Introduction To The A Sacraments Welcome Thanks For Coming!
Purpose Of This Session Gain a fundamental understanding of the Catholic teachings on Sacraments. Apply insights about sacraments to better understand baptism. Old Testament Types New Testament Sacraments Goal = Adult Understanding Of The Catholic Sacraments
Sources The Bible The Bible and the Sacraments Diaconate course material Online scriptural research
This Evening 1. Definition of sacrament 2. What are the sacraments? 3. How our 7 sacraments came to be 4. Adoption into God s holy family 5. OT signs that point to baptism 6. Matter and form Sacraments Baptism
Ask Definition of a Sacrament What is it?
Church Teaching On Sacraments Baltimore Catechism Outward sign, instituted by Christ to give grace CCC 1131 Efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us. Objective Of Sacraments Is To Receive Grace
What is Grace? Ask
Let s Go Back To The Beginning Genesis creation: Man & woman
Let s Go Back To The Beginning Genesis creation: Man & woman Free will the fall
Let s Go Back To The Beginning Genesis creation: Man & woman Free will the fall Genesis 3:15 God s plan for salvation.
Let s Go Back To The Beginning Genesis creation: Man & woman Free will the fall Genesis 3:15 God s plan for salvation. Restoration Jesus death & resurrection
Let s Go Back To The Beginning Genesis creation: Man & woman Free will the fall Genesis 3:15 God s plan for salvation. Restoration Jesus death & resurrection Instrument of salvation the Church Christ s Church - Pour Out His divine Life Into Us
What Does This Have To Do With Sacraments? CCC 1131 Efficacious signs of grace, instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church, by which divine life is dispensed to us. Christ established the church to bring salvation to the world to make people holy through the sacraments
What Are The Sacraments?
Sign, Symbol and Sacrament Sign Symbol Sacrament Holy Spirit Comes In A Sacrament Symbolizes The Underlying Mystery But It Is Also A Dynamic Action That Brings About The Mystery Sin Is Removed
Catholic And Protestant Views On Salvation Catholic View A process Lifelong Grace from sacraments Sacraments sustain and nourish us Protestant View Faith alone Grace alone A specific event in time You enter Christian life
Protestant Views On Sacraments Lutherans and Anglicans Sacraments give grace Recipient is key Baptism is NOT necessary for salvation Calvinists No grace given Memorial moments only Willful obedience to God s commandment is essential
How Our 7 Sacraments Came To Be
History Early Church Thousands of sacraments 30 ~ 400 All transmitted grace Sacramental in nature but not sacraments The Early Church Had A Very Broad Understanding Of Sacraments
400 AD Saint Augustine ~400 AD St. Augustine clarifies sacraments visible signs that represent invisible realities St. Augustine (354 430) Still thousands of sacraments
History St. Thomas Aquinas 400 ~ 1250 ~400 AD St. Thomas Aquinas (1224 1274) Outward sign, instituted by Christ, through which grace is communicated for inward sanctification of the soul 7 sacraments defined
Elements Of A Sacrament 1. Matter 2. Form 3. Minister 4. Recipient
Baptism
Baptism Key Points Eucharist has primacy but Baptism Holds a special rank. Forms the basis of our sacramental life. Is required to receive the other sacraments. Baptism The Entryway Into God s Family
Baptism Old Testament Types Old Testament Types Point To (Prefigure) Baptism The waters of creation (Gen 1: 2) The waters of the flood (1 Peter 3:20-22) Circumcision (Col 2: 11-12) The Red Sea (1 Cor 10:2) Moses striking the rock (Exodus 17:6) The cure of Naaman (2 Kings 5:1-19)
Baptism Jesus Instructions Jesus Preached That Baptism Was Necessary Insisted to Nicodemus on the necessity of baptism. Amen, amen no one can enter the kingdom of God without being born of water and Spirit. (John 3: 5) Ascension the great commission to preach and baptize. Go, therefore, and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name (Matt 28:19)
Baptism Matter And Form Ask 1. Matter 2. Form Can anyone name the matter in baptism?
Baptism Matter And Form 1. Matter 2. Form Baptism water Immersion Pouring Sprinkling
Baptism Matter And Form Ask 1. Matter Baptism water 2. Form Can anyone name the form in baptism? Immersion Pouring Sprinkling
Baptism Matter And Form 1. Matter Baptism water 2. Form Words - Trinitarian formula Immersion Pouring Sprinkling I baptize you in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Effects Of Baptism Forgiveness of sins (original, personal, and punishment) Transformation to an adopted child of God Unites us with Christ Enter into the Church (God s family)
Alternative Forms Of Baptism 1. Baptism of desire 2. Baptism of blood