The word "mystery" as it occurs in ancient Greek and Semitic sources. as well as in the NT. refers to a secret which is only revealed to 'certain individuals. In the NT it is God who reveals the mystery and faithful believers who perceive it. Carnal believers and unbelievers are not able to understand the mystery. The mystery centers around the Lordship of Christ who is the Life of the church. ...

The paper discusses the legal status of two communities ‘old believers’ currently existing in Poland – Eastern Old Believers Church and Orthodox Believers. first part focuses on controversy surrounding Presidential Decree regulating 1928. widespread opinion concerning expiry norms said decree is being challenged this part. second characteristics Believers, including a discussion case underlying...

Despite a growing literature on the topic, little is known about how individuals perceive label “conspiracy theory”. In two studies, we compare social representations of conspiracy theories, and these are influenced by individuals’ own beliefs. addition, examine relate to scholars define explain theories. Study 1, used lexicometric analysis explore v...

In the social sciences, talk about belief is ubiquitous . Since social scientists are typically self-conscious about their methods, there is also a lot of talk about talk about belief And since belief is a genuinely curious and perplexing phenomenon , showing many different faces to the world , there is abundant controversy. Sometimes belief attribution appears to be a dark, risky, and imponder...

The state acknowledges the existence of indigenous religious believers, yet given social stigma since considered primitive, heresy, and even atheist. to believers negatively results in personal relationships eventually influencing believers’ life aspects. Thus, management communication strategies are essential when interacting with other people their environments. This research depicts how mana...

a r t i c l e i n f o Believers describe God as a strategic social agent who perceives human thoughts and actions. Thinking about God therefore might make believers feel as if their behavior is being monitored, a possibility we call the supernatural monitoring hypothesis. Three studies offered new and converging empirical support for this hypothesis using two variables that are sensitive to per...