Lecture Notes on Church, Prayer, and Sacraments

Flashcards about the church, prayer, and sacraments

Church Militant

All believers now on the earth

Church Triumphant

All believers now in heaven

Invisible Church

All those who inwardly, truly profess faith in Christ; holy, universal, united

Visible Church

All those who outwardly profess faith in Christ

Episcopal Church Government

Christ is head of the church and gives authority to bishops, who can appoint pastors in local congregations; Hierarchical; Examples: Roman Catholic Church, Episcopal Church, Anglican Church

Presbyterian Church Government

Christ is the head of the church and ruling power exists primarily in the local congregation, which is connected to other local congregations through their representatives in presbytery

Congregational Church Government

Christ is head of the church and ruling power lies in the hands of the local congregation, which is autonomous; Independent churches

Kingdom of God

Eschatological concept - already but not yet (not fully manifest); Absolute monarchy in which God rules and Jesus is Lord; Rule of God in hearts of believers

Means of Grace

Word of God, Sacraments (baptism and the Lord’s Supper), Prayer

ACTS

A model for prayer: Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication

Believer-Baptist

The meaning of baptism is confession of faith in Christ and purification from sin; The recipients of baptism should be only those who believe in Christ; Mode is full body immersion

Paedo-Baptist

Baptism means union with Christ and union with the church as well as purification from sin; Those that have by faith been united to Christ and his body, adult converts to Christianity; Those who are the children of believing parents (infants); Mode is typically sprinkling; Related to circumcision

Reformed View of the Lord's Supper

Jesus is spiritually present in communion; Presbyterian

Transubstantiation

The bread and wine actually become Jesus’ body and blood and Christ is sacrificed again; Roman Catholic

Consubstantiation

Christ is both spiritually and physically present in communion (though he is not sacrificed again); Lutheran

Memorial View of the Lord's Supper

Christ is present neither physically nor spiritually; communion is simply a memorial of Christ’s sacrifice; Baptist or Mennonite