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387: 373: 180:"; in this next article St. Thomas Aquinas writes: "Wherefore dulia, which pays due service to a human lord, is a distinct virtue from latria, which pays due service to the Lordship of God. It is, moreover, a species of observance, because by observance we honor all those who excel in dignity, while dulia properly speaking is the reverence of servants for their master, dulia being the Greek for servitude". 176:, A.D. 1270: "Reverence is due to God on account of His Excellence, which is communicated to certain creatures not in equal measure, but according to a measure of proportion; and so the reverence which we pay to God, and which belongs to latria, differs from the reverence which we pay to certain excellent creatures; this belongs to dulia, and we shall speak of it further on 347:
We also present ourselves as sacrifice in union with Christ (Romans 12:1; 1 Peter 2:5) to be used by God in the work of redemption, reconciliation, and justice. In the Great Thanksgiving, the church prays: "We offer ourselves in praise and thanksgiving as a holy and living sacrifice, in union with
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affirms that "Methodists and Catholics agree that the sacrificial language of the Eucharistic celebration refers to 'the sacrifice of Christ once-for-all,' to 'our pleading of that sacrifice here and now,' to 'our offering of the sacrifice of praise and thanksgiving,' and to 'our sacrifice of
315:. Adoration is different from other acts of worship, such as supplication, confession of sin, etc., inasmuch as it formally consists in self-abasement before the Infinite, and in devout recognition of His transcendent excellence." 122:: also affirmed this belief and in items 56 stated:"The Catholic Church has always displayed and still displays this latria that ought to be paid to the Sacrament of the Eucharist, both during Mass and outside of it". 196:"douleia occurs only in the sense of 'slavery, servility', and always in a negative sense – the slavery to physical corruption (Rom. 8.21), slavery to the law (Gal. 5.1), slavery to the fear of death (Heb. 2.15)." 228:
This may be interpreted allegorically, for these women represent two covenants. One is from Mount Sinai, bearing children to be slaves (douleian | δουλείαν | acc sg fem); she is Hagar.
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For you did not receive the spirit of slavery (douleias | δουλείας | gen sg fem) leading back to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption. By him we cry out, "Abba! Father!"
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discusses the tradition of Catholic dulia in Augustine and Aquinas, mentioning that the new testament's use of δουλεία (pronounced dulia) is always used negatively. He states:
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consider themselves to literally participate in the sacrifice at the foot of Calvary, that what Christ offered once "participates in the divine eternity", while
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and liberate those who throughout life were held in (douleias | δουλείας | gen sg fem) slavery (douleias | δουλείας | gen sg fem) by their fear of death.
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that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage (douleias | δουλείας | gen sg fem) to decay into the glorious freedom of the children of God.
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in Greek, means 'service', or 'being in a condition of servitude'. Thus, Christian ministers render service unto God. This Divine Service is worship.
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For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery (douleias | δουλείας | gen sg fem).
108:"The only-begotten Son of God is to be adored in the Holy Sacrament of the Eucharist with the worship of "latria", including external worship. 724: 357: 501: 457: 133:
is sacrificial in character, and may be offered only to God. Catholic and Orthodox Christians offer other degrees of reverence to the
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and The General Commission on Christian Unity and Interreligious Concerns of The United Methodist Church. 2001. p. 20.
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Dunn, James D. G. 2010. Did the First Christians Worship Jesus? : the New Testament Evidence London: SPCK., see page 19
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This Holy Mystery, Study Guide: A United Methodist Understanding of Holy Communion
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in the Eucharist and the theological basis for Eucharistic adoration and stated:
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and expression of the absolute sacrificial reverence due to God alone.
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provides a clear and unequivocal, and therefore better, translation of
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teach that Holy Communion is a type of sacrifice that re-presents the
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Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians especially adore with
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ourselves in union with Christ who offered himself to the Father.'"
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overviews New Testament use of δουλεία with the following chart:
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The Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church, Third Edition
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New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia. 481:The History of Eucharistic Adoration 323:during their religious service, the 60:, a reverence directed only to the 13: 629: 251:Linguistic distinctions in English 168:, was detailed more explicitly by 76:, into their practice of worship. 14: 779: 735: 385: 371: 341:sacrifice of Christ on the Cross 713: 683:from the original on 2020-12-11 669: 658:from the original on 2019-01-01 644: 623: 508:from the original on 2014-12-29 460:from the original on 2023-09-08 420:Catholic beliefs and traditions 348:Christ's offering for us ..." ( 758:Catholic theology and doctrine 605: 596: 571: 549: 519: 494: 433: 413: 1: 406: 126:Latria, dulia, and hyperdulia 721:Methodist-Catholic Dialogues 184:Protestant critique of dulia 83: 7: 637:Online Etymology Dictionary 531:"What Is Devotion to Mary?" 364: 96:. 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Index

Latin
Greek
λατρεία
Catholic theology
Eastern Orthodox theology
adoration
Holy Trinity
worship
λατρεία
Septuagint
Eucharist
Eucharistic adoration
Council of Trent
Christ
Paul VI
Mysterium fidei
Blessed Virgin Mary
saints
hyperdulia
dulia
Augustine of Hippo
St Jerome
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologiae
(103)
James Dunn
Bill Mounce
West Saxon dialect
Mass
Divine Liturgy

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