Anglican Church n. The Church of England and the churches in other nations that are in complete agreement with it as to doctrine and discipline and are in communion with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Also calledAnglican Communion. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edit...
England, Church of England, Church of,the established church of England and the mother church of theAnglican Communion. Organization and Doctrine The clergy of the church are of three ancient orders: deacons, priests, and bishops. Except for the celebration of the mass and giving absolution, dea...
The Church claims to be both Catholic and Reformed. It upholds teachings found in early Christian doctrines, such as theApostles Creedand theNicene Creed. The Church also reveres 16th-century Protestant Reformation ideas outlined in texts, such as theThirty-Nine Articlesand theBook of Common Prayer...
He chose twelve male apostles and they are the foundation of His Church. In the second and third centuries, some people admitted women to at least some priestly functions, not ordination, and this was considered heresy. The 'ordination' of 'womenpriests' And for Van Kuiken, a 44-year-old...
The apostles, notablyPeterand Paul, played significant roles in spreadingChristianity. Persecution by theRoman Empirewas common during this period, but Christianity continued to grow. Constantine and the Edict of Milan (4th century): In the 4th century, Emperor Constantine became the first Roman Empe...
This message –be grateful, be kind– may seem twee and insincere and lefty. But it is core to Jesus’ message, and therefore core to the message of apostles, like Paul, and therefore core to my message as a pastor today, and should therefore be core to how you live your own life....
church [probably Gr.,=divine], aggregation of Christian believers. The traditional belief has the church the community of believers, living and dead, headed by Jesus, who founded it in the apostles. This is the doctrine of the mystical body of Christ (Eph. 1.22–23). Some divisions speak ...
A volunteer leads the meeting and prepares the material in advance. So far we have worked our way through the four gospels, the Acts of the Apostles, the Book of Ezekiel, the story of David in the two books of Samuel, St Paul’s letter to the Romans and we are now looking at the ...
bishop- a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ Brother- (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and...
Our vision is to lead people to a life lived of purpose, and to become witnesses to the joy of knowing God. Following the practices of the Apostles, we start by offering the “meat” of the Gospel and thereby nourishing people with the Word of God until they mature in their faith in ...