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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

SCHISM

siz'-m (schisma): Only in 1 Corinthians 12:25. The same Greek word, literally, "a split," is translated "rent" in Matthew 9:16 Mark 2:21; and "division" in John 7:43; John 9:16; John 10:19. It designates "a separation," not from, but within, the church, interfering with the harmonious coordination and cooperation of the members described in the preceding verses (1 Corinthians 12:18). The ecclesiastical meaning is that of a break from a church organization, that may or may not be connected with a doctrinal dissent.

Greek

4978. schisma -- a split, fig. division
... division, schism. From schizo; a split or gap ("schism"), literally or figuratively --
division, rent, schism. see GREEK schizo. (schisma) -- 6 Occurrences. ...
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Library

Whether Schism is a Special Sin?
... OF SCHISM (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether schism is a special sin? Objection 1:
It would seem that schism is not a special sin. For "schism ...
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On Schism
... Second Series Sermon 75 On Schism. "That there might be no schism in the
body." 1:Cor.12:25. 1. If there be any word in the English ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 75 on schism.htm

Of Schism (Four Articles)
... OF SCHISM (FOUR ARTICLES). We must now consider the vices contrary to peace, which
belong to deeds: such are schism, strife, sedition, and war. ...
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The Great Schism
... THE DEVELOPMENT OF RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN CONNECTICUT CHAPTER X THE GREAT
SCHISM. If a house be divided against itself."Mark 3, 25. ...
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The First Schism.
... THE CHOSEN PEOPLE. LESSON XXX. THE FIRST SCHISM. "While men slept, his enemy
came and sowed tares among the wheat." "St. Matt. xiii.25 ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/yonge/the chosen people/lesson xxx the first schism.htm

Whether Schism is a Graver Sin than Unbelief?
... OF SCHISM (FOUR ARTICLES) Whether schism is a graver sin than unbelief? Objection
1: It would seem that schism is a graver sin than unbelief. ...
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The Schism of Blastus at Rome.
... Book V. Chapter XV."The Schism of Blastus at Rome. ... 16 to 19, and the schism of Florinus
and Blastus in chap. 20. [1567] On Florinus and Blastus, see chap. ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter xv the schism of blastus.htm

Heresy, as Well as Schism and Dissension, Disapproved by St. Paul ...
... The Prescription Against Heretics. Chapter V."Heresy, as Well as Schism
and Dissension, Disapproved by St. Paul, Who Speaks of ...
/.../tertullian/the prescription against heretics/chapter v heresy as well as.htm

Nepos and his Schism.
... Book VII. Chapter XXIV."Nepos and his Schism. 1. Besides all these the
two books on the Promises [2333] were prepared by him. ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter xxiv nepos and his schism.htm

Peculiar Schism among the Novatians.
... Book V. Chapter XXI."Peculiar Schism among the Novatians. Of the Novatian
church at Constantinople Agelius was the bishop for ...
/.../chapter xxi peculiar schism among the.htm

ATS Bible Dictionary

Schism

A rent or fissure; generally used in the New Testament to denote a division within the Christian church, by contentions and alienated affections, without an outward separation into distinct bodies, 1 1 Corinthians 1:10-12 12:25,26. The sin may lie on the side of the majority, or of the minority, or both. It is a sin against Christian love, and strikes at the heart of Christianity, John 17:21 Romans 12:4-21.

Easton's Bible Dictionary

A separation, an alienation causing divisions among Christians, who ought to be united (1 Corinthians 12:25).

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) Division or separation; specifically (Eccl.), permanent division or separation in the Christian church; breach of unity among people of the same religious faith; the offense of seeking to produce division in a church without justifiable cause.

Thesaurus

Schism (1 Occurrence)
... Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SCHISM. siz'-m (schisma): Only in 1 Corinthians
12:25. ... Multi-Version Concordance Schism (1 Occurrence). ...
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Gerizim (4 Occurrences)
... 432 BC). This was the beginning of the schism which lasts to the present
day (Ant., XI, viii, 2, 4). See SAMARITANS. The temple ...
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First (4693 Occurrences)
... circa 170) they stand at the head of the nine epistles addressed to churches, and
are declared to have been written to forbid heretical schism (primum omnium ...
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Rent (76 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) Figuratively, a schism; a rupture of harmony; a separation; as, a rent in
the church. 6. (vt) To tear. See Rend. 7. (n.) Income; revenue. See Catel. ...
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Division (135 Occurrences)
... of priests, singers, and doorkeepers, who served in turns in the temple (compare
Luke 1:5, 8). (3) In the New Testament, dissension, disunion, schism (Luke 12 ...
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Bitterness (37 Occurrences)
... 2. (n.) A state of extreme impiety or enmity to God. 3. (n.) Dangerous error, or
schism, tending to draw persons to apostasy. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Concision (1 Occurrence)
... heathen.". Noah Webster's Dictionary. (n.) A cutting off; a division; a schism;
a faction. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. CONCISION. ...
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Scholar (3 Occurrences)

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Schin (1 Occurrence)

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Sedition (8 Occurrences)
... resistance to lawful authority. 2. (n.) Dissension; division; schism. Int.
Standard Bible Encyclopedia. SEDITION. se-dish'-un: The ...
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Bible Concordance

Schism (1 Occurrence)

1 Corinthians 12:25 That there should be no schism in the body; but that the members should have the same care one for another.
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Subtopics

Schism

Related Terms

Gerizim (4 Occurrences)

First (4693 Occurrences)

Rent (76 Occurrences)

Division (135 Occurrences)

Bitterness (37 Occurrences)

Concision (1 Occurrence)