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*Jesus Christ as Dead and Risen and Ascended
*Jesus Christ as Dead and Risen and Ascended
*The Church as the Body of Christ
*The Church as the Body of Christ
*The Gentiles as equal heirs of salvation with the Jews
*The Sacraments of the Christian Religion
*The Sacraments of the Christian Religion
*The Gentiles as equal heirs of salvation with the Jews
*The Resurrection of the physical body
*The [[Last Judgment]]
*The [[Fruits of the Holy Spirit]]
*The [[Fruits of the Holy Spirit]]
*The [[Corporal and spiritual works of mercy]]
*The [[Corporal and spiritual works of mercy]]
The Christian policy of protecting and defending what is sacred and not to be defiled bears a superficial resemblance to the practice of secrecy of the ancient [[Mystery religion]]s of the Greek Hellenistic and Roman worlds of the Mediterranean and Middle East. However, the Christian practice of compassion, forgiveness and generous giving to the poor and defenseless was public, together with preaching the name of Jesus as the Savior and Redeemer of "all men everywhere" (Acts 17:30).
The Christian policy of protecting and defending what is sacred and not to be defiled bears a superficial resemblance to the practice of secrecy of the ancient [[Mystery religion]]s of the Greek Hellenistic and Roman worlds of the Mediterranean and Middle East. However, the Christian practice of compassion, forgiveness and generous giving to the poor and defenseless was public, together with preaching the name of Jesus as the Savior and Redeemer of "all men everywhere" (Acts 17:30).
After the passing of the violent [[persecution]]s of Christianity throughout the Roman Empire, the Discipline of the Secret as a safeguard for the preservation of the sanctity of the Christian Mysteries began to be relaxed as being no longer as necessary for the survival of the Faith. The use of the terminology of The Christian Mysteries is still retained as common usage in Eastern Christianity among the Orthodox, but to a far lesser extent in the West where sacramental theology is emphasized. The concept has almost entirely been lost in [[Protestantism|Protestant]] theology, and is totally absent in [[Fundamentalism]]. However, the concept of the Christian Mysteries, together with the practice of the Discipline of the Secret, has again proven to be necessary in those countries and regions where Christianity is especially forbidden under threat of death.
==See also==
==See also==
[[Orthodox Mysteries]]
[[Orthodox Mysteries]]
[[Mysticism]]
[[Mystery religion]]
[[Orphic mysteries]]
[[Eleusinian mysteries]]
==References==
==References==
==External links==
==External links==
[http://crc-internet.org/our-doctrine/catholic-renaissance/sacraments/christian-mysteries/ The Christian Mysteries (crc-internet.org)]
*[http://crc-internet.org/our-doctrine/catholic-renaissance/sacraments/christian-mysteries/ The Christian Mysteries (crc-internet.org)]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_mysteries Sacred mysteries - Wikipedia]
[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_mysteries Sacred mysteries - Wikipedia]
*[http://w2.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-vi_enc_03091965_mysterium.html ''Mysterium Fidei'': Encyclical of Pope Paul VI on the Holy Eucharist, September 3, 1965 (w2.vatican.va)]
*[http://biblehub.com/multi/hebrews/6-1.htm Hebrews 6:1] and [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/hebrews/6-1.htm commentaries]
*[http://biblehub.com/multi/1_corinthians/3-2.htm 1 Corinthians 3:2] and [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/1_corinthians/3-2.htm commentaries]
*[http://biblehub.com/multi/matthew/7-6.htm Matthew 7:6] and [http://biblehub.com/commentaries/matthew/7-6.htm commentaries]
*[http://www.episcopalchurch.org/library/glossary/disciplina-arcani '''Disciplina Arcani''' (episcopalchurch.org)]
*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05032a.htm '''Discipline of the Secret''' (newadvent.org)]
*[http://www.ccel.org/ccel/schaff/encyc01.html?term=Arcani%20Disciplina '''Arcani Disciplina''' Instruction in the (Sacred) Secret ''New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religion'' (ccel.org)]
[http://w2.vatican.va/content/paul-vi/en/encyclicals/documents/hf_p-vi_enc_03091965_mysterium.html ''Mysterium Fidei'': Encyclical of Pope Paul VI on the Holy Eucharist, September 3, 1965 (w2.vatican.va)]
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