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In the West, a version of this belief was known pejoratively as patripassianism by its critics (from Latin patri-, "father", and passio, "suffering") because they alleged that the teaching required that since God the Father had become directly incarnate in Christ, the Father literally sacrificed himself on the cross.
Raphael's 1518 depiction of Prophet Ezekiel's vision of God the Father in glory. God the Father is a title given to God in Christianity.In mainstream trinitarian Christianity, God the Father is regarded as the first Person of the Trinity, followed by the second person, Jesus Christ the Son, and the third person, God the Holy Spirit. [1]
The following is a list of Christian Church Fathers. Roman Catholics generally regard the Patristic period to have ended with the death of John of Damascus in 749. [citation needed] However, Orthodox Christians believe that the Patristic period is ongoing. [citation needed] Therefore, the list is split into two tables.
The Reverend Father or Father. Protopriest: The Very Reverend Protopriest or Father. Archpriest: The Very Reverend Archpriest [insert name] or Father. Archimandrite: The Very Reverend Archimandrite [insert name], or The Right Reverend Archimandrite, or Father. Hieromonk (Priest-monk) The Reverend Hieromonk or Father.
Cyprian (c. 200 – 258) was bishop of Carthage and an important early Christian writer. He was born in North Africa, probably at the beginning of the 3rd century, perhaps at Carthage, where he received an excellent classical education. After converting to Christianity, he became a bishop and eventually died a martyr at Carthage.
The word Christian is used three times in the New Testament: Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, and 1 Peter 4:16. The original usage in all three New Testament verses reflects a derisive element in the term Christian to refer to followers of Christ who did not acknowledge the emperor of Rome. [1]
Christianity teach that all people are inherently sinful due to the fall of man and original sin; for example, Calvinist theology follows a doctrine called federal headship, which argues that the first man, Adam, was the legal representative of the entire human race. A counterargument to the basic version of this principle is that an omniscient ...
Important topics addressed in these letters include ecclesiology, the sacraments, the role of bishops, [19] and the nature of biblical Sabbath. [20] He clearly identifies the local-church hierarchy composed of bishop, presbyters , and deacons and claims to have spoken in some of the churches through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit .