Comparative theology

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Comparative Theology......Page 2
Contents......Page 6
Forward......Page 7
Introduction......Page 9
PART ONE......Page 15
BABTISM......Page 16
The Efficacious of Baptism......Page 20
Baptism Is the Task of the Clergymen......Page 28
The Necessity of Baptism......Page 30
Baptism by Immersion......Page 31
Paedobaptism (Infant Baptism)......Page 33
Objections and replies......Page 39
TRADITION......Page 54
Tradition is older than the Holy Bible.......Page 56
The Holy Bible does not mention everything:......Page 61
Things pertaining to the kingdom of God?......Page 62
Tradition is taken from the teachings of the Apostles......Page 64
Apostles laid down disciplines for the Church.......Page 65
St. Paul the Apostle received teachings from the Lord......Page 67
Apostles recorded things received through Tradition......Page 68
Benefits of Tradition......Page 70
Valid and invalid Tradition......Page 71
Conditions of sound Tradition......Page 72
The Apostles commanded that Tradition be preserved......Page 73
INTERCESSION......Page 75
Mediation and the intercessions of the saints......Page 77
Different to Christ's atoning mediation......Page 78
Ask ing for the intercession of the righteous......Page 79
Do angels and saints know our condition......Page 84
The greatness, knowledge and ministry of the saints......Page 87
Other examples of the greatness of the saints......Page 88
Examples of the intercession of the angels......Page 89
The saints' favour with the Lord......Page 90
Objections and replies......Page 91
The spirituality of asking the prayers of the saints......Page 92
Intercession is a living reality......Page 94
FASTING......Page 96
fasting in secret......Page 98
communal fasting......Page 99
let no one judge you......Page 101
vegetarian food......Page 102
abstaining from certain foods......Page 103
Church authority in organising worship......Page 104
PART TWO......Page 105
VENERATION OF THE VIRGIN St. MARY......Page 107
The Veneration of St. Mary the Virgin......Page 108
The Virgin Is the True Vine......Page 116
Is It Correct to Pray to the Virgin?......Page 121
Summary of the opposing opinions......Page 125
The phrase “her firstborn Son”......Page 126
The phrase “your wife”......Page 127
“before they came together, she was found with child”......Page 129
“did not know her till she had brought forth her firstborn Son”......Page 130
The phrase ‘His brothers’......Page 131
SPIRITUAL GIFTS AND SPEAKING IN TONGUES......Page 136
The fruit of the Spirit is more important......Page 138
Gifts are not your own merit,......Page 139
Are gifts granted or are they requested?......Page 141
The Pentecostal Movement......Page 143
Speaking in tongues is last in the order of gifts......Page 144
Speaking in tongues is not a gift for all......Page 145
For edifying the church......Page 146
What is the meaning of 'edifies himself’?......Page 147
Errors of Speaking in tongues......Page 149
Speaking in tongues is a sign for unbelievers......Page 150
RITUALS......Page 151
Veneration of the Cross......Page 153
Facing the East......Page 162
The Sanctuary and the Altar......Page 166
Incense......Page 168
Lights and Candles......Page 176
Pictures and Icons......Page 181
REPENTANCE......Page 188
(2) Repentance and confession......Page 189
(3) Repentance and the Church......Page 190
(4) Repentance and salvation......Page 191
(5) Repentance and the work of Grace......Page 192
(7) Repentance, joy and contrition......Page 193
(9) Repentance precedes all other sacraments......Page 194
(10) Repentance, conduct and deeds......Page 195