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Is creatio ex nihilo accepted theology for all mainstream Christian denominations?
There are only a few alternatives to a universe that was created by God from nothing:
The universe spontaneously came into existence completely aside from God. While this may be the position of some ...
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Does any non-Catholic denomination maintain Altar Lamp, following Lev 6:12-13?
Does any non-Catholic denomination maintain Altar Lamp, following Lev 6:12-13?
The Orthodox Churches have vigil lights, just like Catholic Churches to indicate that that Christ is present in the Holy ...
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According to mainstream Christian groups, is it the soul or the body that goes to heaven?
The confusion here lies in an equivocation on the terms "heaven" and "hell." That is, the term heaven is used at different times to signify different states of affairs.
In ...
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What is an overview for how protestants tend to regard progress in the spiritual life?
All believers should abide by Peter's exhortation and give earnest diligence toward the development of spiritual qualities:
According as his divine power hath given unto us all things that pertain ...
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Which denominations teach there is an objective, theological standard of decent/modest dress?
Is there an objective, theological standard of decent/modest dress? (Denominational Survey)
Historically, I believe the standard across the board amongst Christian denominations has changed over the ...
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What would be an orthodoxly Christian, biblically based response to a concern that a Christian could die without repenting of a given sin?
Query 1) What is the fate of those who believe in Jesus Christ but who die without repenting of something they never discovered was sinful (Simon, Acts 8, given as an example.)
This example is of one ...
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What denominations believe in a universal bodily resurrection?
There is one denomination I know of (Jehovah's Witnesses) that believes in a physical resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous. They will be resurrected to life on earth during the 1,...
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What is an overview for how protestants tend to regard progress in the spiritual life?
There is a problem scoping this important question to Protestants in general, because there are more than a few who think that increasing religiosity is the marker. They are inclined to view activity ...
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By what Biblical basis do Christian denominations equate Worship with Singing?
I have been a member of 3 denominations; since infancy the first small one had dire singing. More like bleating, done as a perfunctory opening and closing of their meetings. They had their own songs ...
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How do some denominations explain why they interpret the incidents with Elijah and Philip so differently?
This question seems to hinge on the claim that it was a few years after the whirlwind had caught Elijah up that Elijah then wrote a letter to king Jehoram. This would indicate that Elijah had never ...
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Does any denomination commemorate as Feast, events of the Old Testament?
Zechariah 14 says that all nations will eventually celebrate the Feast of Tabernacles, so why would anyone think that God's Holy Days shouldn't be celebrated?
Here are four examples of booklets ...
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Which denominations teach there is an objective, theological standard of decent/modest dress?
Being guided by your statement in the comments section of your question; namely, ". . . my question is about a theological minimum that is culture- and perhaps denomination-insensitive," I'...
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What denominations practice "laying on of hands" so that new converts may receive the Holy Ghost, and what manifestations are usually expected?
At the least the Roman Catholic church and the Anglican church practice this. As part of the service of confirmation the bishop lays his hands on the candidate and says "receive the Holy Spirit&...
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Is creatio ex nihilo accepted theology for all mainstream Christian denominations?
Is creatio ex nihilo accepted theology for all mainstream Christian denominations?
Most Christians accept this theological viewpoint, but there will always be a small number of Christians who may deny ...
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Is creatio ex nihilo accepted theology for all mainstream Christian denominations?
The doctrine of creation ex nihilo is one of those ideas that is generally accepted in Western churches but is not considered essential to salvation. Among the Eastern churches, alternative views are ...
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What is a survey of Christian beliefs on those who cannot be baptized?
I'm not baptized, what now?
I recall how the French missionary Fr. Evariste Régis Huc was able to make a single convert in Lhasa, Tibet in 1848. Having fear that a single convert might possibly ...
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What are the beliefs of the Conservative Laestadian Church?
I was raised in this faith and left at 21 years old. The key part of this faith is that they believe that they alone possess the Holy Spirit and in order for one to be saved, they must hear that their ...
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What are the beliefs of the Conservative Laestadian Church?
One week after posting this question, I finally found an official web site that explains what the European Conservative Laestadian Church believes. The article opens with this confession:
Our faith ...
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Which Christian groups or denominations believe in modern-day Christophanies?
Which Christian groups or denominations believe in modern-day Christophanies?
Both Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints claim to have Christophanies.
A ...
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How many, if any, denominations hold that Adam and Eve were perfect before the fall?
The Westminster Catechism summarised in the Shorter Catechism is the official view of the Church of England. The tenth Q & A of the Shorter Catechism is:-
Q. 10. How did God create man?
A. God ...
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What denominations believe that a Book of Acts style of interaction with the Holy Spirit is still possible today?
The Orthodox and Catholic Churches believe this so for them.
History has shown this to be the case. I will give one example, for each century has many examples of your so called “Book of Acts level of ...
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Did any heretical Christian sect believe money is evil?
There certainly have been religious groups from the start of Christianity who were heretical. Marcionites adopted a form of dualistic theory. Their leader, Marcion, taught that the material world was ...
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Did any heretical Christian sect believe money is evil?
Did any heretical sect believe money is evil?
Before going on with my post, let us recall what Jesus said in the Gospels: “No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the ...
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According to mainstream Christian groups, is it the soul or the body that goes to heaven?
Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:27-30 single out adulterers, persons who lust after what is not theirs. When he says “If your right eye causes you to sin” he means looking lustfully after a woman. When he ...
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What denominations believe in a universal bodily resurrection?
You commented that, "I was thinking of JW where, as far as I know, there is no resurrection of the lost, a "normal" bodily resurrection for the saved who will inherit the earth, but an ...
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By what Biblical basis do Christian denominations equate Worship with Singing?
It seems that there are really two questions being asked here, with one being whether the term for the music portion of service should or should not be called "worship", and the second being ...
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Are there any denominations that do NOT practice "laying on of hands" with the specific goal of having a new believer receive the Holy Ghost?
For Baptists, Anabaptists and related denominations the only time where any kind of "process" is observed for new converts is at baptism. At none of these churches have I ever seen "...
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What denominations believe in a universal bodily resurrection?
I think your answer is essentially asking about Annihilationism which is answered already quite well via the Wikipedia article.
Of organised church groups (having more than a 100,000 members) it is ...
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Is Judith 1:1 historically incorrect and does it mean that it is not scripture?
The text
In the twelfth year of the reign of Nabuchodonosor,
who reigned in Nineve, the great city; in the days of
Arphaxad, which reigned over the Medes in Ecbatane (Judith 1:1, KJV)
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The problem
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What denominations practice "laying on of hands" so that new converts may receive the Holy Ghost, and what manifestations are usually expected?
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a faith that practices this.
The church's 4th article of faith states:
We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, ...
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