Denomination Q and A

Well, this might be fun.

1. I am Calvinist.
2. I am currently growing up in it.
3. There are 66 books to the Bible
4. My parents, my brothers, and I are Calvinist. My Grandfather and his second wife are definitely not Calvinist, though they do claim the name of Christ.
5. I’m not very familiar with sacraments, but I think baptism and Communion (which is different than Mass) would be counted as such.
6. God is the head. While we do follow the teachings of John Calvin and others, they are mere mortal, fallible men, so while we do follow their teachings, they are merely shepherds who guide us, God leads us.
7. Not really sure, there’s just too many. Always loved Esther and Ruth though.
8. I personally have a very similar tradition to Kefa of praying whenever I hear sirens.

Hm an interesting set of questions. My answers will be kinda boring because I’m not in any denomination, but I’ll answer anyway because why not lol 😄😄

1. What is your denomination?

As I said, I am not a part of any denomination. I’m not non-denominational either because in a sense that is a denomination too, you know. 😅 I asked my mom what we were once, and she said we are just sinners saved by grace—and I 100% stand by that.

2. Did you grow up with this denomination? Are you still growing up with it? Or did you convert to it yourself?

Yep, this is how I grew up.

3. How many books are in your bible? And if you wish, what are those books?

66…

4. How many people in your family are that denomination? (If any are a separate denomination, or religion)

My direct family (siblings and parents) are all in the same boat as I am. Sinners saved by grace.
I know some of my aunts and uncles on my mom’s side are Christian, but I’m not sure of their denominations. I don’t know about my dad’s side…. 😐

5. How many sacraments do you have? (If any…again, I am not sure if there is a denomination with zero sacraments)

*looks up what in the big wide world a sacrament is*

Ummm… ok I’ve never really heard that word before so uh… idk. Baptism and Communion are the only “sacraments” that we do, as far as I know.

6. Who is the head of your denomination? (i.e. The pope for Catholics.)

God is our head. We listen to a few different pastors… but those are very few (perhaps I should mention we do church from home). Still, God leads us, not any man.

7. Who is your favorite hero from the Bible? (Can’t be Jesus. But he should be all of ours.)

I don’t think I really have one, but I do like Samson. So there’s something.

8. And finally, what is your favorite tradition from your religion? (It could be a family christian tradition, or a church tradition Example: Whenever my family hears a siren we pray a Hail Mary.)

We don’t have any. 🙂

@the_lost-journal

I love this idea!

1. I am Anglican.
2. I have been an Anglican my entire life, and I plan to stay an Anglican.
3. 66 books in the canon.
4. All 6 of my siblings, plus my parents. My mom’s parents are Methodists, and I don’t think my dad’s parents are Christians. I’m not sure about my cousins.
5. There are two sacraments; Holy Communion, and Baptism.
6. I don’t think anyone is in charge of the whole denomination, but our diocese has a bishop, and there is a council of Anglican bishops that meets sometimes. I don’t know much about it.
7. I’m not sure…maybe the Hebrew midwives from Exodus.
8. Only one??? We have soooo many traditions and I love them all. We celebrate all the random holidays like Candlemas and Michaelmas and All Saint’s and All Soul’s days and Ascension and Pentecost and The Feast of the Annunciation. Probably my favorite tradition is our Fat Tuesday pancake party. So actually I don’t love all the traditions. Lent is annoying.

@raxforge

What is Confirmation, Holy orders, Matrimony, Eucharist, Anointing of the sick and Reconciliation? I think I’ve heard of them but I don’t know what they are.

Matrimony is marriage, Eucharist is Communion, and Confirmation is basically a the rite when a baptized person affirms the faith and is accepted as a full member of the church. We have confirmation in Anglicanism too; we just don’t consider it a sacrament. I’m not sure about the others, because I’m not Catholic.

@grcr

If you don’t have a denomination, do you still go to church?

@the_lost-journal

He is in the book of Jude… He is in the New Testament and is one of Jesus’ disciples.

Oh, ok, gotcha, sorry, I thought you were talking about someone in the Septuagint (idk if I’m using this term right, please correct me if I’m wrong), I’ve never referred to him as St. Jude since I don’t believe that we should pray to saints.

Thanks for answering the questions! 😀 I now have another question: Do you believe that saints will answer your prayers?