Unless it is stipulated somewhere in the contract that the pastor's wife has signed up for any particular duties, she has no more obligations than anyone else in the church. However, considering she decided to marry a pastor, there is a good chance she will want to be involved in serving...
One of the first observations of Arminius, after entering on the duties of his chair, was that the students were much more Liven to scholastic subtleties and disputations than to the thorough study of Scripture. He determined to cure this evil. With this view he reckoned nothing more ...
55. That they of the priesthood and clergy, or even laity, ought-not to club together for great eating and drinking bouts.' The duties of the various ranks of the clergy; were strictly defined, and firm laws laid down for their guidance. They were not allowed to leave their station ...
(4) Perform sacred duties for the Israelites in a sacred space: The women who served at the entrance to the tent of meeting (Exod. 38:8; 1 Sam. 2:22). (More onthese women here.) (5) Dress so you’ll be mistaken for a prostitute, and have sex with your father-in-law so that...
When appointed, the duties of the bishop elders appear to have been as follows: 1. General superintendence over the spiritual well-being of the flock (1Pe 5:2). According to the aspects which this function presented, those on whom it' devolved were described as ποιμένες (...
cannot be done by the pope alone without the assistance of the deacon. Every pope must have married already as subdeacon, and the reputation of his bride must have been unblemished. If his wife dies, his usefulness as a pastor comes to an end, and, as a rule, he retires to some ...
Book II relates to the duties of princes and lay persons. Canon 10. Condemns the error of those persons who think that, having been baptized, they must eventually be saved, whatever sins they may commit. Book III contains a collection of twenty-seven of the foregoing canons, which the ...
He may help to build the school, he may discharge the duties of churchwarden, but with regard to the appointment of the minister he has no right to speak." A remarkable illustration of the way in which ecclesiastical wealth is monopolized by certain families is afforded in the case of ...