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To view Biblical Texts click here Bible Bible Bible

For great Biblical encyclopedias click on the following: New Advent, Theopedia and Jewish Encyclopedia.

For a list of Theological terms click on the following Glossary Dict-1 Dict-2 Buck's. Other resources click here Resources

For a "Glossary" of the terms in this course click here Glossary

To search the Bible for a particular word in this study, just click on the following link Concordance and type in the search word or words you wish to find; for example "God," and then what you want to use to help your search, for example; KJV with "Strong's Numbers," and then what part or all of the Bible you wish to use to search in; for example the "whole Bible," and then click "Find." After the verses are pulled up, just click on the word you are searching for, for example "God", in the verse to get its definition and even hear it pronounced in biblical Hebrew and Greek.

Session 8
Ecclesiology (The Study of the Church)

1. Position
a. The Body of Christ (I Cor. 12:27, Eph.4:12)

b. The Church / Ecclesia / Catholic (Mat. 16:18-20, 18:17) Hebrew is Assembly or Congregation. Jewish understanding of "Congregation" or "Synagogue."

Who is the leader of the Church? Who or what is the "Rock?"

What is the Pope? For a list of Popes click here "Popes". Also see Apostolic Succession

c. The Bride of Christ (John 3:29, Eph.5:23-33, II Cor.11:2) Jesus is called the "Bridegroom".

d. The Pillar and Ground of Truth (I Tim. 3:15)

How are we to understand the Catholic statement that "Outside of the Church there is no Salvation"?

To read the Catechism of the Catholic Church click here Topical Index Catechism

Protestant Catechisms click here Catechism / Creeds

e. Discharges offices Deacon, Priest / Elder / Pastor, Bishop) (Eph. 4:11, I Tim.3:1-15)

What is the Sacrament of Holy Orders?

f. Holy Priesthood (Ex.19:5, 6, Deut.14:2, I Pet. 2:9)

g. Distributes Sacraments / Means of Grace / Another source on Sacraments
1. Baptism (Mat.28:19, I Pet. 3:21) Jewish Mikvah
a. Infant

b. Believer / Adult / What is an "Anabaptist?"

2. Lord's Supper / Communion / Eucharist / Real Presence / Agape Feast / Mass (bloodless sacrifice - Romans 12:1)
a. Transubstantiation (body, blood, soul, divinity)
b. Consubstantiation
c. In remembrance of and Symbolic (Luke 22:19, I Cor. 11:24, 25)

3. Confession (John 20:23, Mat. 18:15-20, James 5:13-16, I John 1:9) the Church's authority to remit or retain Sin.

What is the Sacrament of Confirmation?

What is a Jewish Bar Mitzvah?

4. Marriage see "Bride of Christ" above a symbol of Christ's union with the Church, His Bride.

Click on the following for information on Jewish Marriage, Ceremonies, Laws, Divorce

Divorce and Annulments

5. Worship / Intercession / Prayer / Liturgy / Mass / (I Tim. 2:1-4, Heb. 10:25, Phil. 4:6)

Why do we worship on Sunday?

What is the Sabbath?

For a study on the Mass click here Mass.

What is "Contemplative Prayer"?

For information on Jewish Worship click on the following: Jewish Prayers, Liturgy, Talet, Tefillin, Siddur

2. Commission
a. Proclaim the Gospel and the Kingdom of God to the whole world (Mat. 28:16-20)

b. To be a witness of Unity (John 17:20, 21, Eph. 4:13, Mat. 24:14)

c. To teach sound doctrine (II Tim.4:2-4).

d. We have the Ministry of Reconciliation (II Cor. 5:18)

Other Church teachings and traditions:

Protestant

Presbytarian USA

Calvin

Creeds / Creeds / Creeds / Creeds

Catechism of the Lutheran Church

Luther "95 Thesis" 95

United Methodist UMC2 UMC3

Arminius Wesley

For a list of hundreds of denominations click here denominations

Catholic and Jewish Teachings

To read the Catechism of the Catholic Church click here Topical Index Catechism

Catholic Code of Canon Law

Papal Encyclicals / Ex Cathedra - Infallibility

Magisterium

Human Sexuality / Contraception / Homosexuality / Chastity

Respect for Human Life / Abortion

Just War

Human Cloning / Stem Cell research

Capital Punishment

Tithing Jewish Tithe Biblical References Tithes-Ref

Fasting Jewish Fasting Biblical References / Self Mortification / Asceticism

Sign of the Cross / Origins of the Cross

Holy Water

Anointing with oil Sacrament of Extreme Unction

Incense

Kneeling

The Rosary / "Hail Mary" / Praying the Rosary

Wearing a Scapular

Celibacy of Priests and Nuns (Mat. 19:12, I Cor. 7:7) / Monasticism

Fathers of the Church / Church Fathers

For information on the "Christian and Jewish Calendar" click on these Christian Jewish Jewish Festivals

Easter

Christmas vs Mithraism / Feast of the Epiphany

Maundy Thursday

Lent

Ash Wednesday / Ashes

Stations of the Cross

Veneration of Holy Relics

Veneration of Icons / Statues

What are Saints and Martyrs? What is the "Canonization of Saints" and "Martyrs"?

What is the "Communion of Saints"?

Tabernacle / Iconostasis

History of the Altar / Use of the Altar in worship

Items in the sanctuary

Priestly Vestments

To take a test on the various doctrines click here Test

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