Presbyterian Questions, Presbyterian AnswersGeneva Press |
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2 What are the origins of Presbyterian churches in the United States? | 2 |
3 What do we mean by a Reformed church or Reformed theology? | 3 |
4 What is Calvinism? | 4 |
5 Why do Presbyterians have so many confessions of faith? | 6 |
6 What makes Presbyterians different from Luther ans or Methodists or Baptists? | 7 |
7 Why are Presbyterians associated with predestination? | 8 |
Bible | 11 |
48 What is predestination? | 59 |
49 Should I worry that I am not one of Gods elect? | 60 |
SO Can I lose my salvation? | 61 |
What does it mean to be a church member? | 63 |
52 Why is the church so full of sinners? | 64 |
53 What are the visible and the invisible church? | 65 |
54 What is the priesthood of all believers? | 66 |
55 What do Presbyterian churches put such a stress on Christian education? | 67 |
9 What is the purpose of the Bible? | 12 |
1O What do we mean when we gay the Bible is Gods Word? | 13 |
11 Why is the Bible considered an authority for the Church? | 14 |
12 Since we have the New Testament why do we need the Old Testament? | 15 |
13 Are there errors in the Bible? | 16 |
14 How do Presbyterians interpret the Bible? | 17 |
15 Do Presbyterians believe in a literal Adam and Eve? | 19 |
God | 21 |
17 How can we Know God? | 22 |
18 What is the Trinity? | 23 |
19 What are some practical results of believing in the Trinity? | 24 |
2O What is the providence of God? | 25 |
21 Does God will evil and suffering in the world and in our lives? | 26 |
22 Is God male? | 27 |
Christ | 29 |
24 Where was Jesus before he came to earth? | 30 |
25 Do Presbyterians believe in the virgin birth of Jesus? | 31 |
26 Why did Jesus come into the world? | 32 |
27 Why did Jesus have to die? | 33 |
28 What is the meaning of the cross? | 34 |
29 Did Jesus really rise from the dead and what does his resurrection mean? | 35 |
3O What is the purpose of life? | 37 |
31 What does it mean to say humans are created in image of God? | 38 |
32 What is sin? | 39 |
33 Why do we sin? | 40 |
34 Do Presbyterians believe that humans are totally evil? | 41 |
35 What do we mean by original sin? | 42 |
36 Do we have free will? | 43 |
Holy Spirit | 45 |
38 In what ways does the Holy Spirit work in the church? | 46 |
39 What do we believe about the baptism of the Holy Spirit? | 47 |
4O What do Presbyterians believe about the of the Holy Spirit? | 48 |
41 Is speaking in tongues a necessary sign of the Holy Spirit in ones life? | 49 |
42 What is the Holy Spirits role in evangelism? | 50 |
43 Does the Holy Spirit work outside the church? | 52 |
Salvation | 55 |
45 What does it mean to be saved? | 56 |
46 Must we be baptized in order to be saved? | 57 |
47 Will nonChristians be saved? | 58 |
56 What is the mission of the church? | 68 |
57 What should be the churchs relation to culture? | 69 |
Worship | 71 |
59 Why does the prayer of confession list sins I never commit? | 72 |
60 Why dont Presbyterian churches have altars? | 73 |
61 Why dont Presbyterian churches have altar calls? | 74 |
62 What is preaching and why is it important? | 75 |
63 Why do Presbyterians insist sacraments be celebrated only in worship services? | 76 |
64 What is the relation between worship and the rest of life? | 77 |
Sacraments | 79 |
66 Why are sacraments important? | 80 |
67 Why do Presbyterians baptize babies? | 81 |
68I do not remember my baptism as an infant Can I be rebaptized? | 82 |
69 What happens in the Lords Supper? | 83 |
7O Do we really eat and drink the body and blood of Jesus in the Lords Supper? | 84 |
71 Can unconfirmed children and nonchurch members take Communion? | 85 |
Christian Life | 87 |
73 Do Presbyterians believe that Christians can attain perfection in this life? | 88 |
74 If we are Christians do we have to obey Goofs | 89 |
75 Does God answer prayer? | 90 |
76 Does God heal today? | 91 |
77 How do we Know the will of God? | 92 |
78 What is my Christian vocation? | 93 |
Reign of God | 95 |
8O What do we believe about the end of the world? | 96 |
81 When will Jesus come again? | 97 |
82 Do Presbyterians have to worry about being left behind? | 98 |
83 What do Presbyterians believe about the millennium? | 99 |
84 What is the resurrection of the body? | 100 |
85 What is the Kingdom of God? | 101 |
Polity | 103 |
87 Where is ordination? | 104 |
88 What are elders and what dog do? | 105 |
89 What are deacons and what do they do? | 106 |
9O What is a presbytery and what does it do? | 107 |
91 What is a General Assembly and what does it do? | 109 |
92 What is church discipline and why is it important? | 110 |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
Presbyterian Questions, Presbyterian Answers: Exploring Christian Faith Donald K. McKim Aucun aperçu disponible - 2004 |
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