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July 15 2009 By virtueonline GC2009: D025 House of Bishops Transcript

4) This resolution implies a theological understanding of the subject that has not been established

5) This resolution is not in accord with Lambeth Resolution I.10 6) Some disagree with this resolution.

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July 03 2009 By virtueonline CALIFORNIA: Based House Church Says Church Building Got in Way of Discipleship

"Every church has spectator Christians in attendance and being a disciple of Jesus isn't for spectators," Eastburn asserts. He believes the core lesson from the study is that a church of any size can become complacent about challenging its members to deeper personal relationships with Jesus Christ. "It is a painful reminder," he continues, "that every church must never neglect its basic purpose - making disciples."

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June 30 2009 By virtueonline The Articles of The Federation of Anglican Churches (and Ministries) in the Am.

2. The Federation will seek to maintain the Patronage of orthodox Primates in the Anglican Communion. Such patronage will be for the purpose of expanding fellowship with those in the Anglican Communion and working in concert with the godly projects and programs of the Archbishops primarily in the Global South.

Article 3: Tasks (Back to Top)

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June 28 2009 By virtueonline False Choices on the Atonement

3. The Church has always taught and known from Scripture that Christ's offering of himself was a ransom to free those held hostage to sin and death.

4. The Church has always taught and known from Scripture that Christ's offering of himself was the victory, as Christus Victor; and that it is one act with his resurrection.

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June 23 2009 By virtueonline ACNA'09: ACNA Constitution Ratified

In the words of Bishop Duncan, this means that a framework, or "skeleton" has been put in place around which a living Church will be built. This "skeleton" is governed by six key principles.

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June 20 2009 By virtueonline Sola Fide: The Doctrine of Justification by Faith Alone in the 39 Articles

The philosophical and theological premise of Holy Scripture is that God is Himself eternally self-existent, a doctrine called aseity. Before creation of the universe, time, or of any living creature God was, is and ever shall be from all eternity and into all eternity. He needs nothing to exist nor anything to sustain Him. He is eternally happy within the relationship of the divine trinity of persons.

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June 19 2009 By virtueonline So what, if we call the Spirit 'She'? - John P. Richardson

Some would dismiss this suggestion as mischievous. However, we must ask ourselves on what grounds we might resist it if God is truly 'beyond gender' and our language for God must avoid mis-statements about God's nature.

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June 12 2009 By virtueonline The Dutch Touch: A study in irrelevance

The first co-consecration was that of Bishop Graham-Brown, a well known Anglican of the Evangelical party (as it was defined in the 1930s, which is considerably different from how contemporary Reassereters have redefined it).

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June 09 2009 By virtueonline Are Judaism and Christianity as Violent as Islam?

Medieval times: The Crusades were violent and led to atrocities by the modern world's standards under the banner of the cross and in the name of Christianity. But the Crusades were a counterattack on Islam. Muslim invasions and atrocities against Christians were on the rise in the decades before the launch of the Crusades in 1096. More often than not, this argument puts an end to any discussion regarding whether violence and intolerance are unique to Islam.

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June 08 2009 By virtueonline Clergymen whose election or nomination was not confirmed in The Episcopal Church

1841. The Rev. N. H. Cobbs. Nominated Missionary Bishop of Texas by the House of Bishops. The House of Deputies declared by resolution that it was “inexpedient to go into an election at that time,” and no further action was taken.

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