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The Greek church fathers believed in classical free will theism and opposed theological determinism as a means of exercising God's sovereignty. [18] For instance, Saint Maximus the Confessor ( c. 580 – 13 August 662) argued that because humans are made in the image of God, they possess the same type of self-determinism as God. [ 19 ]
Dominion theology is a reference to the King James Bible's rendering of Genesis 1:28 in which God grants humanity "dominion" over the Earth.. And God blessed them, and God said unto them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth."
The ecclesiological model of Church as an institution holds that the Catholic Church alone is the "one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church", and is the only Church of divine and apostolic origin led by the Pope. This view of the Church is dogmatically defined Catholic doctrine, and is therefore de fide.
Indulgences (i.e., remissions by the Church of some penalties for sin); Mary (Mary as Theotokos [i.e., in Greek, "God-bearer" or "Mother of God"]; as perpetually virgin; the Assumption of Mary); The Pope (i.e., belief that the Pope is the successor of St. Peter, the "rock" on which the Church is built, and therefore the infallible head of ...
Ecclesiastical polity is the government of a church. There are local (congregational) forms of organization as well as denominational. A church's polity may describe its ministerial offices or an authority structure between churches. Polity relates closely to ecclesiology, the theological study of the church.
A local church is hoping a special program focusing on unity will help the community move forward together, despite contrasting views over different matters, including the presidential election ...
The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod declares that the Christian Church, properly speaking, consists only of those who have faith in the gospel (i.e., the forgiveness of sins which Christ gained for all people), even if they are in church bodies that teach error, but excluding those who do not have such faith, even if they belong to a church or ...
The church wants to lease out parts of the property for office space. Dustin Herrs, of the city's planning division, said the switch comes as Emmanuel sought to have the option to lease out ...