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| Arminianism Arminianism is a school of soteriological thought in Protestant Christian theology based on the ideas of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius.Magnusson, Magnus (ed). Arminianism
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| Augustine of Hippo |death_date= Augustine_of_Hippo
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| Apostolic Succession In Christianity, Apostolic Succession refers to the uninterrupted lines of bishops which are historically traceable back to the original Twelve Apostles. Apostolic Succession is transmitted during episcopal consecrations (the ordination of bishops) by the laying on of hands of a bishop previously consecrated with Apostolic Succession. Apostolic_Succession
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| Apostolic Succession Talk:Apostolic_Succession
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| Bishop A bishop is an ordained member of the Christian clergy. In those Christian churches that maintain an episcopal form of church government, a bishop holds a position of authority. Bishop
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| Christology Talk:Christology
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| Eucharist The Eucharist, also called Holy Communion or Lord's Supper and other names, is one of the two most important Christian sacraments. Almost every Christian denomination celebrates in some form this rite or ritual of worship and remembrance, which Christians generally believe Jesus instituted at his last meal with his disciples before being turned over to his executioners. Eucharist
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| Episcopal polity Episcopal polity is a form of church governance which is hierarchical in structure with the chief authority over a local Christian church resting in a bishop (Greek: episcopos). This episcopal structure is found most often in the various churches of Orthodox, Roman Catholic, or Anglican lineage. Episcopal_polity
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| Holy Orders In a general sense, the term Holy Orders refers to those people in the Christian tradition who have been ordained or appointed to offices of pastoral leadership in the church. As a more theologically technical term in the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Old Catholic, Independent Catholic and Assyrian churches, it is a sacrament or rite (or both) in which men (and, in some cases, women) are ordained bishops, priests or deacons. Holy_Orders
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| Irenaeus Saint Irenaeus (Greek: Ειρηναίος), (b. 2nd century; d. Irenaeus
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| Sacrament Some post-Reformation (Protestant) denominations do not maintain a sacramental theology, although they may practice the rites themselves. These rites may be variously labelled "traditions" or - in the case of Baptism and the Eucharist ("the Lord's Supper") - "ordinances," since they are seen as having been ordained by Christ to be permanently observed by the church. Sacrament
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| Problem of evil In the philosophy of religion and theology, the problem of evil is the problem of reconciling the existence of evil or suffering in the world with the existence of God, a force for infinite good. The problem is most often discussed in the context of the personal god of the Abrahamic religions, but is also relevant to polytheistic traditions involving many gods. Problem_of_evil
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| Sacrament Talk:Sacrament
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| Nehushtan The Nehushtan (or Nehustan, Hebrew: נחושתן or נחש הנחושת) was a sacred object in the form of a bronze snake upon a pole. In the seventh century BC, King Hezekiah instituted a religious iconoclastic reform and destroyed the Nehustan. Nehushtan
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| British Israelism British Israelism (sometimes called Anglo-Israelism) is the belief that that many early Britons, Europeans and/or their royal families were direct lineal descendants of the Lost Tribes of Israel and in some cases of the Tribe of Judah. Proponents assert that favor with God is based on one's racial status as an Israelite http://www. British_Israelism
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| Eschatology Talk:Eschatology
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| Foot washing Foot washing or washing of feet is a religious rite observed as an ordinance by several Christian denominations. The name, and even the spelling, of this practice is not consistently established, being variously known as feet washing, foot washing, feetwashing, footwashing, washing the saints' feet, washing of feet, pedilavium, and mandatum. Foot_washing
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| Real Presence The Real Presence is the term various Christian traditions use to express their belief that, in the Eucharist, Jesus Christ is really (and not merely symbolically, figuratively or by his power) present in what was previously just bread and wine. Real_Presence
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| Comma Johanneum The Comma Johanneum is a comma (a short clause) known since the 4th centuryDaniel B. Wallace, "The Comma Johanneum and Cyprian". Comma_Johanneum
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| Eugene Scott | birth_place = Buhl, Idaho, USA Eugene_Scott
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