On authority in the institution of ordinances and the minor arrangements of the Christian ChurchBlackwood & Sons, 1878 - 22 pages |
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... given to apostles must necessarily , to a certain extent at least , de- scend to those who , under the influences of the Holy Ghost , are prepared and solemnly set apart as the religious and spiritual guides of mankind . It is not to be ...
... given to apostles must necessarily , to a certain extent at least , de- scend to those who , under the influences of the Holy Ghost , are prepared and solemnly set apart as the religious and spiritual guides of mankind . It is not to be ...
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... given unto me in heaven and in earth . Go ye there- fore , and teach all nations , baptising them in the name of the Father , and of the Son , and of the Holy Ghost : teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you ...
... given unto me in heaven and in earth . Go ye there- fore , and teach all nations , baptising them in the name of the Father , and of the Son , and of the Holy Ghost : teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you ...
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... given no special rules for the exercise of discipline neither has He revealed to His Church any distinct and complete ritual for that Church's constant and undeviating observance . Whilst the great truths of salvation , and ...
... given no special rules for the exercise of discipline neither has He revealed to His Church any distinct and complete ritual for that Church's constant and undeviating observance . Whilst the great truths of salvation , and ...
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... given up . And in like manner , orders of Deaconesses have disappeared from many of our Churches , because they might create scandal . So that whilst these and other non - essential rites and ceremonies were common enough in former days ...
... given up . And in like manner , orders of Deaconesses have disappeared from many of our Churches , because they might create scandal . So that whilst these and other non - essential rites and ceremonies were common enough in former days ...
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... given such an importance and impressiveness to material things used as symbols , as to make the worshipper's mind stop short at the symbol , and obscure altogether the spiritual thing which it was intended to portray . And thus , in the ...
... given such an importance and impressiveness to material things used as symbols , as to make the worshipper's mind stop short at the symbol , and obscure altogether the spiritual thing which it was intended to portray . And thus , in the ...
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Page 6 - Remember them which have the rule over you, who have spoken unto you the word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end of their conversation : 8 Jesus Christ the same yesterday, and to-day, and for ever.
Page 5 - And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love for their work's sake.
Page 5 - And when he had said this, he breathed on them, and saith unto them; Receive ye the Holy Ghost. Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them, and whose soever sins ye retain, they are retained.
Page 6 - For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: 6 If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children, not accused of riot, or unruly.
Page 5 - Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.
Page 5 - Go ye therefore and teach all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost...
Page 16 - Suffer it to be so now, for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness
Page 5 - And to show that a descending authority was recognised by the apostles, after the ascension of Christ and the descent of the Holy Spirit, Paul writes thus in his Epistles : " And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you,
Page 12 - Pharisees who have so long been engaged in tithing mint, anise, and cumin, while neglecting the weightier matters of the law, — judgment, mercy, and faith.