tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542369259513248152.post1771978273808988056..comments2013-11-12T06:21:32.893-05:00Comments on Learning the Faith: Protestants believe in SacramentsCarlus Henryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10118327352251205251noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542369259513248152.post-63483336140139058632008-10-28T12:25:00.000-04:002008-10-28T12:25:00.000-04:00Hello Dave! Good to hear from you again!Good post....Hello Dave! Good to hear from you again!<BR/><BR/>Good post. I was surprised to see the reference to annointing the sick and then the use of the term Last Rites.<BR/><BR/>The Sacrament of Annointing of the Sick is no longer referred to as Last Rites, since the name does not truly reflect the intent or use of the Sacrament. Although Catholics offer Annointing of the Sick for those that are dying, it is not reserved only for the dying. I have received the Sacrament as have many other people I know that are not known to be dying soon. It is one of the Sacraments that can be received many times.<BR/><BR/>The Sacrament has its roots in James 5:14-15 and Mark 3:16 among others.<BR/><BR/>Viaticum, what was once referred to as Last Rites, involves Reconciliation, Eucharist and Annointing of the Sick. The name Last Rites probably comes from the Latin Extreme Unction (literally final annointing), which probably referred to the last sort of annointing rather than annointing before death.<BR/><BR/>If there is anyone that has never seen an annointing, or anyone in need of annointing, <A HREF="http://www.hsparish.com/" REL="nofollow">Holy Spirit Church</A> is offering Annointing of the Sick this Wednesday at the 10:00 AM Mass.Belteshazzar Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04201998192943913189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542369259513248152.post-67244520703976332462008-10-27T11:33:00.000-04:002008-10-27T11:33:00.000-04:00Dave,Thanks for contributing. I love to hear and ...Dave,<BR/><BR/>Thanks for contributing. I love to hear and see some new faces on this blog.<BR/><BR/>I could not agree with you more. However, I want to make sure that you understand something about sacramental theology, just so you can see how huge this fact really is.<BR/><BR/>According to Calvin and many of the other Reformers, man is totally depraved. One of the beliefs was that miracles have ceased and that God does not use the physical means in order to give his grace. However, like I suggest in the post, Catholics and some Protestant groups believe that God does use physical means to give grace. This is absolutely contrary to many of the Reformers belief.<BR/><BR/>Catholics believe that through the Sacraments, God gives us His Grace. Especially in the ones that you mentioned. During the Reformation, many of these were reduced to pure symbolic in nature and without power. The fact that some Protestants now believe that these things once regarded as symbols by the leaders of the Protestant Reformation is huge leap.<BR/><BR/>That is why I wanted to write this post. This is one of those commonalities that are often overlooked between Catholic and Protestant Theology. Also, it is interesting to observe through history the evolution of the Protestant faith in order to regain some of those beliefs that were lost in the Reformation.Carlus Henryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10118327352251205251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5542369259513248152.post-41121616535815130782008-10-24T23:49:00.000-04:002008-10-24T23:49:00.000-04:00Yes, I think protestants do believe in sacraments....Yes, I think protestants do believe in sacraments. We may not use the term as frequently, but we do use it certainly for baptism, Eucharist, and marriage.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com