Sacraments does not refer to the Church and Jesus; it refers to things like baptism and the Lord's Supper. Answer 10/April/09 If one understands a sacrament as being something which manifests the presence of God in a real way, then we can see how some theologians do, indeed, refer to both Christ and the Church as sacrament. The theologian, Edward Schillebeck, wrote a book entitled "Christ, the Sacrament of Encounter with God" in which the premise is that Christ, being God enfleshed, is the ultimate presence of the Divine among us. In this sense, Christ is truly THE Sacrament. In that the Church is the Mystical Body of Christ, it too manifests Him to the world, and may be referred to as a sacrament. Referring to Christ and the Church as sacraments does not, of course, diminish the importance, and place, of the seven sacraments formally accepted by the Church in the 16th century. It is simply a broader - and, in to my thinking - a more powerful and dynamic concept of sacrament.
Jesus Christ iscalled the sacrament (sign and source) of encounter with God. The sacraments to this day are called mysteries in the Eastern Churches
Jesus Christ is the King and Head of the Church.
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According to Jesus that it says in the scripture,he said it is the people of God that is his body.
some people just goto church to hang out with friends you know what i mean
If by "most forms of Christianity" you mean the form practiced by most Christians, that would be Roman Catholicism, and that makes the sacrament Eucharist. Other Christians, especially Protestants, do not believe in transubstantiation. That is to say, they do not believe that they actually take Christ into the body of the believer.
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Absolutely not! The Church fully expects and is anxiously anticipating the return of Jesus.
Jesus is speaking of the spiritual church, it lives within us. Not of sand, its the spirit of faith in him. And not of this earth.
The Catholic Church was first... so, I guess you could just say "chrsitianity" or you could say the Catholic Church.
This was taken from ourcatholicfaith.org. Hope it helps! The word "catholic" means universal. Jesus created one universal church for all of mankind. The Catholic Church was established by Jesus with his words spoken in Matthew 16. Jesus asked his disciples "Who do people say that the Son of Man is?" The disciples then offered various answers - "Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets." But the question that Jesus then asked was crucial: "But who do you say that I am?" The answer provided by Simon Peter set in motion the formation of the Catholic Church by Jesus. "You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God." With this answer, Jesus established the Catholic Church with Simon Peter designated the first Pope.
Not much specifically, the Catholic Church has always prayed that all protestants would return to the Church that Jesus Christ founded for their salvation.
Jesus said that He would come back to bring His church to be with Him in heaven. Coming back means that He was already here, so . . . He came, He left, and He's coming back again.