Ch 1: The Divine Origins of the Church Flashcards
Paschal Mystery
The redemptive Passion, Death, Resurrection, and glorious Ascension of Jesus Christ through which Jesus not only liberated us from sin, but also gave us new life through his Resurrection.
faith
Both a gift of God and a human act by which the believer gives personal adherence to God who invites his response, and freely assents to the whole truth that God has revealed; a theological virtue given by God.
Magisterium
The official teaching authority of the church
Deposit of Faith
The heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
Covenant
The partnership between God and humanity that God has established out of his love. The New Covenant is offered through Christ; the blood that Christ shed on the Cross is a sign of the New Covenant.
Salvation History
The story of God’s saving action in human history
Kingdom of God
The reign or rule of God. The Kingdom of God has begun with the coming of Jesus Christ. It will exist in its perfect form at the end of time.
The Second Coming
The final judgement of all humanity when Christ returns to Earth. It is also known by its Greek name, Parousia, which means “arrival.”
Apostles
Jesus’ twelve specially chosen and commissioned disciples, as well as other figures such as St. Paul; they earned this designation when they were sent forth to evangelize. The word apostle originates from the Greek for “to send forth.”
Ascension
The event that “marks the definitive entrance of Jesus’ humanity into God’s heavenly domain” (CCC 665). It is from heaven that Christ will come again.
Pentecost
From a Greek word meaning “fiftieth day,” the day on which the Church celebrates the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Mary and the Apostles.
Apostolic Succession
The handing on of the teaching, preaching, and office of the Apostles to their successors, the bishops, through the laying on of hands.
evangelical counsels
vows of personal poverty, chastity (understood as lifelong celibacy), and obedience to a bishop or superior of a religious community
charism
A special gift or grace of the Holy Spirit that directly or indirectly builds up the Church, helps a person live a Christian life, or serves the common good.
Messiah
From the Hebrew for “the Chosen One” or “the Anointed One”; the role that Jesus filled.
