Incarnation Flashcards
What is incarnation?
When God took on human form to become Jesus
What are some key ideas of incarnation?
Jesus was fully human and fully god
God loves humans so much he was willing to share humanity fully
Jesus experienced human LIFE- good and bad
This empathy helps Christians feel closer to him
What are some titles of Jesus
The word of god
The son of god
The son of man
What is the son of man
Jesus called himself this when referring to his future
suffering
• It emphasises that he was fully human
What is the son of god?
• At Jesus’ trial by the Sanhedrin he was asked ‘Are
you the Son of God?’
• Jesus replied ‘I am’
• This shows that he was also fully God
• During his life on earth he limited himself to the
human condition
What two documents is the incarnation presented in?
Dei Verbum (Second Vatican Council)
Verbum Domini (letter from Pope Benedict)
What is the ICHTHUS?
Means fish
I – Iesous (Jesus)
CH – Christos (Christ)
TH – Theou (of God)
U – Uios (Son)
S – Soter (Saviour)
What is the alpha and omega and what does it show?
• Alpha (A) is the first letter of
the Greek alphabet
• Omega is the last letter
• God is involved in everything from beginning to end
• It is on the Paschal candle and represents the risen Christ
What is Chi-Rho and what does it show?
• The first two letters of
the Greek word for
Christ (capitals)
• X and P
• Reminder of Jesus’ death…that he was sent by
God to save humans
• Inspires Christians to follow Jesus’ teachings
What are some statues interpreting Jesus?
Christ the Redeemer
Sacred Heart
Crucifix
What are catholic attitude’s to religious art?
• Statues of Jesus help us focus on his qualities, his life and
helps us pray
• Note: the statue itself is not being worshipped
• Jesus was fully human
• Jesus can be shown as any ethnicity – all people were saved
• Inspires us to be more like Jesus
What are contrasting views to relogious art?
• It goes against the second commandment ‘do not worship idols’
– this is the view of Jews
• People may think the statue itself is being worshipped
• We cannot portray an infinite God accurately
• Art can be misleading– we do not know what Jesus looked like
• Jesus was a human – not stone or wood…. So the proper way
to worship is to serve others
What are the beatitudes?
A list of eight kinds of people
who are blessed (made holy) in
God’s eyes.
Mathew 5:17
I have mot come to abolish the law but to fulfil it
Give two beatitudes
Blessed are:
1. The poor in spirit (humble)
2. Those who mourn (sorrowful, bereaved)
3. The meek (not pushy or arrogant)
4. Those who hunger to do God’s will
5. The merciful (show compassion, love, forgiveness)
6. The pure in heart (unselfish)
7. The peacemakers (try to solve conflict)
8. Those who are persecuted (for a righteous (right) cause)
