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| What is the classic definition of ecclesia/church? |
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| Why is the classic definition of church problematic? |
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| Called to what and from what? Makes outsiders. How do you respond? |
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| What is Dr. Yoder's definition of church? |
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| What is the 1st of 4 problems Migliore has with the church? |
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| It's individualistic. Reflecting society, not maintaining community. |
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| What is the 2nd of 4 problems Migliore has with the church? |
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| It's privatized. No involvement in the community, separated from it. |
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| What is the 3rd of 4 problems Migliore has with the church? |
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| It's become bureaucratic. Removes the face of that which is "imposing" the law on you. There's no personal connection. No personal side of authority. Who's running the church? How am I involved? |
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| What is the 4th problem Migliore has with the church? |
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| The actual practices of the church. |
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| What is the first two fold way we speak of the church? |
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Local - A particular community
Universal - "Catholic" is latin for universal. The worldwide global community. |
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| What is the second two fold way we speak of the church? |
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Invisible - spiritual congregation/community
Visible - physical congregation/ community.
WITHIN THE VISIBLE CHURCH, THERE IS THE INVISIBLE CHURCH.
Hypothetically, everyone can be a part of the visible church but no every can be apart of the invisible. |
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| What is the church representative of? |
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| How does the origin of the church relate to the pentecost? (Acts 1 +2) |
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| The apostles are commissioned for ministry. The sprit descends as a flame above their head. |
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| How do Adam and Eve relate to the origin of the Church? |
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| They are considered the first church/community of GOd. |
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| What are the two ways the origin of the church are looked at? |
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1.) If it's rooted in the pentecost, it's the NT.
2.) If it's rooted in Adam and Eve, it's the people of God. |
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| What are the 2 divisions of the church based on leadership? |
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1.) The Overseer
2.) The Deacon |
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| What is the division of the church based on old testament leadership? |
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1.) The High Priest
2.) The Priest
3.) The Levites |
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| What is the division of the church based on new testament leadership? |
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The Three Tier System.
1.) Bishopric of Rome (the Pope)
2.) Priests/Elders/Overseers
3.) Deacons |
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| What is the two tier system that Calvin recreated? |
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1.) Elder
2.) Deacon
The pastor is considered the teaching elder |
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| What is the system in baptist churches? |
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1.) Pastor becomes Elders/Overseers
2.) Deacons |
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| What are the 3 marks of the church? |
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1.) The Word
2.) The Sacraments
3.) The Mission |
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| The Trinity gives us the foundations of language. |
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| What gives us the context for language? |
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| How does revelation give us the context for language? |
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Language is rooted in the idea that the pre-existing God spoke within himself. Provides us with an assurance of knowledge.
In the beginning, language was with God and in God. |
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| If the trinity is the foundation, what does the word (Chirst) communicate? |
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| The language of the Father. |
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| What does the spirit communicate? |
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| THe language the of the Son. Allows us to understand the bible. Via pentecost. The spirit is the active agent of God. |
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| What do the apostles communicate? |
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| The Gospel of Salvation and Redemption |
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| What are the reasons we listen to sermons and attend church? |
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| New Testament testimony through Jesus speaking. Take what Jesus said, and the Apostles preach. |
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| What does the word Sacrament translate to in greek? |
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| What does sacrament translate to in latin? |
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| What is sacrament referred to as now? |
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| The moment in which God meets with his people. To some, this includes God bestowing a "special grace" |
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| What are the 7 sacraments of the catholic church? |
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1.) Baptism
2.) Confession/Penance/Reconciliation
3.) Communion/Holy Eucharist
4.) Confirmation
5.) Holy Orders (Nun, Priests Etc)
6.) Marriage
7.) Anointing of the sick/ Last rights. |
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| What are the 2 sacraments of protestants? |
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1.) Baptism
2.) Communion/Supper/Eucharist |
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| What did Luther say the church consists of? |
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| The priesthood of all believes. NO ONE IS GREATER THAN ANOTHER WITHIN THE CHURCH COMMUNITY. EVEN THOSE WHO HAVE A TITLE. |
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| A sacrament that consist of a word, and a sign. |
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| Since a God acts in command and act, what is the ACT of being baptized? |
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Matthew 3 Verse 13 - THE ACT
-Jesus was baptized by John
-Active obedience of Christ. Christ refused to baptize John without John baptizing Christ first.
BAPTISM IS ROOTED IN HIM. By Christ being baptized, he has established it as something "proper" to be done. |
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| What is the COMMAND of being baptized? |
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Matthew 28 verse 16
-Rooted in the trinity
-CHrist commands others to become baptized.
-Becomes enacted upon the church
1 Corinthians/10 and Romans 6
-Identification with CHrist and His command
-Directly identified with Moses |
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| What is the definition of baptism? |
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| A public declaration of the Gospel with water that grants us entry into the community of GOd. |
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| What is the division of baptism based on infant baptism? |
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The covenant was formed with Abraham, the sign being circumcision. The continuation of this sign is baptism.
In Col 2. Isaac was circumsized not by human hands, but by Christ. Circumcision and Baptism are both acts of purification.
In Rom 4 Verse 9, circumcision is for jews and gentiles. It is a sign/seal of righteousness. It is a sacrament of faith. |
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| How is circumcision a profession of faith? |
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| Profession of faith of family and God's faithful love. |
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| Willful profession of faith is necessary. No new testament testimonies of infant baptism. |
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| What is full immersion baptism a symbol of? |
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| Burial of Christ and His resurrection |
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| What is the sprinkling of water in baptism a symbol of? |
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| Sprinkling of Lamb's blood. Continuation of old testament priesthood roles. |
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| What is the regenerative outcome of baptism? |
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| Washing away of original sin. Act which brings about salvation. |
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| What is the symbolic outcome of baptism? |
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| Represents the atonement, the gospel. Represents a spiritual act. Outward act upon an inward act that may have already occurred. |
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| What is the eucharist a celebration of? |
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1.) union with Christ
2.) community/unity
3.) celebration. not mournful
4.) repentance and faith
-2 things needed for conversion
5.) blessing
-God strengthens faith
-place where salvation is rooted |
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| What is the beginning origins of the eucharist? |
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Passover.
- Plague of death to first born son. Only way to avoid was to put blood on the door. Angel of death would passover and later a meal was added in celebration. Rooted in exodus. Becomes the "supper" |
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| How was it made into a sacrament in the New Testament? |
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- THE ACT
+ Participate in the supper/communion
- THE COMMAND
+ Commands people to participate in the ritual |
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| An affirmation of participation in God's community. A declaration of the gospel with bread and wine. |
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| How does the physical set up of the catholic church tell about it? |
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-Communion is most important
-table in middle
-pulpit further in back |
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| What does the non denominational church tell about itself? |
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-sermon is most important
-pulpit is centered
-communion table is further in the back |
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| What is the Roman Catholic belief on eucharist? |
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- Aristotle's accidents and substances
+ accident: hair color, variations in physicality
+ substance: essence, human "coolness"
- Transubstantiation
+ The bread and wine become the body and blood of Christ (the substance). The accidents (physicality's of bread and wine) remain the same. Still tastes like bread and wine but is actually the body and blood of christ. |
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| What is the lutheran belief on eucharist? |
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The real presence of Christ is there.
-CONSUBSTANTIATION
+The bread and wine remain bread and wine. Christ unites body and blood WITH wine and bread.
+"This is" my body and blood.
+THROUGH ELEMENT, NOT ACTIVITY. |
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| What is the calvinist belief of eucharist? |
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MYSTICALLY UNITED.
SPIRITUALLY UNITED.
Christ is really there, but he unites himself with BELIEVER not with bread and wine.
THROUGH ACTIVITY, NOT ELEMENT. |
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| What is the common protestant belief of eucharist? |
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Only a remembrance or memorial.
Bread and wine = empty signs
Nothing mystical or spiritual something done to remember gospel. |
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| What is the first mission of the church? |
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| What is the mission "Body of Christ" related to? |
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| THE TRINITY. We experience our own perichoretic relationship in the CHURCH. Our relationship is to each other, and is dependent on perichoresis of the trinity. Intimacy is connected to this. |
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| What is the great expression of the Body of CHrist? |
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| LOVE. Love God, Love others. |
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| What is the twofold doctrine of Love? Is it quantitative? |
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1.) Love your family/brothers (CHURCH)
2.) Love your neighbor
NO, THIS IS NOT QUANTITATIVE. IT IS CHRONOLOGICAL. CHURCH 1ST, NEIGHBOR 2ND |
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| What is the second mission of the church? |
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| What does the church mediate? What does it create? |
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Mediates reality.
Creates a society/culture unto itself. |
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| What is the church's thought on integrating culture? |
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| The church is not to integrate or engage in culture but to be its own society within culture. This is not a critique of any denomination. |
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| The Church in its prophetic role is a ________ _________ that _________ the world. |
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| distinct reality/confronts |
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| What are the 4 ways the church confronts the world? |
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1.) Moral/Morality
2.) Accountability (political)
3.) Social Activism
4.) Mercy
- correct injustice show mercy on those injustices |
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| What is the 3rd mission on the church? |
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| IS the world missions trinitarian? |
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Yes.
The father begets the son (INCARNATIONAL)
The father sends the spirit (SENDING)
-becomes active in extending the kingdom. |
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| What does consummation mean? |
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| glorification. The moment in salvific history where everything is made right. |
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| What is the one thing repeated in both post and pre millennialism? |
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| What is the timeline of salvation? |
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| X--Innocence---the fall/fallenness---redememption---consummation |
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| What caused a longer eschatological narrative? |
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| What do post millennialists believe? |
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| Bracket is between redemption and consummation. It is a literal, spiritual 1,000 year reign of christ which is referred to as the Golden Age. |
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| Are NT and OT people separated in post millennialism? |
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| No, they are the same. Problem? They do not have the same kind of faith. NT has the messiah, OT is still waiting on him. |
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| How is prophecy read in post millennialism? |
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| What do pre millennialists believe? |
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1,000 year literalistic ally reign of christ.
The tribulation occurs, then the rapture, then the 2nd coming which marks the beginning of the 1,000 year literalistic reign. |
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| Are NT and OT people separated in pre millennialism? |
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| Yes. OT is saved by the law, NT is saved by faith. |
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| What do amillennialists believe? |
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| 1,000 symbolic spiritual reign of Christ. It is not LITERAL, it is symbolic of eternity. The Consummation = Already, but not yet. |
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1.) Rapture
2.) Tribulation
3.) 2nd Coming
4.) 1,000 year reign
5.) Judgement |
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1.) No rapture
2.) 1,000 year literal spiritual reign of Christ |
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| 1,000 years is symbolic of eternity BASICALLY postmillenialsist |
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| How do postmillenialists view the rapture? |
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The presence of God = cloud
Loud sound/trumpet = victory
Rapture = judgement day |
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| How do premillenialists view the tribulations? |
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| 7 year rapture taken literally. |
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| How do post millennialists view the tribulations? |
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| Creation was 7 days, Sunday is the 7th day which is the sabath, it symbolizes perfection. |
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