Church and the Kingdom of God
All these mindmaps are the AQA revision guide condensed further so everything is very condesed and simple
I printed mine on A3 paper as i found it v difficult to use online and A4 was wayyy too small making the bubbles unreadable
Beware of the typos I was too lazy to fix them whoops
Enjoy the revison :)
- Created by: tidgywidgy
- Created on: 03-04-18 16:02
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- Church and the Kingdom of God
- Pilgrimage
- life = pilgrimage to "heavenly city" Gaudium et Spes
- towards God
- everything they should do gets them closer to God
- Jerusalem
- Jesus died = visit Jesus tomb + last journey
- share in Jesus' life + suffering
- renew their faith
- Rome
- centre of Catholic faith
- Peter died there (tomb = st Basilica)
- show their commitment to the catholic church
- Lourdes
- Bernadette saw visions of mary - told to dig = spring
- spring has healing pepper = people bathe in them (physically or spirally argument)
- Strength and peace in body + mind
- life = pilgrimage to "heavenly city" Gaudium et Spes
- Stations of the Cross
- Reflect on short reading about the events shown + prayer (dramatised prayer) = feel more involved
- accompany Jesus on his last journey = sharing his suffering (gratitude)
- stay focused
- Mission + Evangelism (in drama)
- Les Miserables
- show Gods love through doing good actions e.g. Bishop stops Valjean from going to jail
- Bishops act of love + forgiveness persuades Valjean to become better
- Shows having the right attitude is more important than following Gods law
- like how Javert saves Valjean from prison - goodness wins law
- The Mission
- requires total commitment to God as they may face hardships - test of faith
- e.g. priest stay to defend the native ppl despite danger to their own lives
- show in their lives + actions
- Les Miserables
- The Kingdom of God
- Kingdom began when Jesus was born - gods power came to earth
- established through jesus resurrection (HOLY SPIRIT)
- extended by Christians who spread the Kingdom on earth
- Completed at the end of time - eternal happiness
- The Lord's Prayer
- "Our Father" - trusting relationship
- "Hollowed' - respect his holiness + majesty
- "Give us this day our daily bread" - provide basic needs to survive (helps kingdom grow)
- "Forgives us.... deliver us from Evil" - comer closer to god _+ resist sin by Gods grace
- Justice
- ensures all ppl have access to basic human rights = should be treated fairly
- loved equally by God
- respect the dignity of every person
- Equality = "...goods created by God for everyone should in fact reach everyone" Catechism
- Peace
- total trust + until between ppl
- flows from justice
- removal of tensions
- accept the rights of every individual
- comes from a persons heart
- "...founded on truth, built up on justice" Pacem in Terris
- Reconciliation
- brings people back together
- restores damaged relationships
- requires ppl to learn from past + work together
- relies on acceptance + empathy
- Hierarchy of the Catholic Church
- 1. the Pope - has authority from God (calls on council when there is a need to discuss issues that impact whole church
- 2. cardinal
- 3. bishop - successor to apostles
- 4. priests
- 5. Deacons - preach word of God
- 6. Lay people
- the Second Vatican Council (church = more relevant to modern world)
- Dei Verbum (the Word of God)
- deals with interpretation of Bible
- Bible not interpreted literally
- SacrosanctumConcillium (on the Sacred liturgy)
- Deals with church services
- people should be able to take part fully in worship
- hear the mass in their on lang
- Gaudium et Spez
- issues related to modern society
- stresses church should not be serrate to modern society but guide ppl in modern world
- Lumen Gentium (on the Church)
- nature + structure of church
- stresses lay ppl have important role to play in church
- emphasises idea of church moving forwards with modern society
- Dei Verbum (the Word of God)
- The importance of Mary + the Magnificat
- Mary shows humility = "for he is looked with favour, he has looked on the lowliness of his servant'
- Mary praises Gods greatness + his love for humanity
- Shows her appearance of gods will = role of Jesus' mum
- Shows her trust in God as she was an unmarried teen who could have been killed for adultery
- Why is the magnificatcontroversial
- sense of revolution in the prayer: "he filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty"
- encourages the weak + poor to rebel against those with power e.g. gov = divide in society
- BUT others believe God supports the weak + helpless + those who support God will be saved
- sense of revolution in the prayer: "he filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away empty"
- The 4 marks of the church
- One
- church is united in one body
- Holy
- The presence of God makes the church holy as we are guided bt the Holy Spirit
- Everyone is made holy through Baptism
- Apostolic
- Church teachings are built on teachings of 12 apostles = guidance
- Catholic
- The beliefs of the church are universal
- One
- Apostolic succession + the Magisterium
- Bishops + Popes = successors to apostles = authority of Peter
- combined authority of B+P = Magesterium
- church is guided by Holy Spirit so can"t be wrong
- How is the church concillar?
- councils are held to make important decisions
- helps the pope to discuss issues
- Coucils influence the teachings + direction of the Church
- express the voice of whole church
- How is the Church Pontifical?
- Pope = leader with highest authority
- authority passed from generations by Peter
- Pope + representative of Christ on earth
- teachings = infallible
- Decisions of the council have no authority if not approved by the Pope
- Catholic social teachings
- God loves all people
- without lay people = no church
- Need to support the weakest + poorest members of society = equality
- " all men... ought to work for the rightful betterment of this world" Gaudium et Spes
- Church = against economic exploitation + a culture of greed
- Kingdom Values
- the way God wants ppl to act in his Kingdom
- expressed in the beatitudes+ Jesus" teachings e.g. love + obedience+ mercy
- Christian Vocations = call from God
- Priesthood
- an ordained minister of the catholic church
- take a promise of celibacy = commitment to God
- serves others
- takes a promise of obedience the bishop
- Family life
- love unites family
- parents show kingdom values in their relationship with others
- teach their children kingdom values = spread Kingdom on earth
- Religious Life (monks + nuns)
- vow of poverty, chastity + obedience= commitment
- simple lives dedicated to prayer + serving others
- monasteries have a sense of peace for concentrated prayer
- roles = teachers or nurses = show love + spread kingdom
- Priesthood
- How does Pope Francis show Justice?
- Increased number of priests working among the poor
- aims to inspire others to live more simply = lives in small flat
- criticises economic polices that lead to exploitation - speaks out against abuse
- How does Pope Francis show peace
- played major role in restoring relations between Cuba + USA
- Brings together leaders of countries that have been at war with eachother through prayer
- Uses his public addreses to pray for peace
- How does Pope Francis show Reconciliation
- goes to a local prison to wash the feet of 12 prisoners including Muslims (every Maundy Thursday)
- visited areas of tension in the world = help restore harmony
- he has helped to reconcile tensions between Muslims, Jews + Christians by prayer
- Pilgrimage
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