CHAOSKAMPF IN THE ORTHODOX BAPTISM RITUAL by Constantin Oancea

Subjects: “…Orthodox baptism…”
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ONTVANG WAT VIR VIR JOU GEGEE IS. HOE DIE DOOP ONS KAN LEER OM MET CHRISTUS TE LEEF by Martin Laubscher

Subjects: “…Baptism…”
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The role of the Holy Spirit in Calvin's doctrine of the sacraments by I. J. Hesselink

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Poszanowanie wolności religijnej w prawodawstwie kościelnym by Dariusz Mazurkiewicz

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Los dzieci zmarłych bez chrztu – nieznana historia i współczesne pytania by Marta Ficoń

“…The article presents a brief history of the question concerning the fate of infants who die without the sacrament of baptism. It includes both the theological dimension of this issue and its existential consequences. …”
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Jesus' affection towards children and Matthew's tale of two kings by A. G. van Aarde

“…Both incidents were (in a midrash fashion) understood by  Matthew as fulfilment of Scripture. The baptism scene is a Matthean allusion to Isaiah 1:13-17 and the record of the entry into Jerusalem is an explicit interpretation of Jeremiah 7:1-8. …”
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Heiliging en die Pentekostalisme

“…Bruner (1976:20) stel dit soos volg: "Pentacostalism wishes in brief, to be understood as experiential Christianity, with its experience culminating in the baptism of the believers in the Holy Spirit, as at Pentacosst, by speaking in other tongues. …”
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The March to Prussia: The Informative Value of a Peripheral Phenomenon by Werner Paravicini

“…In addition, this study explores how the Teutonic Order faced the new challenge of seeking new legitimacy after the baptism of Lithuania and Samogitia. …”
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#RAINMUSTFALL – A THEOLOGICAL REFLECTION ON DROUGHT, THIRST, AND THE WATER OF LIFE by Nadia Marais

“…This paper argues that the theological rhetoric of water is embedded in soteriological imagination, which requires remembering – through the sacrament of baptism – the significance of the giving God who wills human and ecological flourishing.2 Moreover, it is argued that the good news of salvation brings rhetoric and ethics, doctrine and life, into a dynamic communicative process, so that water, as that which is freely given by God, has nothing less than abundant life or ecological and human flourishing as its apparent intended focus. …”
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Czy wiara decyduje o normach moralnych? by Jan Orzeszyna

“…Moreover, the existence of the Church confirms the truth that faith determines moral principles. Accepting baptism signifies acceptance Christian morality and Christian teaching. …”
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The African social question: A challenge to the African church in light of the two synods on Africa

“…That horrendous fratricide has left a dark spot in the history of Catholicism in Africa where “the blood of tribalism is thicker than the water of baptism”. The Second Synod on Africa, held in October 2009, had as its theme: “The Church in Africa in service to reconciliation, justice and peace”. …”
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Waaihoek se N.G. sendinggemeente in Bloemfontein: 1891-1903 by R. M. Britz

“…Consequently, the services and the administration of the sacraments (both Baptism and Holy Communion) were held separately. …”
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'n (N.G.) gemeente in "Het kamp te Bloemfontein" gedurende die Anglo-Boereoorlog 1900-1903 by R. M. Britz

“…The congregation was structured along the traditional lines of the Dutch Reformed Church: there was a church council, a Sunday school, prayer meetings, a Christian Endeavour Society, and from time to time special evangelisation meetings. Both Baptism and Holy Communion were administered. The available sources reveal that the theological convictions and approach of the ministers who served in the camp relate to the 19th century (Arminian) evangelicalism (and revivals) that were so popular in America and Great Britain. …”
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Die verwerkliking van die geloof in die kerklike kategese: basisteoretiese perspektiewe by C. J. H. Venter, C. N. van der Merwe

“…In the course of catechetical instruction children of the covenant should be actively guided to share in God’s covenantal grace. The baptism of children of the covenant actually implies an urge and responsibility towards a new obedience. …”
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Świadek męczeństwa i jego rola w świetle jurysprudencji Kongregacji Spraw Kanonizacyjnych by Zdzisław J. Kijas

“…Since death for the faith has the value of the Sacrament of Baptism, it may happen that an unbeliever or someone not practicing his faith, can give his life for the faith. …”
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,,Cura animarum" of the Preachers Order in the Background of the Medieval Monkhoods Soul Salvation Development by Slawomir Zonenberg

“…Their authority concerned the following important services: baptism, marriages, funerals, confessions, and administration of other sacraments, and both conduction of Sunday and other church holiday ceremonies. …”
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