Ch 7 Jesus Christ: His Mission And Ministry Flashcards
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 _____.
words, mean, understand, Scripture
What kinds of questions does Christology address?
- Who is Jesus Christ?
- What does it mean when we call Jesus the Son of God?
- How can Jesus be human and divine at the same time?
5 New Testament titles of Jesus and what do they mean
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
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.
Rabbi, 14, teacher, respected, admired
What was unique about Jesus’ teaching style compared to other rabbis?
Other rabbis quoted other authorities to support their teaching, Jesus quoted no one and taught with his own authority
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 _____.
Christ, messiah, anointed one, promises, chosen people
The contemporaries of Jesus had _____ ideas of what & who the Messiah would be.
Different
Although Jesus accepted the title of Messiah, his concept of the Messiah _____ from that of his contemporaries.
Differed
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.
Son of Man, end of time, suffering servant, sacrifice
When did God the Father anoint his only begotten Son with the Holy Spirit?
At Jesus’ baptism
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
Disciples, quiet, wrong reasons, faith, love
One of the major themes in Mark’s Gospel
Following Jesus means picking up a cross in daily imitation of him
God _____ still send prophets to the world.
Does (Mother Theresa, Pope John Paul II, Dorothy Day)
Threefold office of the suffering servant
Prophet, High Priest, King
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.
Prophet, Jerusalem Temple, represents God, instruct
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 _____.
Word of God, father, deeds, the truth
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 _____.
Priest, humanity, a great high priest, Eucharist
When Jesus responded to Pilate, “you say so”, Jesus meant “yes, just as you say, I am the king of the Jews”
True
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.
King of the Jews, lord, serve, Salvation
What did sacrificial lamb symbolize for Israelites?
Salvation and freedom from the physical slavery of the Chosen People
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
Paschal lamb, John the Baptist, Lamb of God
Significance of Jesus’ death as lambs were killed for Passover
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
Every catholic Mass commemorates the sacrifice of the Lamb of God in an _____ manner.
Unbloody
The word “_____” means one who _____ us from present or future _____.
Savior, protects, danger
What does Jesus mean?
“Savior” or God saves
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.
Lord, Greek, Hebrew, YHWH
To give Jesus the title “_____” is to state that he is God.
Lord
Other NT names for Jesus
Advocate, Author of Eternal Salvation, Deliverer, Divine Physician, Head of the Church, Living Water, mediator, Prince of Life
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.
Symbol, perfect
Heresy
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
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.
False teachings, magisterium, believe, generation, truths
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
Lives, always, Holy Spirit, Peter, Successors
Church Councils _____ teachings about Jesus
Clarified
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.
Church Fathers, theologians, doctrine, practice, clarify, identity
The _____ and bishops gathered in several ecumenical councils that issued dogmatic teachings about the Catholic faith including the promulgation of the Nicene Creed.
Church Fathers
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 _____.
Docetism, Jesus, seemed, Gnosticism, secret knowledge, humanity, divinity
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?
St. Irenaeus
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 _____
Arianism, equal, incarnation, man, greatest creature, adopted, Jesus is God
Explain St. Athanasius’ teaching that Jesus had to be divine.
If Christ is not divine, then he could not be our savior. Only God could restore people to communion with himself.
_____ 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 “_____”.
Nestorius, persons, human, mother of God, human Jesus
What does the title “Theotokos” say about Mary?
Mary (Incarnated) IS the Mother of God.
_____ 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 _____.
Eutyches, absorbed, Monophysitism, truly human
What was the famous Chalcedon formula taught by the Council of Chalcedon?
Jesus is one Divine Person with two natures: both human and divine
T/F the son always existed with the father, he was never “made” nor “generated” by the Father
True
A _____ represents God, is sent by God, and performs works on behalf of God
Prophet
Mediator between God and humanity
Mediator
The only way to reverse the sin of Adam and Eve is to reverse the law with a _____. «_space;God is proved human
New Adam
Bible is fully _____ and fully _____
Human and divine
Matter was thought to be bad, but is good because God made it ; the spirit is good
Dualism
INRI
Jesus of Nazareth, King of the Jews
Alpha and Omega
Jesus is in the beginning and end of all history
Jesus Christ the Conqueror
Jesus Christ is victorious/the conqueror
Chi-Rho
Identified Jesus as the Messiah
Fish
Jesus Christ Son of God Savior
IHS
First three letters of Jesus’ name in Greek
Lamb
Jesus is the lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world
Arianism: Jesus is only a creature; he is not equal to the Father
(which church teaching and council proved it wrong?)
St. Athanasius
Council: Nicaea
Church teaching: Jesus is consubstantial with the Father; he is divine
Nestorianism: Jesus was two persons– one human and one divine
(which council and church teaching proved it wrong?)
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
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?)
St. Irenaeus
Council: Chalcedon
Church Teaching: Jesus is one divine person with both a divine nature and a human nature
Monophysitism: Jesus only possesses a divine nature; he is not truly human
(which council and church teaching proved it wrong?)
St. Leo the Great
Council: Chalcedon
Church Teaching: Jesus is one divine person with both a divine nature and a human nature
Jesus is the only Son of God
Jesus and God share divine natures
Jesus is “begotten not made, one in being with the father
Son always existed with the father, neither was made nor generated
Mary, Mother of God
Mary, by conceiving God’s son, is truly the Mother of God
Jesus is true God and true Man
He he’s intellect and free will
Jesus, God made man, is our savior
We will share in the eternal life he has promised
There are two distinct natures in the one person of Jesus Christ
Perfect in humanity and perfect in divinity
