Baptism
Name all three modes of Christian Baptism.
Baptism by Sprinkling
Baptism by Pouring
Baptism by Full Immersion
According to the New Testament, Christ did not rely on his own power to heal, raise the dead, or resurrect. Instead Christ did all those things by this.
by the power of the Holy Spirit
This group of Christians mostly reject the real presence of Christ in the bread and wine, arguing that the communion sacrament is only this.
Only a symbol. Only a remembrance.
This was the ancient Jewish rite of covenant initiation that precedes Baptism. All Jewish males needed this at 8-days old.
Circumcision
While Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox celebrate and recognize 7-sacraments, what are the only two sacraments recognized by Anglicans and Protestants?
Baptism and Eucharist
All Christian baptisms require these two specific things to be acceptable. Most all Christians of all stripes tend to accept baptism with these two things.
Water and in the name of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
The power of the Holy Spirit was never only given to Christ. Christ promised he would send the Holy Spirit to the church. When did God first send the Holy Spirit to the church?
At Pentecost
Not a change at all, the bread and wine co-exist with the presence of Christ, which is above, below, beside, and through the sacred elements. What is this Lutheran doctrine called?
Consubstantiation
the term Messiah in Hebrew, literally means this.
anointed one or anointed thing
1. To Know God
2. To Love (God and others)
This is the practice of baptizing only those who can confess faith in Christ - adults or those who have reached "an age of accountability." What is this called theologically?
Credobaptism
This is the holy oil used for anointing the candidate by the Bishop during Confirmation. The holy oil is also called this.
Sacred Chrism
This is the distinct Roman Catholic explanation for how the bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ.
Transubstantiation
We said that all of the 10-Plagues on Egypt were a direct attack against this.
the gods of Egypt
The Roman Catholic Church recognizes 7-sacraments and puts them into 3-categories. Name all three categories.
Sacraments of Initiation
Sacraments of Healing
Sacraments of Vocation (or service)
Just as God overcame the tyranny of Pharaoh through the waters of the Red Sea, Christ overcomes the enemies of God in the life of the Christian through this.
the waters of baptism
While the Eastern Orthodox and Roman Catholics recognize Confirmation as a sacrament, the EO priest is able to administer the sacrament instead of bishop. In addition, the EO do not take a new one of these.
the name of a biblical figure or saint
The Roman Catholic host is only made with these two ingredients. What are they?
Wheat flour and water.
This is the reason why the Jews celebrate the Seder instead of the way Exodus describes the Passover feast.
The Romans destroyed the Jewish Temple and Priesthood during the Jewish Revolt of 66-73 CE.
Exodus tells us that the Passover lamb needed to be cooked roasted over fire and completely consumed. What is the fire and complete consuming of the lamb represent?
the judgement of God
In the story of the Flood and the Red Sea, water becomes a means of death and life. In the same way, Baptism joins us to these two aspects of the life of Christ. Going into the water signifies this; while coming out of the water means that.
Dying and Resurrecting with Christ
The sacrament of Confirmation seals us with the Holy Spirit and gives us the power to do this every day.
live the Christian life.
The official Roman Catholic theology teaches the bread and wine do not change in form, but in this.
substance or essence
What two foods were left out of the Last Supper passover meal and why?
the bitter herbs and the lamb, since the Eucharist is for rejoicing and Christ is the lamb.
In the liturgy, we draw closer and closer to God, but in the Eucharist, this happens to us mystically.
we are united to God