Catholic Incarnation Flashcards
The Annunciation [Luke 1: 2-38]
The annunciation is when Mary was informed by the
Angel Gabriel that Jesus would be born.
It shows that the birth of Jesus was sacred, and more
important than any other birth. In this passage Mary is
informed that Jesus will be “Son of the Most high.”
It ks shown that he is god because, “His kingdom will
have no end”
Virgin Birth [Matthew 1: 18-24]
Mary bears Jesus in her womb, despite the biological issue
that she is a virgin.
Nobody else has ever been born without both a woman and
a man. Only Jesus has been born from Mary (who carried
him in jer womb) and the holy spirit (who gifted Jesus to
Mary.)
And so Joseph is only the adoptive father of Christ. He is
told by “an angel of the lord” to love Jesus as his son ans to
take Mary as his wife
Comparison of Luke and Matthew’s accounts:
In luke, Jesus is called “Son of the most
high” but in Matthew he is called,
“Immanuel” (God with us)
Both refer to Jesus as being a part of God.
Both say that Mary was a virgin.
St Irenaeus’ writings (tradition):
St. Iranaeus shows that Jesus is god because he was with god and
was god in John 1:1.
He teaches that the human qualities found in Jesus are the Heavenly
qualities found in God.
Beatitudes:
Jesus describes all people who are blessed
because of their virtues, such as the
merciful, pure in heart, kind and thankful.
The Word of God:
“In the beggining was the
Word, and the word was with
God, and the Word was God”
John 1;1-3
Fully Human:
Jesus was born of a womb, died, suffered,
struggled, worked and lived as a human does.
Fully God:
In Matthew 1 18:24: “He will be called Immanuel”
Immanuel is the hebrew name literally meaning
“God with us”
Parables
Jesus was an excellemt teacher and used parables
to help people understand Moral obligations. Such
as the parable of the Lost Son, the parable of the
Mustard Seed, or the parable of the sheep and goat.
Ichthus
Represents jesus
Could be drawn in sand or dust and
shrugged off as a mistake if persecuted.
Spells out “Jesus christ, son of god” when
spelt out in greek.
Alpha and Omega
Alpha is the first character in the greek
alphabet.
Beta is the second character in the
greek alphabet.
Together they symbolise how god is
the first and the last
Chi-Rho
Represents jesus christ
Made up of the first two letters for jesus
christ in greek
Christ the Redeemer
Christ the redeemer represents
the strength and glory of god.
This is because he stands very
tall and is above the rest of Rio.
The Sacred Heart
The Sacred Heart represents
the love and compassion of
Jesus Christ for humanity in
catholicism
Crucifix
Shows how jesus suffered
This is so that catholics are
reminded to be grateful and
respectful to the living god
