Sentences with phrase «about denominations»

Remember this is not about any denomination but it about a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.

The most striking fact about the denomination is that nine out of ten of its members are «converts,» having grown up religiously somewhere else.

Another problem arises from the church's increasingly local identity: If laity care less and less about the denomination as a larger entity, then clergy will be the guardians of denominationalism.

Like this Albuquerque pastor, they often talked about how their older members still care about the denomination, but younger ones have no such loyalty.

A neighboring Church of God in Christ pastor said this about his denomination: «When you look at a broader level, national and international, it's a very exciting organization, doing some very innovating and exciting things.

I am «not getting fed», I don't like this point or that point about my denomination, I just don't «feel it» here any more.

Not exact matches

If you're not familiar with Lent, it is a period of about six - weeks during which Christians of many denominations and other observers traditionally fast or forsake luxuries.

The CCCU's terms about theology, as I understand them, were designed to set a boundary against theologically liberal colleges and seminaries and against church - and denomination - based schools.

and even if they are convicted, this is about these particular people and i find it outrageous that cnn would allow posts that are offensive to the country's largest religious denomination - 65 million proud roman catholics!

Even Jews who disagree with Church teachings about any given issue will benefit from a closer working relationship between the Church and Jewish leaders from the broadest possible spectrum of ideologies and denominations.

We aren't exactly talking about the same things 1) when I speak of the evangelical church I'm not talking about Church of Christ or half the Baptists but rather the large non-denoms along with certain charismatic / pentacostal denominations.

In the NRSV, which my denomination uses, and as also used the by the SBC, states a little better: «You shall not make any gashes in your flesh for the dead or tattoo any marks upon you: I am the Lord» Please note: there are two separate items and the part about tattoo is upon you not the dead.

Patriarchae, my point is that Pastor Jeffers» comments about Mormonism perfectly exemplifies the main problem with the hundreds upon hundreds upon hundreds of Protestant denominations (most of whom can not agree on the time of day much less matters theological).

Which Christian denomination they fall into matters just about as much as whether they're Team Jacob or Team Edward.

photog: If you are talking about Christians (i.e., Catholics and Protestants of various denominations), then I can safely say that I, personally, have never met a single one that does NOT believe that Jesus was the son of God, nor have I ever heard of one.

Doris, everything about kermie just SCREAMS «Southern Baptist,» the world's largest denomination of fake Christians...

Nevertheless, Christians must be concerned about the church, and quite specifically about those particular denominations and congregations with which they are involved.

Doesn't the very existence of tens of thousands of Protestant denominations suggest that there may be thousands of opinions about what the Bible teaches?

Pastors from different denominations disagree about how to respond to refugees, according to LifeWay Research.

Third, I saw that as the denomination overall declined, instead of drawing together, its leaders became more intense about their differences.

Books and articles are still written about the major contributions of particular religious figures such as Jonathan Mayhew, the great Boston Puritan preacher, or the overall contributions of each of the particular denominations from the Baptists to the Roman Catholics.

Overall, about 44 percent of the 762,000 refugees resettled in America since 2003 are Christians, hailing from different countries by denomination.

'» All in all, the book makes fascinating reading, and should be studied by those who want to discover more about the present configurations of marriage among Christians of all denominations.

After having spent a year with the Church of South India, which had united Anglicans and Protestants of several denominations, I was enthusiastic about church unity.

What about the fact that there were «more important lines of differentiation within any of the recognized Protestant denominations than between them,» as the then - current fundamentalist - modernist struggles made all too vividly clear.

All three of these ideas» the ultimate possession of the transformed earth by the physically resurrected saints, the explicit prophecies about Christ by pre-Christian prophets, and the deification of man as the ultimate goal of salvation through Christ» are ideas for which Mormons are still deemed un-Christian, because they are distinct from the teachings of most Protestant denominations.

And, finally, they have just about the same rules of my denomination - but they do seem a lot happier about them!

Second, you couldnt be more wrong about your interpretation of Charles» denomination.

I speak from my own experience, because, while there is much I love and appreciate about mainline denominations, when I visit, I always leave feeling like something's missing.

The proliferation of religion or religious denomination is brought about the discontent on all religion or religious denimination because it is being run by humans capable of sins.

You were serious about dismissing a whole denomination of Christianity.

• Fact # 3: While on the topic of distinctives, you might find it odd that, while speaking at the Assemblies of God Theological Seminary on the subject of the «Future of Church and Mission,» I briefly mentioned the important of doctinal distinctives (and talked about my own denominations distinctives).

Clergy will sit on denominational committees, read denominational publications, worry about the policies and public pronouncements of their denominations, and look to denominational networks for new jobs and promotions.

For almost the last 3 millennia, man has been shackled to an outdated, antique, donkey - and - cart theology, worshiping a God that could care less about religion, and even less about which denomination you belong to.

In bringing about one of the great ecumenical goals — multilateral and bilateral conversations between denominations developing a common confession of faith — the UCC may have a Reformation role to play today.

Other Christians vigorously defend the older understanding, and even argue that the reason the mainline denominations have declined is because they've grown soft about it.

It is hard to say why clergy from theologically conservative denominations do not preach more about sanctity - of - life issues or religious liberty.

He's never spoken about ones (as far as I know) with Christyians all coming in from different denominations.

It's something that churches of all denominations have been investing in, but Mez McConnell, senior pastor of Niddrie Community Church in Edinburgh, Scotland and author of Church in Hard Places (Crossway Books, 2016) has questions about the results of such ministries.

Baptists as a whole, including several smaller denominations, sponsor about 4,000 Scouting units representing 100,000 youths.

«it was only when religious belief was removed from the realm of «fact» to that of «value», about which individuals were free to differ, that a societal system could evolve in which a multiplicity of denominations could exist side by side and have equal rights.»

Also, the point David was making about rights was that the more conservative denominations enjoy the right to be welcomed and affirmed without question, while this is often not the case with LGBT people.

Furthermore, White Mainline Protestants and Black Protestants were considerably less likely than other denominations to hear about either religious liberty, abortion, or homosexuality.

HAHAH there are about 38,000 different Christian denominations or sects.

I called my self a lifetime member and that's true as much as it can be for someone my age since the denomination came into being about 1959 but is much older than that.

The church has developed the bad habit of talking about this group as if it is a problem for the denomination.

I've seen people move denominations to avoid thinking about issues they are uncomfortable about, such as the inclusion of gay Christians.

The Anglican Communion - of which the Church of England is the British branch - is the world's third - largest Christian denomination, with about 77 million members worldwide.

You can disagree on what color to paint the kitchen, the best school for your kids, and even about which church denomination or political party is best.

We hear a lot of talk about how denominations are bad, and church splits are bad.