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Why did Romans initially want to punish Christians?
they were prosecuted because the Romans thought the Christians were strange and were and embarrassment to Rome and didn't want there religion to be a part of Rome.
What does the word ablutions mean?
Ablution is a washing or cleansing of the body or a part thereof, especially in religious rituals, such as a priest washing his hands prior to distributing communion.
Why do some Christians think it's acceptable to take part in the war?
Because they're defending people/country.Because it's to overcome evil.Because they believe there's a good chance of winning.Because it's the last resort (The only Optione left.)
Why were Roman rulers opposed Christianity because Christians would not worship?
The roman emperors kept the general populace in check by circulating the belief that they were part gods. When Christians refused to worship them they saw it as a threat to their position.
Why are the pilgrim fathers an important part of American history?
The Pilgrim Fathers were Protestant subjects of the English Crown. They worshipped as Christians.
What traditions did the Christians take part in that are still participated in today?
Baptism, Communion.
Why do Orthodox Christians allow infants to have communion?
Because the christian orthodox bliefe that if the infants are dead before they becomes a younger and, if they haven`t a communion too they will not be a part of the righteous. . .
As part of their religious beliefs christians celebrate Easter Sunday to honor what event?
Christ returned from being dead.
Why do christians have services on Sunday instead of on the Sabbath?
The Bible states the Jesus was rasied from the dead on Sunday. It also says that the early Christians met on the first day of the week (Sunday) because of Christ being raised up on Sunday. It has become a tradition that is followed because of the relationship to the most important part of the Chrsitian faith - that Jesus did not stay in the grave.
Can you brake Lent on Sundays?
For Christians, Sunday is always a day of celebration so they are not counted as part of lent and you don't fast on themRead more: When_does_lent_2011_end
How do you spell the weekends?
Depending on the part of the world you are in, Friday and Saturday or Saturday and Sunday.
What is Judaic tradition adopted by the early Christian church?
Two examples would be baptism and what Christians call "the Lord's Supper" or communion. Both were a part of Judaism, though with other names, before Christ came.
How does the world seek peace compared to Christians?
Christians are part of the world, so when we say the world seeks peace, this must include many Christians. Of course there are always some, particularly some fundamentalist Christians, who believe that conflict is inevitable, even to be encouraged, until their faith is universal on earth or until the hoped-for return of Jesus.
Where do Iraqi Christian people go to pray?
Of course they go church as Christians in any part of the world.
What part of Mass do we receive the Body and Blood of Christ?
In Communion
What is obednitsa?
Obednitsa usually refers to the "Readers Service" in the Orthodox Christian Church where there is no priest to serve Holy Communion. This can occur if the priest is on vacation or if a small parish does not have a priest every Sunday. The service uses readings from Psalms and usually troparia for the specific day of the year, many prayers that are part of the Divine Liturgy, but none that relate specifically to Communion.
What is a commonion?
There are many different communions:Communion (Christian), the relationship between Christians as individuals or ChurchesFull communion, a term used when two (or more) distinct Christian Churches say they are sharing the same communionThe Communion of Saints, a doctrine of Christianity mentioned in the Apostles' CreedA group of related Christian churches or Christian denominationThe Eucharist or the Lord's Supper, Christian rite reenacting the Last SupperThe Communion rite, that part of the Eucharistic rite in which the consecrated bread and wine are distributed to participants in the Roman Catholic MassCommunion (chant), the Gregorian chant that accompanies this riteClosed communion is the practice of restricting the communion to members of a particular church or congregationOpen communion is the practice of allowing members of other churches to share communion, followed by most Protestant Christian churches
