Sacraments: March 2008 Archives

“Truly, thou art a God who hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Savior.”
Isaiah 45:15

We Catholics take 2 Timothy 3:16 very much to heart. “All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.” The key here is the all Scripture part. To look at what the New Testament says is fine, but we need to look at all the Scriptures to get a good foundation for the Eucharist. Therefore, our first stop will be deeper in the past, in the Old Testament.

Thusly we begin…

I want to begin a detailed discussion of the Sacraments. This post will serve as an introduction, and the whole series will probably take many months; in fact, I can see a situation where it might take more than a year to finish. We’re going to delve back into the original Greek in some cases, and look closely at the biblical origins of the Sacraments in detail.

Thusly we begin...