Cartwright Chapter 5 Flashcards
Final Judgement
Also called the Last, or General, Judgment. This judgment of everyone at the end of time will follow the Second Coming of Christ and the resurrection of the dead.
Church
The assembly of people God has called together from the ends of the earth. This word has three meanings: the people God gathers together, the local church (diocese), and the liturgical assembly. It is also the name given to a building used for public Christian worship.
Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God is based on union with Jesus Christ by the work of the Holy Spirit. This kingdom, which is spiritual, begins here on earth and is perfected at the end of time. It is a kingdom of peace, love, and justice.
Mystical Body of Christ
Taught in St. Paul’s First Letter to the Corinthians, believers are united to Christ in the way the individual parts of the body, each with its own function, are united to the head.
Parable
A usually fictitious narrative or allegory (usually of something that might naturally occur) used to illustrate and explain moral or spiritual principles.
Parousia
Greek for Presence or arrival; the Second Coming of Christ at the end of time
Pilgrim Church
Term for the Church on earth, whose members are on a journey, the destination of which has not yet been reached. Although people face difficulties and temptations, they are already united-albeit imperfectly -with Christ in Heaven.
Sacrament
An efficacious sign of grace instituted by Christ and entrusted to the Church by which divine life is dispensed through the work of the Holy Spirit. There are seven.
Bride of Christ
Christ described himself as the bridegroom and the Church as his bride. This symbolism represents the intimate union between Christ and the members of his Mystical Body, the Church.
Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus
Latin for outside the Church there is no salvation. This doctrine teaches all salvation comes from Jesus Christ through his Church.
FINAL
Indefectibility
The quality or characteristic of the Church by which she will exist until the end of time.
Ex Cathedra
Latin for from the chair (of St. Peter). It indicates a solemn and infallible definition by a pope of a doctrine concerning matters of Faith or morals to be held by the faithful.
