in accordance with the Scriptures. He ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead and his kingdom will have no end. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, ...
In particular, Scripture promises salvation and forgiveness of sins to all who are ‘in Christ’ by grace through faith. For example, “In Him, you also, after listening to the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation—having also believed, you were sealed in Him with the Holy Spiri...
They taught that the Scriptures were the sole authority for man's belief and practice, that baptism was a believer's privi- lege, that church and state should be completely and forever separated, and that church discipline should be rigidly enforced. These Mennonites deeply influenced a small ...
St. Paul’s letter to the Galatians reads: “God sent forth his Son, born of woman that we might receive adoption as God’s children.” This passage reveals our vocation as children of God. This is a restatement of the Christmas theme—namely, the Son of God becomes human so that all...
John Paul II can be seen as a defender of the traditional clerical doctrine according to which the road to salvation primarily leads through the Church, while the current Pope Francis ascribes an ancillary role to this institution (Tarnowski 2020, Tygodnik Powszechny). More Distant References to...