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| Distinguish between sacramental and sacrificial. |
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| Sacramental things bring God's grace to us. Sacrificial things are our response to God's giving. |
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| What does "Lex orandi, lex credendi." mean? |
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| The law of praying is the law of believing, i.e. We respond in accord with what we believe. |
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| What are the three services typically found in a mass? |
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| Preparation, Word, Sacrament |
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| What pattern does each service follow? |
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| Preparation, impartation and receiving, response. |
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| What are the high-points of each service? |
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| Baptism/Absolution, Gospel-centered sermon, Holy Communion |
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| What are the elements of the Service of Preparation? |
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| Invocation, Confession and Absolution, Introit, Gloria Patri, Kyrie Eleison, Gloria in Excelsis, Salutation, Collect. |
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| What are the elements of the Service of the Word? |
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| Old Testament Reading, Epistle Reading, Alleluia, Gospel Reading, Credo, Sermon, Offertory, Offering. |
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| What are the elements of the Service of the Sacrament? |
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| Preface and Proper Preface, Sanctus, Exhortation, Lord's Prayer, Words of Institution, Pax Domini, Agnus Dei, Distribution, Nunc Dimittis, Collect of Thanksgiving, Benedicamus, Benediction. |
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| Identify three elements of the traditions of the Church early in the Second Century |
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| Identify three elements of the traditions of the Church at the time of the COuncil of Nicaea. |
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| Describe what happened to the chain of authorship of the liturgy at the time of the Lutheran Reformation. |
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| What is confession in the context of Confession and Absolution? |
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Definition
| Confession in this context is not confessing the faith as we do in the Creed, but rather it is that penitent voicing to God of our sins. |
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| Is confession a good deed that pleases God? that helps us get into heaven? |
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| Repentance pleases God. It is a good work, but no good work merits heaven even in part. |
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| Could a person confess all his/her sins? |
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| No person is sufficiently self-aware to even know the true depth of his/her sin as the all-knowing God sees. The Holy Spirit must intercede for us in this regard. |
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| What is the primary task of the Church? |
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| The primary task of the Church is to forgive sins, thus Holy Baptism and, by extension, absolution are its primary tools. Depending on our definition, absolution is a sacrament. |
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| What is individual/private absolution? Corporate or general absolution? |
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| Individual and private absolution differs from general absolution in that individual and private absolution is part of the confession-absolution dialog between two people (usually a pastor and parishioner, while corporate absolution is the confession-absolution dialog between a pastor and congregation. |
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| Is absolution a sacrament? Sacramental? |
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| Regardless of the definition of sacrament, absolution has the sacramental character and not the sacrificial character, since it is clearly not the response to God's grace, but rather a means whereby God distributes grace. |
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| Does God forgive based on the quality of confession? |
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| The quality of confession has nothing to do with the quantity or quality of forgiveness. That said, going through the motions of confession does not constitute confession in the first place. |
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| What is the meaning of "Office of the Keys" in the Lutheran Confessions? |
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| The Office of the Keys is that special authority which Christ has given to His church on earth to forgive the sins of repentant sinners, but to withhold forgiveness from the unrepentant as long as they do not repent. |
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| What is the connection between absolution and Holy Baptism? |
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| Absolution is a continuation of the forgiveness of all and every sin begun at Baptism and continued until the sinner is sinner no more at his/her death or the return of Christ. |
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| What is the purpose of Holy Baptism? |
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| The purpose of Holy Baptism is to impart faith and grant the faithful the full and free forgiveness of all and every sin. |
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| With what Words did God Himself institute Holy Baptism? |
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| Christ Himself instituted baptism when He said, "Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, teaching them to observe all things whatever I have commanded you; and lo, I am with you always, even to the end of the age. Amen" (Mat 28:19) |
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| What power does Baptism have that is not found in Holy Communion? |
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| Baptism, unlike the Lord's Supper, bestows faith. |
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| For whom is Holy Baptism? |
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| Baptism is for everyone. There are no conditions upon it. (This is a complete answer to the posed question, but there is more to be said about adult baptism in particular.) |
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