Sentences with phrase «church practice»

One of the things he said near the end of our conversation was something he finds himself praying as he gets involved in church practices that he doesn't quite agree with.

It is believed to have been written by a collection of unknown authors some time between the first and second century and contains straightforward guidance on early church practices and ethics.

This is not to put church practice on a par with Scripture.

I believe that all churches should at least hear the questions and try to find ways to answer them from sound biblical theology and through good church practices.

First, water baptism is a traditional church practice.

Then traditions of cultures had a way of getting into church practice.

But if you can get past that, the book will encourage you to ask questions about church that you may have never asked, and to see certain church practices from new perspectives.

Ask Why 7 times to discover if a certain church practice should be continued or not.

Or, maybe if the leaders of the Catholic church practiced moral behavior, they would at least have a leg to stand on when it comes to criticizing the behavior of others?

Right doctrine and right church practices, while important, do not in and of themselves make a church a healthy community, or a faithful witness to the surrounding area.

During the search, I would find that most churches had the same problem: a practical disconnect between church practices and the need to love my direct neighbor.

I'm simply saying, if you're not Christian how much is your opinion on church practice actually worth?

To continue with church practices that intertwine government marriage with Christian marriage will implicate the Church in a false definition of marriage.

Finally, the extensive description of Paul's ministry which is found in Acts, as well as the mention of current church practice within his epistles, shows Paul's attitude toward women through his action (cf. Acts 16:13; 17:4; Tit.

And when we understand how and why Jesus and the early church practiced baptism and communion, we will see that such practices are not required or necessary today.

The implications of this for church practice include a new sense of the participatory style of liturgy, an emphasis upon the freshness of statement, the continual working out of the expressive forms of church understanding, and the rejection of all forms of performer and spectator mentalities.

I speak throughout Canada and internationally to churches, conferences, women's groups, universities, and workshops on topics ranging from spiritual formation, a sacramental view of living, being a Christian feminist, the ways that we can navigate change throughout our faith journey, the embrace of ancient church practices as a charismatic Christian, writing, social justice, and many other topics.

One thousand plus footnotes later, we leave it up to the reader to decide if our accepted church practices are a development or a departure from what we find in the NT regarding the church.

As I noted in the post, it truly was an amalgamation of my experiences as well as the experiences of many of my friends and contemporaries within traditional church practices directed for the little ladies.

Let the LDS Church practice their faith and their belief in the teachings of Jesus.

The signers pledged to offer one another a network of mutual support» as they celebrate instances of faithfulness in their various churches and challenge church practices that «presume a smooth fit between killing and discipleship.»

This has remained part of the fabric of society for some generations after church practices and beliefs ceased to engage the whole of society.

Thus Alyosha Karamazov, precisely because he takes Christ literally, is a fool, even by the standards of organized church practices.

So much so that whenever we open our Bibles, we automatically read our current church practices back into the text.»

I read and underlined all of the books, downloaded podcasts, I wrote and waxed philosophic about discipleship, about the theology of place, about community, sustainability, intentional organic church practices, justice, mercy, redemption, I was seeking an active and inclusive living out of the Jesus - life I knew right now.

Instead, I'm interested in knowing what actions the Mormon church practices as of now that makes it so evil.

It is a biblically grounded and theologically intentional effort to rethink and reform church practice for the 21st century.

Or it might force mainline pastors like me patiently to explain precisely why this view of the world conflicts with scripture and orthodox teaching in ways that lead to contorted lives and twisted church practice.

«The behaviour and actions of Tim Davis during this period are in no way reflective of acceptable church practice.

Church practices sometimes adopted symbols and customs that arose out of our natural environment but seldom were they integrated with the mainstream thinking or practice.

Unfortunately, this problem has its roots in church practices of accepting homosexual males into the priesthood, hence the almost unilateral problem of males being abused by other males.

Wycliffe College's Ephraim Radner and Christopher Seitz, who drafted the pledge, write, «To continue with church practices that intertwine government marriage with Christian marriage will implicate the Church in a false definition of marriage.»

Our Spirit led initiatives have been replaced by best church practices from around the country.

New Greek manuscripts were recently discovered which shed light on how the early church practiced their Christianity.

It is not a solvent of ecclesial Christianity but an affirmation of churchly piety and the foundation of a thoroughly catholic church practice.

I found the book immensely helpful in unmasking some of the history behind traditional church practices, but I wish the authors had fleshed out the concept of «an organic church» a bit more.

How about reading «Pagan Christianity» Frank Viola & G. Barna... this book provides a well researched history on how much pagan practice applies to current church practice.

But until you see those things incorporated into church practices in lieu of prejudice, discrimination, and intolerance for others for who they are and the way they were born, they will Never see people return again!

Learn the biblical definition of the church and discover how you can live in unity and love other Christians no matter what type of church they practice.

My church practices an «open table» form of Communion, meaning anyone is welcome.

Simply having diverse congregations without addressing the weightier matters of social justice and structural racism is not better church practice.

Never one to shy away from the hard questions, Bessey engages critically with Scripture and church practices that are often used against full equality and shares how following Jesus made a feminist out of her.

The success of the EP and other followers of Hauerwas in incarnating his ideas in church practice may finally determine his «success» as an academic.

It is possible to extend the idea of sacrament beyond the traditional limits in church practice to include any object or act which evokes deep religious feeling.