Sentences with phrase «by other denominations»

Initiated by the UCC and endorsed by other denominations and faith groups, thousands of people of every Christian perspective — and people who are not Christians — have benefited from this opportunity to become more conscious and conscientious in their daily lives.

Not exact matches

By «other Christians» I think people are referring to the moderates who belong to nonConservative, nonRight Wing, denominations who don't thump their bibles at everything they personally disagree with.

The demographic breakdown between the two denominations is difficult to assess and varies by source, but a good approximation is that greater than 75 % of the world's Muslims are Sunni and 10 — 20 % are Shia, [1][2] with most Shias belonging to the Twelver tradition and the rest divided between several other groups.

3rd, It's a little confusing that the adult entertainment industry, one of the most socially destructive industries there is, is highlighted but foster and adopt ministries, hospitals, schools, relief organizations, homeless ministries, special needs ministries, nursing home ministries, pregnancy crisis ministries, prison ministries and a host of other ministries, most often sponsored and run by the organized churches of multiple denominations, is ignored.

In a statement read out by Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi in September 2009, the Holy See stated «We know now that in the last 50 years somewhere between 1.5 % and 5 % of the Catholic clergy has been involved in s — exual abuse cases», adding that this figure was comparable with that of other groups and denominations.

Morrison had long supported the attainment of such unity, and he recognized the baptisms performed by all other Protestant denominations.

My question is this: what would it take for the American church at large (American church in this case meaning mainline denominations, other individual sects like the Mennonites with their huge variety of conservative to liberal congregations, nondenominational churches of all sizes mega and not, etc.) to make a concerted effort to call out abuse demonstrated by clergy in both church, public, and private settings?

Network sustaining - time programs, produced by networks in association with the Jewish Theological Seminary, the Roman Catholic Church, the National Council of Churches, and several other recognized faiths and denominations.

In comparing the UUA to other denominations, one is struck by the significant roles, paid as well as volunteer, assumed by the laity.

The phrases you use are identical to the phrases used by those in cults and denominations you would say are not Christian and muslims and followers of other religions.

Though produced by evangelical denominations, the programs reflected characteristics similar to other sustaining - time programming: they were low - key in their approach, they were moderate in their doctrine, and they often employed a dramatic format.

Grace tapping us on the shoulder... And so, I reminded those seven pastors specifically, including the man who introduced me to grace, that the kingdom of God was just like that exact moment in which sinners / saints are reconciled to God and to one another... In the end, their calling, and their value in the kingdom of God comes not from the approval of a denomination or of the other works, but in their having been come - and - gotten by God.

If he so chooses and his denomination does not reprimand him, he may elect to «freelance» either full - time (by creating a center that permits him to receive fees directly) or part - time (by working part of his time in a legitimate center that pays him a salary but does not forbid him to take fees from individuals for other hours).

Craig both seventh day and anglican are believers they are saved by faith in the death of Jesus Christ and they believe in the forgiveness of sins sactification and the resurection at Christs return.This is what i meant regarding theology one has to be careful otherwise you exclude groups of christians because some of there other theology may not be the same as ours.They still hold to the central truths of the bible but have differences ie like sabbaths or baptism but that does not mean they arent saved or are christians.What church denomination do you belong to if you mentioned jehovah witness or mormons that is a different story as they do nt believe that Jesus Christ is central to there faith they have relegated him to nothing more than a prophet so there is no salvation in those religions.brentnz

The identity of the local church is, in turn, strengthened by an awareness of sharing in larger circles of identity — the denomination, other branches of the mystical Body of Christ, and in the largest circle — the family of God.

And there are modern instances of nations enjoying the legitimacy provided them in a relationship with a single denomination, but they, being dependent on a church, are vulnerable to an inhibiting particularism.107 The strategy advocated by Rousseau, in other words, has not been commonly adopted.

Many current grads of theological schools have zero hope of landing a FTE job in their denomination, and must be content with part time work, supplemented by other vocational pursuits.

[4] The sacred writings of other spiritual traditions are referenced in varying degrees by the different authors and denominations.

Denominations show this pettiness and the Bible does speak against it — You are not saved by Peter, Paul (or any other apostle); You can only have one master.

Pursued vigorously, this process could eventually begin to meld the still - separate boards, agencies and other resources of the denominations into structures determined not by national organization charts but by the requirements of mission.

The now Wilsons WERE members of this church, and people join churches because they feel at home in a particular church, they believe the doctrines taught by that particular denomination, and other reasons, so evidently this couple felt at home in this church.

In most of the denominations there is still a considerable number of biblical literalists (self - styled conservatives but called fundamentalists by others) who refuse to accept the views of modern historical and textual scholarship as to the true meanings of the Bible.

By the way I am not Catholic or any other denomination, I am simply a Christian who lives in the Way, the Truth, and the Life of Jesus Christ.

Among the more than 200 professional staff members, 10 clergy representing the major denominations are at work side by side with psychiatrists, physicians, social workers, psychologists, nurses, and others.

He also skips over the part how Mormons believe all other religions and Christian denominations were / are inspired by Satan.

By the close of the nineteenth century, the Salvation Army, a Wesleyan denomination, was doing more for the poor in America than any other group.

The Faith Alive group in Southampton has in the past decade initiated Alpha courses, an ecumenical programme sharing ideas about leadership, formation and outreach methods with other denominations, a city guildhall event with a Catholic inspirational speaker and prayer teams, a city mission, an introductory programme for «new seekers», that is people interested in the Church and who might wish to continue with the RCIA, displays outside a church on a main road and a manned gazebo to provide information and resources to passers - by during the papal visit, and the Anchor catecheticscourse making use of the «way of beauty» for evangelising parishioners, seen as a primary target.

Between 1968 and 1971, church school enrollment of four other mainline denominations — the United Church of Christ, the Christian Church, and the two Presbyterian churches — dropped by 19.3 per cent.

That they are many in number is clear from the statements of purpose made by schools when they define to what end they are training ministers, and by other church organizations — denominations, councils, conferences, et cetera — when they justify their activities.

A court empowered to judge a statute's constitutionality by that court's own inference of the animus of the statute's sponsors is a court set free from any limitations on its power» its power, on the one hand, to strike down any law enacted with the political aid of believers, and its power, on the other hand, to move directly against churches and denominations that display a perceived animus in their teaching toward certain behavior.

Viewed from any other part of the world the differentiations between denominations which seem sharp enough in North America tend to fade away or, rather, are overshadowed by the family resemblances which bind the bulk of American Protestants together into a well - defined type as contrasted with Christian communities on other continents.

Continuing specialized ministries under church auspices have been maintained for many years by the Episcopal Church, a number of Lutheran bodies and most other denominations in greater or lesser degree.

When I read about Calvin and others ideas on what Gods Word says, the Arminian, Lytheran, Wesleyan, Unitarian and various Church denominations and their interpretations, particularly when they hang their whole idea on one part of the Bible to prove how right they are, it affirms what I have always thought since before I was saved by God as well as after that amazing act of grace on His part, that man values and honors the mind far above the heart.

So, as governments oversee matters of security, we will care for the hurting, calling Christians to embrace refugees through their denomination, congregation or other non-profits by providing for immediate and long - term needs, such as housing, food, clothing, employment, English language classes, and schooling for children.

In another I suggested that, since it seemed likely that little could be done to bring about reconciliation — the other party had left the church — and since the church remained a source of pain because it had failed to minister when the crisis erupted, the person might consider making a fresh start in her Christian life by seeking out a congregation of another denomination.

One submissive wife finally rebelled after ten years of marriage by joining a sectarian group which believes that other denominations are not legitimate forms of Christianity.

What if Jesus is saying here, «Look, you have been told by religious leaders that you have to DO this, or DO that, or BE this, or BE that, or BELIEVE this, or BELIEVE that, or even SAY you BELIEVE, DO, or ARE these things (or, if you belong to a different denomination, then you must BELIEVE, DO, or BE these other things instead of those)... but this ALL a sham!

That Protestantism and other religions will and ought to play a role in the creation of this new reality in American life would be argued for by most Christians; however, both the way this is to be done and the content of what should be done would be interpreted differently by various denominations.

The term «Christ,» on the other hand, makes it clear that the problem that he is dealing with is the teachings of Christianity, especially with respect to what various groups have meant by «following Christ,» For the same reason, I think, he deals primarily with leading Christian theologians, rather than with denominations or historical movements.

The new and awful discoveries made of the polluting and murderous nature of their superstitions, in writings of unquestioning authority, with the success of the missionary labours of the excellent men of other denominations already employed there, the committee think ought to be considered as special calls upon British Christians to increase the means of acquainting their natives of India with their divine religion; and to persevere in the glorious toil, until the name of Christ shall be sounded throughout the vast extent of our oriental dominion, and one God and Saviour shall be worshipped by every subject of the British throne.4

On the other hand, self - identified evangelicals are linked among themselves by a set of elective affinities, while belonging to a potpourri of Protestant denominations that display only a limited and variable concern about their own existence in institutional separation from one another, let alone from the Roman Catholic Church.

The groups that compose conservative Christendom are marked by distinctive theological stances and sociological dynamics as significant as those that distinguish other church traditions or those that separate evangelical groups from mainline denominations.

But as nearly every denomination in the United States faces declining membership and waning influence, Christians may need to get used to the idea of measuring significance by something other than money, fame, and power.

And when they came, the Holy Sepulchre was occupied by other Christian denominations,» said Israeli archaeologist Gabriel Barkay.

Then how can you say it is acceptable for a large portion of doctrine to be agreed upon by various denominations, but still disagree on others?

For example, in the presence of the advantage held by the paid - time religious programmers, several denominations which had previously cooperated with others in the common production of religious programs have now decided to compete on their own through the purchase of their own television stations, the production of their own programs, and the cultivation of their own audiences.

In a statement, read out by Archbishop Silvano Maria Tomasi in September 2009, the Holy See stated «We know now that in the last 50 years somewhere between 1.5 % and 5 % of the Catholic clergy has been involved in se - abuse cases,» adding that this figure was comparable with that of other groups and denominations.

Its attitudes are found in every branch of Christendom: the quest for negative status, the elevation of minor issues to a place of major importance, the use of social mores as a norm of virtue, the toleration of one's own prejudice but not the prejudice of others, the confusion of the church with a denomination, and the avoidance of prophetic scrutiny by using the Word of God as an instrument of self - security but not self - criticism.

Blame the corrupt men that run it but don't disparage the church itself, which was founded by Jesus Christ Himself and of which every other Christian denomination derives.

Jesus has always been God, he did not become a god by following the teachings of the Mormons, who believe God looks upon all denominations other than Mormons as an abomination.