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| Who is legally a minister (and actions thereof): |
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1. Licensed, ordained, or commissioned
2. Considered to be a Spiritual Leader by the organization
3. Sacerdotal Functions
4. Conducts Worship
5. Control, Conduct, and Maintenance of Religious Organization
(IRS looks at the last 3) |
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| Two Rites (Sacraments) of the Church |
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| 5 Rites of the Catholic Church |
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1. Ordination
2. Confirmation
3. Matrimony
4. Extreme Unction
5. Penance |
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| Reformed churches see the two rites as a part of: |
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Definition
| Grace: in Salvation/Forgiveness (means it is necessary for salvation) |
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1. Martin Luther
2. Ulrich Zwingli
3. John Calvin |
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1. Wrote "Babylonian Captivity of the Church"
2. Saw sacraments as promises connected to visible signs, and those promises are contained in Scripture
3."It seems proper to restrict the name of sacrament to those promises which have signs attached to them" |
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1. Chief reformer of Zurich
2. "A sacrament is nothing else than an initiatory ceremony or a pledging. Sacraments are signs which a man proves to the Church that he either aims to be, or is, a soldier of Christ, and which inform the whole church rather than yourself of your faith; and we in turn attest our piety toward him in the presence of the Lord" |
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1. Major Shift in looking at the functions of sacraments
2. Without denying the insights of Luther and Zwingli, Calvin approaches from a different perspective
3. Sacramentality is based on the nature of humans to need visual signs
4. "An outward sign which the Lord seals on out consciences the promises of his good will toward us in order to sustain the weakness of our faith; and we in turn attest our piety toward him in the presence of the Lord" |
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