Tuesday, November 27, 2007

Interview Questions with Bishop Grant




INTERVIEW WITH BISHOP GRANT:

When did you begin practicing Christianity?
2005

Have you been practicing this religion all your life?
some what

What affects does being a pastor have on your personal life?
It gives you a closer walk with god and human kind.

God in Christianity along with other religion (compare to other gods)?
No other god but one who created Human Kind.

Relationship with God; what is the difference with Judaism, Catholic and Christianity?
Difference is they do not believe in god they worship idol.

What do you think God view is on our science and how we live life to the present day?
He is not pleased with the way we hurt and disobey one another.

What do you think gods view on us is?
Siner in need of repantance.

Why do you worship on Sunday and not a different day of the week?
By following the scripture it is said the we mush rest on the seventh day.

What are the practices of Christian faith?
1. Holy Spirit
2. Speacking in Tung
3. Living an honest life
4. love all

What are the requirements for being a pastor (training)?
You must be let by god and the Holy Spirit

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

My Visit to a Christian Church


Church of God of Prophecy
Spring Valley, New York

My visit to the Church of God of Prophecy was very new for me especially when it came to visiting a Christian Church. I once visited a Catholic Church when I got into a car accident about seven years ago, I hit a telephone pole on Halloween night and I felt that I needed to go to feel relief. As I went through the service I felt comfort. I was raised Jewish and Catholic; so experiencing something like my visit to my co-workers church was a very nervous feeling.


As I entered the Church a feeling of peace and calmness flew over me. The smell was very light and clean. Bishop Grant began the services at 12noon on October 28, 2007. He began with the welcoming and announcements. Bishop Grant tells the churchgoers the topic of the service. The topic the day I went was for everyone to stop playing god. This means that people need to stop acting like god and be themselves because he knows what everyone is doing. Then afterwards he began with the prays of worship. During the prays of worship the whole church sing songs. The churchgoers get really into the songs. It is very interesting because they sing from their hearts; you can see it in there body movement and faces. Scriptures of reading is completed after the singing of the songs. During this activity they read from scripts from the bible. I have never actually read the bible; hearing excerpts from it was motivating. At the end the choir gets up and sings. There music is so moving, and peaceful. While they sing it makes the person want to think about his or life and really concentrate.


Overall my experience at the Church of God of Prophecy was very different and exciting. The people there were so friendly; they greeted me so kindly like I was just another churchgoer. They helped me feel welcomed, which felt really nice. As I was exiting I felt as if I was free. It might sound weird but I felt as if I had stress and everything that has been bothering me for the past days, weeks, months… lifted off my shoulder.