SACRAMENTS- MODERN AGE During the middle ages and even later there was no proper understanding about the relation between the church and the Sacraments. Instead of seeing Sacraments as bright spots in the process of worship some people considered them as mere rituals.The existing theology had not delved into the depth of the relation between sacraments and the community of believers. This was set right only in the 20 th Century with its new trend of ideas. A doctorine of the church with holy spirit as its centre took shape and resulted in an in depth study of the relevance of Sacraments vis a vis the church. The exhortation of 20 th Century theologions was back to the source. They emphasized the importance of the actual participation of worshippers in the process of community worship. The Christ events were brought out through the liturgy in the church. They concluded that Christians even to day experience the mystery of Christ, through the sacraments with a renewed vigor. SACRAMENTS AND THE CHURCH. As the community of believers the church itself is a Sacrament through which God acts and reveal his plans to invite all the people. Into the faith. The church through its services is leading the world to the final unity and reconciliation to the experience of the kingdom of God. The church is a symbol of unity and its cause. Through Sacraments the church accomplishes that. Sacraments are the media of churches action and through them the church achieves self realization and self revelation. The elements of Sacraments are not mere material things, they create the opportunity for the personal experience of the presence of God. They are not rituals but they are eventful chapters in the history of salvation.
Posted on: Wed, 19 Jun 2013 06:27:15 +0000
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