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The simple admonition of our text to those that constitute the body of Christ is, 'Do not allow yourself to become like the world.'" [48] The transformation spoken of in Romans 12:2, according to Kauffman, involves this concept: "Whenever there is a change of mind, there is a change in all things subject to the mind."
I cannot deem it unfair to apply the name of Consubstantiation to a doctrine which teaches, that "the true flesh and true blood of Christ are in the true bread and wine", in such a way that "whatsoever motion or action the bread" and wine have, the body and blood "of Christ also" have "the same"; and that "the substances in both cases" are "so ...
Church discipline is the practice of church members calling upon an individual within the Church to repent for their sins. [citation needed] Church discipline is performed when one has sinned or gone against the rules of the church. [citation needed] Church discipline is practiced with the intent to make the offender repent and be reconciled to ...
This is why the Church imparts blessings by invoking the name of Jesus, usually while making the holy sign of the cross of Christ." [21] Section 2157 of the CCC states: "The Christian begins his day, his prayers, and his activities with the Sign of the Cross: 'in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.'
To become Sanctified, or Holy, one must do all that he can to live as Christ lived, according to the teachings of Christ. One must strive to live a holy life to truly be considered Holy. [58] In the Church's scriptural canon, one reference to sanctification appears in Helaman 3:35, in the Book of Mormon:
All Oneness Pentecostals, who adhere to a nontrinitarian view of the Godhead, baptise using the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of a confessing believer's sins. [26] There are other Christian groups that also baptize in the name of Jesus Christ as represented in Acts 2:38 that are not Oneness Pentecostals.
In order to understand this yet more thoroughly, everyone should observe the similarity and fellowship of God and Christ with all believers; that is, that all believers are participants of the divine nature, yes, and are called gods and children of the Most High 2 Peter 1:4 Acts 17:28 Psalms 82:6, and are in the world as Christ was the world ...
There have been a number of proposals as to the origin and etymological origin of the name Jesus. [16] The name is related to the Biblical Hebrew form Yehoshua`(יְהוֹשֻׁעַ ), which is a theophoric name first mentioned in the Bible in Exodus 17:9 referring to one of Moses' companions and his successor as leader of the Israelites.