Because it is a Sacred Mystery of the Church, only Orthodox Christians may receive it.

Because of this, Christians commonly refer to Jesus as Christ or Messiah.

Because of this dissatisfaction with reliance on the Jewish calendar, some Christians began to experiment with independent computations.

Because some Muslims and Jews shared ancestors in common with some Christians, it was difficult to expel all of those with any non-Christian ancestors from Castile or Aragon.

Because of their orientation to the sea and to maritime commerce, the coastal cities of Malabar are very cosmopolitan and have hosted some of the first groups of Christians ( now known as Syrian Malabar Nasranis ), Anglo-Indians, Jews ( today called as Cochin Jews ), and Muslims ( at present known as Mappilas ) in India.

Because of this alleged misunderstanding, several LDS scholars ( and occasionally LDS authorities and theologians ) have sought to clarify the beliefs of Mormon Christians regarding the subject of exaltation.

Because of the legendary quality of the earliest accounts of her life, there is much debate among many secular scholars and even faithful Christians as to the authenticity of her biographies.

Because the Reformation promoted the idea that Christians could expound their own views of theology based on the notion of " sola scriptura ," the Bible alone, many theological distinctions have occurred between the various Protestant denominations.

Because Okonkwo cannot accept the change the Christians bring, he cannot adapt .< ref name =" enotes ">" Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe: Introduction.

Because SA's sobriety definition has clear roots in Western and Eastern morality, the movement has a great appeal to Christians, that is, Protestants, Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholics, religious Jews, as well as Muslims, Hindus, Buddhists, and other mainstream religions.

In addition to their religious beliefs, large minorities of adults, including many Christians, have " pagan " or pre-Christian beliefs such as a belief in ghosts, astrology, witches and reincarnation .... Because the sample is based on those who agreed to participate in the Harris Interactive panel, no estimates of theoretical sampling error can be calculated.

Because the language of the ASV was limited to Elizabethan English, as well as because of what some perceived to be its excessive literalism, it never achieved wide popularity, and the King James Version would remain the primary translation for most American Protestant Christians until the publication of the Revised Standard Version in 1952.

Because of the many wars and attacks in the region, some Christians were concerned that access to the tomb might become difficult.

Because the enslavement of ' heathens ' was sanctioned by the Catholic Church whereas the enslavement of Christians was a sin, when Christianity arrived in Northern Europe, there arose an increasing demand for non-Christian slaves.

Because of his father's victories against the Christians in the Iberian Peninsula ( Al-Andalus ), he was temporarily relieved from serious threats on that front and able to concentrate on combating and defeating Banu Ghaniya attempts to seize Ifriqiya ( Tunisia ).

The archbishop was accused of fusing ethnic stereotypes and homophobic ideas when, on another occasion, he proclaimed that " Because we are not German, neither French, far more not English, but manful Greeks, we are Orthodox Christians ".

Because of the differences Luther initially refused to acknowledge Zwingli and his followers as Christians, though following the colloquy the two Reformers showed relatively more mutual respect in their writings.

Because Holy Sealing is an institutional manner of giving the Holy Spirit, conducted by the apostles of Early Christianity, New Apostolic Church considers the " childhood in God " possible for other Christians as well referring to the overall acting of the Holy Spirit ( John 3: 8, Romans 18: 7, 1.

Because Kip had profiled his children as the example for all other Christians, he was heavily criticized.

Because they wanted to open their party to all Christians as well as to non-Christians, the dropped the reference to Christianity in their name.

Because of that relationship, Christians participate in this special relationship with God in all aspects of their lives.

Because the government noticed that Lahu Christians generally did not smoke opium, beginning in 1992 the Chinese government facilitated the spread of Christianity among the Lahu.

Because if Christians are not well ordered from within, he says, if they do not put God first through a life of contemplation, they will be merely spreading their disorder to other people.

Because their faith was new and unfamiliar and not typically identified with Judaism by this time, Christians had no such excuse.

Because of the open-ended style of boxing judging, many fights have controversial results, in which one or both fighters believe they have been " robbed " or unfairly denied a victory.

Because Disciples believe that the invitation to the table comes from Jesus Christ, communion is open to all who confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, regardless of their denominational affiliation.

Because of several chronological discrepancies in the account of Emperor Kimmei in the Nihon Shoki, some believe that his was actually a rival court to that of Emperors Ankan and Senka.

Because variants proliferate naturally, it is naive to believe that there is such a thing as the single " authentic " version of a ballad such as " Barbara Allen ".

Because of this sensitivity to infant mortality, simple life expectancy at age zero can be subject to gross misinterpretation, leading one to believe that a population with a low overall life expectancy will necessarily have a small proportion of older people.

Because the dimensionality exceeds that of superstring theories in 10 dimensions, proponents believe that the 11-dimensional theory unites all five string theories ( and supersedes them ).

Because Mormons believe that everyone must receive certain ordinances to be saved, Mormons perform ordinances on behalf of deceased persons.

Because many members of religious traditions believe in things that exist in profoundly different ways from more everyday things, objects of religious belief both create particular philosophical problems and define central metaphysical concepts.

Because it is faith alone that receives these divine gifts, Lutherans confess that baptism " works forgiveness of sins, delivers from death and the devil, and gives eternal salvation to all who believe this, as the words and promises of God declare.

Because the Smyrnaean letter known as the Martyrdom of Polycarp states that Polycarp was taken on the day of the Sabbath and killed on the Great Sabbath, some believe that this is evidence that the Smyrnaeans under Polycarp observed the seventh day Sabbath.

Because the writings of Sabellius were destroyed it is hard to know if he did actually believe in Patripassianism but one early version of the Apostles ' Creed, recorded by Rufinus, explicitly states that the Father is ' impassible.

Because the series ran for such a long time and featured young performers, Young Talent Time made an indelible mark on the psyche of several generations of Australian children, leading them to believe that if they tried hard enough, they too could be a ' star ' like the kids they saw on television ( Johnny Young launched talent schools in his own name in early 1980s ).

Because it does not believe in the separation of church and state, the Christian right supports the presence of religious institutions within government.

Because of Martin's refusal to believe the SIGINT, and his refusal to allow the evacuation of the intelligence staff from the embassy, "( t ) he North Vietnamese captured the entire twenty-seven-hundred-man ( South Vietnamese SIGINT ) organization as well as their equipment.

Because people view these negative stereotypes about adolescents so often in the media, they are led to believe that adolescence is always a very problematic time of development.

Because investor behavior repeats itself so often, technicians believe that recognizable ( and predictable ) price patterns will develop on a chart.

Because of these excesses, the king began to believe that a Portuguese Inquisition might help control such outbreaks.

It should be noted that the tradition of Boaz descending from a Canaanite prostitute stems from confusion regarding the identity of the mother of Boaz, who is not mentioned in the Tanakh but is in the Genealogical record of Matthew ; Because they have the same name some people believe she is the same person mentioned in Joshua, but that is not supported by linguistic and textual evidence.

Because the use of symbolic gates is widespread in Asia — such structures can be found for example in India, China, Thailand, Korea, and within Nicobarese and Shompen villages — historians believe they may be an imported tradition.

Because the Priscillians believe that matter and nature were evil, they became ascetics and fasted on Sundays and Christmas Day.

Because regular armed forces units do not have the flexibility and independence of small covert cells, many believe that the concept of a powerful occupying force actually creates a disadvantage.

Because the events Hellman described matched Gardiner's account of her life and Gardiner's family was closely tied to Hellman's attorney, some believe that Hellman appropriated Gardiner's story without attribution.

Because of the complicated history of Binswanger ’ s disease and the fact that it was overlooked as a disease at all for so many years, leads us to believe that many patients have been misdiagnosed as Alzheimer ’ s for years.

Because of these premises, adherents believe that moral obligation is obedience to God's commands ; what is morally right is what God desires.