Sentences with phrase «new statement of faith»

And in 1990, Presbyterians promulgated a new statement of faith that declares God to be both Father and Mother.

Right now we need new statements of faith like a hole in the head.

Since the Reformation was great in stating its faith, there are many Protestants who think we are most Protestant when we issue new statements of faith in order to manifest what Christianity is all about.

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Evangelii gaudium, which followed a 2012 Synod of Bishops meeting on «The New Evangelization for the Transmission of the Christian Faith,» has long been seen as a sweeping statement of Francis's agenda.

The appearance of the Baptism, Eucharist, and Ministry agreement of the World Council of Churches» Faith and Order Commission, the theological consensus statement of the Consultation on Church Union (COCU), and the proliferation of local ecumenical efforts in countless places offer new possibilities for effective unity.

The controversial head of a Muslim congregation in New York announced the launch of a «multinational, multifaith movement» meant to improve understanding and build trust between «people of all cultures and faith traditions,» according to a statement released Tuesday.

Questions have been asked about the consistency of The Rev. Vosper in regard to her public statements as opposed to her public professions of faith and belief at the time of her ordination and every single time she was covenanted into a new pastoral relationship, including in 1997 with her current congregation.

A new study from the Institute for Social Policy and Understanding found 30 percent of Muslims agreed with the statement «I believe my faith community is more prone to negative behavior than other faith communities.»

And Martin, yes we should persevere and not give new believers the impression «there is no fight of faith» and «we do nt have to do our part» by a glib statement «once saved always saved».

The school's Board of Trustees last fall adopted the pledge, along with a statement of faith, after new president Don Dowless arrived.

While John Lennon and Oprah Winfrey would surely love this «statement of faith», isn't it somewhat disingenuous for someone with your theological education to suggest that this could in any way be considered a New Testament church or that starting an «Open Circle» is «church planting»?

Three of the high - water marks of 20th - century ecumenism reflect this dominance: the WCC's New Delhi statement on «the unity we seek» (1961), Vatican II's Unitatis redintegratio (Decree on Ecumenism, 1964) and the WCC's Faith and Order document Baptism, Eucharist, and Ministry, which, though not given its finishing touches until just before its publication in 1982, reflects in its substance agreements that had been reached a decade or more earlier.

Some of Ellul's sociological books include brief but clear statements of his Christian hope (Changer de révolution) or veiled references to the Christian faith as the only conceivable way out of the tunnel his books describe (Autopsy of Revolution, The New Demons).

The closing words of Bertrand Russell's classic statement of atheistic faith, A Man's Worship in Mysticism and Logic, and Other Essays (New York: Barnes & Noble, Inc., 1954).

Occurring as it does in the context of a review of one of the most spectacularly successful empirical historical investigations in the whole field of life of Christ research, it is clear evidence of a tendency of the «new hermeneutic» to blur the distinction between statements possible on the basis of academic historical research and statements possible only on the basis of faith.

This is potentially at odds with Mr Gove's previous statement that «I do not believe that the Government's policy of promoting autonomy, encouraging schools to convert to Academy status and establishing new Free Schools and Academies will alter the balance between faith and non-faith schools in this country.»

Among the questions: what is working, and not working, in the Build it Back program, the mayor's reaction to a report that a family he visited in the Arverne section of Rockaway is «getting close» to losing faith in the mayor, the scope / number of people still directly affected by Sandy, whether his weekend trip to Pennsylvania involved a meeting with the consultants running the Build it Back program, whether he stands by statements he made during a September visit to Far Rockaway's St. Mary Star of the Sea, whether the Bloomberg administration allocated enough money to housing from the first tranch of federal assistance, whether he agrees with Oddo's idea of acquiring land for redevelopment, the role of Michael DeLoach in Build it Back, whether New Yorkers should be concerned that they may lose desirable options under Build it Back after de Blasio completes his review and issues on elevation of existing structures v. new constructiNew Yorkers should be concerned that they may lose desirable options under Build it Back after de Blasio completes his review and issues on elevation of existing structures v. new constructinew construction.

«New York is taking aggressive action to restore the people's faith in government and increase accountability and transparency in the electoral process,» Cuomo said in a statement announcing his signing of the bill.

«New Yorkers have lost faith in state government to make decisions without using the interest and influence of those who do business with the state,» the good government groups said in a statement.

«With growing numbers of New Yorkers losing faith in our democratic process, it's more important than ever that we shine a bright light on Albany,» Krueger said in a statement.

We have great faith both in New York and in the tremendous value of this superb iconic property,» said Rob Speyer, senior managing director and son of founder / CEO Jerry Speyer, in a statement.