Why Church History?
What is the Church?
The gathering of believers.
What is an indulgence?
A payment that could be made to make satisfaction for sin.
What is a thesis?
An argument.
How many parts are composed in penance.
3
In this debate John Eck forced Luther to admit that not all the teachings of John Huss were heresy.
The Leipzig Debate.
What does the word Ekklesia mean?
It means called out. It is the Greek word we get the word Church from.
Who sold indulgences?
Johan Tetzel.
Where was Luther a professor?
Wittenberg.
How many sacraments?
4
While reading Hus, Luther discovered this document to be a forgery.
The Donation of Constantine.
What object represents the Kingdom of Christ, or the Church in Daniel 2?
A stone made without hands.
What is iconoclasm?
The use of images in worship.
This prince was Luther's protector.
Fredrick III
Name the 3 parts of penance.
Confession, Contrition, Satisfaction
Luther did this to the Papal Bull announcing his excommunication.
He burned it.
What is one reason we should study Church History?
1. Christ values the Church
2. Christ is the head of the Church
3. Church History is the Unfolding of God's Plan of Salvation for His people.
4. It helps us understand World History
5. It teaches us to stand strong against error
Why were indulgences collected in reality?
To pay for the luxury in which the pope lived. To build St. Peters Basilica in the Vatican.
This man questioned Luther at the Diet of Augsburg.
Cajetan
Name 1 of the 4 sacraments.
•Baptism
•Mass
•Penance
•Anointment of the Sick
What object does Christ compare the Church to in Matthew 13?
A treasure, a pearl and a mustard seed.
Name 3 of the 7 ways the Church had become corrupt.
1.The political wealth and power of the Church
2.The power of the Pope
3.The practice of penance
4.The practice of indulgences
5.The importance of good works
1.Supererogation
6.The centrality of sacraments
7.Iconoclasm
Name the two ways Luther challenged the Pope.
His Power and His Wealth
Indulgences were part of which sacrament:
Name one of the five principles of the Reformation.
1. A return to the teaching of the Apostolic and Early Church Fathers
2. Elimination of forms, customs and traditions of men.
3. Returning to preaching the Word of God as the Gospel of Salvation by grace alone.
4. The Priesthood of all believers.
5. A return to the Church as a community of believers, rather than a hierarchy of officials.
6. A recognition of the Bible as the written authority of God, rather than the Pope, and the need for it to be translated into the vernacular.