Catechism Assignment - Unit 21-22            NAME_____________________________

 Pages 213-227

 

 

COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING:

 

1.            Confession as a whole embraces two parts.  These are:

 

a.

 

b.

 

2.         We must confess our sins to

 

 

 

3.            Absolution is

 

 

 

4.            Explain the idea of "Private confession before the pastor" as you understand it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5.         The Office of the Keys is the power or the authority

 

a.

 

 

b.

 

 

6.         It is called the Office of the "Keys" because

 

 

7.         This authority has been given to

 

 

8.         A repentant sinner is one who

 

a.

 

 

b.

 

 


9.         If a man is truly repentant then

 

 

 

10.            Unrepentant sinners are those who

 

 

11.            According to God's will, the local congregation publicly administers the Office of the Keys when it

 

 

 

 

12.            Comment on the Statement:  "Hypocrites do not receive forgiveness"

 

 

 

 

 

13.       When a Christian congregation, acting in accordance with the Word of God, excludes an openly unrepentant sinner from its midst, this is called

 

 

 

14.       The steps that must be taken before such an excluding can take place are as follows:

 

a.

 

 

b.

 

 

c.

 

 

 

15.       The purpose of such excluding is

 

 

 

16.       If after being excluded a person realizes his sin, confesses it, and promises to amend, the congregation is to


WRITE A BIBLE PASSAGE WHICH TEACHES:

 

1.         That manifest sinners must be excluded.

 

 

 

 

 

2.         That Christians should confess their sins to their neighbor.

 

 

 

 

 

3.         That forgiveness of sins is the basis for joy.

 

 

 

 

 

4.         That we must have forgiveness in our hearts before we can worship God correctly.

 

 

 

 

 

5.         That women are not to be pastors in the church.

 

 

 

 

 

6.         That Christ has given the Church power to forgive and not forgive sins.