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| Historically, the '''Bereans''' (also called Beroeans, Barclayans or Barclayites) were a Protestant sect following ], a disaffected ] minister's assistant. Founded in ] in ], the Berean Church had congregations in ], ] and ], but mainly merged with the ] after Barclay's death. | |||
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| ⚫ | The doctrines they upheld can be described as a modified form of ]. Calvinism is also referred to by the name "Augustinianism", because Calvin in turn, followed ]. Calvinism belong to the second phase of the ] which started to form following ]'s excommunication from the ]. | ||
| Among doctrines practiced by protestants is the catholic doctrine of a ] God or the ]. This ] doctrine was affirmed as an article of faith by the ] only after the issuance of the ] in AD (]). Before that, there was no concept of the Trinity. Indeed, the bible, accepted as the authority for divine teachings, and attested to by bible scholars, never mentioned this word or the idea of a ] God or ]. The early christians worship only one true God, the Father in heaven. | |||
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| The Nicene creed was introduced at the '''First Council of Nicaea''', during the reign of the ] ]. | |||
| Bereans / John Barlcay: <i>The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. E. A. Livingstone. Oxford University Press, 2000</i> | |||
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| Nicene Creed, Creed, The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 | Nicene Creed, Creed, The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001 | ||
| Evangelistic ministry that "places particular emphasis on the evangelization and conversion of Catholics". | |||
| article on Bereans. | |||
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Bereans were the inhabitants of the ancient city of Berea, also known in the Bible as Beroea and now known as Veria. According to the Book of Acts, Chapter 17 verse 11, Paul of Tarsus and Silas preached at Berea, and the inhabitants "eagerly examined the scriptures every day to see whether these things were so", and many of them believed.
Many churches and ministries, predominantly evangelical Protestant in the USA, have adopted the name Berean in allusion to this account. The Catholic Diocese of Lincoln describes one particular affiliation, the Berean Church, as comprising about 60 independent U.S. congregations of similar beliefs with features in common with Baptists, Methodists and Presybyterians. Their central emphasis on scriptural authority, sola scriptura, puts their beliefs in particular conflict with Catholicism.
History
Historically, the Bereans (also called Beroeans, Barclayans or Barclayites) were a Protestant sect following John Barclay (1734-1798), a disaffected Church of Scotland minister's assistant. Founded in Edinburgh in 1773, the Berean Church had congregations in Scotland, London and Bristol, but mainly merged with the Congregationalists after Barclay's death.
The doctrines they upheld can be described as a modified form of Calvinism. Calvinism is also referred to by the name "Augustinianism", because Calvin in turn, followed St. Augustine. Calvinism belong to the second phase of the Protestant Reformation which started to form following Martin Luther's excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church.
References
Bereans / John Barlcay: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. E. A. Livingstone. Oxford University Press, 2000
External links
Berea, Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Trinity Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Encyclopædia Britannica
Bereans, The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001.
Nicene Creed, Creed, The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001
The Berean Beacon Evangelistic ministry that "places particular emphasis on the evangelization and conversion of Catholics".
Why the Bereans rejected sola scriptura Catholic Answers article on Bereans.
Diocese of Lincoln Q&A (Catholic POV).
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