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The Apostolic Christian Church (ACC) is a worldwide Christian denomination [1] from the Anabaptist tradition that practices credobaptism, closed communion, greeting other believers with a holy kiss, a capella worship in some branches (in others, singing is with piano), and the headcovering of women during services. [1]
The theological beliefs of the Apostolic Church are summarized in its confession of faith, known as the Tenets, which read as follows: [13] The unity of the Godhead and the Trinity of the Persons therein. The utter depravity of human nature, the necessity for repentance and regeneration and the eternal doom of the finally impenitent.
Those in the Catholic faith believe that the teachings of Jesus and the Apostles were preserved in the scriptures as well as by word of mouth. This perpetual handing on of the tradition is called the "Living Tradition"; it is believed to be the faithful and constant transmission of the teachings of the Apostles from one generation to the next.
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The Apostolic Tradition (or Egyptian Church Order) is an early Christian treatise which belongs to the genre of the ancient Church Orders. It has been described to be of "incomparable importance as a source of information about church life and liturgy in the third century".
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