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Church Dedication
A church dedication is a service in which a newly built church building is offered to God as a place of worship. In Korean Protestant churches, it is usually held after all construction debt has been paid off.
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- Exodus 25:2Bible Verses
Exodus 25:2 is the verse in which God, through Moses, asks Israel for offerings to build the tabernacle and directs that offerings be received only from those who give willingly from the heart. It is frequently cited as a basis for the principle that giving should be voluntary, especially in building-fund appeals and church dedication sermons.
- Child DedicationWorship & Rites
Child dedication is a rite in which parents present a newborn child to God and promise to raise the child in the faith, while the church blesses the child and prays for him or her.
- Solomon's PorchBible
Solomon's Porch was a roofed colonnade along the outer court of the Jerusalem Temple in New Testament times. Scripture presents it as the place where Jesus walked during the Feast of Dedication and where the believers of the early church gathered.
- Clerical CelibacyOrganization & Polity
Clerical celibacy is a discipline that requires members of the clergy to remain unmarried and celibate. It is most notably practiced by the Latin Church of the Catholic Church, while Protestant churches have not followed it since the Reformation.
- TheosisDoctrine & Theology
Theosis, also called deification, is the teaching that the goal of salvation is for human beings, by the grace of God, to participate in God's life and nature and so grow into the likeness of God. It is a central concept of Eastern Orthodox soteriology.
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