Tag: Baptism
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The Church Fathers: The Anointing of the Sick
Sacramentology And they cast out many demons, and anointed with oil many who were sick,and healed them.Mark 6, 13 “If some part of your body is suffering…recall the divinely inspired Scripture saying: ‘Isanyone among you ill? Let him call the presbyters of the Church and let them pray overhim, anointing him with oil in the…
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The Church Fathers: The Sacrament of Confirmation
Sacramentology When the apostles in Jerusalem heard that Samaria had accepted the word of God,they sent Peter and John to Samaria. When they arrived, they prayed for the newbelievers there that they might receive the Holy Spirit because the Holy Spirit hadnot yet come on any of them; they had simply been baptized in the…
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The Church Fathers: Original Sin
Hamartiology “Man who is born of a woman is few of days and full of trouble. He comes out like a flower and withers; he flees like a shadow and continues not. And do you open your eyes on such a one and bring me into judgment with you?Job 14, 1-4 Behold, I was brought…
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The Church Fathers: Infant Baptism
The Sacrament of Baptism Peter said to them, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of JesusChrist for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the HolySpirit. For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off,whomever the Lord…
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The Church Fathers: Baptism & Born Again
sacramentology Then Peter said to them, “Repent, and let every one of you be baptizedin the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins;and you shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.Acts 2, 38 He saved us, not because of our righteous actions, but because of his mercy.He saved us through the Holy…
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The Church Fathers: The Church Is One & Visible
Ecclesiology There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to the one hope of yourcalling, one Lord, one faith, one baptism, one God and Father of all,who is above all and through all and in all.Ephesians 4, 4-5 My Explications of the Patristic Texts Tertullian (A.D. 197)Apology, 39:1 “I shall at…
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