Ordination 1. Scope of the inquiry.-It is proposed to examine the somewhat scanty evidence of the 1st cent. as to the manner in which Christian ministers were admitted to office. In the investigation the following passages, which have, or may be thought to have, a bearing on the subject, will be specially considered: Act 1:24 … Continue reading “Ordination”
Ordinary of the Mass
Ordinary of the Mass That part of the Mass containing prayers which as a rule and for the most part remain unchanged and the rubrics or directions for the entire Mass, to be followed or filled in from the Proper of the Mass. It is inserted in the Missal between the Masses for Holy Saturday … Continue reading “Ordinary of the Mass”
Ordinary
ordinary In ecclesiastical law, the name given to those who exercise ordinary jurisdiction in the external forum. As ordinary jurisdiction is by law attached to an office, he who has canonical possession of an office, can exercise the jurisdiction pertaining to the office. Therefore beside the Roman Pontiff, the name ordinary is applied to those … Continue reading “Ordinary”
Ordinariate
Ordinariate (From Ordinary, q.v.). This term is used in speaking collectively of all the various organs through which an ordinary, and especially a bishop, exercises the different forms of his authority. This word, which is employed particularly in Germany, does not occur in strict canonical language; but it is exactly equivalent to what canonists call … Continue reading “Ordinariate”
Ordinances Of The Gospel
ORDINANCES OF THE GOSPEL Are institutions of divine authority relating to the worship of God; such as baptism, Mat 28:19. 2. The Lord’s supper, 1Co 11:24, &c. 3. Public ministry, or preaching and reading the word, Rom 10:15, Eph 4:13. Mar 16:15. 4. Hearing the Gospel, Mar 4:24. Rom 10:17. 5. Public prayer, 1Co 16:15; … Continue reading “Ordinances Of The Gospel”
Ordinances of Heaven
Ordinances of Heaven See ASTRONOMY, I, 1. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Ordinances, Christian
Ordinances, Christian SEE ORDINANCES OF THE GOSPEL. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
ORDINANCES
Ordinances ORDINANCES.In the English versions of the Gospels this word occurs only once, Luk 1:6, where the parents of John the Baptist are described as walking in all the commandments () and ordinances () of the Lord blameless. From its etymology the word means (1) a righteous enactment of rightful authority, and (2) a righteous … Continue reading “ORDINANCES”
Ordinance
Ordinance The word ordinance is used in the Revised Version to translate four different Greek substantives: (1) (Rom 1:32; Rom 2:26; Rom 8:4, Heb 9:1; Heb 9:10); (2) (Act 7:53, Rom 13:2); (3) (Eph 2:15, Col 2:14); (4) (1Pe 2:13). The Latin Vulgate in these passages renders by decretum, by creatura, by iustificatio or iustitia, … Continue reading “Ordinance”
Ordinal number
Ordinal number A class b is well-ordered by a dyadic relation R if it is ordered by R (see order) and, for every class a such that a ? b, there is a member x of a, such that xRy holds for every member y of a; and R is then called a well-ordering relation. … Continue reading “Ordinal number”