| | [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+13%3A24-30&version=RSVCE Matthew 13:24-30], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+13%3A47-50&version=RSVCE 13:47-50]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+15%3A5-6&version=RSVCE John 15:5-6]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+3%3A10-17&version=RSVCE 1 Corinthians 3:10-17 "''saved as by fire''"]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Thessalonians+1%3A7-9&version=RSVCE 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+1%3A20&version=RSVCE 1 Timothy 1:20]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+2%3A11-19&version=RSVCE 2 Timothy 2:11-19]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+14%3A9-11&version=RSVCE Revelation 14:9-11]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+20%3A7-10&version=RSVCE 20:7-10], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+20%3A14-15&version=RSVCE 14-15]—[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+1%3A6-9&version=RSVCE Galatians 1:6-9]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Peter+2%3A1&version=RSVCE 2 Peter 2:1]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+11%3A2-4&version=RSVCE 2 Corinthians 11:2-4]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus+3%3A10-11&version=RSVCE Titus 3:10-11]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+13%3A3-4&version=RSVCE Romans 13:3-4]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A13-14&version=RSVCE 1 Peter 2:13-14]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+28%3A9-14&version=RSVCE Proverbs 28:9-14]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A18-22&version=RSVCE Romans 1:18-22]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+2%3A8-11&version=RSVCE 2:8-11]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+149%3A6-9&version=RSVCE Psalm 149:6-9]. | | [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+13%3A24-30&version=RSVCE Matthew 13:24-30], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+13%3A47-50&version=RSVCE 13:47-50]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=John+15%3A5-6&version=RSVCE John 15:5-6]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Corinthians+3%3A10-17&version=RSVCE 1 Corinthians 3:10-17 "''saved as by fire''"]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Thessalonians+1%3A7-9&version=RSVCE 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Timothy+1%3A20&version=RSVCE 1 Timothy 1:20]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Timothy+2%3A11-19&version=RSVCE 2 Timothy 2:11-19]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+14%3A9-11&version=RSVCE Revelation 14:9-11]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+20%3A7-10&version=RSVCE 20:7-10], [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Revelation+20%3A14-15&version=RSVCE 14-15]—[https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Galatians+1%3A6-9&version=RSVCE Galatians 1:6-9]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Peter+2%3A1&version=RSVCE 2 Peter 2:1]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2+Corinthians+11%3A2-4&version=RSVCE 2 Corinthians 11:2-4]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus+3%3A10-11&version=RSVCE Titus 3:10-11]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+13%3A3-4&version=RSVCE Romans 13:3-4]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1+Peter+2%3A13-14&version=RSVCE 1 Peter 2:13-14]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+28%3A9-14&version=RSVCE Proverbs 28:9-14]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+1%3A18-22&version=RSVCE Romans 1:18-22]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Romans+2%3A8-11&version=RSVCE 2:8-11]; [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Psalms+149%3A6-9&version=RSVCE Psalm 149:6-9]. |
| − | See also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Sirach+10%3A12-20&version=RSVCE Sirach 10:12-20] <ref>The [[Book of Sirach]] is canonical to [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] and [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]], condemned by [[Martin Luther]] as a book of the non-canonical [[Apocrypha]] rejected by less than one-third of [[Christianity|Christians]]. See [[Biblical Canon]].</ref><ref>The '''Catholic Church''' is the world's largest [[Christianity|Christian]] body comprised of several distinct [https://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/catholic_rites_and_churches.htm "Rites"]. The [[Catholic Church|Catholic Church (Latin Rite)]] is the largest religious body in the United States, with over 60 million adherents (4 times as large as the second largest church, the Orthodox).<br/>[http://www.pewforum.org/2013/02/13/the-global-catholic-population/ “The Global Catholic Population,” © 2011, Pew Research Center (pewforum.org).]<br/>[http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_romcath.html The Largest Catholic Communities (adherents.com)]<br>The '''[[Orthodox Church]]''' is the world's second largest [[Christianity|Christian]] body comprised of several distinct "autocephalous" Churches. Orthodox Christians in the United States, make up roughly 0.5% of the overall U.S. population and include many immigrants. <br> [https://www.pewforum.org/2017/11/08/orthodox-christianity-in-the-21st-century/ Global Orthodox Christianity in the 21st century (pewforum.org)]<br>[https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-the-largest-orthodox-christian-populations.html Countries With The Largest Orthodox Christian Populations (worldatlas.com)]</ref><ref>See [http://www.888c.com/worldChristianDenominations.htm Percentage of Christians in Protestant Denominations (29.5%) (888c.com)].</ref> | + | See also [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Sirach+10%3A12-20&version=RSVCE Sirach 10:12-20] <ref>The [[Book of Sirach]] is canonical to [[Orthodox Church|Orthodox]] and [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholics]], condemned by [[Martin Luther]] as a book of the non-canonical [[Apocrypha]] rejected by less than one-third of [[Christianity|Christians]]. See [[Biblical Canon]].</ref><ref>The '''Catholic Church''' is the world's largest [[Christianity|Christian]] body comprised of several distinct [https://www.ewtn.com/expert/answers/catholic_rites_and_churches.htm "Rites"]. The [[Catholic Church|Catholic Church (Latin Rite)]] is the largest religious body in the United States, with over 60 million adherents (4 times as large as the second largest church, the Orthodox).<br/>[http://www.pewforum.org/2013/02/13/the-global-catholic-population/ “The Global Catholic Population,” © 2011, Pew Research Center (pewforum.org).]<br/>[http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_romcath.html The Largest Catholic Communities (adherents.com)]<br>The '''[[Orthodox Church]]''' is the world's second largest [[Christianity|Christian]] body comprised of several distinct "autocephalous" Churches. Orthodox Christians in the United States, make up roughly 0.5% of the overall U.S. population and include many immigrants. As of 2010, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America had 476,900 adherents in the United States. The total number of adherents in Orthodox Christian churches was at about 1 million. <br> [https://www.pewforum.org/2017/11/08/orthodox-christianity-in-the-21st-century/ Global Orthodox Christianity in the 21st century (pewforum.org)]<br>[https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/countries-with-the-largest-orthodox-christian-populations.html Countries With The Largest Orthodox Christian Populations (worldatlas.com)]</ref><ref>See [http://www.888c.com/worldChristianDenominations.htm Percentage of Christians in Protestant Denominations (29.5%) (888c.com)].</ref> |