Christianity - Jesus' Prophecies And Fulfillment Flashcards
Define messiah
Someone who will save or frees group of people
Define prophecy
Prediction of what will happen in the future
Define fulfilment
Achieving something promised/predicted
Has come true
What was expected of the messiah
- a son
- a healer
- saviour
- peacemaker
- restorer of the kingdom/leader
- born to a virgin
- perform miracles
How did Jesus fulfil the prophecy of saviour
- bring good news to oppressed, prisoned
- helped people out of misery by giving them hope
How was Jesus a judge
- he was fair and reasonable
- he punished with correct morals
- promotes forgiveness
How was he chosen by god
- born to a virgins = special/rare
- brought to a high position
How was he the restorer of the kingdom
- kept the house of prayer holy
- peacemaker
- leader as everyone listened
- restored order in the town
How was he a healer
- he cured the mute,lame,blind, deaf
- performed miracles
- healed people internally with hope and good news
Why do Jews believe their messiah is yet to come
- have been through a lot of struggle
- not yet been saved
Salvation
Being saved form sin,death
Eternal life
When you live on after you die
Atonement
- being at one with god
- receiving god’s love and mercy
- something you do to make up for sin/bad that has happened
god’s Grace
- unconditional love to you form god
- even when seemed undeserved
Forgiveness
Pardoned of wrong-doing
Crucifixion
Jesus’ death and sacrifice on the cross
Redeem
Compensate for faults
Redemption
The act of being saved form sin
