Sentences with phrase «when denominations»

There was no need of arguments over presbyters, bishops and presiding elders, as there must be when denominations talk merger.

There is very little ecumenical cooperation in a time when denominations compete for members.

An argument often heard is that when denominations grow large, they can not help people feel that they are significant in their religious life.

And if the time comes when your denomination asks you to shut up or get out, realize that they are asking you to give up who you are and to give up that part of you which is vital to the salvation of those to whom you minister.

Yes, it is a shame when the denomination sells the property, pulls the money out of the neighborhood and often puts it into property in the newest upscale upper class neighborhood across town.

Not exact matches

My parents are of different Christian denominations and when they wanted to get married, neither of the churches would perform the ceremony as inter-denominational marriages were considered to be «doomed to failure» — especially as neither of them would agree to raise their children in one or the other's church.

I cringe when I think of the distinctions that I once made between going to college, teaching in a public school and working for my denomination, a «real ministry.»

In any event, I was suprised when the church I was attending here in Ontario held a discussion on women in ministry as I sort grew up without the sort of restraints that I later learned were in place in some denominations within Canada and in far more within the US.

We aren't exactly talking about the same things 1) when I speak of the evangelical church I'm not talking about Church of Christ or half the Baptists but rather the large non-denoms along with certain charismatic / pentacostal denominations.

On a wholesome note, religions of all various denominations are a necessity when one sees all the troubles that socialism instills upon its worldly inhabitants of the human varieties.

Maybe these things are common knowledge among those in Evangelical circles, but for many like me on the outside, when we see a certain pastor or denomination singled out in this way, it looks a lot like the same internal striving that's been going on in the Church since Peter and Paul argued over circumcision.

(Note, too, how the emphasis on feelings allows the evangelist to de-emphasize doctrinal differences among the denominations; when referring to such distinctions, Pat does it with a chuckle.)

I have also gained a trusted spiritual director outside my previous denomination who knows when to tell me what I need to hear.

While the fundamentalist experience on this question has been quite slow in allowing the ministry of women, lagging far behind the churches of the mainstream, the Wesleyan churches have often been the pioneers of this practice, especially in the nineteenth century when the conservative Wesleyan churches were far in advance of the more established denominations.

Even though in many instances denominational structures had not been formed when independence came, invariably there were networks of local congregations ready to become denominations.

Like the rest of his family, he was deeply religious, and when the time came for him to be baptized, Joseph had to decide which of the many Christian denominations to join.»

It's really discouraging, when you try to find a church that isn't Calvinist, and isn't supposed to be (per the denomination) and then you talk to the pastor on the phone and are told that you «don't understand Calvinism» (even though I'd been a Calvinist longer than he was alive)!

Tell you what — when all the myriad Christian denominations manage to agree on their mythological minutiae to present a united front, they can put forward their proposal for a religious government.

So when some synods asked for help on the question of sexuality, the denomination complied.

When Methodism became a separate denomination, this history of evangelical worship carried over into its services.

«I do notice that sometimes, like on health care, when [Obama] says it's the right thing to do, it's him saying you love God by loving your neighbor,» says Watkins, who leads a mainline denomination called Christian Church (Disciples of Christ).

The student foundations, like the Wesley, the Westminster, and those of other denominations, are valuable links in keeping alive both church contacts and Christian service at a time when preoccupation with the multitude of other interests pressing for attention might leave the church far in the rear.

The Southern Baptist Convention is the largest Protestant denomination in America and has been since around 1960 when it bypassed Methodism in this category.

I'm drinking a beer rigth now, but when I was a pastor, my denomination didn't allow us to drink..

I have been involved in churches of many denominations, but was frequently in trouble with «leadership», even at those times when I was myself a leader.

«The Mormon Church is booming when some of the other denominations are struggling for cash and converts.»

The Holy Spirit has sustained the Church through good times and bad, through persecution and imperial power, through the centuries before the Christian Bible was fully assembled, through the assembling of that Bible, through the centuries when most Christians had very little access to the Bible, through the centuries when many American Christians have multiple versions of the Bible on their bookshelves and multiple Christian denominations in their hometowns.

Churches are blending with other denominations so that there is no distinguishability between some Protestant religions any longer, calling themselves, «Non-denominational,» when people want distinctive mission statements or predictive doctrine and formal structure;

They also become rivals when religion claims it's denomination to be the highest form of wisdom to the denial of everything else simply based on dogma.

No denomination can finally capture truth; and when with our limited minds, we act as if one can, we become idolators.

During the «60s, when many denominations were moving toward social activism (at a high cost in terms of membership and contributions, as it turned out), the UUs were adding (almost prematurely) an emphasis on «personal development to their activism.

• Fact # 5: When we did the research on church planting that involved 12 denominations, networks, and movements, the Assemblies was one of the participating denominations.

I speak from my own experience, because, while there is much I love and appreciate about mainline denominations, when I visit, I always leave feeling like something's missing.

The Ofqual requirement to teach Catholicism in the context of the beliefs and practices of other Christian denominations further undermines the presentation of Catholic teaching in the official course books, especially when other denominations concur with secular society against the Catholic position.

When the young Reinhold Niebuhr challenged his denomination in 1921 with an article titled «Shall a Minister Have an Education?»

Denominations make the same mistake when they appoint college students to be leaders of congregations.

When the founders listened to prayers in the early republic, they never would have allowed any one Christian denomination to enjoy a monopoly over the others.

How the AG has dealt with this phenomenon and how it should respond when it recurs in the future are two of this denomination's largest issues.

everything in the universe evolves, not only life forms but also memes, Religion is a meme so it also change in conformity to its era or time of its conception as faith.Because in pre scientific times thousands of years ago, the scientific method of approach or philosophy has not existed yet, myth or merely story telling is considered facts, The first religion called animism more than 10,000 years ago believed that spirits or god exists in trees, rivers, mountains, boulders or in any places people at that time considered holy.hundreds of them, then when the Greeks and Romans came, it was reduced to 12, they called it polytheism, when the Jews arrived, it was further reduced to 1, monotheism.its derivatives, Christianity And Islam and later hundreds of denominations that includes Mormonism and Protestants flourished up to today.So in short this religions evolved in accordance to the scientific knowledge of the age or era they existed.If you graph the growth of knowledge, it shows a sharp increase in the last 500 years, forcing the dominant religions at that time to reinterprete their dogmas, today this traditional religions are becoming obsolete and has to evolve to survive.But first they have to unify against atheism.in the dialectical process of change, Theism in one hand and the opposing force atheism in the other, will resolve into a result or synthesis.The process shall be highlighted in the internet in the near future.

I do this because the Church remains the anchor for moral guidance when your 30K denominations lose sight and become unsure of their purpose.

I thought straight away this is a joke as scriptures tell us only the father knows the time of his sons return and hes keeping it to himself he hasnt even told his son yet.Mark 13:32 This a mystery isnt God all knowing and isnt Jesus God it is a mystery.Yet I like that that is the case because it proves that the father is not the son and the son is not the father they are separate yet they are one just like the holy spirit.I have come across denominations that believe the father son and holy spirit are the one person i asked them how they can say that when Jesus was baptized we see 3 separate persons.We have enough information to know that we are in the last days the signs are present and increasing.Ever since Israel became a nation the countdown has begun.The verse the enemy will come like a thief in the night i have heard preached many times and i believe the preachers have got it wrong because they preach it from the view for the church to get there act together or you will miss out.This view is incorrect because if you are a born again believer following him in obedience and relying on the holy spirit you are not walking in darkness but are walking in the light so you will not be caught unaware as those who are sleeping this is a warning for those who are sleeping or walking according to the flesh they are in darkness.Remember the 10 wise virgins the ones who were alert and keep refilling there lamps went in with the bride those who slept were left behind and so it will be when the Lord returns.Now is the time to prepare our hearts and lives to be ready for his return.It is an exciting time to be living and we are to live in the expectation that the Lord could return at any time brentnz

«it was only when religious belief was removed from the realm of «fact» to that of «value», about which individuals were free to differ, that a societal system could evolve in which a multiplicity of denominations could exist side by side and have equal rights.»

The church is better off — more productive and more faithful — when the strangers in it hold on to one another This denomination has a lot of important work to do; and though we would like to see all of it accomplished our way, the fact is that none of the factions, including our own, has the capacity or the skills to do it alone.

While most Christian denominations are opposed to assisted suicide and euthanasia, many have a permissive view on withholding treatment or heroic interventions when somebody is in the late stages of terminal illness.

Opinion polls show that these members are as liberal on economic issues as members of mainline denominations, even when social class and race are taken into account.

It is so true today that many Christian denominations are going through upheaval because they think the church is a democracy when in fact it is a theocracy.

For Douthat, however, our present identity as a «nation of heretics» marks a departure from earlier periods, in particular the post «World War II era of America's Greatest Generation, when Roman Catholic orthodoxy and the mainline Protestant denominations ruled the culture in ways that were truly Christian and faithful.

And even when working with many other partners, they highlight the good programs and mission work of their own denomination.

Heck, for me to dare question the bible or parts of it or to question certain areas in many denominations or mainstream teachings is bad enough let alone my honesty and forthright opinions when asked or cornered, or told to believe something that I flat - out refuse to.

When the major networks refused to sell them time, preferring instead to donate it to representatives of mainline denominations and ecumenical organizations, independent broadcasters bought time on local stations, laying the groundwork for what later came to be known as the electronic church.