Sacrament

community gathering together under one roof to receive the grace of God. The aspect of individuality is not as important in Christian religious worship as the central idea of community. The sacrament of the Eucharist as well as the church itself signifies the relationship between the worshippers and God. However, the sacrament can be further interpreted to reveal additional indistinct conceptual indications of communal importance. In the local congregation I observed, the typical sense of…

In this paper, the writer will express thoughts on the Lord 's Supper and how frequently the Lord 's Supper should be celebrated and why with theological and biblically support to validate the concepts. The writer will also give a point of view on Zwinglian 's thoughts of the Spiritual Presence. This paper will conclude with approaches used to celebrate the Lord 's Supper. The Lord 's Supper according to the writer allows the congregation as well as the leaders to reflect on why standing,…

The Holy Spirit is often discounted in the Trinity, leaving the Father and the Son. We always hear and read a lot about the work of the Father and the Son, but the work of the Holy Spirit is often ignored. However, the Holy Spirit is always working in us. Even though people often forget about the Holy Spirit, it plays a huge role in the Church today. I think the Holy Spirit is often discounted as a member of the Trinity because people do not understand the role it plays in their lives. It is…

Communion or Eucharist, how should we think about this sacrament? The sacrament of the Communion is more than just a celebration during Church service in remembrance of Jesus’ death; it is so believers of Christ can fully accept Jesus into their bodies. The Eucharist is how the Catholic Church describes the transformation of the bread and wine into the body and blood of Jesus Christ. Even though the bread and wine is transformed into the body and blood of Jesus, the physical properties of the…

The Counter-Reformation, or the Catholic Revival was a period in church history from 1600 AD to 1960 AD and it was a response to the Protestant Reformation. The Protestant Reformation was a split from the Roman Catholic Church which began with Martin Luther followed by John Calvin and others (The Reformation - Facts & Summary - H...). It is said that the Protestant Reformation had begun with the publication of the “95 Theses” by Martin Luther(The Reformation - Facts & Summary - H...). The…

After Martin Luther took issue in his Ninety-five Theses with Catholic interpretations and traditions that were not explicitly in the bible, the Council of Trent made declarations as well as a few regulations to reaffirm the Catholic faith. The regulations were made in response to the distaste that the public had shown to the Churches' methods of fundraising. As such, the Church made stricter regulations to combat accusations of corruption such as stricter rules on indulgences. They also made…

contemplated ending their life. After an emotional opening prayer, he commended the audience for showing up in a church after all they had been through. Then, he specifie what the purpose of his keynote address was: “to present the sacraments, specifically the sacraments of baptism and eucharist, also known as communion, as radical ways to center LGBT voices.” The Scripture Wilson began his address with was Acts 8:26-39, the narrative of Philip and the Ethiopian Eunuch. Wilson points out that…

Martin Luther wrote and published a 3-part treatise speaking against the Catholic Church denouncing the Papal system and the doctrine of the sacraments. Martin Luther did not instantly become "reformed" when he wrote the 95 Theses. For the most part, the 95 Theses primarily consisted of objections concerning the sale of indulgences in the church. “Those who believe that, through letters of pardon…

A hated and loved religion by many in history and many in the present. The Roman Catholic church, created by Jesus himself in the first century AD. The Catholic Church invites everyone from anywhere in the world to the Catholic faith. The first ever Catholic church and Christian community was made in Jerusalem. Saint Peter, the first Pope, led more than three thousand people in the Christian community(A Timeline of Catholic Church History). The first holocaust, modern journalists would call…

and is further interpreted through various rituals, practices, and also key figures and ethical teachings. Through the sacrament of baptism, the teachings of Saint Paul and ethical guidance on bioethics, justification through faith can be clearly identified. Baptism, an initiation ceremony practiced throughout the vast majority of Christian denominations is the first sacrament for adhering Christians and provides a means of expressing faith for both the individual and the community, which leads…