chp 3 test Flashcards
name the four reasons why God became incarnate (in order)
1- expiation and reconciliation
2- share His love
3- model of holiness
4- share in His divine life
expiation and reconciliation
reconciliation- to fix/be fixed
expiation- atonement, to pay the price/makeup for our sins
share His love
God showed a great act of love by choosing to come to earth and suffer in order to save us
model of holiness
Jesus is a model of holiness. he lives and lives in a way in which he is humble and shares. God shows us how we should love our lives (like Jesus). Gives us beatitudes; beatitudes are powerful
share in His divine life
we can share divine life by participating in the sacraments. by doing the sacraments, we know for sure that we have received grace. sacraments give us union with God. divine life/the Kingdom of God it’s not a physical place but a spiritual place/state of being