Questions
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Questions for Lesson 2: Sacramental Worldview
1. What are the key differences between a secular worldview and the Orthodox sacramental worldview, particularly in their understanding of the relationship between the physical and spiritual?
2. How does the Orthodox Church's teaching on the Incarnation shape its sacramental worldview, especially regarding the sanctification of the material world?
3. What role do the sacraments, such as the Eucharist and Baptism, play in illustrating the unity of the physical and spiritual in the Orthodox faith?
4. How does the Church as the Body of Christ embody the sacramental worldview, and how does it connect the material and divine realms for believers?
5. In what ways does adopting a sacramental worldview challenge the assumptions of a modern secular mindset, and how does this transformation impact a believer’s understanding of faith and reality?