Reconcilliation

By guesswho912
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    SCRIPTURE REFERENCE

    Divine Physician: (Mk 2:17) Jesus heard this and said to them (that), "Those who are well do not need a physician, but the sick do. I did not come to call the righteous but sinners."
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    SCRIPTURE REFERENCE

    Clement of Rome (Epistle to the Corinthians 47-48)“Let us then quickly put a end to this; and let us fall down before the Master and beseech him with tears that he may have mercy on us, be reconciled to us, and restore us to our seemly and holy practice of brotherly love.”
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    SCRIPTURE REFERENCE

    Didache 14. I “On the Lord’s own day, gather together, break bread, and give thanks, having firstconfessed your sins so that your sacrifice may be pure.”
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    SCRIPTURE REFERENCE

    Divine pardon: (Lk 7: 47-50) So I tell you, her many sins have been forgiven; hence, she has shown great love. 13 But the one to whom little is forgiven, loves little. He said to her, "Your sins are forgiven." The others at table said to themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?" But he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."
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    Jesus dies for our salvation

    33 AD (roughly) By Jesus dying, he performed the ultimate sacrifice. He gave up is life for us to be saved from sin.
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    SCRIPTURE REFERENCE

    Forgiveness of sins: (Jn 20:22-23) And when he had said this, he breathed on them and said to them, "Receive the holy Spirit. Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained." (Acts 2:38-39) Peter (said) to them, "Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins; and you will receive the gift of the holy Spirit. For the promise is made to you and to your children and to all those far off, whomever the Lord our
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    SCRIPTURE REFERENCE

    Reconciliation with the Community: (2Cor 2:5-8) If anyone has caused pain, he has caused it not to me, but in some measure (not to exaggerate) to all of you. This punishment by the majority is enough for such a person, so that on the contrary you should forgive and encourage him instead, or else the person may be overwhelmed by excessive pain. Therefore, I urge you to reaffirm your love for him.
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    Early penance

    3rd Century Penance in its recognisable form emerged. The wole community was involved in the confession of sins of the pentinents.
  • 325

    The council of Nicaea

    Ables the bishops to forgive grave sins. Reconciliation was still a public, communal event.
  • 430

    Changes

    Presbyters were declered to be administers of te sacrement. two factors contributed to the changes in Penance
    1. Large increase in numbers of cristian religion
    2.restrictions of post reconciliation life
  • 500

    More changes

    Irish and anglo-saxon monks spread the idea of private penance.
    Also that the penance was for the restoration of morals rather than peace with the community.
  • Aug 16, 650

    council of chalons-sur-saone

    approved celtic monastic practise and tried to get episcopal control over it. severity of punisment led to decline in sacramental participation
  • Aug 16, 1215

    fourth lateran council

    those in the religion must give penance at least once a year
    repetition of penance was accepted and was deemed necessary for proper cristian life
  • Aug 16, 1439

    council of florence

    defined the sacrament of penance
    1. contrition of eart
    2. oral confession of sins
    3. penance for sins
  • Aug 16, 1551

    council of trent

    mortal sins must be confessed
    venial sins not so much
    two kinds of contrition:
    “perfect” - motivated by love of God
    “imperfect - arises either from the consideration of the heinousness of sin or from the fear of hell and of punishment.”

  • lumen gentium

    penance reconciles the person with god and te church

  • ordo paenitentae

    by order of pope paul the 6th
    nabe becomes the "sacrament of reconciliation

  • Today

    involves encountering Christ through:
    the assembly
    the proclimation of the word
    the imposttion of hands
    the person of the minister

  • Third council of toledo

    tried to keep with te old system and reject celtic monastric teachings

  • Augustine's influence

    Augustine put forward three kinds of reconciliation, 1. The remission of all sin through baptism, 2. daily remission of light sin through prayer and fasting, 3. formal one time remission of grave sins