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Doctrine

Foreword
Table of content
01. The revelations of God
02. The Creed
03. The triune God
04. Man in need of redemption
05. God’s commandments
06. The church of Jesus Christ
07. Ministry
08. The sacraments
09. Life after death
10. The doctrine of future things
11. From the history of Christianity
12. Divine service, acts of blessing, and pastoral care
13. New Apostolic Christians and their life of faith
Subject index
Index of Bible references
Appendix

Subject index

Abraham

255.,263.

Absolution

645.

Act of grace

see: “Forgiveness of sins”

472.

Acts of blessing

660.,661.,662.,663.,669.,670.,671.,676.,683.,684.

Adoption

Adultery

Afterlife

Amen

Angel protection

Angels

73.,74.,75.,76.,77.,94.,100.,107.,122.,125.,131.,164.,187.,190.,551.,552.,711.

Anointing

521.,522.

Antichrist

220.

Apocrypha

20.,21.

Apostle

24.,37.,38.,44.,139.,159.,162.,163.,164.,165.,166.,167.,187.,190.,203.,205.,210.,214.,249.,256.,295.,372.,386.,387.,391.,392.,394.,399.,401.,402.,403.,404.,413.,415.,421.,423.,424.,425.,432.,434.,439.,442.,444.,447.,450.,453.,455.,477.,480.,486.,492.,494.,508.,548.,554.,557.,603.,604.,606.,648.

Apostle Meeting

583.

Apostle ministry

8.,37.,174.,214.,385.,395.,399.,400.,401.,402.,403.,404.,408.,413.,421.,422.,425.,426.,427.,428.,429.,430.,431.,433.,440.,447.,448.,450.,451.,454.,456.,464.,556.,586.,603.,610.

Apostle ministry – church of Christ

378.,385.,386.,399.,401.,402.,403.,408.,456.,562.

Apostle ministry – continuity

447.,586.

Apostle ministry – designations

426.,427.,428.,429.,430.,431.,432.

Apostle ministry – no personal occupation

447.,448.,449.

Apostle ministry – reoccupation (personal occupation)

400.,448.,450.,586.,603.

Apostles – authority / calling

187.,401.,415.,421.,424.,425.,434.,451.,454.,464.,492.

Apostles – commission

44.,159.,392.,422.,423.,425.,434.,447.,486.

Apostles – death of the early Apostles

394.,395.

Apostles – early Apostles

435.,436.,586.

Apostles – nearness to Jesus Christ

159.,508.

Apostles – tasks

387.,421.,424.,425.,430.,432.,433.,439.,440.,441.,453.,455.,461.,480.,486.,492.,524.,557.,619.,655.

Apostles – the first twelve

435.

Apostles’ doctrine

389.,618.,619.

Apostolate

413.,453.,455.

Apostolic Fathers and Church Fathers

590.,591.

Apostolic laying on of hands

Apostolicity

Apostolicum

Appointments, Church

Ark

183.,226.,255.,373.,484.,536.

Articles of Faith

see “New Apostolic Creed”

Ascension Day

190.,191.,193.,550.,551.,706.,711.

Attitude

136.,151.,156.,332.,351.,356.,358.,738.

Authority

37.,40.,748.

Authority

see also “Jesus Christ – authority” and “Apostles – authority / calling”

15.,37.,452.,460.,469.

Authority of the keys

437.,457.,459.

Avarice

219.,361.

Baptised

37.,204.,375.,406.,410.,418.,476.,481.,513.,525.

Baptism of the Spirit

see also: “Sealing, Holy”

486.

Baptism unto repentance

96.,130.,485.

Baptism with water, Holy

35.,37.,46.,175.,377.,378.,397.,404.,473.,475.,476.,477.,479.,481.,483.,484.,485.,486.,487.,488.,489.,490.,491.,492.,493.,522.,523.,524.,528.,529.,548.,588.,658.

Beatitudes

148.,149.

Being spiritually equipped

460.

Betrayal

162.,163.,165.,169.

Beyond

197.,537.,538.,541.,543.,544.,545.,546.,702.,727.

Bible / Holy Scripture

6.,12.,13.,14.,15.,16.,19.,20.,22.,23.,24.,25.,26.,27.,71.,72.,96.,115.,292.,360.,533.,545.,587.,596.,623.

Bishop

445.,52.

Blame for the death of Jesus

173.

Blasphemy

168.,313.

Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit

653.

Blessing

63.,259.,260.,261.,262.,263.,264.,265.,266.,267.,269.,270.,327.,416.,660.,661.,662.,666.,679.,738.

Blessing, spiritual

267.,268.

Body and blood of Jesus

321.,377.,476.,503.,506.,509.,510.,659.,702.

Body of Christ

374.,375.,397.

Bread and wine

37.,378.,475.,497.,498.,503.,509.

Breaking of bread

389.,495.,497.,620.

Bride of Christ / Bridal congregation

194.,195.,214.,249.,251.,387.,401.,402.,405.,408.,409.,428.,450.,455.,555.,561.,562.,563.,564.,565.,566.,567.,570.,571.,574.,635.

Canon

15.,587.

Care for the dying

702.

Catholic

34.,35.,593.,598.

Catholic Apostolic Church

604.,606.,607.,609.

Centre of Scripture

25.

Chief Apostle, Chief Apostle ministry

452.,457.,458.,459.,611.,612.

Child baptism

489.,658.

Child sealing

527.,658.

Childhood in God

37.,204.,428.,515.,530.

Children

76.,266.,294.,325.,326.,327.,328.,420.,489.,527.,658.,693.,695.,696.,697.,698.,722.

Christian persecutions

394.,396.,397.,582.,589.

Christianity – development

391.,589.,590.,591.,592.,593.,594.,601.,602.

Christians

28.,36.,62.,312.,320.,358.,405.,406.,410.,481.,490.,513.,585.,604.

Christians – the early Christians

389.,396.,582.,583.,585.,589.,615.,721.

Christmas

706.,707.

Christos

111.

Church – Reformation

595.,596.,597.,598.

Church – Western and Eastern Churches

593.

Church building – deconsecration

674.

Church building – dedication

661.,673.

Church Fathers

590.,591.

Church of Jesus Christ

37.,43.,44.,135.,365.,366.,367.,368.,369.,370.,371.,372.,373.,374.,375.,376.,377.,378.,379.,380.,381.,382.,383.,384.,385.,386.,387.,388.,389.,390.,391.,392.,393.,394.,395.,396.,397.,398.,399.,400.,401.,402.,403.,404.,405.,406.,407.,408.,409.,410.,418.,450.,456.,457.,458.,481.,493.,562.,569.,712.

Church of Jesus Christ, visible

378.,380.

Church of Jesus Christ, invisible

377.,379.

Church of Jesus Christ – apostolicity

37.,381.,385.,386.,408.

Church of Jesus Christ – development

390.,391.,392.,395.,396.,397.,593.

Church of Jesus Christ – functions

370.,387.

Church of Jesus Christ – founding, institution

368.,372.

Church of Jesus Christ – Head

369.

Church of Jesus Christ – holiness

37.,381.,383.,386.,408.

Church of Jesus Christ – marks of the church (notae ecclesiae)

37.,381.,386.,408.

Church of Jesus Christ – protection

569.

Church of Jesus Christ – references to the church of Christ

373.

Church of Jesus Christ – unity

37.,381.,382.,386.,408.

Church of Jesus Christ – universality

37.,381.,384.,386.,408.

Cleansing of the temple

161.

Closing benediction, concluding benediction

679.,680.

Commandment

see also: “Double commandment of love”, “Ten Commandments”

4.,87.,138.,155.,223.,233.,264.,271.,277.,280.,281.,282.,284.,285.,286.,292.,293.,294.,295.,296.,297.,298.,373.,745.

Communion, Holy

37.,47.,146.,159.,372.,377.,404.,455.,469.,473.,475.,477.,479.,490.,494.,496.,497.,498.,499.,500.,501.,502.,503.,504.,505.,507.,508.,656.,681.,682.

Communion, Holy – celebration

505.,510.,620.,629.,657.,714.

Communion, Holy – children

658.,697.

Communion, Holy – consecration

378.,497.,503.,509.,510.

Communion, Holy – description

495.

Communion, Holy – dispensation

510.,655.

Communion, Holy – effects

512.

Communion, Holy – elements

498.

Communion, Holy – eligibility

490.,513.,669.,675.

Communion, Holy – eschatological meal

502.

Communion, Holy – for the departed

659.

Communion, Holy – for the sick and terminally ill

690.,702.

Communion, Holy – forgiveness of sins

507.,511.

Communion, Holy – institution

159.,163.,494.,508.

Communion, Holy – marriage feast

502.

Communion, Holy – meal of fellowship

501.,512.

Communion, Holy – meal of profession

500.

Communion, Holy – meal of remembrance

37.,496.,499.

Communion, Holy – prerequisites

511.

Communion celebrations – in other denominations

514.

Community of the saints

34.,37.,43.

Concupiscence

227.,576.

Confession (of sin)

691.

Confession (of faith)

29.,36.,400.,603.

Confessional text / Great Testimony

604.

Confirmation

377.,662.,663.,664.,665.,666.,675.,699.

Confirmation vow

665.,666.,667.

Congregation

18.,290.,291.,365.,366.,367.,373.,388.,390.,403.,432.,554.,582.,583.,613.

Congregation – pastoral care

442.,445.,446.,453.,460.,468.,469.,626.,692.,736.

Congregational rector

445.,471.

Conscience

234.,235.,236.

Consecration (Holy Communion)

497.,503.,509.,510.

Consubstantiation

503.

Corruption

352.

Council

33.,65.,398.,587.,598.

Counter-reformation

598.

Covenant – old covenant, new covenant

57.,163.,175.,256.,263.,265.,271.,277.,294.,327.,427.,497.,509.,517.,732.,733.

Creation

5.,17.,55.,68.,69.,70.,71.,72.,78.,80.,85.,86.,224.,228.,262.

Creation, invisible

72.,73.,74.,75.,76.,77.,78.,79.,80.

Creation – preservation, responsibility

85.,86.,262.,340.

Creed

29.,30.,31.,32.,33.,34.,35.,36.,37.,38.,39.,40.,677.,699.

Creed, New Apostolic

36.,37.,38.,39.,40.,41.,42.,43.,44.,45.,46.,47.,48.,49.,50.

Creed – Apostolicum

33.,34.,40.

Creed – Nicaea-Constantinople

33.,35.,590.

Cross, Sign of the cross

103.,172.,174.,181.,182.,276.,488.

Crucifixion

170.,172.,174.,175.,709.

Crusades

Culture

Curse

Day of creation

Day of the Lord / Day of Christ

195.,552.,553.

Deacon

394.,421.,443.,452.,470.,689.

Death

59.,81.,219.,223.,227.,363.,531.,532.,533.,534.,702.

Death, spiritual

89.,90.,99.,118.,227.,532.

Death, physical

89.,92.,531.,532.,536.,537.,541.,543.,559.,560.,686.

Death penalty

331.,339.

Decalogue

292.

Deconsecration

674.

Dedication

497.,503.,661.,673.,674.

Defamation, slander

357.

Demon

143.

Denial

166.

Denomination

365.,407.,410.,668.,749.

Departed

183.,377.,537.,540.,541.,542.,543.,544.,545.,546.,547.,548.,577.,659.,704.

Departed – redemption, imparting salvation, help for the departed

183.,543.,544.,545.,546.,547.,548.,659.

Devil / Satan

74.,78.,131.,132.,220.,222.,223.,362.,437.,568.,572.,573.,576.,578.,646.,709.

Disciples of Jesus

97.,139.,159.,187.,189.,209.,256.,368.,372.,434.

Dishonesty

357.

Disobedience toward God

74.,221.,223.,225.,226.,264.

District Apostle, District Apostle Helper

District Elder

District Evangelist

District rector

Divine service

269.,321.,366.,378.,613.,614.,615.,616.,617.,618.,619.,620.,621.,622.,623.,625.,681.,682.

Divine service – acts of blessing

675.

Divine service – dispensation of the sacraments

659.,675.

Divine service – for the departed

545.,659.

Divine service – in the early Christian congregations

615.,616.,618.

Divine service – in the Old Testament

614.

Divine service – invocation

617.

Divine service – music

614.,678.

Divine service – non sacramental divine service

657.

Divine service attendance

681.,682.

Divine service for children

697.

Divorce

345.,347.

Double commandment of love

138.,155.,277.,282.

Doxology (praise of God)

641.

Dual nature of Jesus Christ, Doctrine of Hypostatic Union