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In Christian theology, the Christian Church, or Church Universal, is traditionally divided into: *the Church Militant (''Ecclesia Militans''), comprising Christians on earth who are living; who struggle against sin, the devil and "..the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places" (Ephesians 6:12); *the Church Triumphant (''Ecclesia Triumphans''), comprising those who are in Heaven; and *the Church Penitent (''Ecclesia Penitens''), a.k.a. ''Church Suffering'' or ''Church Padecent'' or Church Expectant (''Ecclesia Expectans''), which in Catholic theology comprises those Christians presently in Purgatory. These terms are often used in the context of the doctrine of the Communion of Saints; although Christians may be physically separated from each other by the barrier of death, they nonetheless remain united to each other in one Church, and support each other in prayer. == Origin of the term == The Latin word ''militans'' has a primary meaning of "serving as a soldier, military", but it acquired a secondary meaning of "to struggle, to make an effort", which is the intended sense here. Christians on earth (the Church Militant) are still struggling against sin in order that, when they die, they might go to heaven and be members of the Church Triumphant, those who have triumphed over sin. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Church militant and church triumphant」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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