2. History of The Nature and 7 Ritual
the Church Mission of Sacrament
Church of the Church
3. The Nature and Mission of Church
The sign of the father to us is the Lord Jesus
Christ himself. Christ then is our First
Sacrament (Ur Sacrament) or the visible
symbol of the Father to us. The church is the
Fundamental Sacrament (Ground Sacrament)
in which through, with, and in her, the work
of salvation of the Father, through Christ (the
Son), guided by His Spirit, continues.
4. The Nature and Mission of Church
That is why the Church cannot sustain herself in
existence without the practice or administration of
what the Lord Jesus Christ himself had started during
his early life, i.e., preaching (teaching), sanctifying
(healing), and governing (way of life). And this
became explicit when he boldly proclaimed that “He
is the Way (Sacrament of Initiation), the Truth
(Sacrament of Vocation), and the Life (Sacrament of
Healing).
5. The Nature and Mission of Church
The Church continues the work of God
through Jesus Christ by imitating her
founder. She shares the functions of
governance (governing office- Christ is our
Way), preaching (teaching office-Christ is our
Truth) and healing (sanctifying office-Christ
is our Life).
6. Etymology Nature of Biblical Models
and Definition the Church Images
Marks of Attributes of Hierarchical Mission and
the Church the Church Structure Ministries
7. Etymology Definition Roman Catholic
Of Church Church
8. Etymology
The early Christian Community
used the Jewish word
qahal
“ the chosen people, the family of the lord”
to fittingly describe in God’s plan
9. Etymology
Later the Greek Word
Kirche
and Latin word
ecclesia
began to emerge that descirbed the church as
“ the assembly of the lord”
10. Etymology
from which the word
iglesia èglise chiesa
were coined. The term stress the action of God in
calling the people together. Thus, the church is a
faith –assembly whose root cause is God’s free call
to share His divine goodness and love in Christ.
11. Definition of Church
The CHURCH can also described as:
“community of believers founded by Jesus Christ
and anointed by the Holy Spirit as the final sign of
God’s will to save the whole human family. God’s
abiding presence among human being expressed
in the preaching sacramental life, pastoral
ministry, organization of local churches presided
over by the church of Rome”
(A Concise Dictionary of Theology, 43)
12. Roman Catholic Church
The ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH is a
A community of men and women,
“united in Christ
and guided by the Holy Spirit,
under the leadership of the successor of Peter
and the bishops in communion with him
pressed onwards the Kingdom of the Father
and bearers of the message of salvation
intended for all men”