Research Catalog

Title

A practical comment on the confession of faith of the Church of the United Brethren in Christ / by J. Weaver.

Author

Weaver, Jonathan, bp., 1824-1901.

Publication

Dayton, Ohio : United Brethren Pub. House, 1913.

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Description

184 p.; 20 cm.

Subject

• Church of the United Brethren in Christ (New constitution) > Creeds
• Theology, Doctrinal

Genre/Form

Creeds

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

• The confession of faith of the United Brethren in Christ, adopted in 1889 -- Chapter I. Creeds and confessions -- A brief account of their origin and development -- Chapter II. A brief history of the origin and development of the confession of faith of the church of the United Brethren in Christ -- Chapter III. The confession of faith -- Article 1: Of God and the holy Trinity -- The existence of God -- The Holy Trinity -- Chapter IV. The confession of faith -- Article 2: Of creation and providence -- Creation -- Providence -- Chapter V. The confession of faith -- Article 3: Of Jesus Christ -- The divinity of Christ -- The humanity of Christ -- Free grace -- Atonement -- The resurrection and ascension of Christ -- Christ our mediator -- The second coming of Christ -- A future general judgment -- Chapter VI. The confession of faith -- Article 4: Of the Holy Ghost -- The deity of the Holy Ghost -- Work preformed by the Holy Ghost -- Chapter VII. The confession of faith --
• Article 5: Of the Holy Scriptures -- The Bible the Word of God -- The Bible the only rule and guide -- Chapter VIII. The confession of faith -- Article VI: Of the church -- The Holy Christian church -- The divine call to the ministry -- The purposes for which the church was organized -- Chapter IX. The confession of faith -- Article 7: Of the Sacraments -- Baptism -- The Lord's supper -- The baptism of children -- Washing the feet -- Chapter X. The confession of faith -- Article 8: Of depravity -- Chapter XI. The confession of faith -- Article 9: Of justification -- Justification by faith only -- Good works -- Chapter XII. The confession of faith -- Article 10: Of regeneration and adoption -- Regeneration -- Adoption -- Chapter XIII. The confession of faith -- Article 11: Of sanctification -- Chapter XIV. The confession of faith -- Article 12: Of the Christian Sabbath -- Origin of the Sabbath day -- Change from the seventh to the first day of the week --
• Chapter XV. The confession of faith -- Article 13: Of the future state -- The resurrection of the dead -- The nature of the resurrection body -- A future general judgment -- The future state of the righteous -- The future state of the wicked.

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Harvard Library