and behind many (though not all) decisions about the form those elements take, there lies a theology, a truth claim about who God is and how He relates to lost sinners through the good news of the gospel. So for example, historically, the reason Catholic, Orthodox, Lutheran, and some Anglican priests wear vestments, while other Anglican, Reformed, Presbyterian, Congregational, and Baptist ministers do not, is a reflection of differing theologies of ordination and differing understandings of the role
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