Sentences with phrase «say the church maintains»

Leaders say the church maintains a firm political neutrality.

Not exact matches

It is therefore quite significant that a recent article by Bultmann seems to be by implication a defence of Ksemarm's position against an initial criticism by the Barthian Hermann Diem: Diem had maintained that when all is said and done Käsemann has presented Jesus as only proclaiming «general religious and moral truths» about «the freedom of the children of God», rather than a message in continuity with the Church's kerygma.

Some are severe (others would say strident) indictments of the leadership of the Catholic Church, maintaining his reputation as, in his own words, «a loud - mouthed Irish priest.»

«We have tried to maintain a dialog, at least with the churches and the Christians in the country, because we want them to know that America isn't their enemy, we are their friend and we want peace,» Graham said in the interview.

I say to you candidly, as I have said before, I have never found a man, be he Methodist or be he non-Methodist, willing to contribute to our work here who has not endorsed a liberal Christian policy in the administration of affairs... I have never denied our Methodist allegiance, I have never denied our Methodist history, but I have maintained that, greater than Methodism was the cause of Christ and that the call for service in His name was greater than the call to the service of the Church.

Yes, by all means, let us maintain, undergird, and strengthen our precious Baptist distinctives: our commitment to a regenerate church membership, believers» baptism by immersion in the name of the triune God, our stand for unfettered religious liberty, and all the rest» but let us do this not so that people will say how great the Baptists are but rather what a great Savior the Baptists have, what a great God they serve.

Perhaps the kinds of studies that have been made of the art of administration, of the relations of policy and administration, of organization and management in other: spheres will be carried forward into the sphere of the Church and may show how much the pastoral director of our time, as pastoral preacher, teacher, counselor and leader of worship has also become the democratic pastoral administrator, that is to say, a man charged with the responsibility and given the authority to hold in balance, to invigorate and to maintain communication among a host of activities and their responsible leaders, all directed toward a common end.

At the same time, it must be said that this work is a significant study in the nature of the church because the position is maintained that the church is not just another organization, it is the Body of Christ.

While maintaining that the Church has not contradicted its teaching on usury, I do not think we can say the banking system itself is intrinsically sinful or evil, although it may be misused by men driven solely by materialism and profit.

Yet members of both churches have maintained an abiding — some might say excessive — interest in their shared early history.

He refers to 1 Corinthians 6, a passage in which the apostle Paul admonishes couples in the Corinthian church not to deny intimacy to one another, but which says nothing about women maintaining a certain level of beauty in order to please their husbands.

T.M.Philip's essay in it on «A History of Baptismal Practices and Theologies» points to a wide variety of practice and understanding that existed in the churches from NT times and says that the historical perspective would help us «to maintain a certain flexibility and openness in the light of the new questions and challenges presented by our present historical situation».

«It must be reiterated that, in the Church, when accusations are made against a cardinal, competency falls exclusively to the pope; other parties may have a consultative function, while always maintaining due respect for persons,» the statement said.

For example, Pinnock says that evangelicals seek to maintain doctrinal continuity with the apostles and the early church while liberals work inductively from contemporary experience (13).

The Church says that sex is for procreation and to create and maintain intimacy in a marriage.

Many of those outraged by the allegations against Penn State, including that Paterno had reportedly been told about the abuse but declined to notify authorities, have pointed a finger at what they say was the school's and its football program's commitment to maintaining a sterling public image, drawing parallels to the church.

I do agree with what you say Jeremy and also what Sam said about the way Church accuses people to maintain there satanic control, as we know accusation comes from the accuser himself.

The Archbishop who presides over a church membership of over 100,000 said the exposure to an unsustainable lifestyle, forces the politician to «do everything to maintain that lifestyle».

He illustrates the idea with a telling, if somewhat impractical example: «The permafrost, which has more carbon than all the rainforests put together, is at risk just by simple thawing, and a large herbivore like a mammoth could maintain it for another few decades against global warming,» Church says.

The study reveals how difficult it is not only to create a multiracial congregation, but also to maintain a thriving church or synagogue of more than one race, said Baylor sociologist Brandon C. Martinez, the study's lead author.

but what I'm saying is that we need to «preserve the faith while reforming the church,» maintain our principles but alter how they are delivered.