Lesson 1: Augustine on Worship Flashcards
word in Hebrew for worship that means to “bow down or prostate oneself” or “lay flat on the ground.”
shachah
object of intellect
truth
heart or will
goodness
Greek word for worship that means to “kiss the hand, to fall on the knees, or to “prostate oneself”
proskyneo
Greek renditions of the word for worship
-prokeneuo which means to “pay homage”
-sebazomai which means “to render religious honor”
where does the word worship come from?
old English word “weorþscipe” with the root of it being “worthiness
Paul tells us that our reasonable worship is “_____”
“to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship to God
Worship as:
revering
adoration
veneration
paying homage to
worship of anything or anyone else besides God
Idolatry
St. Augustine teaches us that this is at the center of worship
knowledge of Christ
On what book did St. Augustine state that everyone seeks a happy life and indicates that this can be attained by directing religion and sacred rites to God?
De Civitate Dei: Book X
Augustine then introduced three Greek terms to signify worship:
latreia, threskeia and eusebeia.
as service owed to human beings, it means “service which pertains to the worship of God.”
Latreia
means “more precisely not just any worship but specifically the worship of God.”
Threskeia, or religio
is also the worship of God but is used for duties to parents.
Eusebeia or piety
For St. Augustine, , Worship does not benefit God but _____________
the ones giving the worship
2 greatest commandments
‘‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’
‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ (Mt. 22:37-39)
St. Augustine concludes that: what makes true worship are these:
genuine godliness and
service due to God alone.
What is the institution of salvation?
Church
Augustine criticizes these three sacrificial practices to please God:
- Critique of Pagan Worship
- Critique of Jewish Practices
- There is no contradiction between the sacrifices of the Old Testament and the new dispensation.
What sacrifice is GOD after?
“visible sacrament of an invisible sacrifice…it is a sacred Sign.”
Pastoral reasons why the Church is free from errors:
- It is the institution of Salvation
- The Church prays for the souls in the purgatory
- It is instituted by Christ himself
What is the highest among the three Greek terms that signify worship?
LATREIA is the highest as it is connected to the Holy Trinity
They used images as signs to signify a creature to be worshipped
pagans
St. Augustine regards these signs as “useless” and signifies a “form of enslavement to the flesh”.
Critique of Pagan Worship
St. Augustine regards these signs as “useless” and signifies a “form of enslavement to the flesh”.
Critique of Pagan Worship
St. Augustine suggests that signs are not to be thought of as ultimate realities. Rather, they must point out to these ultimate realities and those who observe these signs must know the realities they refer to
Critique of Jewish Practices
St. Augustine clarifies this. They are but a foreshadowing and prefiguring of what was to come
There is no contradiction between the sacrifices of the Old Testament and the new dispensation.
has only one God and does not recognize Jesus as God
monotheism
where Jews worship
synagogue
is every act done in order that we might cling to God in holy fellowship
true sacrifice
every act which is referred to the final good in which we can be truly blessed.
true sacrifice
