Doctrine 4 Unit 1

Question 1

Define Sacrament

Answer 1

Mystery; the means by which a believer partakes in the mystery of Christ through symbolic actions; Augustine//the sign of a very sacred thing; council of Trent//a visible sign of invisible grace

Question 2

Anti-Sacramental

Answer 2

Against the sacraments

Question 3

Pan-sacramental

Answer 3

The view that for the believer all of life is a sacrament

Question 4

Transubstantiation

Answer 4

The Roman Catholic interpretation in which it is believed that during the administration of the sacrament the substance (but not appearance) or the bread and wine is transformed into the literal body and blood of Christ.

Question 5

Consubstantiation

Answer 5

Martin Luther’s reaction to transubstantiation resulted in…the view that after consecration of the substances bread/wine body/blood coexist in union with each other. They are united yet each intact to itself.

Question 6

Receptionism

Answer 6

Through faith Christ is spiritually present in the Supper. “Is not the cup of thanksgiving for which we gave thanks a participation in the blood of Christ? And is not the bread that we break a participation in the body of Christ?”

Question 7

Memorialism

Answer 7

Deny any form of physical or spiritual presence in the substances. See the title as purely a remembrance of Christ’s suffering on our behalf.

Question 8

Charisma

Answer 8

Charismata: spiritual gifts
Chairs: Grace

Question 9

Pneuma

Answer 9

Spirit

Question 10

Cessationist View

Answer 10

Gifts ended with the apostles and will never be revived. A reformers view especially John Calvin.

Question 11

Matthew 3:11-17

Answer 11

John the Baptist: “I baptize you with water for repentance, but he who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose sandals I am not worth to carry. He will baptize toy with the Holy Spirit and with Fire…then Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptized by him. John would have prevented him saying I need to be baptized by you and do you come to me? But Jesus answered him , Let it be so now for this it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness…and when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the spirit of God descending like a dove coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved son, with whom I am well pleased”

Question 12

Acts 10:44-48

Answer 12

While Peter was still saying all these things, the Holy Spirit fell on all who heard the word. And the believers from among the circumcised who had come with Peter were amazed, because the gift of the Holy Spirit was poured out even on the Gentiles. For they were hearing them speaking in tongues and extolling God. Then peter declared, Can anyone withhold water for baptizing these people, who have received the Holy Spirit just as we have? And he commanded them to be baptized in the name of Jesus Christ.

Question 13

Baptism

Answer 13

The sacramental rite which admits a candidate into the Christian church. For some churches it symbolizes cleansing while in other it is the means of cleansing from sin.

Question 14

Acts 2:38

Answer 14

Baptism was the initiation of the church (day of Pentecost) ; done in the name of Jesus; included in repentance and faith

Question 15

3 objections to women in ministry addressed by Catherine Booth in her article Female Ministry

Answer 15

Women’s preaching is unnatural and unfeminine

Female ministry is forbidden in the word of God

Female preaching is unnecessary

Question 16

The sacraments as signs of grace

Answer 16

Sacraments are an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace. It enables the believer through experience to set aside intellectualism and rationalism and allow god’s incomprehensible grace to enter and transform their ordinary life.

Question 17

The one true sacrament

Answer 17

Christ has been described as the one true sacrament. The way by which men come to the Father and the way by which the grace of God comes to man.

Question 18

A sacramental people

Answer 18

We find Christ living and at work in our own life experiences. We are a sacramental Community because our life, work, and our celebrations center on Christ. The call to a life of holiness is the call to sacramental living.

Question 19

Gifts of the Spirit: Distributed for the body

Answer 19

Gifs are given for to build up the body (Ephesians 4:11) and are administered by the Holy Spirit. A spiritual gift is a divine grace and not to be confused with a talent. Spiritual gifts are given to individuals on behalf of the whole body. One does not light a fire to warm the stove, but to warm a whole room. See also 1 Corinthians 12.

Question 20

Define;

Natural Talents, roles in the church, the fruit of the spirit, counterfeit signs (Matthew 7, Exodus 7)

Answer 20

Gifts/ have to do with service, not all possessed by any given believer, will come to an end.

Fruit/ has to do with character, is what the person is, produced from within the believer, should be present in every believer, permanent

Matthew 7/ judging others, ask and it will be given, the golden rule, a tree and it’s fruit, I never knew you, build your house on a rock, the authority of Jesus

Exodus 7/ Moses and Aaron before Pharoh, hardening of Pharohs heart