Religion

Religion


 * The Power of Faith and Belief**

__Philippians 3:10.- “__//That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;"//

__1 Corinthians 2:5,__ //"That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God"//

"The Power Of Christian Belief Comes Through Jesus' Resurrection | Access-Jesus.com." //A Call For Action To Bring Life to the World Through Jesus Christ | Access-Jesus.com//. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. .

The power of faith is very important it allows you to have trust. Faith means confidence or trust in a person or thing. Faith lures what you want in your life and disbelief pushes those goals away. Faith is know as your vision of life it guides you throughout your life. Faith is the connection between people and god. Faith powers prayers and believe powers god and your faith in him. If you don’t have belief you don’t really acquire faith.

Sasson, Remez. "The Power of Faith and Belief." //Success Consciousness//. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. .



If you are Christian the belief gives you the power to conquer sin and death that are surrounding you. The salvation in eternal life can only come from god and the person’s Christian belief allows god to grant you eternal life. Also, Christian belief gives you a relationship with god instead of being caught up in sin and death. Jesus Christ defeated death when he resurrected from the dead and lives forever.

"The Supernatural Power Of Christian Belief | Access-Jesus.com." //A Call For Action To Bring Life to the World Through Jesus Christ | Access-Jesus.com//. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. .

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 * Differences between Baptists and Catholics**

Baptists do not hold clergy to be celibate, and do not believe in the mediation of a priest in Confession. Baptists generally require a Proclamation of Faith. Catholics see Baptism as pure Grace that cannot be changed regardless of one's actions. Baptists see the Lord's Supper as purely symbolic. Catholics see the Eucharist as both symbol and reality (that Christ is Present in the Eucharist, not just symbolized by it).

"What Is the Difference between Baptist and Catholic? - Yahoo! Answers." //Yahoo! Answers - Home//. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. .



**Salvation Glove**

Most Southern Baptist churches use the salvation glove which is inherited (and left behind as an adult) or handed out by the church. Salvation gloves are often plastic gloves. They are given to the children around the age of twelve. It had a different Bible verse and color on each finger. For example, the gold finger represents the verse “God loves me”. In addition the dark finger states “I have sinned”. Furthermore the red finger says “Jesus Christ died and came alive for me”. The clean finger reads “I receive Him”. Finally, the green finger states “Grow, Pray, Bible, Obey, and Tell”. An individual would put on a glove whenever they needed to tell someone how to get “saved”. Catholics were taught to be “unsaved” at this time.



"Refelections of Sue Monk Kidd, Author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair." //Sue Monk Kidd, Author of The Secret Life of Bees and The Mermaid Chair//. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. .

"Gospel Gloves: Gospel Story Telling Visual Aid." //"Children's Bible Club and// //Bookstore, "With a Heart for Every Child"// Web. 23 Mar. 2011. .

=**__Black Madonna__**=


 * She is based off of a painting
 * She was painted by St. Luke the Evangelist
 * The first Shrine was built in Constantinople in 326 A.D.
 * It was created before Jesus.
 * In a battle the picture of “Black Madonna” was placed on the windows and buildings. Then the enemy army fled the battle field.
 * In 1382 The Black Madonna was attacked by the Tartars. An arrow from the Tartars was shot into the throat of the Madonna Painting.
 * The Madonna painting was then transferred to a church in Poland.
 * She is referred as “Black” Madonna because of the soot residue on the painting.
 * In 1430 it is said that the church was invaded and a looter struck the painting two times with a sword. Before he struck the painting again, he fell in agony and pain to his death.
 * The sword marks and arrows marks are still on the painting today.

=__**The Feast of the Assumption**__=


 * The Feast of the Assumption is on August 15th every year.
 * It is when Virgin Mary passed away and joined her son Jesus in heaven.
 * On the 15th of August every year, Little Italy New York and Little Italy Cleveland Ohio celebrate the death of Virgin Mary.
 * This is the day her body was sent to heaven to reunite with her only son.

Mitchell, Sandy. "Feast of the Assumption -- Profile of Cleveland's Feast of the Assumption in Little Italy." //Cleveland Ohio - A Guide to Living in and Visiting Cleveland, Akron, and Northeast Ohio//. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. .

"Black Madonna of Czestochowa." //Apparitions and Pictures of Virgin Mary//. Web. 23 Mar. 2011. .

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