* Arminianism is Pelagian ( or Semi-Pelagian ), denying original sin and total depravity – No system of Arminianism founded on Arminius or Wesley denies original sin or total depravity ; both Arminius and Wesley strongly affirmed that man's basic condition is one in which he cannot be righteous, understand God, or seek God.

Furthermore the Council affirmed against Protestant doctrine that the grace of God can be forfeited through mortal sin.

Other views of God affirmed by members of the Conservative movement include Kabbalistic mysticism ; Hasidic panentheism ( neo-Hasidism, Jewish Renewal ); limited theism ( as in Harold Kushner's When Bad Things Happen to Good People ); and organic thinking in the fashion of Alfred North Whitehead and Charles Hartshorne, also known as process theology ( such as Rabbis Max Kaddushin, William E. Kaufman, or Bradley Shavit Artson ).

" In 2000, the Church's General Assembly further affirmed that " human sexual orientations, whether heterosexual or homosexual, are a gift from God and part of the marvelous diversity of creation.

The council affirmed and defined what it believed to be the teachings of the Apostles regarding who Christ is: that Christ is the one true God in deity with the Father.

Lutherans, however, rejected the iconoclasm of the 16th century, and affirmed the distinction between adoration due to the Triune God alone and all other forms of veneration ( CA 21 ).

But so much is written for the sake of proving that Jesus the Christ is the Son of God and His Apostle, being of old the Word, and appearing sometimes in the form of fire, and sometimes in the likeness of angels ; but now, by the will of God, having become man for the human race, He endured all the sufferings which the devils instigated the Jews to inflict upon Him ; who, though they have it expressly affirmed in the writings of Moses, “ And the angel of God spake to Moses in a flame of fire in a bush, and said, I am that I am, the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob ,” yet maintain that He who said this was the Father and Creator of the universe.

In agreement with prominent medieval Jewish thinkers including Maimonides, Kaplan affirmed that God is not personal, and that all anthropomorphic descriptions of God are, at best, imperfect metaphors.

Since therefore all that the inspired authors or sacred writers affirm should be regarded as affirmed by the Holy Spirit, we must acknowledge that the books of Scripture firmly, faithfully, and without error teach that truth which God, for the sake of our salvation, wished to see confided to the Sacred Scriptures.

His later position affirmed the necessity of God granting grace in order for the desire for salvation to be awakened.

As recently as 1965 Vatican Council II affirmed, " the Church is the new people of God ," without intending to make " Israel according to the flesh ", the Jewish people, irrelevant in terms of eschatology ( see " Roman Catholicism, below ).

We believe that the Sabbath of the Bible, the seventh day of the week, is sacred time, a gift of God to all people, instituted at creation, affirmed in the Ten Commandments and reaffirmed in the teaching and example of Jesus and the apostles.

Elders are called by God, affirmed by the church, and ordained by a bishop to a ministry of Word, Sacrament, Order and Service within the church.

rightDeacons are called by God, affirmed by the church, and ordained by a bishop to servant leadership within the church.

She then affirmed an oath to defend the true religion and worship of God and to " withstand and despise all papistical superstitions, and whatsoever ceremonies and rites contrary to the word of God.

On November 12, 2010, in a unanimous decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston affirmed a ruling by a New Hampshire lower federal court which found that the pledge's reference to God doesn't violate students ' rights.

He says: `` beside the Protestant philosophy of Progress, as expressed in radical or conservative millenarianism, should be placed the doctrine of the democratic faith which affirmed it to be the duty of the destiny of the United States to assist in the creation of a better world by keeping lighted the beacon of democracy ''.

It affirmed the creation of an Irish Republic and passed a Declaration of Independence, calling itself Saorstát Éireann in Irish.

In essence, the accords called for the withdrawal of Israeli forces from parts of the Gaza Strip and West Bank, and affirmed a Palestinian right of self-government within those areas through the creation of a Palestinian Interim Self-Government Authority.

On June 19, 1998 the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the original court's ruling that Thompson was not entitled to be credited with co-authorship of Rent and that she was not entitled to royalties.

She is credited with bringing an end to the Mixtón War in the 16th century as well as relief from epidemics that plagued Guadalajara in the 17th century, a “ miracle ” that was affirmed by the bishop of the area.

We consider the origin of the traditions to be Nordic, and even more to be polar, since this is expressly affirmed in the Veda as well as in other sacred books .”

In 2011, the Third Circuit again affirmed the conviction as well as its decision to vacate the death sentence, and the District Attorney of Philadelphia announced that prosecutors would no longer seek the death penalty.

Official writings of the churches of the Anglican Communion have consistently upheld belief in the Real Presence, a term that includes transubstantiation as well as several other eucharistic theologies such as consubstantiation, transignification, and the purely spiritual presence affirmed by the Thirty Nine Articles.

Mention should also be made of the work of Elliot Wolfson ( Professor of Jewish Mysticism, New York University ), who has almost single-handedly challenged the conventional view, which is affirmed by Idel as well.

The Brotherhood strongly affirmed the right to private property as well as differences in personal wealth due to factors such as hard work.

The action was affirmed in 1886 the Supreme Court, in United States v. Kagama, which affirmed that the US Government has Plenary power over all Native American tribes within its borders using the rationalization that “ The power of the general government over these remnants of a race once powerful ... is necessary to their protection as well as to the safety of those among whom they dwell ”

He strongly affirmed that men had free will and were able to choose good as well as evil.

Again, the Court affirmed these convictions as well.

The 1871 Act was affirmed in 1886 by the US Supreme Court, in United States v. Kagama, which affirmed that the Congress has Plenary power over all Native American tribes within its borders by rationalization that “ The power of the general government over these remnants of a race once powerful … is necessary to their protection as well as to the safety of those among whom they dwell ”.

One is the correlation between Samson's inner blindness as well as outer, the fact that he believes his " intimate impulses " to be divine messages, yet is never in any way divinely affirmed in this, unlike the rest of Milton's divinely influenced characters.

The 1871 Act was affirmed in 1886 by the US Supreme Court, in United States v. Kagama 118 U. S. 375 ( 1886 ), which affirmed that the Congress has Plenary power over all Native American tribes within its borders by rationalization that “ The power of the general government over these remnants of a race once powerful … is necessary to their protection as well as to the safety of those among whom they dwell ”.

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The text of the declaration affirmed the signatories ' perspective " that complete victory over their enemies is essential to defend life, liberty, independence and religious freedom, and to preserve human rights and justice in their own lands as well as in other lands, and that they are now engaged in a common struggle against savage and brutal forces seeking to subjugate the world ".

With this name, the football club affirmed the Czech character of the club as well as the region where it played.

The Supreme Court affirmed this in Clinton v. Jones which denied the use of privilege in cases of civil suits as well.

The organization advocating and guiding student participation in SYATP events insists that they be exclusively student-initiated and led without official endorsement or interference, according to rights affirmed by the Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District decision of the U. S. Supreme Court — as well as a 1995 Clinton administration assignment of the President's Secretary of Education for legalization of particular school religious activities as long as they passed constitutional guidelines.

The reason for this is that the term " Theotokos " is understood by Orthodox Christians to have not only pious but also theological significance: in calling the Virgin Mary the " Birthgiver of God ," it is affirmed that Christ possesses a human nature as well as a divine nature ( as opposed to being purely divine ).

It also affirmed that it considered it ' important to hear the personal testimony ' of Bishop Basil ' before making a final decision about his actions ', and for this reason ' once again ' called Bishop Basil ' to the next session of the Holy Synod.

He criticized radical liberation theology, saying, " this conception of Christ, as a political figure, a revolutionary, as the subversive of Nazareth, does not tally with the Church's catechisms "; however, he did speak of " the ever increasing wealth of the rich at the expense of the ever increasing poverty of the poor ", and affirmed that the principle of private property " must lead to a more just and equitable distribution of goods ... and, if the common good demands it, there is no need to hesitate at expropriation, itself, done in the right way "; on balance, the Pope offered neither praise nor condemnation.

Just as a thousand years ago the Huns under their King Attila made a name for themselves, one that even today makes them seem mighty in history and legend, may the name German be affirmed by you in such a way in China that no Chinese will ever again dare to look cross-eyed at a German.

As historian John Sellars puts it, Epictetus " affirmed the philosopher's beard as something almost sacred ... to express the idea that philosophy is no mere intellectual hobby but rather a way of life that, by definition, transforms every aspect of one's behavior, including one's shaving habits.

" The following year Harris affirmed that " No man heard me in any way deny the truth of the Book of Mormon the administration of the angel that showed me the plates.

The documentary Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows included footage of McMahon's conversations with Hart in which he affirmed the planned disqualification finish and expressed determination for Hart to exit " the right way " and as amicably as possible — McMahon did not know that the conversation was being filmed.

The congress also affirmed the position of Jiang Zemin, a former mayor of Shanghai, as the new " core of CPC leadership ", paving the way of Jiang becoming the " Third-generation " leadership figure.

As affirmed by WWE, the World Heavyweight Championship is not a continuation of the WCW Championship, but rather its successor by way of the WWE Undisputed Championship, just as the WCW Championship spun off from the NWA World Heavyweight Championship.

The Soviets also offered support to the Nazis in official statements, Joseph Stalin himself emphasized that it was the Anglo-French alliance that had attacked Germany, not the other way around, and Molotov affirmed that Germany had made peace efforts, which had been turned down by ' Anglo-French imperialists '.

Also, by keeping the Real overvalued and by lessening restrictions to foreign trade, Franco affirmed that Brazilian businesses would have no other way to survive than increasing their productivity.

Guderian did not believe he could split his forces this way, and was affirmed when the Soviets attacked this bridgehead two months later during the Yelnya Offensive.

Daniel was genuinely worried about a resurgence of the Cult of Personality under Khrushchev, which inspired his story ' This is Moscow Speaking ', while Sinyavsky affirmed that he believed Socialism was the way forward but that the methods employed were at times erroneous.

And no marvell if they were thus joyefull, seeing wise Seneca was so affected with sailing a few miles on ye coast of his owne Italy ; as he affirmed, that he had rather remaine twentie years on his way by land, then pass by sea to any place in a short time ; so tedious & dreadfull was ye same unto him.