51 11 WHAT AUTHORITY SHOULD BE ATTRIBUTED TO THE APOSTOLIC FAITH? In a previous chapter, we have argued for the authority of Jesus Christ as the fullest revelation of God. However, Christ’s life and ministry did not take place in a void. He handed on to His followers a charge to keep...
What is the apostolic gift? Apostolic gifts include suchthings as tongue speaking, miracles, and healings(those who promote the so called “Toronto Blessing” even claim apostolic authority for such aberrations as holy laughter and being slain in the Spirit). What did Jesus say to his apostles?
What is the significance of the English Reformation? What year was The Reformation? What is the New Apostolic Reformation? What was the Counter Reformation? What factors encouraged the Protestant Reformation? What caused the Protestant Reformation in England?
Is Scripture the sole rule of faith for Christians? Not according to the Bible. While we must guard against merely human tradition, the Bible contains numerous references to the necessity of clinging to apostolic tradition. Thus Paul tells the Corinthians, “I commend you because you remember me...
The first Christians had no doubts about how to determine which was the true Church and which doctrines the true teachings of Christ. The test was simple: Just trace the apostolic succession of the claimants. Apostolic succession is the line of bishops stretching back to the apostles. All over...
005什么是主的恢复(005whatistherestorationoftheLord) Onthebacktolista WhatistherestorationoftheLord? Weallknowthefallofthechurchinhistory;thechurchhas fallentoapointwhereitisimpossibletoachieveGod's eternalpurpose;therefore,thechurchhastheneedtorecover. ...
After the resurrection of Jesus, some of these Greek-speaking Jews joined the apostolic community in Jerusalem. There, they discovered that even the Christian Judeans were not immune to prejudice against migrants: local “Hebrew” Christians providing charitable assistance to the community’s widows ...
the first to read the Bible or to confess the faith. We understand that we come from a long line of brothers and sisters who went before us. The historic Christian faith is much older than even the 19th century. The earliest post-apostolic Christians spoke of the “rule of faith,” ...
Mary or the Virgin Mary, (flourished beginning of theChristianera), the mother of Jesus, venerated in the Christian church since the apostolic age and a favourite subject in Western art, music, and literature. Do you have to say the mysteries when praying the rosary?