Image 8God the Father (top), the Holy Spirit (a dove), and the child Jesus, painting by
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (d. 1682) (from Trinity)
Image 9A compact diagram of the Trinity, known as the "
Shield of Trinity". The Shield is generally not intended to be a schematic diagram of the structure of God, but it presents a series of statements about the correlation between the persons of the Trinity. (from Trinity)
Image 11Renaissance painting by
Jerónimo Cosida depicting Jesus as a
triple deity Inner text: The Father is God; the Son is God; the Holy Spirit is God (from Trinity)
Image 15The Adoration of the Trinity by
Albrecht Dürer (1511) From top to bottom: Holy Spirit (dove), God the Father and Christ on the cross (from Trinity)
Image 1613th-century depiction of the Trinity from a Roman de la Rose manuscript (from Trinity)
Image 17The Father, The Holy Spirit, and Christ crucified, depicted in a
Welsh manuscript
c. 1390–1400 (from Trinity)
Image 30Atypical depiction The Son is identified by a lamb, the Father an
Eye of Providence, and the Spirit a dove; the painting is by
Fridolin Leiber (d. 1912). (from Trinity)
This is a
Good article, an article that meets a core set of high editorial standards.
In
Reformed theology, the
Lord's Supper or Eucharist is a
sacrament that spiritually nourishes
Christians and strengthens their
union with Christ. The outward or physical action of the sacrament is eating bread and drinking wine.
Reformed confessions, which are official statements of the beliefs of Reformed churches, teach that Christ's body and blood are
really present in the sacrament and that believers receive, in the words of the
Belgic Confession, "the proper and natural body and the proper blood of Christ." The primary difference between the Reformed doctrine and that of
Catholic and
Lutheran Christians is that for the Reformed, this presence is believed to be communicated in a spiritual manner by faith rather than by oral consumption. The Reformed doctrine of real presence is called "pneumatic presence" (from pneuma, a Greek word for spirit; alternatively called "spiritual real presence" or "mystical real presence").
Early Reformed theologians such as
John Calvin and
Huldrych Zwingli rejected the Roman Catholic belief in
transubstantiation, that the substances of bread and wine of the Eucharist change into Christ's body and blood. They taught that Christ's person, including his body and blood, are presented to Christians who partake of it in faith. They also disagree with
Martin Luther who taught that Christ's body is received orally in the sacramental "elements" of bread and wine. Later
Reformed orthodox theologians continued to teach views similar to that of Calvin and Zwingli. In the modern period,
Karl Barth espoused a symbolic view that the sacrament only communicates God's promises rather than functioning to actually confer these promises. Other Reformed theologians continue to teach the traditional
Protestant view. (Full article...)
... that Jacobus Capitein, who was sold into slavery at either age 7 or 8, promoted proslavery arguments based on Christianity?
... that Edo literature was influenced by British colonialism in the late 19th century, which introduced the
Roman script and Christianity to the
Edo people?
... that 19th-century American evangelist
Dwight L. Moody was converted to Christianity in the stock room of a shoe store by his Sunday School teacher Edward Kimball?
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.
Image 8God the Father (top), the Holy Spirit (a dove), and the child Jesus, painting by
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (d. 1682) (from Trinity)
Image 9A compact diagram of the Trinity, known as the "
Shield of Trinity". The Shield is generally not intended to be a schematic diagram of the structure of God, but it presents a series of statements about the correlation between the persons of the Trinity. (from Trinity)
Image 11Renaissance painting by
Jerónimo Cosida depicting Jesus as a
triple deity Inner text: The Father is God; the Son is God; the Holy Spirit is God (from Trinity)
Image 15The Adoration of the Trinity by
Albrecht Dürer (1511) From top to bottom: Holy Spirit (dove), God the Father and Christ on the cross (from Trinity)
Image 1613th-century depiction of the Trinity from a Roman de la Rose manuscript (from Trinity)
Image 17The Father, The Holy Spirit, and Christ crucified, depicted in a
Welsh manuscript
c. 1390–1400 (from Trinity)
Image 30Atypical depiction The Son is identified by a lamb, the Father an
Eye of Providence, and the Spirit a dove; the painting is by
Fridolin Leiber (d. 1912). (from Trinity)
This is a
Good article, an article that meets a core set of high editorial standards.
In
Reformed theology, the
Lord's Supper or Eucharist is a
sacrament that spiritually nourishes
Christians and strengthens their
union with Christ. The outward or physical action of the sacrament is eating bread and drinking wine.
Reformed confessions, which are official statements of the beliefs of Reformed churches, teach that Christ's body and blood are
really present in the sacrament and that believers receive, in the words of the
Belgic Confession, "the proper and natural body and the proper blood of Christ." The primary difference between the Reformed doctrine and that of
Catholic and
Lutheran Christians is that for the Reformed, this presence is believed to be communicated in a spiritual manner by faith rather than by oral consumption. The Reformed doctrine of real presence is called "pneumatic presence" (from pneuma, a Greek word for spirit; alternatively called "spiritual real presence" or "mystical real presence").
Early Reformed theologians such as
John Calvin and
Huldrych Zwingli rejected the Roman Catholic belief in
transubstantiation, that the substances of bread and wine of the Eucharist change into Christ's body and blood. They taught that Christ's person, including his body and blood, are presented to Christians who partake of it in faith. They also disagree with
Martin Luther who taught that Christ's body is received orally in the sacramental "elements" of bread and wine. Later
Reformed orthodox theologians continued to teach views similar to that of Calvin and Zwingli. In the modern period,
Karl Barth espoused a symbolic view that the sacrament only communicates God's promises rather than functioning to actually confer these promises. Other Reformed theologians continue to teach the traditional
Protestant view. (Full article...)
... that Jacobus Capitein, who was sold into slavery at either age 7 or 8, promoted proslavery arguments based on Christianity?
... that Edo literature was influenced by British colonialism in the late 19th century, which introduced the
Roman script and Christianity to the
Edo people?
... that 19th-century American evangelist
Dwight L. Moody was converted to Christianity in the stock room of a shoe store by his Sunday School teacher Edward Kimball?
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.