" Similar usage is found in 2 Tim. 1, when Paul reminds Timothy that "Rekindle the gift of God that is within you through the laying on of my hands.... Thus, by careful selection they ordain deacons, (Acts 6:5-6), presbyters (Acts 14:22-23), Vartabeds/teachers (Acts 13:1-3, I Cor. 12:28), bishops (Phili. 1:1, I Tim. 3:2) and tbirs/acolytes (Tit. 3:13). ... The earliest extant ordination rites appear to date from the 9th through the 10th century, and include forms for the ordination of a lector, subdeacon, deacon and presbyter, but not for the bishop. ... The hymn is found not only in...

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Alexander, the Bishop of Alexandria called a meeting of his priests and deacons to discuss the issue. ... I was very surprised to see that the Pope's are hardly mentioned in any of the essays and books that I found pertaining to Arianism. ... Water can be found in three physical states: Solid, liquid, and gas. ...

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Alexander, the Bishop of Alexandria called a meeting of his priests and deacons to discuss the issue. ... I was very surprised to see that the Pope's are hardly mentioned in any of the essays and books that I found pertaining to Arianism. ... Water can be found in three physical states: Solid, liquid, and gas. ...

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Salvation In Rare Moments of Life. In Langston Hughes" essay "Salvation," Langston talks about the first time he is going to be saved from sin. Langston is a young boy around the age of thirteen. He is going to church to see Jesus for the first time. In which case, he truly experiences religion ...

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