Sentences with phrase «statements of the doctrine»

Thus, when James Petigru Boyce founded the first theological seminary among Southern Baptists in 1859, he required every professor in that institution to sign an explicit statement of doctrine pledging to teach «in accordance with, and not contrary to» the beliefs stated therein.

And, not least in importance, we look for any such statement of doctrine to make sense, to fit with our common sense.

(Except in some statements of the doctrine of incarnation — on which see the brief discussion in Chapter XIII).

In the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches there are clear statements of doctrine opposing ministry by persons with physical disabilities (and what is de jure in these two churches is de facto in Protestantism).

Both of these points, that early statements were based primarily on the narrative of Scripture and the behavior of believers, will become critical later in this chapter for understanding how we as twenty - first century followers of Jesus can stand up for the truth without the damaging and destructive statements of doctrine that have divided Christianity for so long.

Not exact matches

«Those statements are definitely relevant, because there's a longstanding doctrine that there can be laws or executive orders that on their face don't discriminative on the basis of race or religion but that is their motive — and if that is their motive, they can be struck down,» Ilya Somin, a George Mason University law professor, told CNN on Tuesday.

For example, in the latter days of the 2011 election campaign, as Jack Layton's orange wave was gathering momentum, Harper and then - Finance Minister Jim Flaherty jumped all over Mr. Layton for allegedly violating the sacrosanct principle of central bank independence. Layton had responded to a reporter's question about interest rates, indicating it would be better for Canada's economy if they stayed low. Harper and Flaherty denounced this statement violently, calling it a «rookie mistake» that threatened the independence of the Bank. Layton quickly issued a clarification confirming that he, too, accepted the doctrine of central bank independence.

belief: 1: acceptance by the mind that something is true or real, often underpinned by an emotional or spiritual sense of certainty 2: confidence that somebody or something is good or will be effective 3: something that somebody believes in: a statement, principle, or doctrine that a person or group accepts as true

Whatever may be the correct doctrine regarding the teaching authority of the bishops conference, in practical fact that authority is at stake in every statement made by the conference.

• The Committee on Doctrine of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement on a book by Fr.

The statement says that the book is incompatible with Catholic doctrine on three crucial scores: Jesus Christ as the unique and universal Savior of all; the salvific character of non-Christian religions; and the Church as the ordinary means of salvation.

More sustained than his vision of judgment is his statement of Christian faith and doctrine in verse.

Sure, I know that if I were to reject two or three certain doctrines listed above that they would be at odds with the doctrinal statement of the Grace Evangelical Society.

If everything we do from the first awakening breath of our day until we close our eyes at night doesn't reek of love; if our theology, doctrine, missional statements and creeds are born out of a need to «convert» rather than a deep and innate need to love those around us (aka, our neighbors), than all we have become is an annoyance and a disgrace to the communities around us, (clanging cymbals, anyone?)

The source and present location of the saying, as part of the Little Apocalypse, and the probability that the section once circulated without reference to the belief that Jesus was the Son of Man both point toward the probable origin of this type of Christology: it originated among those for whom the vision of Daniel was the authoritative statement of eschatological doctrine.

Unlike the Lutheran - Catholic Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification issued earlier this year, this statement is not the result of an officially sponsored dialogue, but the collaborative work of individuals who speak from and to, but not for, our several communities.

Statements like the NCCB's well - known 1983 pastoral on peace and the Catholic bishops of France's 1979 declaration do not emphasize the doctrines of creation and human persons but argue against abortion by granting priority to the gospel.

You make generalized statements on Christianity rather than a knowledge base of theology and doctrine, so your post is worthless.

And when, as in the United Methodist Book of Discipline, one attempts to grasp the oneness of life, the effort is split up into «Doctrine and Doctrinal Statements» on the one hand, and the «Social Principles» on the other.

Of course, for a church you have your statements of belief and doctrinOf course, for a church you have your statements of belief and doctrinof belief and doctrine.

Good point sir, but your statement has nothing to do with the doctrine of evolution.

This statement, as well as the whole account of the reproduction of actual entities, appears to support those who see in his doctrine merely a transfer of character (cf. D. Emmet; see note 1).

However, Sherburne follows this quote with the following statement which is at least implicitly critical of the doctrine of the human soul that I developed in A Christian Natural Theology.

Because of the centrality of this doctrine of the perishing of subjective immediacy in objective immortality, it is all too easy to read past Whitehead's statements which hint at another dimension.

I think we agree on the fact that it is by faith that all are saved i have no problem with that and its in that that there is unity.You find within any christian modern church law can be mixed with Grace that is not peculiar to any domination maybe it is more extreme in some.Where there are believers there are works of the flesh such as pride and self reliance.I was thinking today the word says if we believe in our hearts and confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord then you shall be saved.Its not a hard doctrine to believe thats in its basic form.The seventh day have tacked on to that belief adherence to the sabbath that is sadly how denominations spring up.In the anglican church we still recite the apostles creed how many church still do that today as a basis for there faith in Jesus Christ.Your statement that some are saved is just as true to those who go to modern christian churchs who say they are christian but walk according to the flesh..

If this were simply a dogmatic statement of the importance of relationships grounded in Whitehead's doctrine of prehensions, we would all have to recognize the danger of moving in this way from the metaphysics to the more concrete theory.

If he should give up those other statements in which he tries to circumscribe the competence of Christian philosophy more narrowly, the content of his doctrines would be affected very little.

My own manner of doing it is by no means the only possible one; doubtless there can be and there are other and perhaps better ways of accomplishing the task, In any event, we need to bear in mind Whitehead's remarkable statement that «Christ gave his life; it is for Christians to discern the doctrine.»

To make absolute claims regarding such doctrinal statements gives too much weight to specific formulations of doctrine.

Papal statements and magisterial documents are unanimous in affirming that Catholic teaching is not pacifist and that just - war doctrine is the doctrine of the Church.

The «Instruction on the Ecclesial Vocation of the Theologian» issued by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith in 1990, stated that no public discussion of non-infallible doctrinal statements is permitted within the Church.

Belief, trust, confidence a. Confidence, reliance, trust (in the ability, goodness, etc., of a person; in the efficacy or worth of a thing; or in the truth of a statement or doctrine).

In other words, revealed doctrine is not a source of the content of scientific statements nor a positive principle of scientific method and research.

This formulation of the doctrine of transcendence and immanence, shows, I think, why the statement that «God is in us» is not appropriate in theology.

Wade Clark Roof, Community and Commitment, 178 - 79, takes issue with research that construes belief primarily from the credal statements of a church: «Theological doctrines are always filtered through people's social and cultural experiences.

Shortage of space prevents us from giving a survey of the doctrine of freedom as it emerges from the history of dogma and theology, or to discuss in detail the theological statements about the nature of freedom which are found in Scripture, tradition and the pronouncements of the magisterium of the Church.

The simplest statement, and perhaps the original, of the doctrine is the story of the divine call of Abraham (Genesis, chap.

I have already stated one qualification which I believe needs to be made of Brunner's doctrine.24 The statement that the world «in itself is sinful» leaves inadequate place for the continuing bond between creation and the love of God.

Though my job performance was faultless, and not a single one of the doctrines I was studying had anything to do with the doctrinal statement of the organization, the founder thought that if donors heard that I was studying these doctrines, support for the organization would decrease.

The trouble is that they have taken the doctrine of the divine Triunity to be a literal statement about God.

The doctrine is found to be nothing less than the comprehensive statement of the gospel's most radical claims, and — as I have often put it — is therefore not a theological puzzle but the framework within which to deal with theological puzzles.

But I have found him minimally making what seems the obvious statement to be explored, namely, that the doctrine of omnipotence is the projection onto God of the wish for absolute, controlling power among human beings.

According to the statement, there is no consensus on justification through the word of God and «by faith alone,» no consensus on the certitude of faith concerning our salvation, no consensus on the continuing sinfulness of the justified, nor on the importance of good works for our salvation, nor on the function of the doctrine of justification as criterion of the entire life and doctrine of the church.

The second of seven articles of the statement opposes the claim that a consensus has been obtained in fundamental points of the doctrine.

The revelation in Christ, in any sense in which either our experience or really primitive Christian doctrine confirms it, is not most truly represented by the statement that Jesus Christ was God, as certain types of later Christian orthodoxy have tried to say it, nor yet by the modern liberal view that Jesus was a picture of God, showing us «what God is like.»

To some of us such a statement may appear at first to represent too «high» a doctrine of the church; but actually the significance of the church can hardly be defined in terms too exalted since the revelation of God in Christ took place only within it and has been conveyed to us only there.

For example, Celsus in his work The True Doctrine, written during the reign of Marcus Aurelius (161 - 180 C. E.), criticised Christians and Christian practices by «tailoring out» certain statements of Scriptural material available to him and also by making «some adjustments so as to fit in with his purpose of criticising Christianity.»

It is for this reason that unlike, say, the doctrine of justification (the subject of ECT's previous statement), the relationship between Scripture and Tradition can not command the «firm agreement» sought by ECT's participants.

We confess the Triune God affirmed in the Nicene and Apostles» creeds, which we accept as brief, faithful statements of Christian doctrine based upon Scripture.

One had been prepared by the Holy Office (now the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith); it strung together various papal statements on the issue without even mentioning Pius XII's endorsement of natural family planning.