Sentences with phrase «as head of a church»

«Through the ordained ministry, especially that of bishops and priests, the presence of Christ as head of the Church is made visible in the midst of the community of believers.

Maybe hated the Church of England with the Royal Crown as the head of the church....

While as a man, Jesus could only be in one place at one time, as the Head of the church, Jesus can be wherever there are members of His body, the church.

Thomas More, who is beheaded at the end of Wolf Hall, famously opposed Henry's divorce, remarriage, and presumptive title as Head of the Church in England.

He found that both groups strongly prefer a male as head of a church staff.

Henry did not FIRE the Pope; he was excommunicated from the Roman Catholic church and set himself up as the head of the Church of England.

Rather, Christ, as the Head of the church, fills the church with blessings.

He didn't specify if that was the Prophet who serves as head of the Church and who speaks directly with God.

When one of them asked her how she could possibly acknowledge the Pope as head of the Church.

The apostle Paul did not say, select a man on earth, or a national board and then appoint him or them as head of the church?

The pope has stolen Christ's office as head of the Church.

Peter recognised Christ, and Christ recognised him as head of the Church.

But in fact the reason for his martyrdom can not be confined only to the refusal of recognizing the king as the head of the Church of England.

We also see how St. Peter was regarded as the head of the Church when St. Paul, «Went up to Jerusalem to confer with Kephas [Peter] and remained with him fifteen days.»

However, a Catholic would still not be able to sit on the throne, because the monarch also acts as head of the Church of England.

Left out of your mostly - thoroughgoing discussion of the topic is the monarch's legal position as the head of the Church of England, a position that prevents the monarch from ever marrying a Roman Catholic, let alone a HIndu or Muslim, all of which are minorities effectively marginalized by the monarchy.

As the head of the Church of England, the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams carries a great deal of influence.

Not exact matches

French actress Clotilde Courau looks over the shoulder of her new husband Emanuele Filiberto, the head of the Royal House of Savoy, as they leave their wedding, which was held at Rome's elite Santa Maria degli Angeli church on September 25, 2003, in Rome, Italy.

Church launched MacroFab after enduring similar pain manufacturing a time - lapse security camera as head of another company he founded, Dynamic Perception.

Religion News Service: Poll: Queen should remain head of the Church of England Nearly three - quarters of people in England believe Queen Elizabeth II should retain her position as titular head of the Church of England, according to an opinion poll commissioned by Britain's largest television and radio broadcaster.

Oh, and remember, Pope Benedict's last job before his promotion was head of the body of the Roman Catholic Church that we lovingly used to refer to as the Inquisition!

The movement's website features personal stories of women who are usually the only head coverers in their churches, as well as arguments from scripture to support the practice.

The First Vatican Council included language like (the Pope) «is the true vicar of Christ and head of the whole Church and faith, and teacher of all Christians; and that to him was handed down in blessed Peter, by our Lord Jesus Christ, full power to...» This transfer of power depends on the Roman Church's understanding of the Office of the Keys which I do not agree with, but their statements make it clear that the Pope's authority as the Roman Church understands it is derived from Christ's.

They do not deny that Christ is in all things head of the Church, they've simply interposed the Pope as his representative.

The Founding Fathers just wanted to avoid the head of the government also being the head of the Church as it still is in England.

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

Some of the same churches I've been to, You left some out, tho... only if she wears a head covering... as long as she doesn't wear makeup or jewelry (wedding ring and denominational pin excepted)... no peep toe shoes, especially with toenail polish... if what she is doing gets bigger than what the men are doing, she's out (Thats a real big one)... only if she'll do it on a volunteer basis and never expects an honorarium, even if she speaks at the main Sunday service.

We relate best to God as we relate to a male and therefore God's bride the church best relates to the male head of the church, but only as long as the male is focused on his responsibility of care for the church.

For Evangelicals, the Church as the one body of Christ extending through space and time includes all the redeemed of all the ages and all on earth in every era who have come to living faith in the body's living Head.

«The husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church.»

Eph 5:23 -» For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.»

Ya know, as much of an idiot as Obama has proven himself to be over the last four years, a Republican with a good head on their shoulders could easily take the office next year... that being said... these Republican idiots that are currently throwing their hat in the ring for the presidency have forgoten the importance of separation of church and state.

He is the actual and symbolic successor to St. Peter, the Head of the Church as appointed by Jesus Christ himself.

The Pope is not infallible as a man or as the head of the Roman Catholic Church.

As the head of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, he now talks as if the churches do not have any conceivable role in American public lifAs the head of Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, he now talks as if the churches do not have any conceivable role in American public lifas if the churches do not have any conceivable role in American public life.

Eph 1:22,23 - «And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.»

5oo, ooo priests for 1.2 billion Catholics - There is the answer to why the abusing priests were tolerated.The conclave elected exactly who they wanted to be Pope - Someone who would not rock the boat.I believe Pope Benedict was advised to retire in light of the Federal indictment pending so this would not involve a standing Pope and the possiblity of him being found guilty.I further think this new election of Pope will allow the Church to change it's stance on the very controvertial issues the Church is facing ie.female priests being one, the decisions appearing more acceptable coming from a new head as opposed to reversed stance of standing Pope.This decision to retire, in the Churchs» view I believe is damage control and not neccessarily Pope Benedict's desire.If looked at for what it is - A very slick maneuver indeed.

I just know a lot of church members that would knock you're head clean off is you referred to him as «Joey».

The African reality of a wholistic as opposed to a secular and a sacred life, the place of the black church as sole as well as «soul» refuge during slavery, and the gift of oratory made the preacher the symbolic head and heart of his people.

It's different with the priest, he mirrors Jesus Christ, in Our Lord's office as Head and Bridegroom of the Church, and that is a much deeper identification.

And so, that which is true of Christ as regards the Church, and true of a husband as regards his wife, is also true of anyone who is «head» or has authority: it is a leadership of service and self - sacrifice.

Most of my childhood and teenage years as a neo-charismatic Christian in western Canada can be characterized by an almost identical exercise: a big American name comes to Canada to Reach Canada for Christ ™, plant a church, and then in rather short order, heads back over the border, usually while blaming us for the failure.

The concept of once saved always saved takes a bit to get your head around but Gods grace is greater than our sin and greater than our good works it just takes faith in Jesus Christ to recieve Gods grace.In saying that to continue to sin as a christian is like playing with fire you will be burnt.Paul talks of the sexual immorality in corinthian church of the son and father that were sleeping with the same wife they were excommunicated from the church the members were not allowed to even eat with them until they repented.There are consequences for our actions.The other side to this is that if you continue to sin as a christian you are not walking by faith but walking by the flesh and are really backsliding.In the backslidden state you also become powerless and open to attack by satan as long as we walk in the flesh he can influence us to get worse not better.If we are walking in Christ satan may still try to tempt us but we are empowered by the holy spirit and overcome him and our faith increases.Both are saved by grace but one is powerless because of sin versus saved but an overcomer having been set free from sin i think this is what Paul was trying to explain.It is better to be an overcomer than overcome by sin.brentnz

What is less clear to me is why complementarians like Keller insist that that 1 Timothy 2:12 is a part of biblical womanhood, but Acts 2 is not; why the presence of twelve male disciples implies restrictions on female leadership, but the presence of the apostle Junia is inconsequential; why the Greco - Roman household codes represent God's ideal familial structure for husbands and wives, but not for slaves and masters; why the apostle Paul's instructions to Timothy about Ephesian women teaching in the church are universally applicable, but his instructions to Corinthian women regarding head coverings are culturally conditioned (even though Paul uses the same line of argumentation — appealing the creation narrative — to support both); why the poetry of Proverbs 31 is often applied prescriptively and other poetry is not; why Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob represent the supremecy of male leadership while Deborah and Huldah and Miriam are mere exceptions to the rule; why «wives submit to your husbands» carries more weight than «submit one to another»; why the laws of the Old Testament are treated as irrelevant in one moment, but important enough to display in public courthouses and schools the next; why a feminist reading of the text represents a capitulation to culture but a reading that turns an ancient Near Eastern text into an apologetic for the post-Industrial Revolution nuclear family is not; why the curse of Genesis 3 has the final word on gender relationships rather than the new creation that began at the resurrection.

It turns out that Jeffs, 55 and serving a life - plus -20-year prison sentence, is likely to be replaced as head of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS) in the relative near term, even if he survives for decades to come.

Perhaps the visual notion of the ascension is the movement of the Christ to the place at the head of the table as our great high priest, the head of the true state that is the church, the body of Christ of which Christians are all parts.

Kirk maintains they are necessarily male (and Jewish) because they are «a proleptic [anticipatory] symbol of the coming kingdom», a divine reconstruction of the twelve tribes of Israel, founded on the twelve sons of Jacob; although he adds this does not preclude «the possibility that Jesus has other ends in mind... a church with Peter at its head and the twelve apostles as the foundation stones of its order and authority» (p. 43).

«The second person of the Trinity is revealed as the eternal Son not daughter; the Father and the Son create man and woman in His image and give them the name man, the name of the male... God appoints all the priests in the Old Testament to be men; the Son of God came into the world to be a man; He chose 12 men to be His apostles; the apostles appointed that the overseers of the Church be men; and when it came to marriage they taught that the husband should be the head.»

Christians should, given their tradition, be inclined to find sense in body language, not only because of the resurrection of the body but also because of the bread and wine of the eucharist as the body and blood of Christ, and the church as the body with Christ as its head.

In the church, people of Candace Cameron Bure's doctrinal slant tend to point towards a few passages of Scripture (particularly Ephesians 5:22 - 24, Colossians 3:18 - 19, and 1 Peter 3:1 - 2) as justification for the the idea of a husband as absolute head of the home with his wife in submission to his leadership.