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Stool of repentance and branks, Holy Trinity Church, St. Andrews. The stool of repentance (Scottish Gaelic: furm an aithreachais, stòl an aithreachais), [1] [2] in the Presbyterian polity, mostly in Scotland, was an elevated seat in a church used for the public penance of persons who had offended against the morality of the time, often through fornication and adultery.
Theophilus of Antioch is the earliest Church father documented to have used the word "Trinity" to refer to God.. Debate exists as to whether the earliest Church Fathers in Christian history believed in the doctrine of the Trinity – the Christian doctrine that God the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ) and the Holy Spirit are three distinct persons sharing one homoousion (essence).
The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity at Chilton Trinity in the English county of Somerset was established in the 13th century. It is a Grade II* listed building . [ 1 ]
Church of the Holy Trinity is a historic Anglican church located near Ridgeland, South Carolina, United States. It was built in 1858, and is a Carpenter Gothic-style church. The Gothic Revival style features include the asymmetrical composition, the wheel window, the buttressed tower, and board and batten sheathing. It features a three-staged ...
Genuine repentance toward God consists in a knowledge of, a sorry for, and a confession and forsaking of sins, brought about by the knowledge of goodness and severity of God through the truth, by the convincing power of the Holy Spirit (Matt. 3:2; Acts 20:21; II Cor. 7:10, 11; I John 1:9; first clause).
• There is one true God, and He exists as a Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. • God the Father created the universe and mankind. After man's fall He invited mankind back for reconciliation through Christ. • Jesus Christ is eternally God. He was incarnate by the Holy Spirit of the Virgin Mary.
The church was built in 1837, by Henry Goodridge, as a Commissioners' church in a Gothic revival style. [1] [2] Emma Sheppard, workhouse reformer was interred in the churchyard in 1871. In 2015 refurbishment work included new underfloor heating along with improved lighting and audio visual capabilities. [3] [4] [5]
The Church of the Holy Trinity was originally organized on September 23, 1849 as "St. Paul's Mission on Summer Street" (now Fifth Avenue) at the desire of Reverend Charles S. Tomes, then rector of the nearby Christ Church Episcopal, Nashville's first Episcopal congregation, located on the corner of what is now Sixth Avenue North and Church Street.