General religion

General religion

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General religion

An relationship in which an experienced Christian, a shepherd, is selected to supervise a new convert. In some denominations, the senior person closely controls almost every aspect of the convert's ...

Endless punishment

Religion; General religion

The belief that the unsaved will be punished by severe tortures (worms, unbearable heat, horrendous thirst, flogging with whips, etc) for all eternity without any hope of mercy of cessation. The book ...

Esoteric

Religion; General religion

A type of hidden knowledge that is generally known only by a few individuals and not by the general public.

Excommunication

Religion; General religion

The enforced separation of a Christian from her or his denomination, done for the good of the individual and the faith group, with the intent of changing the individual's behaviour so that they can ...

Incarnation

Religion; General religion

The embodying of a spiritual entity in physical form. Within Christianity: the concept that God became a man, Yeshua of Nazareth (Jesus Christ) and dwelt among other humans. This was rejected by the ...

Imprecatory prayer

Religion; General religion

To pray to God asking him to curse and bring evil upon one or more persons. A biblical example is found in Psalms 109 when Jeremiah was being slandered. He asked God to punish the slanderer.