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FAQ 1

The FAQs listed below and the answers are taken from the An Outline of Faith, The Book of Common Prayer, Oxford University Press, New York.

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FAQ 2

What is the Church and how does the Bible describe it?

The Church is the community of the New Covenant. The Church is described as the Body of which Jesus Christ is the Head and of which all baptized persons are members.

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FAQ 3

Who are the ministers of the Church?

The ministers of the Church are lay persons, bishops, priests, and deacons.

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FAQ 4

What is Holy Baptism?

Holy Baptism is the sacrament by which God adopts us as his children and makes us members of Christ's Body, the Church, and inheritors of the kingdom of God.

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FAQ 5

What is the Holy Eucharist?

The Holy Eucharist is the sacrament commanded by Christ for the continual remembrance of his life, death, and resurrection, until his coming. The Holy Eucharist is also known as the Lord's Supper, Holy Communion, Divine Liturgy, the Mass, and the Great Offering.

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FAQ 6

What is Christian hope?

The Christian hope is to live with confidence in newness and fullness of life, and to await the coming of Christ in glory, and the completion of God's purpose for the world.

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FAQ 7

What is sin?

Sin is the seeking of our own will instead of the will of God, thus distorting our relationship with God, with other people, and with all creation.

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