chapter 6 Flashcards
what the Israelites were commanded to eat as part of the Passover celebration and what Jesus is called because he shed his blood for the Redemption of the world
Paschal Lamb
a free and unearned favor from God, infused into our souls at Baptism, that adopts us into God’s family and helps us to live as his children
grace
the innermost or spiritual part of a person
soul
Jesus’ judgment of living and the dead on the last day when he comes to fully establish God’s Kingdom
Last Judgement
the life of following Jesus Christ
discipleship
The Fourth Gospel refers in several places to the “disciple whom Jesus loved”
The Beloved Disciple
Jesus’s passage from humanity into divine glory in God’s heavenly domain forty days after his Resurrection
Ascension
the Church dogma that teaches that the Blessed Mother was taken directly to Heaven when her earthly life was over
Assumption
the day when the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles and gave them the power to preach with conviction the message that Jesus is risen
Pentecost
the essential message of our faith
kerygma
why was Jesus’ corpse was preserved from corruption?
his human soul and body were still linked to the Divine Person of the Son
what is the meaning of the Paschal Lamb?
it is a mystery in the sense that the salvation won by Jesus is a visible sign of their invisible action that God accomplished; refers to Christ’s passing through death to new life
were the disciples prepared for Christ’s resurrection?
no
why was the resurrection a real historical event?
it totally changed the frightened disciples into zealous preachers of the Gospel
who did the Risen Lord appear to?
many of his disciples and to more than five hundred people all at once