Sentences with phrase «through sacraments»

But we need a vision of grace, the Holy Spirit, breaking into the world because of Jesus» Passion, Death and Resurrection, and being channelled thence to people of all times and places — but most richly, most typically, most satisfyingly, through the Sacraments.

It nullifies the grace of God, for if meritorious righteousness can be earned through the sacraments, «then Christ died needlessly» (Galatians 2:21).

And these activities have been directed to various proximate goals: saving souls, curing guilty souls, reconciling estranged souls through sacraments, etc..

By God's grace received through the sacraments (including the sacrament of marriage), we can aspire to something greater in marriage than a power struggle hemmed in by laws designed to curb our selfish intentions.

Sin and death have no power over us whatsoever, so long as we stay close to Jesus through His Sacraments and let his life be our life.

The Church is the place where we meet Christ through the sacraments; and if one is concerned with the most direct encounter that is possible for us with our Lord, it is in the Holy Communion that we shall find this, and this is known in and of the Church.

Nevertheless, people are first brought to an explicit sense of sacred mystery through sacraments or symbols.

We are first brought to an explicit sense of sacred mystery through sacraments or symbols.

Thus, in this book we have proposed that revelation comes not only through sacraments of hope, although this is the indispensable entry point of God's promise; it also enters into our awareness by way of the mystical, silent, and active sides of hope.

Through the sacraments and rituals of the church people are reminded of our need for grace and permitted to become receivers.

Augustine saw the City of God moving in history within the Church which preserves the truth in love, and represents the absolute sacrifice of Christ through the sacraments.

Traditionally, the priest has been more important than Protestant clergy as mediator of grace through the sacraments.

The resurrection of Jesus is just as difficult for modern man, if it means an event whereby a living supernatural power is released which can henceforth be appropriated through the sacraments.

The distinctively Christian element in his life came through the sacraments by means of which Christ became redemptively present to him.

It also can be an experience of intimate friendship that lays foundations for deeper appreciation of expressions of God's love through the sacraments.

Through the sacraments we were spiritually connected, and knowing this enriched our relationships in a unique way and deeply united us as brothers and sisters within a matter of months.

The recent sacramental rites published by Episcopalians, Roman Catholics, Lutherans, the United Church of Christ, Presbyterians and United Methodists have a much richer and deeper theology of God acting in and through the sacraments to give himself to us.

Through an encounter with Christ, then, and so through the sacraments, man can be restored to the image of God and so saved from his sinfulness.

The effects of the redemption (the healing of human nature) are communicated to us through the Church, and especially through her sacraments.

For Griffiths, the Church is a place, through the sacraments and the works of mercy, for learning the practices of receptivity and gifting, and thereby of conformity to Christ's self - giving love.

But they are leading lives of such spiritual incoherence that their own integrity should compel them to seek reconciliation through the sacrament of penance, and to do so before affirming a fuller communion with the Church than they in fact enjoy by receiving Holy Communion during Mass..

We have the remission of sins through the Sacrament of Reconciliation in the Catholic Church.

The priest is empowered through the sacrament of order to stand in for Christ.

Through the sacrament of baptism Christians participate not only in the death of Christ but also in his resurrection.

In contrast, Lutherans believe that God works through the sacrament with the Word, and so God actually confers grace in and through baptism and the Supper.

The sacrament of confirmation is supposed to be the acceptance of Christ as our Lord and Savior, but it's treated in the Catholic Church like «okay, you're going to go through this sacrament even though you may not have spiritually accepted Christ into your heart.»

This community is entered by the sacrament of baptism; its members are nourished in their Christian discipleship through the sacrament of the Lord's Supper, the holy eucharist, the mass, the Holy Communion.

Confession: A Roman Catholic app, thought to be the first to be approved by a church authority, walks Catholics through the sacrament and contains what the company behind the program describes as a «personalized examination of conscience for each user».

On the basis of such a hope the concupiscence of the flesh as thesource of the tendency toward an egoistic gratification is dominated»... [Spouses] «are also in their turn called, through the sacrament, to a life according to the Spirit.

Christians are related to each other through the Sacrament of Baptism.

Only in our case we need to purify our hearts through the Sacrament of Reconciliation and then go forward and say «Amen» to God's gift of Himself in the Blessed Sacrament.

Baptism opens up the way of Christian life: it is completed by the sacrament of confirmation, and then throughout the Christian's life he can receive God's forgiveness through the sacrament of reconciliation, and be fed by the Eucharist: «Priests are stewards of the means of salvation, of the sacraments... not to dispense them according to their own will, but as humble servants for the good of the People of God» (Benedict XVI).14

The Christian journey begins at baptism with the cleansing of the soul from sin, and is then strengthened and illuminated by Confirmation — and then the Christian way continues, nourished by the Eucharist and by the mercy of God given through the sacrament of reconciliation, through to the final encounter in death, assisted by the anointing of the sick.

Priests decide on disagreements over dogma, administer God's forgiveness of sins through the sacrament of confession, and institute the Eucharist at Mass — some of the most important Church activities.

Not exact matches

By developing the theme of the Holy Spirit's work in the church through both word and sacrament, Ross is able to lay a foundation that explains much of what is done in the evangelical liturgy.

God knows what He is doing in this strange time between «worlds,» but hopefully He is inviting us again to engage the enemy through the godly weapons of preaching and sacrament.

It is the sacrament in which the Church is most truly what she is, the people of God being daily formed into the body of Christ through the gift of the Lord's body and blood.

and there is a sacrament for each stage of life, linking its great moments to God through holy rites that communicate wholeness.

There are some of us who work hard to take care of our families while also accepting the responsibility of serving God's people through the ministry of the Word and in the Sacraments — don't discount the number of faithful men and women who make this sacrifice — willingly and without thanks.

The core principle of the sacraments of the Church therefore lies in this nature of man as «spirit wrapped in matter» or, perhaps better to say, matter integrated into spirit, which has been created by God for intimate union with Himself through Jesus Christ.

Through his preaching, teaching and especially the sacraments, husbands and wives receive from God the life they need to live out their vocation and go deeper into it.

We are made members of the Body of Christ through receiving three sacraments - Baptism, Confirmation, which we receive only once, and the Holy Eucharist which is Christ Himself.

Our life in his Holy Spirit through the Church and the sacraments and the necessity of an infallible Magisterium likewise flow naturally from this presentation of Christ and his work through the ages.

In all aspects of Christian life, especially in the Sacraments and most especially in the Eucharist, we receive the free gift from God given through another person.

All the ordinary means of sanctification which are given to us in God's mercy through the Catholic Church are available to those who choose to be involved in Faith, most especially, the Holy Eucharist, the sacrament of Penance and personal prayer, as well as devotion to Mary, the Mother of Jesus and our Mother too.

Despite my earnest efforts to make sessions on the sacraments, church history, the Bible, ethics and beliefs interesting, the last thing on earth these youth wanted was to be put through two more hours of school every Thursday during Lent.

One of the things I love about Christianity is the physicality of sacraments like communion and baptism, the way we can taste, smell, hear, see, and feel the presence of God through these beautiful acts of remembrance and faith.

As one who weekly receives God's self - giving through Word and sacrament, the Christian is enabled to give himself or herself for others in a struggle that outlasts each of us.

In chapters like «The Meaning of Sex,» «Becoming a Singular Sensation,» «The Gift of the Present Moment,» «Winning the Spiritual Battle,» and «Craving Heaven,» Eden describes God's design for human sexuality, why sex is reserved for marriage, the importance of modesty, how singles struggling with loneliness and unrequited love can empower themselves through prayer and the sacraments, and why shared values with one's spouse are so vital for a successful marriage.

Yet, what unites us all is that we are servants of Christ's grace through the celebration of the sacraments.