Most, however, interpret the genre as epic stories of early Christian miracles and conversions.

Most Protestants deny the need for this type of continuity and the historical claims involved have been severely questioned ; Eric Jay comments that the account given of the emergence of the episcopate in chapter III of Lumen Gentium " is very sketchy, and many ambiguities in the early history of the Christian ministry are passed over " Their reasons are given in detail below.

Most Protestants deny the doctrine of apostolic succession, believing that it is neither taught in Scripture nor necessary for Christian teaching, life, and practice.

Most of the Christian quarters are named after the Arab Ghassanid clans that settled there.

Most churches have long expressed ideals of being reconciled with each other, and in the 20th century Christian ecumenism advanced in two ways.

Most of this reconciliation has occurred between the Jewish community and the Catholic Church, and evangelical Christian organizations.

Most American members of the Christian Right consider homosexual acts as sinful and think it should not be accepted by society.

Most congregations also sing hymns, read from the Old and New Testaments of Christian Scripture, hear the word of God proclaimed through sermon or other medium and extend an invitation to become Christ's Disciples.

Most historians believe that the word " Dagome " is a melding of two names: the Christian " Dago ," for " Dagobert " ( Mieszko's hypothetical baptismal name ), and the Slavic " Me ," for " Mieszko.

Most modern eschatology and apocalypticism, both religious and secular, involves the violent disruption or destruction of the world, whereas Christian and Jewish eschatologies view the end times as the consummation or perfection of God's creation of the world.

Most historians agree that the emperors called the councils to force the Christian bishops to resolve divisive issues and reach consensus.

Most significantly, it resulted in the first, extra-biblical, uniform Christian doctrine, called the Creed of Nicaea.

Most scholars today accept that both Christian and Celtic traditions contributed to the legend's development, though many of the early Celtic-based arguments are largely discredited ( Loomis himself came to reject much of Weston and Nutt's work ).

* Most of the Polytheistic religious deities and texts of Pre-Western Americas, Oceania, and Africa, were destroyed by Christian missionaries and their converts.

Most of the manuscripts were created by Christian monks, who may well have been torn between the desire to record their native culture and their religious hostility to pagan beliefs resulting in some of the gods being euhemerized.

Most Christian denominations have also replaced it with the Gregorian calendar as the basis for their liturgical calendars.

It is safe to say that there is not one sentence in the New Testament in which the is wholly uniform .” Most of the variation took place within the first three Christian centuries.

Agapetus is said to have replied, " With eager longing have I come to gaze upon the Most Christian Emperor Justinian.

Most modern Christian churches continue to uphold the belief that there will be a final Resurrection of the Dead and World to Come, perhaps as prophesied by the Apostle Paul when he said: "... he hath appointed a day, in the which he will judge the world ..." ( Acts 17: 31 KJV ) and "... there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

* Eck, Diane ( 2001 ) A New Religious America: How a " Christian Country " Has Become the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation ( San Francisco: Harper ).

Most Solomon Islanders are Christian, with the Anglican, Methodist, Roman Catholic, South Seas Evangelical, and Seventh-day Adventist faiths predominating.

Most versions of the Christian Old Testament count Samuel, Kings, Chronicles and Ezra-Nehemiah as two books each, and the " Twelve Prophets " ( or the minor prophets ) as 12 books, giving rise to a count of 39 books for the Old Testament.

Most Christian churches give some form of blessing to a marriage ; the wedding ceremony typically includes some sort of pledge by the community to support the couple's relationship.

Most trinitarian Christian churches consider this an Ecumenical council.

Most historians look to this act as the final step in the initiation of the Great Schism between the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Christian Churches.

Most Protestant denominations deny the need of maintaining episcopal continuity with the early Church, holding that the role of the apostles was that, having been chosen directly by Jesus as witnesses of his resurrection, they were to be the " special instruments of the Holy Spirit in founding and building up the Church ".

Most denominations teach that Jesus will return to judge all humans, living and dead, and grant eternal life to his followers.

Most denominations ( a notable exception being the Seventh Day Adventists ) would affirm the statement from the Catechism of the Catholic Church ( above ), with the exception of the parenthetical phrase, " through a purification or immediately.

Most Christians tend to belong to Protestant denominations.

Most Christians belong to denominations that practise infant baptism.

Most denominations that practice the rite will perform it on Maundy Thursday.

Most Protestant denominations have no altar or Communion Table at all, the sanctuary being dominated only by a large, centralized pulpit.

Most of the Huguenot congregations ( or individuals ) in North America eventually affiliated with other Protestant denominations with more numerous members.

Most denominations offer programs for youth and families as well as regular worship services.

Most Church of God with Signs Following churches are non-denominational, believing that denominations are ' man made ' and carry the Mark of the Beast.

Most Christian denominations will read one or more narratives of the Passion during Holy Week, especially on Good Friday.

Most municipal notes and bonds are issued in minimum denominations of $ 5, 000 or multiples of $ 5, 000.

Most Christian churches do not believe in or teach tritheism, although some nontrinitarian denominations are sometimes characterized as such.

Most of the money raised is from competing clubs offsetting the competition with dollars or larger denominations, since it all goes to charity.

Most of Aiud's population are Christian, but they also come from a variety of denominations, including Catholicism and Orthodoxism and well as Reformed, Unitarian, Baptist and Evangelical faiths.

Most Christians belong to denominations that recognize church history as at least partially inspired by the Holy Spirit, so they tend to see the formula as valid even if not spoken by Jesus himself.

Most denominations arrange their youth ministry programs according to related educational levels.

Most articles about Christian people, churches, organizations, and so on are organized under the respective communion or tradition in: Category: Christian denominations or geographically within: Category: Christianity by region.

Most Christian denominations have also adopted some of these directives, such as the Ten Commandments and Great Commandment, while a minority believes all Old Covenant laws have been abrogated.

Most American Baptist denominations of today are directly or indirectly descended from this convention.

Most major religious denominations are present in Singapore.

Most belong to various Baptist denominations.

Most Christian denominations never mention detachment in general.