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sacraments = for abundance life of the church and the world

1. Topic

   1. introduce us to church

      1. church= Jesus body

   2. give the eternal life

   3. unite us to each other by participting to the body of God

   4. give the grace of god to the creation

2. ways to unify

   1. uncreated (god) created (universe)

      1. god acts personally to the world by his divine grace

      2. no division natural-supernatural

   2. visible and invisible both required and in harmony

      1. visible

         1. church (priest-people)

            1. priest canonical

            2. people members

               1. freedom

            3. ceremony

               1. church prayers

         2. things (water,oil, bread, wine etc..)

      2. invisible

         1. Holy trinity acts the sacraments

            1. Jesus is the one high priest

               1. the holy spirit blesses and unites

                  1. everything refers to Father and his gift of being His sons

   3. our relationship with god is

      1. personal

         1. in the body of the church

            1. in harmony with all

      2. not

         1. moralistic

         2. individualistic

            1. me and god only

      3. abandant increasing for ever

         1. life in the body of god

            1. needs food

            2. needs care

               1. cure

            3. relations

               1. humans

               2. universe

3. Topic

   1. come from the kingdom of heavens (future)

      1. start by blessed is the kindom of the father & son &holy spirit

      2. everything in the church beautiful, bright, glorious

   2. going up, to paradise from hear and now

   3. based on the life of church

      1. bible

         1. new testament

         2. old testament (prefegured)

      2. holy trandition

4. sacraments

   1. eucharist

      matthew 26:26-28 mark 14:22-24 luke 22:15-20 John 6:51-56 1cor 11:24-26 -------------- rom 12:5 ephesians 4:25 ephesians 4:4 1cor 10:17 ------- john 14:6 2 peter 1:4 ----------- john 6:53-54 john 11:52 john 17:21-23

      1. bread-wine change by the holy spirit and become real flesh and blood of Jesus christ ,source of the real life

         1. life is not the individualistic selfish existence , but PARTICIPATION TO jESUS BODY

         2. Jesus becomes our life

         3. blessing for all creation

         4. ultimate love of god, to become one with us

      2. offering the creation to god , our sacrifice (in connection with the unique sacrifice of Jesus)

      3. we participate not as individuals but as members of church

      4. Jesus body and blood unite us by the holy spirit to one

      5. for ever, in paradise with a more obvious way than bread and wine

      1. Eucharist constitutes the church

   2. baptism

      matthew 28:19 mark 16:16

      1. become member of Jesus body

      2. new way of existence

         1. god Father becomes my father

      3. participate to death and ressurection of christ

         1. 3 dipping to water

      4. forgiveness of all previous sins

   3. chrismation

      1 John 2:20 ephesians 1:13-14 acts 8:17 1corinth 12:4 12:8-11 gal 5:22-23

      1. holy spirit comes to the new christian

         1. personal pentecost

         2. gives the grace of god to understand , pray, love

         3. unite us in the church

         4. It is the seal of sonship

      2. unite us in the church

         1. 有君尊的祭司 royal priesthood

      3. without holy spirit cannot have christian life

   4. forgiveness confession

      John 20,22:24 matthew 18:18

      1. forgiveness is to cure, not that god does not punishes us

      2. sin= decease not offence

         1. guide and advice for reconciliator and better christian life

      3. sins are completely erased, do not follow us for all our life

         1. god sees us from the future not from the past

      4. we unfortunately repeat the sins so need confession and forgiveness always for the new sins

   5. priesthood

      matthew 10:1 acts 8:18 1tim 1:6 1 tim 4:14

      1. to offer to god everything

         1. purpose of human being- priest of universe

      2. participate to the priesthood of Jesus christ

      3. cultivate the body of jesus (the church)

      4. special priesthood

         1. leading role for sacraments

            1. not anybody has authority to baptize etc..

         2. special leading role in the church (eucharist, etc)

      5. 3 degrees

         1. bishop

         2. priest

         3. deacon

      6. by laying the hands of bishop

      7. from Jesus and Holy spirit to apostles , and by them to their successors continuously until today (apostolic succession)

      1. every christian

   6. marriage

      matthew 15:9 ephesians 5:32 matthew 16:6

      1. 二人成為一體 the two shall become one flesh (only as miracle and gift of god)

      2. bless and increase the love

      3. children (the gift to be parents)

      4. start before fall in paradise

   7. anointment sick

      matthew 10:1 james 5:13-15

      1. healing the decease of soul and body

         1. bless oil and anoit the sick

   8. not officially sacraments according to later counting

      1. Consecration of a church

      2. monastic life

         matthew 12:20 matthew 19:21

      3. Great Blessing of the water

      4. Burial and memorial service

         rom 8:38-39

   1. all sacraments lead to the eucharist