The Bible
and the 
Catholic Church

The Sacraments & The Bible
(Baptism, Confession, & The Eucharist)

The seven sacraments are signs and instruments by which the Holy Spirit spreads the grace of Christ the head throughout the Church which is his Body.
	- Catechism of the Catholic Church #774

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The Bible Christian Society
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Copyright 2000, John Martignoni

I. Sacraments

	A. A visible sign, instituted by Christ, by which grace is conveyed to our souls.
		~CCC #774
		~CCC #1084
		~CCC #1116
		~CCC #1127

	B. Many Protestant denominations have concepts of the sacraments.
		~ Eastern Orthodox recognizes the same 7 Sacraments as Catholics.
		~ Lutherans, Episcopalians, and to a lesser degree, Methodists and Presbyterians also have a concept of “Sacrament” through their beliefs are not identical to ours.

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Sacraments...are actions of the Holy Spirit at work in [Christ's] Body,the Church.
	-Catechism of the Catholic Church (CCC) #1116

II. Baptism
	
	A. Forgiveness of sins & reception of the Holy Spirit
		~ Ezekiel 36:25-27 (“All scripture…”: 2 Tim 3:16)
		~ Acts 2:38
		~ Acts 22:16

	B. Baptized into one body
		~ 1 Corinthians 12:13
		~ Galatians 3:27
		~ Colossians 2:11-12

	C. Baptism necessary for salvation
		~ 1 Peter 3:20-21
		~ John 3:5 (also note verse 22)
	
	D. Instituted by Christ
		~ Matthew 28:19

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“...the New Testament is hidden in the Old, and the Old Testament is revealed in the New.”
	- St. Augustine 

III. Confession

	A. Confess your sins to men
		~ Leviticus 5:5-6 (“All scripture…”: 2 Tim 3:16)
		      (Law is a shadow: Hebrews 10:1)
		~ 1 John 1:9
		~ James 5:16

	B. Can men forgive sins?
		~ Only God has the power to forgive sins but He exercises this power through men.
		~ Mark 2:7
		~ Matthew 9:1-8

	C. Instituted by Christ
		~ John 20:21-23

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When the crowds saw it, they were afraid , and the glorified God, who had given such authority to men.
	- Matthew 9:8

IV. The Eucharist

	A. A perfect offering shall be made
		~ Malachi 1:11  (“All scripture…”: 2 Tim 3:16)

	B. Flesh & Blood
		~ John 6
		~ Matthew 26:26-28, Mark 14:22-24,Luke 22:19-20
		~ 1 Cor 11:23-26, 27-29

	C. Many disciples leave
		~ John 6:66
		~ Usually Jesus explains parables to avoid confusion as in:  Matthew 13; 15:15; 17:10-19; & chapter 19

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Therefore whoever eats this bread or drinks this cup of the Lord in an un-worthy manner will be guilty of the body and blood of the Lord.
	- 1 Cor 11:27

IV. The Eucharist, cont.

	D. Symbolic body & blood...NO!
		~ Do Protestants believe that they get eternal life from symbolically eating bread and drinking grape juice? Certainly not.
		~How is this a “hard saying” if Jesus is speaking “symbolically”?
		~Symbolic bread & grape juice harder to believe than miracle of the loaves & fishes?  Harder than Jesus walking on water?
	~Why didn't Jesus explain that he was talking symbolically so that the disciples wouldn't leave?

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For he who eats and drinks in an unworthy manner eats and drinks judgment to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.
	- 1 Corinthians 11:29

IV. The Eucharist, cont.

	E.  Greater than the manna
		~ John 6:30-32
			(Manna-Exodus 16:4-36)
	
	F. Believers left Him
		~ John 2:11 & 3:16 & 6:66

	G. “MY Flesh”
		~ John 6:58
		~ John 6:51
		~ The same flesh that was hung on the cross.

	H. Instituted by Christ
		~ Luke 22:19


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This is my body, which will be given for you; do this in memory of me.
	- Luke 22:19