10.1 Flashcards
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How a local parish shows love for others in their local area
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- funding and offering support to local catholic schools e.g. YOUTH GROUPS
- members of the church VISIT THE SICK in hospitals
- PRAYER GROUPS where members pray for others
- offer FINANCIAL SUPPORT to families experiencing difficulties
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How one religious community shows love of others
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MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY
- establish and run homeless SHELTERS
- run and work in CENTRES that care for those suffering from,LEPROSY
- run ORPHANAGES to care for children in LEDC’s
- they take an extra evangelical VOW to love and serve the poorest of the POOR
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How love of god is expressed in the life of a religious community
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CARMELITE NUNS
- 12 hours a day in PRAYER
- live SEPARATE from the outside world to devote themselves completely to God
- take the EVANGELICAL vows (poverty chastity obedience)
- receive the EUCHARIST every day at MASS
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Why belief in God the —– is important
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- taught by JESUS
- key teaching found in the BIBLE which is the word of God
- found in the CATECHISM which is the official teaching of the Roman Catholic Church
- found in the APOSTLES CREED which are statements of key Catholic beliefs
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Why salvation from sin is important
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- sin DAMAGES our RELATIONSHIP with God
- ultimate GOAL is to achieve salvation
- REASON for JESUS’ life death and resurrection
- central theme found in the teachings of the BIBLE
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How a parish shows love of God in their area
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- gather together every Sunday to WORSHIP God
- parishes have PRAYER groups where members of the church spend time becoming closer to God
- members of the laity receive the SACRAMENTS
- during mass the READINGS and homily focus on building a persons relationship with God
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Importance of loving God
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- greatest COMMANDMENT
- Christians are LIVING THE LIFE God wants
- teaches in the CATECHISM that this it the basis of Christian life
- taught by Jesus that he is our FATHER and created us
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Showing love of God in every day life
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- following their VOCATION
- using their abilities and talents to HELP OTHERS
- respect towards GODS CREATIONS
- LOVING OTHERS as we are all made in gods image
9
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Meaning and importance of loving others
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- doing GODS WILL
- one of Jesus’ teachings on how to live a good life
- by loving each other we LOVE GOD
- key CHRISTIAN BELIEF that’s in the CREED
10
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Meaning of the unity/trinity
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- only one God who is revealed in three persons
- monotheism so believe in one God not three
- Jesus taught us that God is a unity ‘I am the father and the father is in me’ and trinity
- catechism teaches that God is active in the world through the three persons of the trinity (father/son/Holy Spirit)
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Importance of believing in God as unity
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- old and New Testament show only one God
- taught in the apostles CREED
- Gods unity was taught by JESUS
- catechism
12
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Important to believe in God as trinity
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- baptism of Jesus
- part of apostolic tradition
- Jesus greatest commandment
- teaching in the catechism
13
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Explain the importance of the parable of the Good Samaritan
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- Jesus taught it
- charities use it such as CAFOD
- instructs Christians as how to love others, selfless love
- addresses the always relevant issue of racism
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Meaning of God as father
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- reminds us we can turn to God in DIFFICULT TIMES
- as our father God will PROVIDE for us
- God created HUMAN LIFE like a father
- God desires a PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP with us
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Meaning of God as son
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- Jesus is the INCARNATION
- Jesus was conceived by HOLY SPIRIT
- Jesus died to save us from our sins allowing us to achieve SALVATION
- fully God and fully man so experienced life like we do
