Sacred Games: A History of Christian Worship

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Yale University Press, 1 jan. 1997 - 509 sidor

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Six Sacred Games
1
Praise
7
Prayer
65
Sermon
137
Sacrifice
205
Sacrament
283
Spiritual Ecstasy
361
Divine Meekness Divine Majesty
419
Abbreviations
445
Illustration Credits
481
Index
510
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Sida 75 - Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. Forgive us our sins as we forgive those who sin against us. Save us from the time of trial and deliver us from evil.
Sida 7 - O come, let us sing to the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation! Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to him with songs of praise! For the Lord is a great God.
Sida 263 - Very truly, I tell you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you have no life in you. Those who eat my flesh and drink my blood have eternal life, and I will raise them up on the last day.
Sida 127 - there is a meeting in one place of those who live in cities or the country, and the memoirs of the apostles or the writings of the prophets are read as long as time permits. When the reader has finished, the president in a discourse urges and invites [us] to the imitation of these noble things. Then we
Sida 80 - You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? Even now the axe is laid to the root of the trees; every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire
Sida 46 - or for the comfort of his people, than to hear good Christians thus making that invitation: Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will declare what he hath done for my soul [Ps. 66:16].
Sida 95 - because of your little faith. For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you
Sida 95 - Truly I tell you, if two of you agree on earth about anything you ask, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. For where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there among them
Sida 87 - asks for an egg, will give a scorpion? If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him! (Luke 11:11-13) In
Sida 29 - I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth. I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord. He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit and born of the Virgin Mary. He suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died, and was buried. He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again.

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Bernhard Lang is professor of religion at the University of Paderborn, Germany.

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