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FACULTY OF THEOLOGY AND CHAPLAINCY
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RELT 323: CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY
Quiz 6
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Lecture Doctor C Sibanda
1ST SEMESTER 2021 HARMONIZED
Explain the church as
a. Kirche is belonging to the Lord.
b. Ecclesia it refers to an assemble of the citizens
c. Qahal is the permanent term for the ceremonial community as a whole
b Edah Is the ceremonial expression for the assembly that results from the covenant, for the
Sinai community and, in the deuteronomistic sense, for the community in its present form.
2. Explain the following images of the church .
a) Body of Christ. This image emphasizes that the church is just but the locus of Christ’s
activity just as his own physical body during his mission here on earth. It also emphasizes the
connection of the church as a group of believers with Christ. It also includes the connection
of people who make up the church.
b. The temple of the Holy Spirit Suggests that the Spirit is the one who brought the church
into existence during Pentecost, where he baptized the disciples and converted three
thousand, giving birth to the church. And it also suggests that that is the place where the Holy
Spirit resided.
c The people of God This biblical images emphasizes on Gods own initiative to choose his
people. For example in the Old Testament this concept was not adopted as his own nation
but actually created a people for him.
3. Identify two characteristics of the church
a) Willing to serve and adaptability
4. What is the meaning of
a. ex cathedra is a Latin phrase, meaning not "from the cathedral," but "from the chair."
The phrase does have religious origins though: it was originally applied to decisions made by
Popes from their thrones. According to Roman Catholic doctrine, a Pope speaking ex
cathedra on issues of faith or morals is infallible.
b. ex opere operato is a Latin phrase meaning "from the work performed" and, in reference
to sacraments, signifies that they derive their efficacy, not from the minister or recipient
(which would mean that they derive it ex opere operantis, meaning "from the agent's
activity"), but from the sacrament considered .
5. Identify forms of church governance.
a) Episcopal
b) Presbyterian
c) Congregational
d) Non-Governmental
6. Identify and explain the different forms of church unity
Spiritual Unity.
These are Christians who regard church unity as essentially spiritual in nature usually
emphasize purity of doctrinal belief and lifestyle as criteria for membership.
Conciliar Unity.
In this there is an emphasis on both fellowship and action, since the unity is visible as well as
spiritual.
Organic Unity .
The ultimate goal was the combination of all Christian churches, Roman Catholic, Eastern
Orthodox, and Protestant, into one common church. In practice the aim of the National
Council of the Churches of Christ has seemed to alternate between conciliar and organic
unity.
Mutual Recognition and Fellowship this is when each congregation recognizes others as
legitimate parts of the family of God. Thus members can readily transfer from one
congregation to another. There may be pulpit exchanges as well, a practice that entails
recognition of ordination by other groups. In addition, members of different churches have
fellowship with one another, and congregations with similar commitments and ideals work
together when possible. For example, they may cooperate in conducting mass evangelistic
crusades. Essentially, however, cooperation is on an ad hoc basis; it is not expressed in any
form of official, permanent organization.
7. Explain baptism from
a. Sacramentalist position is the way in which God be stores his loving saving grace .
b. Baptism as a seal of the covenant it is the means of initiation into the covenant and a sign
of salvation.
c. Token of salvation It serves as a public testimony of one’s faith in Jesus Christ. It is an
initiatory rite—we are baptized into the name of Christ. Christ commanded the act of baptism
(Matt. 28:19–20). Since it was ordained by him, it is properly understood as an ordinance
rather than a sacrament. It does not produce any spiritual change in the one baptized. We
continue to practice baptism simply because Christ commanded it and because it serves as a
form of proclamation. It confirms the fact of one’s salvation to oneself and affirms it to
others.
d. Occasion of salvation baptism is an essential element in the reception of salvation .They is
rejection of the idea of the baptismal regeneration for that would suggest that baptism in itself
apart from faith can bring about salvation .
8.List four interpretations of the Lord’s supper as the body of Christ
a) Transubstantiation
b) Munducation
c) The memorial interpretation of the Lord’s Supper.
d) The spiritual presence interpretation
9. Explain the
a. Traditional Roman Catholic view of the Lord’s supper
i. Transubstantiation is the teaching that when the bread and wine are blessed by the priest
during the Mass, the bread and the wine are transformed into the actual physical body and
blood of Jesus Christ.
b. Lutheran view of the Lord’s supper
i. Manducation is a belief in the literal transubstantiation of the bread and wine in the lord
supper .
c.Reformed view of the Lord’s Supper says that Christ's body and blood are really present in
the sacrament, but that this presence is communicated in a spiritual manner rather than by his
body being physically eaten.
d. The Zwinglian view is the memorial view of the Lord’s Supper. It says that Christ
commanded us to “do this in remembrance of Him,” and that is all it is: an act of
remembrance. The bread and wine are merely symbols, reminding us that Christ’s body was
broken for us, and His blood was shed for us.
10. Explain sacerdotalism and its connection with the Lord’s Supper Sacerdotalism is the
correlative doctrine that only certain persons are qualified to administer the sacraments such
as the lord supper .
