Incarnation Flashcards
Annunciation in Luke
- Mary visited by Gabriel
- she will give birth to the sun of God
- Mary had free will to conceive
- Angels and Shepherds visited
Annunciation in Matthew
- Joseph planned to break up with Mary as she thought she had committed adultery
- Gabriel visited him in a dream and explained everything
- 3 Kings visited and Herod
Similarities in Luke and Matthew’s accounts
- Mary was virgin
- God worked through humans
- Mary conceived through holy spirit
- Jesus was the son of God
- Gabriel announced Jesus’ birth
St Irenaeus traditional writing
- God beyond human sight/ understanding
- see God through Jesus
- Jesus displays God’s qualities
- God lives inside humans as the Holy Spirit
- if we know God we can reveal his glory
Ways to describe Jesus (3)
- Word of God: Jesus clarifies teachings and makes us become closer to God
- Fully Human: This is so we can relate to him and share experiences
- Fully God: he agrees saying “I am” when asked. He is God incarnate
Analogy in the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats
- Sheep go to heaven and Goats go to hell
- what you do on earth decides your fait
Things Jesus said in the Parable of the Sheep and the Goats (6)
- Fed the hungry
- gave drink to the thirsty
- receive them in their homes
- clothed him
- took care of him
- visited him in prison
Things said in the beatitudes (Sermon on the Mount) “happy those…God will…”
- Mourn, God will comfort them
- Merciful
- Peace, God call them his children
- Persecute and insult you
Ichthus
- Greek that translates to “Jesus Christ Son of God, Saviour”
- early Christians used it to show their faith
Alpha and Omega
This is the first and last letter of the Greek alphabet to show God is eternal
Chi-Rho
Symbol represents Jesus’ first two letters of his name
Christ the Redeemer
- God’s eternal light
- size shows God’s power
- arms spreading out reminds us of the crucifix
- Rio is us and he is overlooking us
The Sacred Heart
- holes in hand remind us of crucifix
- shows God’s love
- Crown of thorns what Jesus wore before death
Crucifix
- Jesus dying to save our sins
- Jesus suffers Human pain
- God’s love poured out through Jesus
For religious art
Understand Jesus and the bible better
Against religious art (3)
- could be wrongly depicting humans
- ‘do not worship idols’
- destroys God’s divinity
Babtism
- non repeatable sacrament
- pore water to cleanse sins
- “I baptise you in the name of the father, son and the holy spirit”
Eucharist
- repeatable sacrament
- receiving bread and wine
- “this is my body”, “this is my blood”
Reconciliation
- repeatable sacrament
- lays hand to pass power of forgiveness
- “I absolve you from your sins”
Ordination
- non repeatable sacrament
- laying hands to anoint into priesthood
- “grant this servant of yours dignity of priesthood”
Viability
When a baby can live outside the womb
Abortion law
Legal up to 24 weeks
Imago dei and abortion
- image of good
- life is a gift from God, starts at conception
- foetus has own right
- person with disability can contribute
Grace
Gods’s love
