Body+of+Christians
81ecclesia — [e klē′zē ə, eklā′zē ə; i klē′zē ə, iklā′zē ə] n. pl. ecclesiae [e klē′zēē΄, e klā′zēē΄, i klē′zēē΄, i klā′ zēē΄] [L, assembly, in LL(Ec), assembly of Christians < Gr ekklēsia, assembly (in N.T., the church as a body of Christians) <… …
82communion — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin communion , communio mutual participation, from communis Date: 14th century 1. an act or instance of sharing 2. a. capitalized a Christian sacrament in which consecrated bread and wine are consumed as… …
83CBM — The acronym CBM may mean: * Cambrex Corporation (NYSE: CBM) * Canadian Baptist Mission (now known as Canadian Baptist Ministries) * Christadelphian Bible Mission, Christadelphians are a body of Christians who try to base their beliefs and… …
84Calvary Holiness Association — The Calvary Holiness Association is a small holiness body of Christians in south Georgia.The Holiness movement among Baptists in Georgia began late in the 19th century among ministers in the Little River Baptist Association. Two churches were… …
85The Church of God in Divine Order — is a Pentecostal holiness body of Christians, based in Sand Springs, Oklahoma.History The Church of God in Divine Order shares a common history with the Church of God (Huntsville, Alabama) up until their division. The Church of God in Divine… …
86creeds/confessions of faith — Creeds (derived from the Latin credere, to believe) are summary statements of Christian beliefs, whether overall affirmations of Christianity or clarifications on a particular issue or set of issues. Several creeds became authoritative in the… …
87PLYMOUTH BRETHREN — an anti clerical body of Christians, one of the earliest communities of which was formed in Plymouth about 1830; they accept, along with Pre Millenarian views, generally the Calvinistic view of the Christian religion, and exclude all… …
88UNIVERSALISTS — a body of Christians who profess to believe in the final restoration of all the fallen, angels as well as men; a body chiefly of American growth, having an ecclesiastical organisation, and embracing a membership of 40,000; there are many of… …
89priests and Levites — In the OT the priests were intermediaries between the people and their all powerful God. Their main function was to offer sacrifices, with a subsidiary duty until the Exile [[➝ Exile, the]], of teaching the Law. They were also in charge of Urim… …
90Orthodoxy — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Orthodoxy >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 orthodoxy orthodoxy Sgm: N 1 strictness strictness soundness religious truth true faith Sgm: N 1 truth truth &c. 494 Sgm: N 1 soundness of doctrine soundness of doctrine …
