit
Jesus Christ
Creed
Saints and Icons 
Salvation
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Coptic Christian Practices

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Sacraments
Fasting
Worship Service

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Pentecostals include____________ who believe __________

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Protestant Christians; manifestations of the Holy Spirit are alive,

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Pentecostal Christians may also be described as

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“Charismatics”

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The term Pentecostal, therefore, comes from

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he New Testament experiences of the early Christian believers on the Day of Pentecost.

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Pentecostals believe in the baptism in the Holy Spirit as evidenced by

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speaking in tongues.

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Pentecostal worship is characterized by

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motional, lively expressions of worship with great spontaneity.

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Some examples of Pentecostal denominations and faith groups

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Assemblies of God, Church of God, Full-Gospel churches, and Pentecostal Oneness churches.

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Members of the movement are probably best known for their door-to-door evangelical work; witnessing from house to house, offering Bible literature and recruiting and converting people to the truth.

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Jehovah’s Witness

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Although Christian-based, the JW believes that

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he traditional Christian Churches have deviated from the true teachings of the Bible, and do not work in full harmony with God.

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Jehovah’s Witnesses base their beliefs only on the text of the

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Bible

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Witnesses do not celebrate

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Christmas or Easter because they believe that these festivals are based on (or massively contaminated by) pagan customs and religions. They point out that Jesus did not ask his followers to mark his birthday

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Jehovah’s Witnesses have no professiona

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The national headquarters of the JW for each country is called the

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Jehovah’s Witnesses have a tradition

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f obedience to a strong central leadership for the movement as a whole.

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In Jw, The “master” is

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In Jw, the skave is

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the group of anointed Christians on earth.

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This slave class is
entrusted with caring for Jesus' earthly interests and with providing timely spiritual food.
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Jehovah's Witnesses see themselves as a
worldwide brotherhood that transcends national boundaries and national and ethnic loyalties.
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Jehovah's Witnesses believe the Bible was
inspired by God and is historically accurate.
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Jehovah's Witnesses believe that:
God the Father (whose name is Jehovah) is "the only true God". Jesus Christ is his firstborn son, is inferior to God, and was created by God. The Holy Spirit is not a person; it is God's active force.
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Jehovah's Witnesses believe that Jesus did not die on a cross
but on single stake.
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This belief is based on the Greek words used in the Bible for the cross,
which literally translate as 'stake' and 'tree'.
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Jehovah's Witnesses believe that when a person dies,
their existence completely stops.
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Witnesses believe that Hell
does not exist. There is no place where sinners are tormented after death - since their existence is over, nothing can be done to them or for them. Witnesses also argue that it would be completely against God's nature to torture humans for eternity.
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In the Baptist movement everyone
equal
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Baptists are
Congregational; each church is self-governing and self-supporting, made up of members, each with a role to play.
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orm the fifth largest Christian church in the world
Baptists
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It was coined in the seventeenth century by opponents to the new movement but rejected by followers themselves
Baptists
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s a sect of Christianity that believes, among other things, that worship services should be conducted on the “seventh day” (the Sabbath) instead of on Sunday.
SDA
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The Adventists were also called
William Miller, a false prophet who predicted Jesus would return in either 1843 or 1844. When Miller’s prediction of Christ’s second coming failed to come to pass, the Millerites disbanded in dismay; this event became known as “the Great Disappointment.”
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SDA believes when a person dies SDA believes when a person dies
hey remain unconscious until they are resurrected.
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Adventists abstain from harmful substances _________ and maintain a
alcohol and tobacco ; vegetarian,
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who discovered and founded Christian Science and how did he define it
Mary Baker Eddy; “the law of God, the law of good . . . ” (Rudimental Divine Science, p. 1).
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As adherents of Truth, Cs take the inspired word of the bible as a
our sufficient guide to eternal Life.
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Cs acknowledge and adore
one supreme and infinite God
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Cs acknowledge
His Son, one Christ; the Holy Ghost or divine Comforter; and man in God's image and likeness.
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CS acknowledge God's forgiveness of ________
sin in the destruction of sin and the spiritual understanding that casts out evil as unreal. But the belief in sin is punished so long as the belief lasts.
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CS acknowledge Jesus' atonement as the e
the evidence of divine, efficacious Love, unfolding man's unity with God through Christ Jesus the Way-shower; and we acknowledge that man is saved through Christ, through Truth, Life, and Love as demonstrated by the Galilean Prophet in healing the sick and overcoming sin and death.
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CS acknowledge that the crucifiction of Jesus and his resurrection served
to uplift faith to understand eternal Life, even the allness of Soul, Spirit, and the nothingness of matter.
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CS solemnly promise
to watch, and pray for that Mind to be in us which was also in Christ Jesus; to do unto others as we would have them do unto us; and to be merciful, just, and pure.