i need help answering some questions for my confirmation class. any help would be appreciated.
1. why is the sacramental economy a work of the holy trinity?
2. why does god use material things to accomplish spiritual purposes?
3. why are the sacraments necessary for salvation?
4. can we view the church as a man-made institution only, or is it more than that?
5. how are the sacraments, sacraments of christ?
6. why do the sacraments require us to have faith?
7. how does the holy spirit work in the church's liturgy?
8. what is the place of signs and symbols in the sacramental economy?
9. do i have to accept gods grace?
10. how is grace linked to becoming children of god?
11. what does it mean to say that all sacraments confer gifts specific to the purpose of each?
12. why is sanctifying (or sacramental) grace not something to which we have an automatic right?
13. if grace is a free gift of god, and we cannot earn it, why then do we increase in grace by doing good works?
14. how would we know that grace is active in our lives?
1. why is the sacramental economy a work of the holy trinity?
2. why does god use material things to accomplish spiritual purposes?
3. why are the sacraments necessary for salvation?
4. can we view the church as a man-made institution only, or is it more than that?
5. how are the sacraments, sacraments of christ?
6. why do the sacraments require us to have faith?
7. how does the holy spirit work in the church's liturgy?
8. what is the place of signs and symbols in the sacramental economy?
9. do i have to accept gods grace?
10. how is grace linked to becoming children of god?
11. what does it mean to say that all sacraments confer gifts specific to the purpose of each?
12. why is sanctifying (or sacramental) grace not something to which we have an automatic right?
13. if grace is a free gift of god, and we cannot earn it, why then do we increase in grace by doing good works?
14. how would we know that grace is active in our lives?