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Do you like them, do you oppose them? Share your opinion.
You will have to explain exactly what you mean.Do you like them, do you oppose them? Share your opinion.
They're important for sure.Do you like them, do you oppose them? Share your opinion.
Do you like them, do you oppose them? Share your opinion.
In how many sacraments do you believe Albion?There's no question but that Christ commissioned them and also that he wanted us to observe them too, so we do.
What do you mean by different ways?You will have to explain exactly what you mean.
you are using language that could be taken different ways.
So like a testimony?They're important for sure.
Even when you're not attending an assembly, they point to the source, for those with eyes to see and ears to hear.
Yes, all of them are importantThe sacraments are the Church. For a layman, the sacrament of baptism washes away previous sin. Chrismation, or the laying on of hands, gifts the Holy Spirit. The Eucharist is the central sacrament of the Church. Through it we participate in the sacrifice of Christ, and receive life. Jesus said, "I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink His blood, you have no life in you". And again, "Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood has eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day".
Sort of, in the way that the Testimony of Jesus is the Spirit of Prophecy, the Sacraments are vehicles for various mysteries of God.So like a testimony?
Well, Protestants might say they only believe in baptism and communion but they still do stuff such as marriage and making someone a ministerCatholics believe in seven sacraments (baptism, confirmation, eucharist, reconciliation, marriage, anointing of the sick and holy orders), whereas a lot of Protestants only believe in two (baptism and the eucharist).
I'm Catholic, so I accept the seven.
A definition of a "sacrament" is "a visible sign of an invisible grace." In Baptism we can't see the Holy Spirit effect on the person begin baptised, but we can see the physical signs of the baptism, immersion in or sprinkling of water.
Christ's baptism was an exception in that the Holy Spirit visibly descended upon Christ in the form of a dove, but in any baptism something similar is happening in an invisible way. The physical baptism is a sign that the invisible baptism is taking place.
When priests are ordained, with much liturgical celebration, we are aware that these men are being brought into a particular relationship with God.
Ditto for marriage, reconciliation, and all the rest.
A biblical basis for the Catholic sacraments is presented here -
Seven Sacraments - Catholic Diocese of Broken Bay
Well, Protestants might say they only believe in baptism and communion but they still do stuff such as marriage and making someone a minister
Two, although it doesn't offend me terribly if people sometimes use the word to refer to other ceremonies that have been solemnized by the church and which are not in the same category as the "Sacraments of the Gospel."In how many sacraments do you believe Albion?
Define sacraments.What do you mean by different ways?
Why do you call them that?Two, although it doesn't offend me terribly if people sometimes use the word to refer to other ceremonies that have been solemnized by the church and which are not in the same category as the "Sacraments of the Gospel."
Don't want to go all dictionary but it comes to my mind "means of grace" or mysteries.Define sacraments.
Do you have something else in mind?Define sacraments.
Do you have something else in mind?