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What is the biblically sound understanding of Genesis 2:2-3? [closed]
In Genesis 2:2-3 we are told:
2 And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.
3 And God blessed the seventh day, ...
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How do those against the traditional monepiscopacy deal with Ignatius of Antioch?
It's often claimed that 'Ignatius is the first to believe in the monepiscopacy' (that a bishop runs a church region with the assistance of presbyters/elders) or that 'churches were simply run by a ...
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What is the LDS Law of Common Consent and why is it important?
The LDS Church is perhaps unique in the idea that instruction and change within the Church isn't simply automatic — that Church leaders can't simply do what they want. This doctrine is embodied ...
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According to the Catholic Church, in Luke 10:19 what kind of authority & power Jesus had given the Apostles & Disciples?
What I'm looking for:
Scriptures said
'See, I have given you authority to tread on snakes and scorpions, and
over all the power of the enemy. Nothing will harm you. Nevertheless,
do not ...
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How comparable are the concepts of the Teaching Magisterium in the Catholic Church and the Jehovah's Witnesses view of their Watch Tower society?
Just how comparable is this particular aspect of each group's ecclesiology? If from an academic viewpoint there are marked similarities, is there an identifiable Jehovah's witness perspective on the ...
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What is the doctrinal or Scriptural basis for a central Church authority?
As explained in a previous question, one Baptist Distinctive is the rejection of a central Church authority (whether an individual or a governing body). Instead, we hold fast to the autonomy of the ...
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