Sentences with phrase «spiritual grace given»

According to the Catechism in the Book of Common Prayer a sacrament is «an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace given unto us, ordained by Christ himself; as a means whereby we receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof».

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Indeed, it becomes an explicit theological axiom for Luther that inward and spiritual grace is given only in and through the public, bodily, sacramental practice of the Church.

And God gave us his grace which is like sunshine to our souls so that our hearts would naturally seek him and grow in spiritual depth and maturity.

So we all need the grace of Jesus given to us through the Church if we are to be saved from the spiritual death of Hell and reach final happiness with God in Heaven.

I hear homilies that relate to my life, I am a recovering sinner, am imperfect, have a spiritual director, my needs are being met (God's grace flows when one is fully engaged and giving of themselves to God and others wholeheartedly), and I am fully active and participate in the life of my family and Church.

Focussing on the analogy that grace is the «sunshine of our souls», this doctrinal and spiritual pamphlet gives an exposition of the meaning of the grace of God.

The nominalist theory that there is no existential reality to properties surfaced in Luther's belief that grace does not have any real existence as an internal property given to man by God, a spiritual reality that enters into us and affects us.

Any pastor who leads a congregation so that members can see God's grace at work in their lives and in their world is already giving spiritual direction to that congregation.

Each person depends upon Jesus for his salvation and union with God (reflected in the objective order of the ecclesiastical hierarchy), but must also freely give himself over to the power of grace through growth in the spiritual life (the hierarchy of the stages of the spiritual life).

The benefits are: God's mercy is communicated in a tangible way; Reconciliation with God; Personal encounter with Christ; Divine life is restored in our soul; Grace is given; Confession reminds us of the price of sin; The profits of penance; Remission of eternal punishment; Temporal punishment can be diminished; Merit and virtue restored; Makes our prayers and works more efficacious; We benefit from the priest's prayers and penance; More fruitful participation in other sacraments; Sacrament of healing; Strengthens our faith; Cultivates hope; Increases charity; Fosters growth in humility and in self - knowledge; Helps to form our conscience; Brings psychological benefits; Prevents us from falling into more serious sins; Improves our prayer life; Source of spiritual direction; Helps us becomesaints.

from individualism in religion and society to corporate existence; from spiritual and economic selfishness to the truth of the community and of the world which God loves; from rigid doctrines of private property to the original purposes for which God gave his earth to his human family; from privatization of life to Trinitarian communion; from ritual preoccupations to pursuit of justice; from law to grace and from sacrifices to mercy.

Even though they do not receive the sacramental rites, God gives them the grace of the sacraments because of their inner spiritual state.

Not only must she receive unheard - of personal favors and spiritual graces from her Saviour, but she must immediately write about them and exploiter them professionally, and use her expertness to give instruction to those less privileged.

The prayer is not indeed a purely subjective thing; — it means a real increase in intensity of absorption of spiritual power or grace; — but we do not know enough of what takes place in the spiritual world to know how the prayer operates; who is cognizant of it, or through what channel the grace is given.