what is the difference between apostolic fathers and church fathers?
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The Apostolic Fathers were core Christian theologians among the Church Fathers who lived in the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, who are believed to have personally known some of the Twelve Apostles, or to have been significantly influenced by them.
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The Roman Catholic faith is organised and is governed by the canon law while the Chaldean Church is not. The Roman Catholics and Chaldean Catholics both do not aquire fully immersion when being baptised. The Roman Catholics and Chaldean Catholics both believe that the Pope is their earthly leader.
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There is no difference. It's one and the same. The term “Greek” used to refer to the fact that historically the Orthodox Church was mainly Greek Speaking (at the time of Byzantium, the continuation of the Roman Empire). These days they are refered to as Eastern Orthodox (they are not only Greeks).
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The offices of the elder and deacon are two separate entities. ... Pastors appoint elders while elders appoint deacons. 3. Elders do more spiritual oversight while deacons do more of the physical hand and legwork of the church.
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A: Pentecostalism is a Christian movement that emphasizes a personal experience of God, including the miraculous gifts of the Holy Spirit and speaking in tongues. ... A: “Apostolic” refers to the apostles, the earliest followers of Jesus who were sent out to spread the Christian faith.
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Catholics have a true authority in Pope whereas the Lutheran churches function independently without any clear ONE authority for all the churches. Catholic Bible has 73 books whereas Lutheran Bible has 66.
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The Catholic Church has a single leader in the pope; the Eastern Orthodox Church is led by a council of five patriarchs. ... The Catholic Church has a single leader in the pope; the Eastern Orthodox Church has a single leader in the patriarch.
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Another difference is that the Episcopal Church – unlike the Catholic Church – rejects the idea of the Bishop of Rome — the Pope — having supreme authority over the Universal Church. They also do not have a centralized authority figure like the Pope is for the Catholics; instead, they have bishops and cardinals.
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Though they came from the same Christian roots founded by Jesus Christ in Judea 2000 years ago, Anglicans and Catholics have diverged to become two separate forms of Christianity. Anglican refers to the Church of England and its related branches throughout the world. Catholic comes from the Greek for universal.
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But speaking from an Orthodox perspective (and having previously been Roman Catholic), Eastern Orthodoxy is better because it is historic. Orthodoxy is the only branch of Christianity that has maintained the same belief and practice since the beginning. ... This fact is what moved me to come into the Orthodox church.
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The ranks of the two religions also differ greatly. In Christianity, God is above all. Prophets delivered messages from God, but were not held higher than the rest of man. In the Roman religion, which has several gods, when one becomes emporer he or she is officially made a god by the Roman senate.
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There is no difference in the Church of God and Church of Christ religions. They both consider themselves to be of the Christian religion. However, there are many differences in their denominational / local congregation beliefs.
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Originally Answered: What is the difference between Roman Catholic and Catholic? Technically, “Catholic” (when capitalized) refers to the Christian Church founded by Our Blessed Lord on the Apostle Peter, and his successors (the Popes in Rome); while “Roman Catholic” only refers to a Catholic in the diocese of Rome.
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The Greek Orthodox church claims to be the original, apostolic church founded by Christ. Of course, it isn't, but they claim that everything they do was instituted by Christ. The Church of England was started by King Henry VIII, and broke off from the Roman Catholic Church, naming the king as head of the church.
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When used as nouns, church means a christian house of worship, whereas temple means a house of worship dedicated to a polytheistic faith. When used as verbs, church means to conduct a religious service for (a woman after childbirth, or a newly married couple), whereas temple means to build a temple for.
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'Father' is a common form of address for priests in the Catholic, Orthodox, and Anglican churches. So, for example, Father John might be the priest at your local Catholic church. 'Reverend' is a common form of address for ordained people regardless of their position (whether pastors, priests, bishops, etc.).
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As nouns the difference between church and oratory is that church is (countable) a christian house of worship; a building where religious services take place while oratory is (uncountable) the art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner or oratory can be (countable) a private chapel.