Association for Research and Enlightenment.Association for Progressive Communications.Association for Preservation Technology International.Association for Conservation Information.Association for Computational Linguistics.Association for Astrological Networking.There are now some 1.4 million people enrolled as Nazarenes, and some twelve thousand churches around the world. He drew sustained applause when he added, "But not in my house!" One preacher, in 1967, finally gave in to social pressure and advised his congregation they could still be good Christians and watch television. Although most mainstream Nazarene worshipers now embrace cultural changes and conveniences, it took a while for men to decide whether or not they should "adorn" themselves with jewelry such as wedding rings. They take time to weigh progress, to see if it is in line with God's will. This experience is marked by entire consecration of the believer to do God's will and is followed by a life of seeking to serve God through service to others.Ĭhurches following holiness traditions sometimes respond slowly to social change. Nazarenes believe that God calls Christians to a life of holy living that is marked by an act of God, cleaning the heart from original sin and filling the individual with love for God and humankind. In the words of their theological statement of faith: A union of holiness churches that had gradually pulled away from Methodism, Nazarenes were convinced their former denomination had not remained faithful to its Wesleyan-Arminian theological foundation (see Calvin, John, and Jacob Arminius). The Church of the Nazarene was organized on October 8, 1908, in Pilot Point, Texas. Church of the Nazarene (religion, spiritualism, and occult) The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia™ Copyright © 2022, Columbia University Press.
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