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A
abortion
in God’s name
absolution
confession and [1] [2] [3]
conversion by [1] [2]
emphasis on [1] [2] [3]
in conversion
Luther and [1] [2]
public proclamations
re numerous behavioral norms
regular usage and [1] [2] [3]
sacraments and
from faith to faith
apostolic succession and
historical basis
Bible [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
early Christianity [1] [2]
Laestadianism
Reformation era [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Luther on
from faith to faith
importance
shared teachings
preached by congregation
preached by laymen [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
problems with [1] [2]
public [1] [2] [3] [4]
from congregation
to unbelievers
sole means of forgiveness
early Christianity and
Laestadian founders and [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
written [1] [2]
absolutism [1] [2]
Adam & Eve [1] [2] [3]
as source of human suffering
biblical conflict about
generations from
original sin and [1] [2]
required belief in
Satan and
subjugation of women and
supposed promise of savior to
afterlife
absence in Old Testament
argued against
carrot & stick [1] [2]
promised
Sheol [1] [2] [3]
apostolic succession [1] [2] [3] [4]
arrogance [1] [2] [3]
of analyzing God
of infallibility claims [1] [2] [3]
of uninformed criticism [1] [2]
asceticism
atheism [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
authoritarianism [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
B
baptism
forgiveness of sins by [1] [2] [3]
sole means of
full immersion
reduced to ceremony
Bible
as closed book
as object of worship [1] [2]
authenticity [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
contradictions [1] [2]
between Old and New Testaments [1] [2] [3] [4]
in Jesus’ statements [1] [2] [3]
regarding predestination [1] [2]
regarding unborn children
within New Testament [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
within Old Testament [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
distortions of [1] [2]
regarding absolution [1] [2] [3]
regarding divorce
regarding Laestadianism
regarding Satan
regarding sectarianism [1] [2]
failed prophecies in [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
historical issues [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
inerrancy [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
asserted against science [1] [2]
Luther on [1] [2] [3] [4]
literalism [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
Luther on [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
oddities [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
outrages [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
against chosen people [1] [2] [3] [4]
capital punishment [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Conservative Laestadian discussion of
genocide [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
incest
Paul’s claim
sexual assault [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
slaughter of innocents [1] [2] [3]
slavery [1] [2] [3] [4]
pagan influences on [1] [2] [3]
translation [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
ambiguities [1] [2]
KJV [1] [2] [3]
manuscript issues [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
NASB
blasphemy [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Bogomils
C
caricature [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
change
acknowledgment of [1] [2] [3]
denial of [1] [2] [3] [4]
imposed from outside
in Conservative lifestyle [1] [2] [3] [4]
in racial attitudes
regarding evolution
regarding false spirits
regarding remarriage
regarding the real presence
regarding women
resistance to [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Church Council
Banberg synod
Fourth Lateran [1] [2]
of Trent
Church Fathers
citation of [1] [2]
Ambrose [1] [2]
Apostolic Tradition
Athenagoras
Augustine [1] [2] [3]
Clement of Alexandria
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
[9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14]
Cyprian
Epistle of Barnabus [1] [2] [3]
First Clement [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Ignatius [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Irenaeus [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Justin Martyr [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Origen [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Shepherd of Hermas [1] [2]
Tatian
Tertullian [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Theophilus of Antioch [1] [2] [3]
conflicts with
Luther and
Augustine
Church Law of Christ [1] [2]
coercion [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
cognitive dissonance
as doubt
mental cost [1] [2]
Communion
confession before [1] [2]
forgiveness of sins by [1] [2] [3] [4]
real presence of Christ in [1] [2] [3]
confession: see also absolution
of faith [1] [2]
of sins
by name [1] [2]
complications with
in OALC
Laestadius and [1] [2] [3]
public [1] [2]
Raattamaa and
reduced emphasis on
rejected by IALC
to laity vs. clergy [1] [2] [3]
psychological need for
secrecy of
conscience [1] [2]
Constantine
contraception
rejection of
basis for [1] [2] [3] [4]
complications [1] [2]
in all forms
usage among Conservatives
cult [1] [2]
D
dating
demons
absence today [1] [2]
in 1970s
Jesus interacting with
dissent [1] [2]
doctrine
as object of worship [1] [2]
contradictions [1] [2] [3]
dealing with pedophiles and
deviations from
see also exclusivity–Bible passages against
actual practice [1] [2]
Church Fathers [1] [2]
Laestadian founders [1] [2]
Luther [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
New Testament [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Old Testament [1] [2] [3]
previous understandings [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
divisive issues
law and Christians [1] [2]
Peter’s denial of Christ [1] [2]
vs. history
doubt [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
acknowledgment of
commonality of
forgiveness of [1] [2] [3] [4]
hidden [1] [2] [3]
personal struggle with [1] [2]
sanitized
E
Ecuador [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
emphasis on
absolution
regular usage and
end times [1] [2]
Estonia
evil
God as source of [1] [2] [3] [4]
problem of [1] [2] [3]
eternal suffering
human suffering
evolution
computerized
Ecclesiastes and
Noah story and
theological implications
Adam & Eve [1] [2]
Apostle Paul
omniscience
personal realization of [1] [2]
sin [1] [2]
undeniability of [1] [2] [3]
exclusivity
Bible passages against [1] [2] [3] [4]
Luther and [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
of Conservative Laestadianism [1] [2] [3] [4]
arguments for [1] [2] [3]
Bible passages against
circular argument
cruelty of [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
diminishment of Holy Spirit
proposed origins of
Raattamaa’s viewpoint
of other sects
FALC
IALC
Iglesia ni Cristo
More Than Conquerors Faith Church
OALC
F
faith
against evidence [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
appropriate emphasis of [1] [2]
as devotional luggage cart
as gift [1] [2]
issues with
as mystery [1] [2] [3]
childlike [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
criticism of
feelings and [1] [2] [3] [4]
living vs. dead [1] [2] [3] [4]
resilience of [1] [2] [3]
vs. reason [1] [2] [3] [4]
fatalism [1] [2]
fear
of contrary ideas
of hell [1] [2]
of institutional scrutiny [1] [2]
forgiveness
by absolution only
Conservative Laestadian emphasis on
denial of
in 1970s [1] [2]
in Bible [1] [2]
in early Christianity
joy of [1] [2] [3]
of false spirits
fundamentalism
and education
Bible reading and
connection to authoritarianism
Conservative Laestadianism as [1] [2] [3]
distinctive features
distinctive features of
education and
eschatology and
intolerance of dissent [1] [2]
outreach and [1] [2]
relations with out-groups [1] [2] [3]
women and
G
Ghana [1] [2] [3] [4]
Gnosticism [1] [2] [3]
God
contradictory properties of [1] [2]
cruelty of [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
in damnation [1] [2]
deceitfulness of [1] [2] [3]
breaking covenant
if evolution false [1] [2]
human projections of
as jealous husband [1] [2] [3]
by theologians [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
in Old Testament [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
omnibenevolence
issues with
omnibenevolence of
issues with [1] [2]
vs. omnipotence
omnipotence of [1] [2] [3]
omniscience of [1] [2] [3]
timelessness of [1] [2] [3]
tribalism and [1] [2] [3] [4]
greeting [1] [2]
denial of [1] [2] [3]
of "heretics" [1] [2] [3]
groupthink [1] [2]
H
hatred [1] [2]
heaven
in Old Testament
Heideman, A.L. [1] [2] [3]
son Paul and [1] [2] [3]
Heideman, Paul [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
hell
absence in Old Testament [1] [2] [3] [4] [5];
see also afterlife–argued against
examples of [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
possible counter-example of
Conservative statements about
cruelty of
incompatibility with loving God [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
levels of
psychological impact of [1] [2] [3]
hiddenness
of absolution
in Bible
in early Christianity [1] [2] [3]
of archeological evidence
of God [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
contrary to stated goals
of God’s Kingdom [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
God and [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
law and
of miracles [1] [2] [3]
of Mother congregation [1] [2]
of pre-Lutheran believers [1] [2] [3]
of proto-Christianity [1] [2]
Holy Spirit: see Trinity
honesty [1] [2] [3]
hypocrisy [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]
I
indoctrination
avoidance of contrary views [1] [2] [3]
of children [1] [2] [3]
reinforcement of [1] [2]
inequality [1] [2] [3] [4]
intolerance
in Old Testament [1] [2] [3] [4]
inherent to religion
isolation: see social aspects–isolation
J
Jesus
as advocate
conflicting genealogies of
crucifixion of [1] [2]
deification of [1] [2] [3]
devotional elaboration of
historicity of [1] [2] [3]
Paul and [1] [2]
possible shortcomings of [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
resurrection of: see resurrection, of Jesus
supposed prophecies of [1] [2]
assertions of [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
disappointment about
in Daniel [1] [2]
in Ezekiel [1] [2]
in Genesis [1] [2]
in Isaiah [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
in Micah
in Psalms
in Zechariah [1] [2]
joy [1] [2] [3]
Judaism [1] [2] [3] [4]
Christianity and [1] [2]
Matthew and [1] [2] [3]
K
keys
Jesus’ gift of [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Luther and [1] [2] [3]
proclamation of forgiveness [1] [2]
Raattamaa and
late discovery of
Kulla, Carl [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
L
Laestadius, Lars Levi
as doctrinal father
conversion of
graphic sermons of
mysticism and
reluctance about absolution [1] [2]
Lapp Mary
law [1];
see also doctrine–divisive issues–law and Christians
ineffectiveness of
irrelevance of
Laestadius and [1] [2]
purpose of [1] [2]
secular, obedience to [1] [2] [3] [4]
selective appeal to
vs. grace as teacher
laying on of hands
Lot [1] [2] [3] [4]
love
as fruit of the spirit
between believers [1] [2]
equated with unity [1] [2]
God’s: see also God–omnibenevolence of
asserted [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
issues with [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Jesus’ [1] [2]
of enemies
of outsiders [1] [2]
of the world
spiritual concern and [1] [2] [3] [4]
Luther, Martin
95 Theses
alcohol and [1] [2] [3]
as doctrinal father
as source [1] [2]
conflicts with [1] [2]
conversion of
on confession [1] [2] [3] [4]
on contraception [1] [2]
on faith
on predestination
on reason [1] [2]
on women
personal shortcomings of
Lutheran confessions [1] [2]
M
Melanchthon, Philipp [1] [2]
mission work
mockery [1] [2]
Mother congregation
1970s emphasis on [1] [2]
infallibility of [1] [2]
refuted
Luther on [1] [2]
resurgence of
veneration of
deification
vs OALC veneration of elders
mysticism: see also rejoicing
disparaged
Laestadius and
N
Noah [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
contraception and [1] [2]
O
objectivity
church historians, difficulties
difficulty of
illusion of
in Bible reading [1] [2] [3]
outsider test
sectarian resistance to
vs. devotion [1] [2]
omnibenevolence of
God
issues with
Osiander, Andreas [1] [2]
P
penance
Peter’s denial of Christ:
see doctrine–divisive issues–Peter’s denial of Christ
Pietism [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Pirahã Indians [1] [2]
politics [1] [2] [3]
polytheism [1] [2]
pornography
in Bible [1] [2] [3]
in books [1] [2]
in Laestadius
prayer
for salvation
forgiveness of sins by [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
of unbelievers [1] [2]
problems with [1] [2] [3]
public [1] [2] [3]
preachers
ambition discouraged in
compensation for [1] [2]
extemporaneous delivery [1] [2]
humility of [1] [2] [3] [4]
Luther and
selection of
women as [1] [2]
predestination
Conservative Laestadianism and [1] [2]
inconsistency regarding
cruelty of [1] [2]
futility and [1] [2] [3]
futility of
in marriage
prayer and [1] [2]
unto damnation [1] [2] [3]
pride
as impediment to confession
of biblical characters [1] [2]
rebuke and
R
Raattamaa, Juhani
as doctrinal father
conversion of
differences with Laestadius
discovery of keys
mysticism and
OALC and
on absolution [1] [2]
on confession
reason
Celsus on
disparaged [1] [2] [3]
indispensability of
Luther on
Paul’s use of
rebuke [1] [2] [3]
rejoicing [1] [2] [3]
attributed to false spirit
in IALC
in OALC
repentance: see forgiveness; absolution
resentment [1] [2]
resurrection
of humans
in Old Testament [1] [2] [3] [4]
of Jesus [1] [2] [3]
Russia [1] [2] [3] [4]
S
Saari, Heikki [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
sacrifice
forgiveness of sins by
human [1] [2]
in Old Testament
pagan basis for
practiced [1] [2]
questioned [1] [2]
Jesus as [1] [2]
Satan
absence in Old Testament
as serpent [1] [2]
deification of
suffering and
trinitarianism of
vs. God
science
biblical conflicts with [1] [2] [3]
defensiveness and
examples of [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
God’s nature and
inerrancy and [1] [2]
modernism and
miracles and [1] [2]
theological retreat in the face of [1] [2] [3] [4]
sects [1] [2]
Amish [1] [2] [3] [4]
Christian Convention Church [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Churches of Christ [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Iglesia ni Cristo
Jehovah’s Witnesses [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Laestadian
awareness of
FALC [1] [2] [3]
Federation (ALC) [1] [2]
IALC [1] [2]
New Awakening
OALC [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
More Than Conquerors Faith Church
Mormonism [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
New Apostolic Church [1] [2]
Sheol: see afterlife–Sheol
shunning [1] [2]
sins
abortion
alcohol [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Bible and [1] [2] [3] [4]
Laestadius and
apostasy [1] [2]
card games [1] [2]
contraception [1] [2] [3] [4]
cosmetics and jewelry [1] [2]
dancing [1] [2] [3]
divorce
doubts
dress
drugs [1] [2]
entertainment [1] [2] [3]
enumerated
envy [1] [2]
euthenasia
gambling
hypocrisy
idolatry
intermarriage
labor unions
music [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
questioning [1] [2]
reading material
sex [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
after divorce
homosexuality
masturbation
spiritual neglect
sports [1] [2]
video games
vulgarity
worldy friends
sins unto death [1] [2] [3]
name sins and
theological nuances [1] [2]
social aspects
fellowship [1] [2]
friendship [1] [2]
isolation
marriage
limited possibilities
sanctity of
motivation to conform [1] [2] [3] [4]
obligatory motherhood
persecution complex
sin vs. crime
sins as behavioral norms
sources
Church Fathers
Conservative Laestadian [1] [2]
Luther
Stockholm Syndrome [1] [2] [3]
T
temptation [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
as sign of true church
by reason
by Satan [1] [2]
by television
forgiveness of
of Adam & Eve
of contraception
of the last times
sexual
vs. trial [1] [2]
times of visitation [1] [2]
Togo [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Trinity [1] [2] [3]
truth [1] [2] [3] [4]
Bible as ultimate
commitment to [1] [2] [3] [4]
disregard for [1] [2]
pillar and ground of [1] [2] [3] [4]
suppression of
vs. theological imperative [1] [2]
U
unity
1970s emphasis on [1] [2] [3]
altar of
aspirations of
claims of [1] [2] [3] [4]
illusion of [1] [2]
limits to [1] [2] [3]
Luther and
W
works
absence of [1] [2] [3] [4]
following faith
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