Test 1 Flashcards
Sacrament
Part III
- outward sign of inward grace
- Eph. 3:4-6
- latin: sacramentum (means of setting something apart as holy, consecrated)
Ceremonies
Marriage
Brithday
Bar/Bat Mitzvah (Bar=boy/bat=girl)
OT Celebrations
Leviticus 23
- Passover
- Pentecost
- Festival of Lights
- Feasts
OT Foundations
Covenant Rite=?
Circumcision
- Covenant for Abraham
- Practice for proselytes
- Paul’s interpretation for gentiles
OT Spiritual practices and rituals
- The sacrificial system (Heb. 10:1-10)
- The priestly system (Heb 10:11-14)
- External regulations applying until the time of new order (Heb 9:6-10)
Significance of “elements”
Manna & Water
Life sustaining provision
What did Jesus teach in the NT?
Mark 7:1-3
People were so caught up in human tradition they forgot he meaning behind it
What did Jesus teach in the NT?
John 4:13-24
jesus asks for drink from Samaritan woman; jesus is the true source of life sustiance
What did Jesus teach in the NT?
John 15:1-8
Vine and branches; being connected to Jesus and other believers
The Early Church
Community Life
Broke bread and prayed
The Early Church
Decision regarding Gentile/Christians
God knows their hearts and has purified their hearts. God has given then the spirit as he has done for us (Acts 15:8-11)
The Early Church
Paul - baptism
Believed it was his duty to baptize
-God called him to preach, not baptize
Roman Catholic Sacraments are viewed as….
a means of grace, God bestows blessing upon them due to their sacrifice
Roman Catholic Sacraments include…
Baptism Confirmation Eucharist Matrimony Holy Orders Penance Anointing of sick
Protestant Sacraments were….
baptism & eucharist
TSA Positions
Sacraments were observed in the early days
-Couldn’t merge with the Anglican church
When did William Booth announce decision to discontinue practicing sacraments? And how?
1883
War Cry Article