Sentences with phrase «of particular churches»

I speak as one who has a special interest in the strength of a particular ecumenical seminary, but also as one who knows that he, too, has both a stake in and responsibility for the life of particular churches.

Whereas European Protestantism was largely shaped by state support of particular churches and adjustment to the needs of other religious groups, American Protestantism was largely shaped by autonomous churches.

In this way the church catholic emerges from the reform of the particular churches.

Modesty has undeniably enjoyed front - page headline status in Christian conversations about sexuality for decades, almost irrespective of particular church tradition.

I felt that the pastor was using the opportunity to publicly acknowledge the importance of a particular church member.

The first change, enacted by Christians without any intention of extinguishing or even compromising the Christian character of the college or university, consisted in muting all overt claims of the academic institution to be functioning as a limb of a particular church.

The «orthodox» theologian, for example, is content to find sufficient warrants and backings for his or her theological statements in the «beliefs» of a particular church tradition.

I doubt the sincerity and the doctrine of this particular church.

It is neither right nor wrong to be in or out of a particular church community: it is the point you have reached.

What is the purpose of our particular church?

With regard to the second problem, namely, an agreement on «Tradition» (with a capital T), its hermeneutical assessment, and its binding force, it is desirable that the Tradition of the as yet undivided Church of the first millennium, especially its Christological and Trinitarian doctrinal decrees and its status as a communio ecclesiarum, be given priority over the later confessional developments of a particular Church.

Bruce Reed, based at the Grubb Institute, and his American associate Barry Evans probe the psychology of members of a congregation and advance hypotheses about behavioral dynamics characteristic of a particular church to determine its «primary task — its normative function in the community» (Dudley, Building Effective Ministry, 38).

Nothing that gay people do outside of your particular church is any business of yours.

When prophecy (self - styled) is institutionalized in modern organizations, the end result is that the only people who are eagerly awaiting the next solemnly launched position of a particular church organization are the bureaucrats in the other organization down the block.

Saying that you are a member of a particular church, or that you attend church with a certain frequency, or that you see religion as important does not necessarily indicate that you are a truly religious person.

Knowledge about individual community leaders, the history and development of a town, the way decisions are made in its institutions and social groups, the deals being made in the world of politics and business, the norms and values in the arts and sciences, the presuppositions and operational concepts of the professions — this is grist for the mill of a core group which has the responsibility of planning strategy for the mission of a particular church in an American community.

Consequently, it is the role of every particular church's theologians, pastors, and educators to reflect upon this tradition and remind the wider church of its importance.

If it is granted that there is no theological or institutional way to guarantee that church and ministry will not fall into ideological captivity, should not a theological picture of ministry more powerfully include ways in which the ultimate purpose of ministry can and must set it in tension with the concrete actuality of a particular church community at a particular time?

No mention is made, either in section three or section four, of the cleric's right to request excardination - for his own good, or that of a particular Church (c. 270).

Am I the only one who is skeptical about the ulterior motives of this particular church?

Justice Rehnquist today suggests that we abandon Lemon entirely, and in the process limit the reach of the Establishment Clause to state discrimination between sects and government designation of a particular church as a «state» or «national» one.

Also, some companies might give a scholarship because a student is a member of a particular church while some companies reward scholarships to employees» children.

However, unlike Engaged Encounter, these offerings can be quite varied, community to community, and depend on the interests and resources of the particular church or religious personnel involved.

Most ministries are open to people of all faiths and denominations, not just attendees of a particular church.

Not exact matches

This particular church is a «breakaway faction» of South Korea's Unification Church, which is widely regarded as a cult, according to the Associated church is a «breakaway faction» of South Korea's Unification Church, which is widely regarded as a cult, according to the Associated Church, which is widely regarded as a cult, according to the Associated Press.

We can be capable of being religious without belonging to any particular church.

The topics and texts include some esoteric items, such as the ranking of churches and discussion about a common calendar; but they also include problems that emerge from adapting an ancient faith to a modern reality — like precepts of fasting and, in particular, regulations of marriage in a multicultural and interreligious world.

I await confirmation from the researchers at Think Progress, but I suspect that the religious right's obsession with morays in particular and eels in general, derives not from the canonical Book of Job but from the non-canonical early church writing, The Epistle of Barnabas, which in verse 10:5 reads:

In this respect the new orthodoxy is very much like earlier forms of orthodoxy that sought to serve the church from within a very particular confessional stance.

She cites John's emphasis on personal faith, de-emphasis of high offices, and prioritization of Christology as ways in which this particular gospel has deeply influenced low - church liturgical practices.

Nor would I want to be cut off from the broader church community, only able to fellowship with those with whom I shared one particular belief because of my orientation.

The theme was a particular concession to the historic emphases of the Orthodox churches.

In particular, the LCMS, along with its sister church, Lutheran Church — Canada (LCC), has developed good relations with the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), publishing last year a joint statement rejoicing that they can «jointly affirm core teachings (articles) of the Christian faith shared by our church bodies.&church, Lutheran Church — Canada (LCC), has developed good relations with the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), publishing last year a joint statement rejoicing that they can «jointly affirm core teachings (articles) of the Christian faith shared by our church bodies.&Church — Canada (LCC), has developed good relations with the Anglican Church in North America (ACNA), publishing last year a joint statement rejoicing that they can «jointly affirm core teachings (articles) of the Christian faith shared by our church bodies.&Church in North America (ACNA), publishing last year a joint statement rejoicing that they can «jointly affirm core teachings (articles) of the Christian faith shared by our church bodies.&church bodies.»

The trigger words are «resisting the Holy Spirit» — the ideology in this particular Church is based on outward signs of physical evidence of the Spirit of God, instead of the fruits of the Spirit, as proof of the Holy Spirit.

There are so many things that have faced human society that were completely incomprehensible to the original disciples and apostles, the early church, and yet the church endures, the church survives because the Gospel isn't tied to one particular time in history, one particular school of thought, one particular framework.

Moreover, while not addressed in this particular paper, the innovative actions of some LWF churches regarding the ordained ministry in recent years have sown disunity both internally and externally.

Substantially, Gahl says: In the moment in which the penitent confesses a behavior that constitutes gravely sinful matter, committed without full consciousness and deliberate consent, the confessor will explain to him the doctrine of the Church regarding his particular problem and will refuse to impart absolution if the penitent will not commit himself in the future to avoid that behavior.

The problem for the Catholic believer in particular is precisely the claim of the Catholic Church to be a catholic church — not a culture or a heritage, but the mystical bride of Christ — a universal and eternal possibility for conveChurch to be a catholic church — not a culture or a heritage, but the mystical bride of Christ — a universal and eternal possibility for convechurch — not a culture or a heritage, but the mystical bride of Christ — a universal and eternal possibility for conversion.

Just because a particular church has more members than another doesn't mean that all members of that church are saved.

The Catholic Church has rejected criticism over plans to remove the cap on the number of children from one particular faith that a school can select.

In particular, the movement of some LWF churches to break with the Church's historic understanding of Scripture and natural law by blessing same - sex marriages and ordaining homosexual ministers has led to division within the Lutheran World Federation and strained relations with ecumenical partners.

And those gods were an astrological parody for worship of THE SUN... You know that big bright hydrogen fusion machine in the sky that the church once believed orbited the Earth... See the only way to truly be religious and in particular a Christian is to not ask questions.

I am not a particular defender of the Catholic Church but we need t be fair.

The second discusses the church in particular areas of the world from 1800 - 1990.

I consider myself a «Christ Follower» as opposed to one of a particular religion (my reason is, the church never saved anyone.

They belong to organized churches that teach a particular point of view on the New Testament without taking the whole into consideration.

Can't be a Christian without belonging to the Church (by which I mean the community of all faithful people, not any particular denomination — sorry Rome).

All Christians ever since, whether they are Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, Protestant, or Free Church, have agreed on the central doctrinal statements expressed in this particular statement of faith.

Most disagree with the practices, interpretation and doctrine of the other sects and many consider anyone who isn't in their particular church as «not true Christians».

Protestantism in particular could not surrender the claim to be a Volkskirche, a true national church and the spiritual custodian of the German people.