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Ch 7 Jesus Christ: His Mission And Ministry Flashcards

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The _____ we use have great power to communicate or to mislead, which is why it is important to now what words _____. This is even more essential to ______ the words that are applied to Jesus Christ in _____.

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words, mean, understand, Scripture

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What kinds of questions does Christology address?

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  1. Who is Jesus Christ?
  2. What does it mean when we call Jesus the Son of God?
  3. How can Jesus be human and divine at the same time?
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5 New Testament titles of Jesus and what do they mean

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Emmanuel - God with us
Word (Logos) of God - Jesus always existent with God, all things including life came to be through Him
Son of Man - human & God’s divine agent who will usher in God’s kingdom
Son of God - God’s son
“I AM” - God

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The New Testament uses the term “_____” for Jesus ___ times, the Jewish word for _____. This title helps us to see that Jesus was known as a _____ and _____ teacher.

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Rabbi, 14, teacher, respected, admired

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What was unique about Jesus’ teaching style compared to other rabbis?

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Other rabbis quoted other authorities to support their teaching, Jesus quoted no one and taught with his own authority

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The title “_____” comes from the Greek word Christos which translates _____, a Latin word for “_____” or savior. The Messiah was God’s anointed one who would fulfill all the divine _____ made to the _____.

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Christ, messiah, anointed one, promises, chosen people

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The contemporaries of Jesus had _____ ideas of what & who the Messiah would be.

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Different

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Although Jesus accepted the title of Messiah, his concept of the Messiah _____ from that of his contemporaries.

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Differed

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For Jesus, Messiah is the _____ who will come in glory at the _____ but he is also the _____ described in Isaiah. He would _____ his very life for his people.

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Son of Man, end of time, suffering servant, sacrifice

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When did God the Father anoint his only begotten Son with the Holy Spirit?

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At Jesus’ baptism

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Jesus told his _____ to keep his true identity _____ for the time being. Jesus did not want people to come to him for the _____, he wanted them to approach him in _____ and to accept and live his message of ____, peace, and service

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Disciples, quiet, wrong reasons, faith, love

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One of the major themes in Mark’s Gospel

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Following Jesus means picking up a cross in daily imitation of him

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God _____ still send prophets to the world.

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Does (Mother Theresa, Pope John Paul II, Dorothy Day)

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Threefold office of the suffering servant

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Prophet, High Priest, King

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A _____ is commonly thought of as one who predicts the future as Jesus’ prediction about the destruction of the _____. The word prophet also means “a person who _____” and works on God’s behalf to _____ the people.

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Prophet, Jerusalem Temple, represents God, instruct

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Jesus is the very _____ who speaks for his _____ and teaches through his words and his _____ the full message of Salvation. His role as prophet involved testifying to _____.

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Word of God, father, deeds, the truth

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A _____ is a mediator between God and _____. The Letter to the Hebrews calls Jesus the “_____” and the Perfect Sacrifice. Jesus the Christ continues his priestly role at each celebration of the _____.

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Priest, humanity, a great high priest, Eucharist

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When Jesus responded to Pilate, “you say so”, Jesus meant “yes, just as you say, I am the king of the Jews”

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True

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Jesus was the _____ and if all people. But he does not _____ it over others. He came as the Son of God to _____ rough suffering and dying for us to bring about our _____ and rules with gentleness, compassion, and love.

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King of the Jews, lord, serve, Salvation

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What did sacrificial lamb symbolize for Israelites?

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Salvation and freedom from the physical slavery of the Chosen People

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In the New Testament, St. Paul called Jesus our _____ who has been sacrificed. _____ declared that Jesus was not only the _____ but also the Son of God

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Paschal lamb, John the Baptist, Lamb of God

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Significance of Jesus’ death as lambs were killed for Passover

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The blood of the slain lambs saved the ancient Israelites during passover, the blood of the Lamb of God replaced the death of all sacrificial lambs; through God’s sacrificial lamb humanity was saved

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Every catholic Mass commemorates the sacrifice of the Lamb of God in an _____ manner.

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Unbloody

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The word “_____” means one who _____ us from present or future _____.

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Savior, protects, danger

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What does Jesus mean?

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“Savior” or God saves

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When Christians apply the title “_____” to the name of Jesus, it translates the _____ word Kurios, which translates the _____ word Adonai. Adonai was the word the Chosen People used whenever _____ would appear in Hebrew Scriptures.

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Lord, Greek, Hebrew, YHWH

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To give Jesus the title “_____” is to state that he is God.

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Lord

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Other NT names for Jesus

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Advocate, Author of Eternal Salvation, Deliverer, Divine Physician, Head of the Church, Living Water, mediator, Prince of Life

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A _____ is an external sign of some reality. Jesus is a symbol, the _____ symbol of his Father, God’s own Word, and a visible sign of the invisible God.

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Symbol, perfect

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Heresy

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An obstinate denial after baptism to believe a truth that must be believed with divine and Catholic faith, or an obstinate doubt about such truth

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Whenever _____ challenge traditional Church teaching and misled people, the _____ must clarify what Catholics should _____ by issuing clear and precise statements that every _____ of believers will hold right _____ about our faith.

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False teachings, magisterium, believe, generation, truths

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Catholics believe that Jesus _____ in his Church and promised to be with us _____ through the power of the _____. Jesus appointed _____, the Apostles, and their _____, to lead the Church

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Lives, always, Holy Spirit, Peter, Successors

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Church Councils _____ teachings about Jesus

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Clarified

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The _____ were Bishops, _____, teachers, and scholars whose writings have greatly contributed to Church _____ and _____. They helped _____ Church teaching about Christ’s _____ and the blessed Trinity.

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Church Fathers, theologians, doctrine, practice, clarify, identity

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The _____ and bishops gathered in several ecumenical councils that issued dogmatic teachings about the Catholic faith including the promulgation of the Nicene Creed.

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Church Fathers

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The _____ heresy, which held that _____ only _____ human, was a form of _____ which falsely held that Jesus shared a _____ with just a few close friends. Both denied he true _____ of Jesus as well as his _____.

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Docetism, Jesus, seemed, Gnosticism, secret knowledge, humanity, divinity

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Which Church Father taught that because the Roman Church traces her authority back to Peter, it is the true source of right teaching and belief?

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St. Irenaeus

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Arius (who made _____) denied that Jesus was _____ to God the Father, rejecting the teaching of the _____, that God had become a _____. Arius taught that Jesus was God’s _____ and an _____ Son of God, but rejected the idea that _____

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Arianism, equal, incarnation, man, greatest creature, adopted, Jesus is God

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Explain St. Athanasius’ teaching that Jesus had to be divine.

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If Christ is not divine, then he could not be our savior. Only God could restore people to communion with himself.

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_____ taught that there were two _____ in Jesus – one divine, one _____. He also refused to call Mary “the _____” because he claimed she was mother only to the “_____”.

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Nestorius, persons, human, mother of God, human Jesus

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What does the title “Theotokos” say about Mary?

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Mary (Incarnated) IS the Mother of God.

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_____ claimed that the divine nature of Jesus _____ his human nature, swallowed up “like a drop of honey into the sea”. This heresy is known as _____ and in effect, it denies that Jesus was _____.

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Eutyches, absorbed, Monophysitism, truly human

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What was the famous Chalcedon formula taught by the Council of Chalcedon?

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Jesus is one Divine Person with two natures: both human and divine

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T/F the son always existed with the father, he was never “made” nor “generated” by the Father

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True

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A _____ represents God, is sent by God, and performs works on behalf of God

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Prophet

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Mediator between God and humanity

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Mediator

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The only way to reverse the sin of Adam and Eve is to reverse the law with a _____. &laquo_space;God is proved human

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New Adam

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Bible is fully _____ and fully _____

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Human and divine

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Matter was thought to be bad, but is good because God made it ; the spirit is good

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Dualism

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INRI

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Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews

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Alpha and Omega

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Jesus is in the beginning and end of all history

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Jesus Christ the Conqueror

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Jesus Christ is victorious/the conqueror

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Chi-Rho

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Identified Jesus as the Messiah

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Fish

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Jesus Christ Son of God Savior

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IHS

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First three letters of Jesus’ name in Greek

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Lamb

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Jesus is the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world

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Arianism: Jesus is only a creature; he is not equal to the Father
(which church teaching and council proved it wrong?)

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St. Athanasius
Council: Nicaea
Church teaching: Jesus is consubstantial with the Father; he is divine

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Nestorianism: Jesus was two persons– one human and one divine
(which council and church teaching proved it wrong?)

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St. Cyril of Alexandria
Council: Ephesus
Church teaching: Jesus is one Person, a Divine Person; Mary is truly the Mother of God; Jesus is both human and divine

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Docetism: the body of Jesus was only an illusion. God did not really become one of us
(which council and church teaching proved it wrong?)

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St. Irenaeus
Council: Chalcedon
Church Teaching: Jesus is one divine person with both a divine nature and a human nature

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Monophysitism: Jesus only possesses a divine nature; he is not truly human
(which council and church teaching proved it wrong?)

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St. Leo the Great
Council: Chalcedon
Church Teaching: Jesus is one divine person with both a divine nature and a human nature

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Jesus is the only Son of God

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Jesus and God share divine natures

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Jesus is “begotten not made, one in being with the father

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Son always existed with the father, neither was made nor generated

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Mary, Mother of God

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Mary, by conceiving God’s son, is truly the Mother of God

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Jesus is true God and true Man

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He he’s intellect and free will

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Jesus, God made man, is our savior

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We will share in the eternal life he has promised

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There are two distinct natures in the one person of Jesus Christ

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Perfect in humanity and perfect in divinity

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