Salvation - Christian views of salvation - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Salvation: Encyclopedia - Salvation
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salvation: Encyclopedia Ii - Salvation - Christian Views Of Salvation
Salvation is arguably one of the most important Christian spiritual concepts, perhaps second only to the deity of Jesus Christ. Among Chr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salvation: Encyclopedia Ii - Salvation - Islam
For a Muslim, the purpose of life is to live in a way that is pleasing to Allah so that one may gain Paradise. It is believed that at pub...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia - Baptism
Baptism is any water purification ritual practiced in any of various religions including Christianity, Mandaeanism, and Sikhism, and has ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia - Christianity
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Biblical Inspiration: Encyclopedia - Biblical Inspiration
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Eschatology: Encyclopedia - Christian Eschatology
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crime And Punishment: Encyclopedia - Crime And Punishment
Crime and Punishment (Russian: Преступление и наказание) is a novel written in 1866 by Russian author Fyodor Dostoe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit: Encyclopedia - Holy Spirit
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rapture: Encyclopedia - Rapture
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jesus: Encyclopedia - Jesus
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Trinity: Encyclopedia - Trinity
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Apocrypha: Encyclopedia - Apocrypha
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Testament: Encyclopedia - New Testament
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Church: Encyclopedia - Christian Church
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Baptist And Other Protestant Baptism
Baptist groups derive their name either from the restrictions that they traditionally place on the mode and subjects of the ordinance of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Baptist And Other Protestant Baptism
Baptist groups derive their name either from the restrictions that they traditionally place on the mode and subjects of the ordinance of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Baptist And Other Protestant Baptism
Baptist groups derive their name either from the restrictions that they traditionally place on the mode and subjects of the ordinance of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Beliefs
Though enormous diversity exists in the beliefs of those who self-identify as Christian, it is possible to venture general statements whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Beliefs
Enormous diversity of belief exists among Christians. Nevertheless, certain doctrines have come to characterize the mainstream of Christi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Overview
With an estimated 2.1 billion adherents, it is arguably the world's largest religion. Its origins are intertwined with Judaism, with whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Denominations Of Christianity
Christianity encompasses numerous religious traditions that widely vary by culture and place, as well as many diverse beliefs and sects. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - History
Main articles: History of Christianity, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]], and [[{{{5}}}]] See a ... See also:Christiani...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Persecution
Before the Edict of Milan, ancient Christianity was an illegal movement, which many considered anti-social for worshipping an executed cr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Differences In Beliefs
Christianity - Nicene Creed. One statement describing the beliefs of a majority of Christians is the Nicene Creed, ratified as the univ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Persecution
Christians have frequently suffered from persecution. During the first three centuries of its existence, Christianity was regarded with s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Denominations
Within Christianity, numerous distinct groups have developed, with diverse beliefs that vary widely by culture and place. Since the Refor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - History And Origins
Christianity began within Judaism among the followers of Jesus of Nazareth. Under the leadership of the Apostles Peter and Paul it opened...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Differences In Beliefs
Christianity - Nicene Creed. One statement describing the beliefs of a majority of Christians is the Nicene Creed, ratified as the univ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Worship And Practices
Orthodox and Catholic believers describe Christian worship in terms of the seven sacraments or "mysteries." These include baptism, the Eu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity - Worship And Practices
Orthodox and Catholic believers describe Christian worship in terms of the seven sacraments or "mysteries." These include baptism, the Eu...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Reformed And Covenant Theology View
Paedobaptist Covenant Theologians see the administration of all the biblical covenants, including the New Covenant, as including a princi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Reformed And Covenant Theology View
Paedobaptist Covenant Theologians see the administration of all the biblical covenants, including the New Covenant, as including a princi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Ecumenical Statement
One ecumenical statement prepared by representatives across a spectrum of Christians, Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestants tradition...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Other Baptisms
Baptism - Non-christian religions. Although baptism as a rite, is Christian, many cultures practice or have practiced rites similar to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Ecumenical Statement
The ecumenical paper Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry, prepared by representatives across a spectrum of Christians, Orthodox, Roman Cathol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Other Baptisms
Baptism - Non-Christian religions. Although baptism as a rite, is Christian, many cultures practice or have practiced rites similar to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Explanation
The Christian explanation of baptism as the definitive rite, by which the baptized person is indicated to be fully- qualified for partici...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Explanation
The Christian explanation of baptism as the definitive rite, by which the baptized person is indicated to be fully- qualified for partici...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Background In Jewish Ritual
Although the term baptism is not used to describe the Jewish rituals, the purification rites (or Mikvah - ritual bath) in Jewish laws and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Lutheran Anglican And Methodist Baptism
The liturgy of baptism in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist traditions makes clear reference to baptism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Latter Day Saint Baptism
In the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism), baptism is recognized as one of the four basic principles of the gospel, in addition to fai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Baptism In Churches Of Christ
Claiming to date back to the establishment of the Church in the first century on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2), Churches of Christ believ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican And Methodist Baptism
The liturgy of baptism in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist traditions makes clear reference to baptism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Background In Jewish Ritual
Although the term baptism is not used to describe the Jewish rituals, the purification rites (or Mikvah - ritual bath) in Jewish laws and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox Lutheran Anglican And Methodist Baptism
The liturgy of baptism in the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheran, Anglican, and Methodist traditions makes clear reference to baptism a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Latter Day Saint Baptism
In the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism), baptism is recognized as one of the four basic principles of the gospel, in addition to fai...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baptism: Encyclopedia Ii - Baptism - Baptism In Churches Of Christ
Claiming to date back to the establishment of the Church in the first century on the day of Pentecost (Acts 2), Churches of Christ believ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Elect, Election: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Elect, Election
Elect, Election According to Christian doctrine, the elect are those called by God to salvation. This election occurs before the found...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sin: Encyclopedia Ii - Sin - Christian Views Of Sin
Sin - In General. In Western Christianity, sin is often viewed as a legal infraction or contract violation, and so salvation tends to b...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - Old Testament - Christian Use Of The Old Testament
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity of God God t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sanctification: Encyclopedia Ii - Sanctification - Protestantism
A true overview as to what protestants believe concerning sanctification is almost impossible, due to the fact that protestant theologies...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Judgement
Both Christianity and Judaism believe in some form of judgement. The Christian view is very well defined - every human is a sinner, and n...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Predestination: Encyclopedia Ii - Predestination - Predestination In Christianity
The "doctrine of predestination" usually refers to Christian teaching concerning the ultimate implications of the predestination idea: th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Sin And Original Sin
In both religions, one's offenses against the will of God are called sin (in Christianity the full name is "actual sin"). These sins can ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Judaism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Judaism And Christianity - Raison D'être Of The Religion
Each religion has a mythos, that is, an internal description of its raison d'être, its reason for being. Christianity's raison d'être i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Old Testament: Encyclopedia Ii - Old Testament - Christian Use Of The Old Testament
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eternal Word Television Network: Encyclopedia Ii - Eternal Word Television Network - Ewtn's Views
EWTN adheres strictly to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, thus its attitudes and views of non Catholic individuals or organiza...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christianity And Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - Christianity And Anti-semitism - Current Attempts To Convert Jews To Christianity
The Southern Baptist Convention, the largest Protestant Christian denomination in the U.S., has explicitly rejected suggestions that it s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Legalism Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Legalism Theology - As A Label For Adherence To Manmade Rules
In addition to the primary definition of legalism (in which it refers to works for salvation), the term "legalism" is commonly used to re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Williams Pantycelyn: Encyclopedia Ii - William Williams Pantycelyn - Poetry
His hymns alone were not his only major contribution to the success of Calvinistic Methodism. He wrote two long poems on theological and ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Screwtape Letters: Encyclopedia Ii - The Screwtape Letters - Plot
After the first letter, the Patient converts to Christianity, and Wormwood is given a severe rebuking and threatened with the "usual pena...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Binitarianism: Encyclopedia Ii - Binitarianism - Church Of God Binitarianism
Binitarianism is a term also adopted to explain a view associated particularly with some branches of the Sabbatarian Church of God, which...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Elias Hicks: Encyclopedia Ii - Elias Hicks - Hicks' Reported Views
Hicks considered “obedience to the light within” the primary tenet and the foundational principle of the Religious Society of Friends...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Elect: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Elect
A Christian theological definition of Elect according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   " Ele...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eucharist: Encyclopedia Ii - Eucharist - Christian Theology
The Eucharist has always been at the center of Christian worship, though theological interpretations vary. In general, the Roman Catholic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Religious Pluralism: Encyclopedia Ii - Religious Pluralism - Conditions For The Existence Of Religious Pluralism
Freedom of religion encompasses all religions acting within the law in a particular region, whether or not an individual religion accepts...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Heresy: A Christian Theological Dictionary On Heresy
A Christian theological definition of Heresy according to CARM - The Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry:   " He...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crime And Punishment: Encyclopedia Ii - Crime And Punishment - Structure
The novel is divided into six parts with an epilogue. Each part contains between five and eight chapters and the epilogue has two. The en...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eternal Word Television Network: Encyclopedia Ii - Eternal Word Television Network - Ewtn's Views
EWTN adheres strictly to the teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, thus its attitudes and views of non Catholic individuals or organiza...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Christian Understanding
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ten Commandments: Encyclopedia Ii - Ten Commandments - Christian Understanding
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity of God God t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anti-christian Strategies: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Anti-christian Strategies
ANTI-CHRISTIAN STRATEGIES "My earlier views of the unsoundness of the Christian scheme of salvation and the human origin of the s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gospel Of Barnabas: Encyclopedia Ii - Gospel Of Barnabas - Religious Themes
The Gospel of Barnabas was little known outside academic circles until recent times, when a number of Muslims have taken to publishing it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eucharist: Encyclopedia Ii - Eucharist - Christian Theology
The Eucharist has always been at the center of Christian worship, though theological interpretations vary. In general, the Roman Catholic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Justification Theology: Encyclopedia Ii - Justification Theology - The Protestant Doctrine Of Justification
Protestants believe that justification by faith alone is the chief goal of Scripture, and that any and every other view of justification ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - R. Albert Mohler Jr.: Encyclopedia Ii - R. Albert Mohler Jr. - Media Appearances
Mohler appeared on MSNBC's Donahue on August 20, 2002. [12]. The subject was Christian evangelization of Jews. The show's host along with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints - Criticism And Controversy
Main article: Controversies regarding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Many doctrines and practices of the church, both pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints - Criticism And Controversy
Main article: Controversies regarding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Many doctrines and practices of the church, both pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints: Encyclopedia Ii - Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints - Criticism And Controversy
Main article: Controversies regarding The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Many doctrines and practices of the church, both pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Anarchism: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Anarchism - Fall Of The Roman Empire
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity God the Fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Christian Anarchism: Encyclopedia Ii - Christian Anarchism - Fall Of The Roman Empire
History of Christianity Jesus of Nazareth The Apostles Ecumenical councils Great Schism The Crusades Reformation The Trinity of God God t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Faith - Buddhism
Faith (saddha/ sraddha) is an important constituent element of the teachings of the Buddha - both in the Theravada tradition as in the Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Repentance: Encyclopedia Ii - Repentance - In The Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Bible postulates repentance as the indispensable condition on which the salvation and redemption of the people of Israel, as w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Proselytism: Encyclopedia Ii - Proselytism - Issues Involving Proselytism
Since the collapse of the former Soviet Union and the rise of democracy in the Eastern Block, the Russian Orthodox Church has enjoyed a r...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Faith: Encyclopedia Ii - Faith - Buddhism
Faith (saddha/ sraddha) is an important constituent element of the teachings of the Buddha - both in the Theravada tradition as in the Ma...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alan Campbell Pastor: Encyclopedia Ii - Alan Campbell Pastor - Brief Biography
Campbell was born in Belfast on August 6, 1949 into a staunchly Presbyterian home, in a Roman Catholic area. His grandmother was a very f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Apo Pantas Kakodaimones!: Mysticism Magick Dictionary On Apo Pantas Kakodaimones!
APO PANTAS KAKODAIMONES! False banishing mantram ("Away all evil demons!")   APOCALYPSE We are aware that the muslims i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Martin Luther: Encyclopedia Ii - Martin Luther - Luther's Theology Of Grace
The demanding discipline of earning academic degrees and preparing lectures drove Martin Luther to study the Scriptures in depth. Influen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Orthodox Church - History
Eastern Orthodox Church - The early Church. Christianity first spread in the predominantly Greek-speaking eastern half of the Roman Emp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Eastern Orthodox Church: Encyclopedia Ii - Eastern Orthodox Church - History
Eastern Orthodox Church - The early Church. Christianity first spread in the predominantly Greek-speaking eastern half of the Roman Emp...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Salvation In Catholicism: Encyclopedia Ii - Salvation In Catholicism - Individual Salvation
The Council of Trent describes the process of salvation from sin in the case of an adult with great minuteness (Sess. VI, v-vi). It begin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Evangelical Friends International: Encyclopedia Ii - Evangelical Friends International - Uniqueness Of Efi Among Friends
Friends, especially in the United States, are divided today as a result of divisions that took place mostly in the 19th Century. The Evan...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atonement: Encyclopedia Ii - Atonement - Atonement Theories In Christianity
Atonement - 1 - Christus Victor. Irenaeus, Eastern Orthodox Church, some Lutherans Origen, Gregory of Nyssa Atonement - 2 - Mora...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crime And Punishment: Encyclopedia Ii - Crime And Punishment - Themes
Crime and Punishment - Salvation through suffering. Crime and Punishment illustrates the theme of attaining salvation through suffering...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Perseverance Of The Saints: Encyclopedia Ii - Perseverance Of The Saints - The Non-traditional Doctrine
The non-traditional doctrine has been espoused by Charles Stanley, Norman Geisler, Zane Hodges, Bill Bright, and others. This view, like ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prevenient Grace: Encyclopedia Ii - Prevenient Grace - Objections To The Doctrine
Calvinists refer to the Wesleyan concept of prevenient grace as "universal enablement". They characterize the Wesleyan view as teaching t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Isaac Abrabanel: Encyclopedia Ii - Isaac Abrabanel - Works
His works may be divided into three classes, referring to: exegesis, such as his commentary upon the entire Bible with the exception of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liberal Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Liberal Christianity - Characteristics Of Liberal Christianity
Different and varied views are encouraged in liberal Christianity as part of the goal of experiencing Christianity on a personal level. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Liberal Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Liberal Christianity - Characteristics Of Liberal Christianity
Different and varied views are encouraged in liberal Christianity as part of the goal of experiencing Christianity on a personal level. A...   » Read the article