Noun1.canon law- the body of codified laws governing the affairs of a Christian church ecclesiastical law diriment impediment- (canon law) an impediment that invalidates a marriage (such as the existence of a prior marriage) law,jurisprudence- the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civi...
Within the Free Methodist Church we define the three levels in this way: First Level is the BOOK OF DISCIPLINE: Official documents approved by the delegates at the General Conference. Second Level is the STUDY COMMISSION ON DOCTRINE: Guidance provided to the church by those assigned the task. ...
church, aggregation of Christian believers 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...
— The Calvinistic Doctrine of Predestination Examined and Refuted • Francis Hodgson Read full book for free! ...generosity he extended to others. He was never censorious, and instances of his magnanimity are many. Severity of judgment is a custom that few of us can afford, and to be ...
churchgoing adj Words related to churchgoing adjactively practicing a religion Related Words religious Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc. Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, or vis...
Do Not Be Silenced: Pushing for Egalitarian Theology in Doctrine & Practice October 14, 2023 A week ago, I had a chance to return to Spring Arbor University (SAU), my alma mater with my sixteen-year-old son, who is beginning his college search. As much as I love SAU, I am deeply ...
by Confraternity of Christian Doctrine The New Topical Textbook by R. A. Torrey Basics of Bible Interpretation by Bob Smith Free From All Error: Authorship, Inerrancy, Historicity of Scripture, Church Teaching, and Modern Scripture Scholars by William G. Most Commenting and Commentaries by C. H...
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the practices of the Primitive Methodist Church whose doctrines emphasize Wesleyanism and greater congregational participation in its government. —Primitive Methodist,n. Puritanism 1.the principles and practices of a movement within 16th-century Anglicanism, demanding reforms in doctrine, polity, and worsh...
...the Germanies; the other, the Guelphs, rejecting that doctrine. In the second place, the pope, who exercised extensive political as well as religious power, felt that his ecclesiastical influence would be seriously impaired by thecreationof political unity in the country; a strong lay monarc...