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Definition. An ordinance is a Christian rite, associated with tangible elements (water; bread and wine), that is celebrated by the church of Jesus Christ. The term is closely associated with the word sacrament, which is an outward and visible sign of an inward and invisible grace. Summary.
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Ordinances only express the salvation that you have received in Jesus Christ. They do not make you more holy or being sanctified.
1 CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Commenting on the first 11 verses of Genesis chapter one, Everett Fox correctly noted that: Three principal themes emerge from the great creation ac-count with which Genesis opens. The first is the total and uncompromised power of God as creator; the second, the in-trinsic order and balance of the created world; and the
Ordinances are sacred acts performed by the authority of the priesthood. 16 According to the Book of Mormon, God has firmly decreed that these ordinances should be performed, and so it would make sense that they would need to be performed in the prescribed manner, by God’s authorized representatives who hold the priesthood.
Linguistically, ordinance is more biblical language than sacrament. At least, the linguistic data is there if we begin with the King James Version or even the American Standard Version. For example, the Passover is described as a feast that must be kept by an ordinance forever (Exod 12.14, 17).
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A New Testament “ordinance” is a commandment which requires more than one Christian to carry out; it is usually a symbol representing some great spiritual principle. The command to bridle the tongue, for example, each of us can obey by himself—but the command to wash one another’s feet requires a group of Christians if we are to comply.
