ericfromcowtown
Puritan Board Sophomore
I attended a wedding this past weekend at a Pentacostal Assembly of Canada (PAOC) church.
During the ceremony, the pastor referred to the "sacrament of marriage," which brought to my mind all of the sacraments held by the RCC in addition to baptism and the Lord's Supper.
I would like to think that if I asked the pastor about his wording he would have said something like "yes, it's not a real sacrament, but that's how people talk."
My first question is, am I correct in thinking that Protestant denominations are generally in agreement that the only two sacraments are baptism and the Lord's Supper, and that this is something that Pentacostals and Presbyterians would generally agree on? Secondly, do you think that I am making a "mountain out of a mole hill," and that I might similarly hear a pastor refer to the "sacrament of marriage" in a reformed wedding ceremony, or do you think that such wording is an example of a general lack of emphasis placed on theology in Pentacostal circles?
During the ceremony, the pastor referred to the "sacrament of marriage," which brought to my mind all of the sacraments held by the RCC in addition to baptism and the Lord's Supper.
I would like to think that if I asked the pastor about his wording he would have said something like "yes, it's not a real sacrament, but that's how people talk."
My first question is, am I correct in thinking that Protestant denominations are generally in agreement that the only two sacraments are baptism and the Lord's Supper, and that this is something that Pentacostals and Presbyterians would generally agree on? Secondly, do you think that I am making a "mountain out of a mole hill," and that I might similarly hear a pastor refer to the "sacrament of marriage" in a reformed wedding ceremony, or do you think that such wording is an example of a general lack of emphasis placed on theology in Pentacostal circles?