Sacrament

traditional Christian sacrament called the Eucharist. Through Jesus’ sacrifice, the Memorial Meal Sacrifice gained new meaning called the Eucharist. The Memorial Meal Sacrifice was first moulded by the Passover Sacrifice in the Book of Exodus. This Memorial Meal is incorporated within the Pesach, a Jewish tradition. Nevertheless, the Memorial Meal rephased by Jesus after he presented the bread and wine as himself. This Gospel passage(The Last Supper) is renowned as a central Church sacrament.…

Within the Catholic faith, there are many myths and beliefs. Many of these myths are located in the Bible and consist of a greater being, also known as God, and his son, Jesus Christ. One myth that is well known among people within the Catholic Community is the creation of the 10 Commandments. Moses, a prophet of God, made the climb up Mount Sinai and God bestowed upon him two stone slabs with 10 Commandments that entailed how God’s people should live out each day. One of these commandments…

Then and Now The teaching on Baptism is forever blossoming as more people continue to enter the Catholic Church. Even today, this ancient sacrament is still being practiced by many as a way of assurance for salvation from God. Baptism is also step one in one’s initiation into the Catholic Church, whether it be an Eastern or Western Orthodox practice. Baptism continues to be a very holy thing to this day and, “According to the Apostle Paul, the believer enters through Baptism into communion with…

Baptism, one of the sacraments of Initiation, is a Christian ritual which connects one to God on a deep spiritual level. Coming from the Christian point of view, “Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit (vitae spiritualis ianua),4 and the door which gives access to the other sacraments. Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ, are incorporated into the Church and made sharers in her mission”…

claiming that their rejection of the comparison of infant baptism and circumcision results in misuse and not comprehending Scripture. Infant baptism was covenantal for Calvin and since there were a lot of other doctrines of Scripture, to oppose the sacrament signified that other central truths were in peril as well. Baptism is an expression of the stability of the covenant and God. Infants are still included within the covenant, as well as the expression of not continuing the covenant since…

Indulgences is the root evil says others, Others might say that it is not necessary to pay other religious acts or sacraments before we receive it because it is for everybody, as long as you believe in God and trust Him with all your heart. It is not the monetary that matters most, but the faith and how people take it seriously. But the question is, How about the religious persons who keep on preaching the good news every now and then? How about the expenses that is being used every religious…

with his characterization of the Sacraments, are foundational beliefs of the Catholic Church today. Furthermore, Augustine’s debates with the Pelagian ideas left the Church with a strong stance on the idea that Baptism absolves humans of Original Sin. While the Church did not choose to take on all of Augustine’s ideas, such as predestination, his teachings gave the Catholic faith beliefs that are foundational to the religion today: characterization of the Sacraments, Baptism and Original Sin,…

The Shoah was an awful time, and somewhat embodies bulling in this day and age. The Shoah left may people questioning god’s love and if he was really there to watch over them and if so why was he letting this happen. Church as a Mystery The Shoah was such a catastrophe for Jewish people that they tried to make sense of how a loving God could allow 6 million of their people to be exterminated by the Nazis. Elie Wiesel a Jewish survivor of the Shoah who tried to make sense of the mystery of God…

Eastern Orthodox is a large religion in which its faith is based on the first seven ecumenical counsels; the word “orthodox” literally means “right believing”. The origin of the word orthodox was used by Christians who speak Greek to differentiate between those who follow the faith perfectly and those who were under fire for heresy, someone who go against religious truth. Orthodoxy formed from Greek speaking branch of the Roman Empire. Long before The Great Schism in 1054, the East and West…

the body of Christ. The concept of koinonia is a consistent theme that found its place in all of the doctrines learned this semester. These doctrines are Revelation, Triune God, Incarnate Christ, Creation, Sin, and the Problem of Evil, Church and Sacraments, and Future Christian Hope. In the Doctrine of Revelation, the God’s revelation is described as God acting, creating and redeeming through incarnation, and that it will always continue. God is doing it for communion. God’s revelation is…