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24 articles found for “formal heresy designation”

• Heresy Designation

  [Heresies & Cults]

  A heresy designation is a formal determination by a denominational general assembly or an interdenominational church body, made after investigating the teachings of a particular individual or group, that those teachings have departed from orthodox doctrine. Because each denomination makes its own determinations, conclusions and their severity can differ from one denomination to another.

• Unaccredited Seminary

  [Christian Life]

  An unaccredited seminary is a theological institution that trains ministers without formal government accreditation; in South Korea, this means accreditation from the Ministry of Education. Its graduates do not receive legally recognized degrees, and denominations apply differing standards when accepting such graduates.

• Psalm 50:15

  [Bible Verses]

  A verse in Psalm 50 in which God calls His covenant people to offer thanksgiving and to call upon Him rather than to bring merely formal sacrifices, and promises to deliver them when they call on Him in the day of trouble. It is widely cited as both a command to pray and a promise that prayer will be answered.

• Psalm 50

  [Bible]

  Psalm 50 bears the superscription "A Psalm of Asaph." In it God, acting as judge, summons his people, rebukes merely formal sacrifice and hypocritical living, and calls for the sacrifice of thanksgiving and upright conduct.

• Hosea 8

  [Bible]

  Hosea 8 is a fourteen-verse prophecy that indicts the northern kingdom of Israel for setting up kings without God, worshiping the calf of Samaria, relying on Assyria, and offering merely formal sacrifices, and it pronounces judgment on the nation.

• Amos

  [Bible]

  Amos is the third of the twelve books of the Minor Prophets in the Old Testament. It preserves the words of the prophet Amos, who was active in the northern kingdom of Israel in the eighth century BC, and it is well known for its call to social justice and its critique of merely formal worship.

• Pastoral Call

  [Organization & Polity]

  A pastoral call is the process by which a church formally invites and receives a minister, such as a senior pastor or associate pastor, according to established procedures. The specific procedures and the body that makes the decision vary with each denomination's system of church government.

• New Korean Revised Version (Gaeyeok Gaejeong)

  [Bible]

  The New Korean Revised Version (Gaeyeok Gaejeong) is a Korean translation of the Bible published by the Korean Bible Society in 1998 as a revision of the Korean Revised Version (Gaeyeok Hangeul). Today most Korean Protestant denominations use it as their Bible for worship.

• Love Feast

  [Worship & Rites]

  The love feast is a communal meal that believers in the early church shared as an expression of love and fellowship. It is distinct from the Lord's Supper. In Korean Protestant churches, the term usually refers to a meal that church members share after worship.

• Malcolm Fenwick

  [People]

  Malcolm C. Fenwick (1863–1935) was a Canadian independent missionary to Korea. In 1906, at Ganggyeong in South Chungcheong Province, he founded the Church of Christ in Corea (Daehan Gidokgyohoe), the parent body of the Korea Baptist Convention. He is regarded as the founder of the Baptist church in Korea.

• Antiochene School

  [Doctrine & Theology]

  The Antiochene School was an early church theological tradition centered in Antioch in Syria during the fourth and fifth centuries that emphasized the literal and historical meaning of Scripture and the true humanity of Christ.

• John Bunyan

  [People]

  John Bunyan (1628–1688) was an English Puritan preacher and author. He is best known for *The Pilgrim's Progress*, written during his imprisonment. The book has also been among the most widely read devotional works in Korean Protestantism since its earliest years.

• Licentiate (Kangdosa)

  [Church Offices]

  A licentiate is a title used chiefly in Presbyterian churches for a candidate for the ministry who has completed theological education, passed the licentiate examination, and been recognized by the presbytery as qualified to preach. The licentiate stage precedes ordination as a pastor.

• Dawn Prayer Meeting

  [Worship & Rites]

  The dawn prayer meeting is a gathering held at church in the early hours before sunrise for hymn singing, Scripture, and prayer. It is regarded as one of the most characteristic devotional practices of Korean Protestantism and is also called dawn prayer or the dawn service.

• Bible Translations

  [Bible]

  A Bible translation renders the original Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek texts of Scripture into another language. Translations differ in how closely they follow the wording of the original or render its meaning in natural modern language. Korean churches use several Korean translations, including the New Korean Revised Version, the New Korean Standard Version, the Common Translation, and the Easy Bible.

• Dwight L. Moody

  [People]

  Dwight Lyman Moody (1837–1899) was an American lay revival preacher. He led mass evangelistic campaigns in major cities, founded educational institutions including the Moody Bible Institute, and presided over the conference that gave rise to the Student Volunteer Movement.

• Ellen G. White

  [People]

  Ellen G. White (1827–1915) was an American religious leader and author and a co-founder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Adventists recognize her as having received the gift of prophecy.

• Justinian I

  [People]

  Justinian I (c. 482–565) was emperor of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire from 527 to 565. He is known for codifying Roman law and for rebuilding the Hagia Sophia, and the Orthodox Church venerates him as a saint.

• Brother Lawrence

  [People]

  Brother Lawrence, born Nicolas Herman, was a seventeenth-century French lay brother of the Discalced Carmelites. He taught that one should remain constantly aware of God even while working, and The Practice of the Presence of God, a collection of his teachings, has made him widely known across denominational lines.

• Synod of Dort

  [History]

  The Synod of Dort was a Reformed church synod held in Dordrecht, the Netherlands, in 1618–1619. It rejected the five articles of the Remonstrants, the followers of Arminius, and adopted the Canons of Dort.