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“ Regretfully ” Thanks, Nete. With due respect to those thinking otherwise, and offering my apologies to Mr Ipema for using this comment section to communicate, definitively, it seems lamentable to observe the persistent adherence to RC terms as 'eucharist' and 'sacrament' in some Reformed circles. Often such terms are explained and justified paroding the Reformed confessions of faith as the ultimatum, and a sort of mysticism defined as the spiritual presence of Christ in the elements is thought to occur in the act of rememberance Christ ordained the night he was betrayed. There is nothing 'mysterious' about the Lord's table. This concept traces back to RC theology by the veneration/worship of the host as God after the 'mystery' of transubstantiation. The measure of spiritual blessing experienced at the Lord's table comes determined by far by the state or close fellowship, obedience and consecration of the blood-bought saints gathered to partake at that particular moment. Sorry Mr.Ipema if you defer in some measure from this. Kind regards.
Nete (5/4/2018)
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“ Great Sermon! ” Thank you so much B. McCausland. I really appreciate your response and your comments on other issues.
I felt that it was not appropriate to use when participating in the Lord's Supper; the Communion Table.
There is absolutely too much Romanism in the Christian church. When will we learn to search the scripture?
God bless.
B. McCausland (5/2/2018)
“ Answering to Nete ” The word sacrament comes from the Latin word sacramentum meaning ‘solemn oath/utterance', (from sacrare ‘to hallow’, and mentum, meaning literally ‘chin') and it traces back to the military oath Roman soldiers pronounced in the presence of the gods binding them mistically and solemnly to the emperor. After the empire fell the church began to use this word in Christian Latin as a translation for the Greek word mustērion ‘mystery’.
It is a misconception to use this word for the biblical ordinances as the historical connotation of the word is rooted in the 'holy mystery' of the RC eucharist refering to the consecration of the host in the mass. Later in Reformation days it modified from the RC sense to being understood as the "outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual grace in the eucharist".
Nete (5/2/2018)
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“ Great Sermon! ” The word ‘sacrament” is used in this message. Where is it in scripture? Where does it come from?
