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- Cornelius and Novatian divide over restoration
Rival leadership and disagreement about restoring Christians who had lapsed under persecution divide the Roman church. Eusebius preserves Cornelius's attack on Novatian and information about a synod. - Cornelius of Caesarea
Acts describes Cornelius as a centurion of the Italian cohort, devout and God-fearing with his household, generous in almsgiving, and constant in prayer. He sends for Peter, gathers relatives and friends, and hears… - Cornelius: the Spirit and the Gentile household
Acts interweaves Cornelius's summons from Caesarea with Peter's vision in Joppa. Peter enters the centurion's household, proclaims Jesus, and sees the Holy Spirit fall upon the hearers before he orders their baptism.… - Corporal and Capital Punishments
The Qur'an prescribes amputation for qualifying theft, one hundred lashes for zina, retaliation for homicide or injury with room for forgiveness, and severe penalties for violent disorder. Canonical hadith attribute… - Council in Trullo (Quinisext)
The Quinisext council issued disciplinary canons after the fifth and sixth ecumenical councils, which had not produced comparable canonical collections. - Council of Ancyra
A regional synod addresses repentance and discipline after persecution; its canons later enter Eastern canonical collections. - Council of Chalcedon
The council confessed one and the same Jesus Christ in two natures, without confusion, change, division, or separation, and received key earlier Christological letters. - Council of Constantinople (879–880)
With papal legates present, the council confirmed Photios, who had returned to the patriarchal throne in 877; annulled the earlier condemnations; affirmed the Creed without the Filioque; and recognized Nicaea II as… - Council of Constantinople of 879–880
With papal legates present, the council confirmed Photios, who had already returned to the patriarchal throne in 877; annulled the condemnations issued in 863 and 869–870; affirmed the Creed without the Filioque; and… - Council of Elvira, canon 36
The transmitted Latin canon restricts pictures in churches and depiction on walls of what is worshipped. - Council of Ephesus
The council judged the dispute involving Nestorius and approved Cyril's defense of the one incarnate Christ. The title Theotokos identifies the one born of Mary as the divine Word made flesh. - Council of Florence and disputed union
A proposed East–West union addresses the Filioque, papal primacy, and other questions but fails to gain lasting Orthodox reception. - Council of Hieria supports iconoclasm
Hieria's iconoclast decisions become a foil for the seventh ecumenical council's defense of holy icons. - Council of Jerusalem
The apostles and elders discern the reception of Gentile believers without imposing the full Mosaic ritual law. - Council of Sardica
Bishops meet amid the continuing Arian crisis; the council's canons become part of later canonical discussion. - Councils and Teaching
Councils bring bishops together to address disputed teaching, discipline, and pastoral needs. Catholics receive the early ecumenical councils and later Western councils, including Trent and Vatican II, while… - Court Entrance
A woven entrance screen twenty cubits wide opens into the court from the east, supported by four posts (Exodus 27:13–16). - Courtyard
Linen hangings enclose a court 100 cubits long and 50 wide, with hangings five cubits high (Exodus 27:9–18). - Creation
God freely creates and sustains the world. Created things depend on God for life while remaining distinct from the uncreated divine nature. - Creation and the image of God
Genesis opens with God as Creator and humanity made in His image. This is theological prehistory, not an event assigned a BCE year. - Creation from nothing
God freely gives existence to the world. Creation is not a piece of the divine nature or a rival eternal power. - Creation in Genesis and the Psalms
Genesis 1 presents ordered creation through God's speech and calls it good; Genesis 2 focuses on the human creature, garden, and relationships. Psalm 104 praises a world sustained and provisioned by God. These are… - Credence Table
The credence table holds vessels and other items prepared for Mass. It supports the service around the altar. - Creeds and Confessions
Ancient creeds summarize the Church's confession of the triune God and Jesus Christ. Later Protestant confessions address disputes over Scripture, salvation, sacraments, worship, and church order. Their authority… - Cross
A plain cross stands at the front of this model; its presence and placement are local choices. - Cross
A plain cross stands at the front of this model; its presence and placement are local choices. - Cross
A plain cross stands at the front of this model; its presence and placement are local choices. - Cross
A plain cross stands at the front of this model; its presence and placement are local choices. - Cross
A plain cross stands at the front of this model; its presence and placement are local choices. - Cross
A large plain cross stands above the screens in this model. Its design and placement are illustrative; the linked Life.Church teaching affirms the death and resurrection of Jesus. - Cross
This model shows a plain cross as a focus for worship. Other Protestant churches use a crucifix, different Christian imagery, or no central image. - Cross & Liturgical Fans
The processional cross and liturgical fans stand on long staffs and are carried at solemn moments. The fans often display six-winged Seraphim. - Crucifix
This cross carries a figure of the crucified Christ. LCMS guidance affirms its use as a reminder of Christ's saving death; Lutheran churches also use plain crosses. - Crucifix
A cross bearing the figure of Christ crucified stands on or near the altar and is visible to the assembly. - Crucifixion and Resurrection
The death and resurrection of Jesus stand at the center of apostolic preaching and Christian worship. - Cyprian and the unity of the Church
Cyprian writes amid persecution and disputes about lapsi, bishops, and communion. - Cyprian explains why the Lord's Prayer is shared prayer
Cyprian draws attention to the plural language of the Lord's Prayer: believers ask for daily bread and forgiveness together. His exposition connects prayer with the unity of the community and responsibility toward… - Cyprian: one episcopate and communion
In the third century, Cyprian argues for the unity of the episcopate and opposes rival episcopal claims in the Novatian conflict. He connects succession to unity, lawful appointment, and communion. - Cyril and Methodius evangelize Slavic peoples
Their mission develops Slavic Christian learning, translation, and worship, with a long afterlife in Eastern Europe. - Cyril of Alexandria
Alexandrian bishop whose defense of the unity of Christ's person shaped the Council of Ephesus and later Christological discussion.