Incarnaion

Question 1

What is the incarnation?

Answer 1

it is the Christian belief that God come to earth in human form (in the flesh) as Jesus

Question 2

What is the annunciation?

Answer 2

The anunciation is the announcement to mary that she will be the mother of Jeses, the son of God.

Question 3

Summarise the annunciation

Answer 3

• The angel Gabriel was sent by God to Galilei to visit Mary, a virgin pledged to Joseph
• Mary was troubled by the angels greeting , but the angel reassured her she was blessed and God had been gracious to her.
• Gabriel told her that she will become pregnant with a son, to be called Jesus who will be the son of God.
• The angel explained that the son Jesus will reign over Israel as King and his kingdom will never end.
• Mary asks how this will happen as she was a virgin
• The angel explained the Holy Spirit would come upon her and the child would be holy
• Angel also said Elizabeth her cousin was also pregnant despite her old age
• Mary responded by accepting her role as the Lords servant, and the angel left

Question 4

Explain Josephs role in the annunciation

Answer 4

• Joseph discovered Mary was pregnant before they were together
• He then planned to quietly divorce her to avoid public public disgrace being on Mary.
• An angel then appeared to him in a dream, saying that Mary’s child was concieved by the Holy Spirit
• Joseph listened to the angel and took Mary as his wife, naming the child Emanuel

Question 5

List 3 similarities and differences between Luke and Matthews account of the annunciation

Answer 5

Similarities:
- Mary is described as a virgin in both accounts
- The Child is concieved by the Holy Spirit in both accounts
- Both involve an angel announcing the birth of Jesus

Differences:
- Luke focuses on Mary’s experience whilst Mathew emphasises Josephs role
- Lukes gospel was written for non-jewish christians, while Mathew wrote for Jewish christians
- Lukes gospel was written for non-jewish christians, while Matthew wrote for Jewish Christians
- Lukes account calls future son ‘‘Jesus’’ whilst in Matthew He is called Emanuel.
- Mary initially questoned her role, Joseph didn’t

Question 6

List the different titles given to jesus?

Answer 6

• King of the Jews
• Messiah
• Son of the father
• Son of God
• King of kings
• Son of man
• The savior
• Prince of peace
• Lord of God
• Word Of God

Question 7

What is the reason for the title of Jesus ‘‘Son of God’’. Give bible evidense.

Answer 7

• Emphasises Jesus’ divine nature that he is fully God.
• Mark 14 - Jeus declares ‘‘I am’’ when asked if He is the son of God.

Question 8

What is the reason for the title of Jesus ‘‘Son of Man’’. Give bible evidense.

Answer 8

• Emphasises Jesus’ human nature, sharing ordinary experience of life
• Mark 8:31 Jesus began to teach that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering

Question 9

What is the reason for the title of Jesus ‘‘Word of God’’. Give bible evidense.

Answer 9

Jesus reveals God’s message to humans. He is the expresson of God
- John 1: 1-4 ‘‘In the begging was the Word and the Word was with God… What has come into being in him was life… and the word became flesh and lived among us… and we have seen his glory’’

Question 10

List the four Christian teachings that come from Gospel of John

Answer 10

• Jesus is the eternal Word of God who was with God from the beginning
• Jesus became flesh (incarnation) and lived among humanity
• Through Jesus, humans can come to know God
• Jesis reveals god’s glory to mankind

Question 11

What does ICHTUS stand for?

Answer 11

Iecous: Jesus
Christos: Christ
Theou: of God
Uios: Son
Soter: Saviour

Question 12

What does the Greek letter that looks like an A represent in christianity?

Answer 12

It represents the belief that God is involved in everything from beggining to end in life and God is ETERNAL. (This is because alpha is the first letter of the greek alphabet and omega is the last)

Question 13

What does the symbol with the P and the X going throgh it represent?

Answer 13

It represents the belief that Jesus is God, and through his death He saved all humans (brought them back into relationship with God).

Question 14

What does the statue of Christ The Redeemer in Rio, Brazil represent and remind christians of?

Answer 14

• The outstretched arms are a reminder of the cross on which Jesus accepted death, and are a symbols of Jesus’ love and obedience to God the father and all people
• They also show that Jesus’ love takes in all people; there is nobody excluded from the love of God shown in Jesus Christ

Question 15

What is the crusifix a reminder of?

Answer 15

It is a reminder of the pain and suffering that Jesus went through as he died.

Question 16

What is the sacred heart a reminder of and what does it represent?

Answer 16

• The crown of thorns around heart to represent that the crown was placed on Jesus’ death when he was moched by soldiers
• flames coming from heart as a symbol of burning love that Jesus has for all people

Question 16

Give reasons why Christians should use religious art

Answer 16

• Religious art, like statues, can help us concentrate on Jesus’ qualities and become inspired by them. The statue itself is NOT being worshiped.
• Jesus was fully human - visible and tangible like the statues and images
• statues and artwork give people something to focus on while they pray, e.g. a statue of our Lady or a saint may help us be inspired by them
• Jesus can be shown as any ethnicity in art, which reminds christians that all people can be saved and resurected

Question 16

What was the sermon of the Mount?

Answer 16

A sermon (talk from Jesus which gives a set of rules and values to apply to life (Mathew 5-7)

Question 17

Give reasons why christians should not use religious art

Answer 17

• It is not posible to portray God - an infinate, transcendant being accurately because we are using finite human means
• art can mislead people about what Jesus looked like (we cannot know)
• when praying in front of a statue/image, people may think the statue itself is being worshipped. This is against the second commandment ‘Do not worship idols’ - (this is the belief of Jews)
• Jesus was fully human - not statue or wood - so the proper way to honour the Incarnation is to serve others

Question 17

What is Jesus showing through the sermon of the mount? Give a quote to support this.

Answer 17

Jesus is showing that he is the new lawgiver. He takes the old law (613 commandments) and builds upon it, making it more perfect;
‘‘I have come to fulfil the law (perfect it)’’

Question 18

Give three old testament teachings that Jesus added to in the new testament.

Answer 18

Do not commit adultery -> Even looking at a person lustfully is wrong
Do not commit murder -> Do not even get angry with someone/insult them
An eye for an eye -> Do not take revenge

Question 19

What is the first part of the sermon on the Mount?

Answer 19

The first part of the Sermon of the Mount - eight attitudes holy (blessed by God)

Question 20

List the first part of the sermon of the mount - eight holy attitudes and their reward.

Answer 20

Blessed are:
1. The poor in spirit (sorrowful) - heaven
2. Those who mourn (bereaved) - heaven
3. The meek (not pushy/arrogant) - for they will inherit the earth
4. Those who hunger to do God’s will
5. The mercifull (show forgiveness) - for they will recieve mercy
6. The pure in heart (unselfish)
7. The peacemakers - for they will be called children of God
8. Those who are prosecuted for a righteous cause - heaven

Question 21

What is grace

Answer 21

Grace is God’s love

Question 22

What is a sacrament

Answer 22

A sacrament is a moment of God’s grace poured into a person

Question 23

What does the Catholic church say a sacrament is?

Answer 23

It is an outward sign of an inward grace

Question 24

Give the key quote about grace said by Jesus

Answer 24

'’I will be with you until the end of the age’’ (Jesus)

Question 25

Through what does Jesus leave visible, tangible signs of his presence?

Answer 25

The sacraments

Question 26

For how long do the sacraments make God present for?

Answer 26

The sacraments make God present for ALL TIME