Glasite

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Glasite is a Christian sect originating in 18th-century Scotland, known for its strict adherence to New Testament practices and close association with the Sandemanian movement.

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Label Occurrences
Glasite canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian sect ⓘ
religious movement ⓘ
basedOn New Testament ⓘ
closelyAssociatedWith Sandemanian Church ⓘ
linked to: Plymouth Brethren

Sandemanianism ⓘ
linked to: Sandemanian
countryOfOrigin Scotland ⓘ
doctrine authority of Scripture alone ⓘ
church composed only of professing believers ⓘ
local congregation as complete church ⓘ
necessity of visible holiness ⓘ
rejection of national churches ⓘ
salvation through faith in Christ ⓘ
follows teachings of John Glas ⓘ
foundedBy John Glas ⓘ
hasCharacteristic church discipline ⓘ
church discipline through congregational decision ⓘ
communal love feasts ⓘ
congregational autonomy ⓘ
emphasis on brotherly equality ⓘ
emphasis on primitive Christianity ⓘ
frequent celebration of the Lord's Supper ⓘ
lay preaching ⓘ
literalist biblical interpretation ⓘ
mutual exhortation in worship ⓘ
opposition to oaths ⓘ
opposition to participation in civil government offices ⓘ
plurality of elders ⓘ
rejection of clerical hierarchy ⓘ
separation from wider society ⓘ
simple worship style ⓘ
strict adherence to New Testament practices ⓘ
weekly communion ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasPart Glasite congregation ⓘ
linked to: Glasites
historicalPeriod 18th century Christianity ⓘ
19th century Christianity ⓘ
inception 18th century ⓘ
influenced Sandemanian movement ⓘ
linked to: Sandemanian
namedAfter John Glas ⓘ
practices Lord's Supper as central ordinance ⓘ
church discipline ⓘ
foot washing in some congregations ⓘ
love feast ⓘ
mutual exhortation in meetings ⓘ
sharing of material support among members ⓘ
region Britain ⓘ
linked to: Great Britain

Scotland ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
sharesFounderWith Sandemanianism ⓘ
linked to: Sandemanian church

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