Biblia

Unity Of God

UNITY OF GOD A term made use of to denote that there is but one God or self-existent Being. The unity of God is argued from his necessary existence, self-sufficiency; perfection, independence, and omnipotence; from the unity of design in the works of nature; and from there being no necessity of having more gods than … Continue reading “Unity Of God”

Unity of Brethren

Unity of Brethren A religious association formed near Kunwald, Bohemia, 1457, “to foster pure scriptural teaching and apostolic discipline.” The Unitas Fratrom, Church of Brethren, or Unity of Brethren, known at the present time in England and America as the Moravian Church, was established, 1735. In 1734 the first Moravian missionary came to Pennsylvania, and … Continue reading “Unity of Brethren”

Unity

Unity The idea of unity is one of those that are most pervasive in the apostolic writings; and naturally so. Christianity is the religion of reconciliation; and, fully recognizing the radical character of the antagonisms that reveal themselves in experience, it everywhere discloses a profounder unity in which these opposites are harmonized. While it does … Continue reading “Unity”

Unitive Way

Unitive Way The word state is used in various senses by theologians and spiritual writers. It may be taken to signify a profession or calling in life, as where St. Paul says, in I Corinthians 7:20: “Let every man abide in the same calling in which he was called”. We have, in this sense, states … Continue reading “Unitive Way”

United Syrians

United Syrians one of the Syrian churches which dates from the 17th century, when a numerous party under Andreas Achigian, their first patriarch, seceded from the Jacobites, and acknowledged the authority of the pope. They have a patriarch at Aleppo, styled patriarch of Antioch; and archbishops of Aleppo, Babylon; Damascus, and Seleucia, besides eleven bishops. … Continue reading “United Syrians”