I'm an Anglican (raised Methodist) and I'm looking for a more conservative denomination. The thing I love about Anglicanism is the beautiful liturgy and tradition. I'm afraid the Nazarenes are run of the mill evangelical (which is okay) with Powerpoints and worship bands (which is the part I'm not crazy about.) Any thoughts?
2007-01-01 07:17:46 · 8 answers · asked by YourMom 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Church of the Nazarene is a right winged, evangelical christian church.
They believe in the literal truth of the bible (word for word) and the divinity of Christ.
They also believe that in order to get to heaven that a person must accept Christ as their personal saviour and be "saved".
Even if you have been "saved" or baptized in another church prior to joining they will want you to have it done again if you join their church.
They do fundamentally believe they are the only true path, and consider churches like Anglicans to be well meaning but misguided.
As part of their worship services, congregants will often testify how their belief in Jesus has saved them from a path to hell... They are similar to Methodist beliefs and churches...
2007-01-01 07:29:12 · answer #1 · answered by Boston Bluefish 6 · 3⤊ 1⤋
In addition to the other posters: The Old Testament, The Septuagint [translated from Hebrew to Greek somewhere 250 BC] was in placed at that time, used even before Jesus' time. The New Testament was written 35-100 AD and translated to latin by St Jerome, sometimes 400 AD. It is still on parchments and read in the church, or preached orally. So, there IS NO NEW TESTAMENTS IN A BOOK/BIBLE FORM AT THAT TIME compiled with Septuagint.' Bible alone' theory is not in existence at that time as there is NO BOOK to call bible. It was the use of Oral Tradition up until 1400 when the 'compiled book form bible' finally hit the printing press. In other words, it took the Catholic Church about 400 years of gathering, editing, and sorting the ancient manuscripts and got printed in 1400. There were also a lot of uninspired writings [apocryphal books] that were floating around that were not cannonized.
2016-05-23 03:33:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You should make your decision on the teaching , the belief and interpretation if the church, not on how they show there belief....If you want a conservative denomination, you could choose to be conservative in you life. Make it a personal choice....a promise to God....
I don't believe that we should "shop" for a denomination
2007-01-01 07:32:25 · answer #3 · answered by megalura 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nazarenes are anti-women. They would rather have their churches run by inexperienced men who get their sermons out of a magazine rather than experienced women who get their sermons from God.
2007-01-01 07:24:17 · answer #4 · answered by Fish <>< 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
In this day and time its hard to believe, However christians are still deviding christians by denomanations. Just like buisness none of them want to infringe on another churches title. Therefore we all believe that JESUS CHRIST is lord of lords and king of kings! Did he not say let us eat our own bread and wear our own apparel. And yet let us be called by thy name!
2007-01-01 07:41:28 · answer #5 · answered by Ronald S 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It is a Christian Denomination. It is one that celebrates Jesus but has broken away from traditional ways.
2007-01-01 07:24:02 · answer #6 · answered by Shayna 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
it's another sect of the christian cult, that disagrees with how the other cult sects interpret the bible and worship.
2007-01-01 07:20:09 · answer #7 · answered by Jeebus is my Rectum 3 · 2⤊ 3⤋
try this website : http://www.nazarene.org/
2007-01-01 07:20:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋