Incarnation

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What is the incarnation?
When God took on the human condition to become Jesus
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What is the meaning of the incarnation for Christians?
The fact that God was prepared to experience being humans show how much God loves the human race
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Why is the incarnation important to Christians?
Because God knows what it is like to be human, and this helps Christians to value God loves
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Give 2 points that Luke and Mathews gospels make:
Mary was a virgin. God worked through human beings to bring about his plan for humanity
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Give another 2 points that Luke and Mathews gospels make:
Jesus was convinced by the power of the Holy Spirit, Jesus was the son of God
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Give 1 last points that Luke and Mathews gospels make:
The angle Gabriel announced Jesus birth
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What does Mathew account tell?
The visit of the angel Gabriel to Jospeh
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What does Luke's account tell?
The story of the annunciation
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What is the annunciation?
When the angel Gabriel asked Mary to accept the role of the mother of the son of God
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Give 1 Christian teaching about the incarnation:
Jesus is the son of God, God became human in Jesus. 'Jesus is divine'- John 1:14
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Give 1 Christian teaching about the incarnation:
Jesus was truly human- he did not just appear to be human, he was the son of Mary, he suffered as humans do
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What is the word of God?
Another name for the son of God, who is both fully God and a separate person of the trinity
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What does the Catholic Church teach about God?
That he is three persons: the father, the son and the Holy Spirit- Trinity
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What is the son of God also known as?
The word of God
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How did the word of God become human?
In the form of Jesus, which is why Jesus is sometimes called 'the word of God made flesh'
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What is one belief about the word of God:
The word of God is enteral- like God the Father, the word of God has always existed
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What is one belief about the word of God:
The word of God is also distinct from God
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Explain the word of God is also distinct from God:
Whilst the Word and God are united and co-exist, there is also a distinction between them
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What do Christians believe about Jesus?
Both fully human and fully God
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What did Jesus sometimes describe himself as?
'The son of man'- to emphasis he humanity
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What does 'Son of Man' mean?
As a title for someone who has been given power and authority by God
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Give 1 teaching about Jesus, referring to the 'Son of man'
'Son of man must undergo great suffering'
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Explain the teaching:
If Jesus were not fully human, he would of not been bothered by the pain and suffering of his crucifixion. But he knew as human his crucifixion would cause him great agony
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What happen at Jesus trial before the Jewish council?
Jesus confirmed he was the 'Son of God'- indicated that he shared in God's divine nature and power
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Why could Jesus not become God after his death?
God is enteral, so has no beginning or end
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Explain how Jesus could be fully human and fully God:
The resurrection proves that Jesus always was God, but during his life on earth he limited himself to the human condition
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What are the three important Christian symbols?
Ichthus (fish), Alpha and Omega and Chi-Rho
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Why do Christians value symbols?
Because it is a simple way of expressing deep religious beliefs
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In the early days of Christianity what was the Ichthus used by?
Christians as a declaration of faith, as it showed that Jesus Christ was the son of God and the savior
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What do the word of Ichthus make up a following saying about Jesus?
Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour
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At a time when Christians could be persecuted for there faith, what could happen?
They could quickly draw and then erase the fish symbol to show they were Christians, or to indicate where meeting were being held
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What is the Alpha and Omega symbol used to indicate?
That God and Jesus are involved in everything from beginning to end
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Where are the Alpha and Omega symbol referred in?
The Book or Revelations
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Where would you use the Alpha and Omega symbol?
In churches, Christian art. But they have a special place on the paschal candle
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What is the Chi-Rio symbol a reminder of?
The death of Jesus
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What does it remind Christians of?
That Jesus was sent by God to save humanity through his death- because of this the symbol has great power to inspire Christians
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Why may Christians wear the Chi-Rio symbol?
Because it is an expression of their faith
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In some regions such as Judaism and Islam what is it a offense to do?
To show God in any form of art
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Why do the Catholic Church believe its acceptable to use human images to depict God?
Because God showed himself on earth as human in the incarnation
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Give one reason against religious art:
It isn't possible to portray God accurately
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Explain It isn't possible to portray God accurately:
An infinite God cannot be accurately represented using finite (limited) humans means, such as painting and sculptures
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Give one reason against religious art:
Art can mislead people about what God is like
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Explain why art can mislead people about what God is like:
Because art cannot portray God accurately, it can give people wrong ideas about what Good is like
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What does the Catholic church teach about religious art?
That it can inspire people, give people something to focus on when they pray and help people to learn about aspect of God's work
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Give one reason why the Catholic Church approves of religious art:
Jesus was fully human
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Explain why this makes it acceptable to show Jesus in human form because Jesus was fully human:
Although no one knows what Jesus looked like, the Bible teaches that he was man with human qualities; therefore any work of art that captures theses qualities has value
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Give one reason why the Catholic Church approves of religious art:
Jesus was fully God
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Explain why Jesus was fully God makes it acceptable to show Jesus in human form
Because God reveled himself on earth in the form of a human, it is fine to depict him in that form
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Give a statue of Jesus:
The sacred heart
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What is the sacred heart?
A statue of Jesus that represents his totals self giving life for all people
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Give one feature of the sacred heart:
A crown of thorns surrounding the heart to represent the crown that was placed on Jesus head when he was mocked by the soldiers at his crucifixion
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Give one feature of the sacred heart:
Holes in the hands, from where Jesus was nailed to the cross
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What is the significant of the sacred heart for Catholics?
A reminder of the total love that Jesus had for all people
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Why are some Christians against depicting Jesus in art?
Because the second commandment indicates it wrong to worship images
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Why are some Christians against depicting Jesus in art?
Depicting Jesus as a human could be misleading, because it ignores that fact he is also fully God
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Through Jesus teaching what did he give his followers?
A new a deeper understanding of the law
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What was the law?
The commandments and rules that God gave to the Jews, which can be found in the Old Testament
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In the Beatitudes and the parable of the Sheep and Goats what does Jesus teach?
Teaches Christians how to live a moral life that is pleasing to God
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What do Christians believe in the Beatitudes?
That Jesus 'fulfilled the law'
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What does 'fulfilled the law' mean?
That Jesus followed the law, but also developed the law to make it more perfect
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What is the Beatitudes?
A series of statement in which Jesus blessed certain attitudes or approaches to living
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What did Jesus say about people with certain attitudes would be rewarded?
'Blessed are the pure in heart, for they will see God'
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What is the parable of the Shape and Goats about?
A story in the Bible which Jesus tells his followers that in serving and caring for other people, that are serving God
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What does the parable of the Shape and Goats show:
That Christians should respond to those in need
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What does Jesus teach in the parable of the Shape and Goats:
That caring for people in need is extremely important. By showing love and kindness to others, Christians would be judged by God and rewarded with eternal life in heaven
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Give an example of how Jesus expects Christians to care for others:
'I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink....'
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What did the theologian Irenaeus show?
How the incarnation was important for bringing God and humans closer to each other
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What did St Irenaeus say?
That Jesus, as a human being who is fully alive is 'the glory of God'
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By Irenaeus showing that Jesus as someone who is fully God and fully human what does is it show?
The meeting point between God and humanity
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Explain what the phrase mean 'the glory of God is a human being, fully alive':
The phrase is primary talking about Jesus. For Christians, Jesus was the perfect human being- he always follows god wishes
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Explain what the phrase mean 'the glory of God is a human being, fully alive':
Jesus sets the example for all other Christians to follow
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Explain what the phrase mean 'the glory of God is a human being, fully alive':
By following Jesus teaching and becoming more open to God, all people can become 'fully alive' to share in God's glory
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Why was the incarnation important:
Because Jesus helped humans to come to know God- this allowed humans to become more 'fully alive' and reveals God's glory
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What does the documents of the Dei Vebrum 4 and Vebrum Domini 12 try to create?
A balance of presenting Jesus as fully human and fully God
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Give 1 teaching from the Dei Vebrum 4:
'Jesus Christ, therefore the Word made flesh was sent as 'a man to men'
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Explain the teaching:
The Son of God became a human to live among other humans
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Give 1 teaching from the Vebrum Domini 12:
'Christ, the incarnate, crucified and risen Word of God, is Lord of al things'
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Explain the teaching:
Through the very human act of dying, Jesus gave himself into God's hands- led to resurrection and to his glorification as the Word of God
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What is grace?
God free gift of his unconditional love, gives believers strength of what god wants
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What does the Catholic Church define grace as?
Outward sign of inward Grace
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What does grace do?
unties the 3 person of the trinity; the father the son and the holy spirt – dynamic
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Why is grace creative?
Because it pours out from the trinity and gives life to all things- pour into people hearts
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Humans have the...
freewill to accept or reject this grace from god
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How can you get grace?
Through sacraments and grace can strengthen individuals to do what god wants so sacrament is a sign of God’s love
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What do Catholics believe in?
Sacramental nature of reality
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What does the sacramental nature of reality mean?
The world and everything in it is a sign of God's love and God presence and love can be seen through the world
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What was the incarnation a perfect example for?
Humans on how to live good and is a form of God’s love to humanity as he freely gave his son to save us from our sins (grace)
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What are the seven sacraments?
Seven rites in the Catholic Church that gives grace to a person- helps make people life more holy
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What is a sacrament?
Outward sign of inward Grace. But sacraments also sainting a person life making it more holy
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List the seven sacraments:
Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist, Marriage, Ordination, Reconciliation and sacrament of the sick
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What is the effect of baptism?
The person becomes a child of God
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What is the effect of confirmation?
The person faith is strengthened and depend. The power of the Holy Spirit is renewed in their life
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What is the effect of Eucharist?
The person receives the life of Christ-helps them to keep growing in God's love
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What is the effect of marriage?
The couple accept that, through their love for each other, the love of God is active in their life
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What is the effect of ordination?
The person commits himself to God and the Church and he is given certain powers, such as being able to concrete mass
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What is the effect of reconciliation?
The person's relationship with God is restored
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What is the effect of the sacrament of the sick?
Gives strength to the person and also forgives their sins
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What does the Imago Dei mean?
Is latin for the 'Image of God'
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What does the catholic church teach?
That humans are made int he image of god- means all human life is holy and should be protected including the unborn
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Do the Catholic Church agree with aborition?
No because all life is holy (Imago Dei)
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When does human life begin?
At the moment of conception (Luke 1:44)
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To help unborn children what might the Catholic church do?
Support an organization that cares for women who have decided not to abort their child, but who are facing emotional or financial problems as a result
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