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Christian obedience is a free choice to surrender one's will to God, [6] and an act of homage. [3]Amongst the moral virtues obedience enjoys a primacy of honour. The reason is that the greater or lesser excellence of a moral virtue is determined by the greater or lesser value of the object which it qualifies one to put aside in order to give oneself to God.
Whether St. Francis wrote several rules or one rule only, with several versions, whether he received it directly from heaven through revelations, or whether it was the fruit of his long experiences, whether he gave it the last touch or whether its definite form is due to the influence of others, all these are questions which find different answers.
The imputation of Christ's active obedience is a doctrine within Lutheran and Reformed theology. It is based on the idea that God's righteousness demands perfect obedience to his law. By his active obedience, Christ has "made available a perfect righteousness by keeping the law that is imputed or reckoned to those who put their trust in him."
A Fruitful exhortation to the reading of holy Scripture. Of the misery of all mankind. Of the salvation of all mankind. Of the true and lively faith. Of good works. Of Christian love and charity. Against swearing and perjury. Of the declining from GOD. An exhortation against the fear of death. An exhortation to obedience. Against whoredom and ...
Since the 6th century, monks and nuns following the Rule of Saint Benedict have been making the Benedictine vow at their public profession of obedience (placing oneself under the direction of the abbot/abbess or prior/prioress), stability (committing oneself to a particular monastery), and "conversion of manners" (which includes celibate chastity and forgoing private ownership).
Holy obedience; Humility; I. Imitation of Christ; J. Judeo-Christian ethics; Justice (virtue) Justitia civilis; K. ... This page was last edited on 5 May 2021, at 03: ...
If for a just cause a member of a religious order was expelled, the vow of chastity remained unchanged and so rendered invalid any attempt at marriage, the vow of obedience obliged in relation, generally, to the bishop rather than to the religious superior, and the vow of poverty was modified to meet the new situation but the expelled religious ...
The Holiness movement is a Christian movement that emerged chiefly within 19th-century Methodism, [1] [2] and to a lesser extent influenced other traditions such as Quakerism, Anabaptism, and Restorationism.