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Essay / Differences between a Catholic and Protestant mass
I am a non-denominational Christian and have decided to attend a Catholic mass. I attended mass at St Paul's Conversion Parish on April 6, 2014. The presiding officer was Father Senan Glass and the starting time was 10am. The location of the St Paul Parish conversion is 4120 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, Ohio 44103. The church was very large and the stained glass windows were beautiful. At first I felt uncomfortable because I didn't know where to sit or what to do. I really didn't know what to expect. Everything seemed very formal and the service was easy to follow thanks to the bulletin I was given which contained the order of the service. The service was concise and only lasted about an hour. When it comes to worldviews, Catholics and Protestants have the same beliefs. We all believe that God is imminent, transcendent and personal. He created the heavens, the Earth and the universe in which we live. We were all placed on this earth to glorify, worship and honor Him. God created us in his own image so that we could know him personally and have joy-filled lives. He did not make us love and obey him automatically, but he gave us a will and freedom of choice. Since the dawn of time, we have chosen to disobey God and go our own way. This is the result of separation from God and ends in suffering. Through Jesus Christ and salvation, we are saved from the consequences caused by our separation from God. He is the only one who can bring us back to God; He is our salvation. A Christian worldview leads us to believe in moral absolutes, miracles, human dignity, and the possibility of redemption. True Christianity is much more than a set of ideas used in church. Christianity, as taught in the Bible, is itself a worldview. The Bible never comes out...... middle of paper ......n Catholics and Protestants | Wendy Thomas Russell." Wendy Thomas Russell 12 Simple Comments on the Differences Between Catholics and Protestants. http://wendythomasrussell.com/catholics-protestants/ (accessed April 4, 2014). Gilley, Sheridan. The History of Christianity in Cambridge. Volume 8. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Gilley, Sheridan. The History of Christianity in Cambridge Volume 9. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Gjerde, Jon and S. Deborah Kang. of Nineteenth-Century America University Press, 2011. Sire, James W. The Universe Next Door: A Basic Worldview Catalog Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press, 1997. Slick, Matt. “Christian Worldview Essentials.” ://carm.org/what-are-some-christian-worldview-essentials (accessed April. 4, 2014).