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| ok the ones that i have recievd ... haggis on the eucharist The two sacraments recognized by the United Church of Christ are baptism and the Lordfs Supper. They are understood as "visible signs and holy seals instituted by God in order that, by their use, God may more fully disclose and seal to us the promise of the Gospel" (Heidelberg Catechism). The United Church of Christ understands sacrament as a means by which Godfs grace acts in our lives. In the United Church of Christ, both sacraments are ultimately signs of Christian unity. What Happens? "Our Lord Jesus Christ, on the night when he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and gave it to the disciples and said, 'Take, eat; this is my body which is given for you. Do this in remembrance of me.' In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, and when he had given thanks he gave it to them, saying, 'Drink of it, all of you. This cup is the new covenant in my blood, which is poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. Do this, as often as you drink it, in remembrance of me. The name Eucharist is increasingly used by Anglicans. The word means thanksgiving and, in the central (or Eucharistic) prayer of the service, we give thanks to God for his gifts in creation and for all that he has done through Jesus Christ, praying that the bread and wine may be for us the Body and Blood of Christ. The meaning All Christians agree that Jesus' offering of himself in his life and in his death was done perfectly and for all time; and that the Holy Communion commemorates his life and death. All Christians believe that, in the Holy Communion, God offers to renew the fellowship and communion with him to which he has already called us. We respond to God's invitation by faith and trust in Christ who died for us and in whose risen life we have already been given a share. Thus he feeds us with his life. All Christians believe that, in the Holy Communion, God offers to renew the fellowship and communion with him to which he has already called us. We respond to God's invitation by faith and trust in Christ who died for us and in whose risen life we have already been given a share. He feeds us with his life. joe on baptism For most Christians, the first stage begins with baptism, this is a ceremony in which a child or adult is cleansed of their sins, to begin a new life with god. First of all, we should pay attention to the "doctrines of baptisms" as written in Hebrews 6:2. According to the Bible, there are three different baptisms; the baptism of John the Baptist for repentance, the baptism of Jesus by John the Baptist, and our baptism. The baptism that we receive is a confession of our faith in believing the baptism of Jesus. That is to say, we are baptized in order to confess that we believe Jesus was baptized to take away all our sins and also died on the Cross to atone them. Now you can understand Matthew 3:15 where it says, "Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness." "Thus" here means that Jesus Himself bore all the sins of the world by being baptized by John the Baptist, the representative of all mankind. CONFIRMATION This is when a baptized person becomes fully accepted into a church. The vows made at his or her baptism are ‘confirmedE Confirmation can be conferred only on those who have already been baptized and have not yet been confirmed. As St. Thomas says: Confirmation is to baptism what growth is to generation. Now it is clear that a man cannot advance to a perfect age unless he has first been born; in like manner, unless he has first been baptized he cannot receive the Sacrament of Confirmation (ST III:72:6). They should also be in the state of grace; for the Holy Ghost is not given for the purpose of taking away sin but of conferring additional grace. This condition, however, refers only to lawful reception; the sacrament is validly received even by those in mortal my own work anoiting of the sick Anointing of the sick Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord; and the prayer of faith will save the sick man, and the Lord will raise him up. -- James 5:14-16 I decided to use this extract to show where the theme of anointing the sick came from. This sacrament is also called the sacrament of healing in some Christian denominations Bascially this sacrament is given to those who are very sick or very old , the priest then proceeds to anoint the person wit oil which is seen as a sign of healing. "The special grace of the sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick has as its effects: the uniting of the sick person to the passion of Christ, for his own good and that of the whole Church; the strengthening, peace, and courage to endure in a Christian manner the sufferings of illness or old age; the forgiveness of sins, if the sick person was not able to obtain it through the sacrament of penance; the restoration of health no work yet from lewis and fleet ...oh well |
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