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Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

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1984

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Can A Christian Go To Court Against His Own Brethren?, Barry D. Fike Oct 1984

Can A Christian Go To Court Against His Own Brethren?, Barry D. Fike

Barry D. Fike

An article describing the concept of church discipline according to Matthew 18.

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The Bible And Magister Gratian’S Canon Law, John E. Rybolt May 1984

The Bible And Magister Gratian’S Canon Law, John E. Rybolt

John E Rybolt

The main work of canon law in the medieval period, the Decretum Gratiani, used the Bible at the heart of his legal sources. This paper surveys his methodology in the use of biblical texts. He used these texts in a direct and accessible manner, free of contrived accommodations. The result is a work of practical and pastoral exegesis.

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Forgiveness And Recidivism, Doris Donnelly Dec 1983

Forgiveness And Recidivism, Doris Donnelly

Doris Donnelly

The teaching of Jesus on limitless forgiveness is a difficult one with which to reckon, especially when an offense is repeated again and again (recidivism}, sometimes by the same offender. This article finds in the gospel of Matthew (Matt. 18:15-17} and Paul's letters to the Corinthians (I Cor 5:2-11 and II Cor 2:5-8} a model of forgiveness that is assertive, confrontative and direct in style, pastoral in application and reconciling in spirit.

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