3.ConfessionIn some Christian churches, the sacrament of Penance. 4.A statement made acknowledging guilt of an offense. 5.An avowal of belief in the doctrines of a particular faith; a creed. 6.A church or group of worshipers adhering to a specific creed. ...
• (4) That the sole authority for faith and practice among Baptists is the Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. Confessions are only guides in interpretation, having no authority over the conscience. • (5) That they are statements of religious convictions drawn from the Scriptures, ...
Creeds, Confessions and The Scriptures (Preface and Article I of the Baptist Faith and Message 2000) 1 I. 3 Versions Historically of the Baptist Faith and Message 1925 â€" Controversy: evolution and the Fundamentalist/Modernist debate. 1963 â€" Controversy: the authority of the Bible. ...
At Christ Church we believe in the whole counsel of God found in the Scriptures (Acts 20:27). The understanding of the Scriptures which forms the substance of the Christian faith is a trust that is passed on from generation to generation. We are responsible to “contend earnestly for the f...
Thy praises, Lord, Thy praises might have stayed the yet tender shoot of my heart by the prop of Thy Scriptures; so had it not trailed away amid these empty trifles, a defiled prey for the fowls of the air. For in more ways than one do men sacrifice to the rebellious angels. But...
365 Days of Faith From James Riddle, the author of the bestselling Complete Personalized Promise Bible series, comes this new devotional to strengthen your faith every day of the year. Powerful scriptures, prayers of faith, and declarations of the Word wi... J Riddle - 《Harrison House》 被...
I resolved then to bend my mind to the holy Scriptures, that I might see what they were. But behold, I see a thing not understood by the proud, nor laid open to children, lowly in access, in its recesses lofty, and veiled with mysteries; and I was not such as could enter into it...
Most of the children of my acquaintance were taught their Scriptures through the International Sunday-school lessons, and seemed to me to be submerged in the geography of Palestine and other tiresome details. For me, reading as I did, the whole of the New Testament was radiant with interest,...
What the scriptures teach is that we share a hope that takes us beyond the pathos of the moment – or even a lifetime. It reveals that misplaced hopes will end in disappointment, even tragedy. And that making lesser things everything cheapens the undiminished hope of the gospel. This is ...
As a good, and efficient, Christian, I decided not to waste those wakeful hours. I quoted Scripture, but my foggy mind forgot key words, making me more uptight than ever. Finally, I decided to follow Jesus' example, rising early, reading chapters of Scriptures and praying through my entir...