Incarnation Flashcards
Incarnation
God taking on the human form as Jesus
Annunciation
When the Angel Gabriel asked Mary to accept the role of the mother of the Son of God
Birth of Jesus
Jesus was born in Bethlehem
The Word was God
The second person of the Trinity, God the son, who became flesh in Jesus
The word became flesh
God sent his only son to earth to save our sins
Son of Man
Jesus is fully human as he shows human qualities in jew testament
Son of God
Jesus shows the divine qualities which proves he’s fully God
Ichthus
A symbol of a fish, based on a Greek acronym that translates as ‘Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour’
Alpha + Omega
A symbol made from the first and last letters of the Greek Alphabet, which are used to show that God and Jesus are eternal - the beginning and end of all things
Chi Rho
A symbol to represent Jesus, made up of the first two letters lf his name in Greek
Sacred Heart
A representation of Jesus that focuses on his burning love for everybody
Crucifix
A representation of Jesus on the cross on which he died
Jesus in art
To show his human and divine qualities
Sermon on the Mount
Jesus’ teachings found in Matthew 5-7, which give Christians a set of rules and values to apply in their lives
The Beatitudes
Keep faith in God and his teachings as he will reward you in heaven
Parable of the Sheep and the Goats
Sheep were kind and gave people what they need and cared for them but goats didn’t. We should be sheep
Son of Man
God is fully man
Son of God
Jesus is fully God
St Irenaus about Jesus
He revealed God to man and presented man to God. Jesus is the word
Dei Verbum 4 on Jesus
The word made flesh and was sent as a man to men
Verbum Domini 12 on Jesus
The son himself is the Word; the eternal word became small - small enough to fit into a manger
Grace
God’s free gift of his unconditional love to the believer
Sacraments
Rituals and rites through which the believer receives a special gift of grace; for Catholics, Anglicans, and many Protestants, sacraments are outward signs of ‘inward peace’
Baptism
Cleanse of original sin and to be welcomed into the family of God