Chapter 21 Flashcards
What does every person meet as a part of life?
Little deaths
What does a person gain through little deaths?
New opportunities for life
What is Jesus compared to, when we say he has to suffer and die in order to enter the kingdom of glory
Grain of wheat, when it does it produces much fruit
What did Jesus win for us?
Forgiveness, salvation and eternal life
What word means the perfect sacrifice?
The Lamb of God
What are the events from the last supper to Jesus death on the cross called?
His passion
What does the word passion mean?
A powerful emotion such as love, joy, hatred or anger
Through what did Jesus receive strength?
Prayer
When does suffering have a meaning?
When we trust in the fathers love and accept the suffering he permits
What can we do as Jesus’s followers to respond to suffering?
Work to eliminate the veil around us
Try to relive the pain of others
Unite our suffering with his in love
Accept suffering without self pity or anger
Offer our sufferings for other people
Gain strength as Jesus did, through prayer and union with our father
What does Jesus want us to share in?
His glory, his joy
What is the best response we can give?.
Love him freely
What makes you who you are?
Your choices
What happens with every decision?
You grow stronger or weaker in the lord
What happens at you respond to God’s grace or reject it?
You set a pattern for your life