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Incarnation Flashcards

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What is the meaning of incarnation

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Jesus was fully man and fully god

Jesus experience life - good and bad

God loves humans so much he was willing to share in humanity fully

Jesus knew the difficulties and stresses of being human

Gods empathy helps Christians feel closer to him

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What happens in Lukes version of the Annunciation

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Focus is on Marys role

She is told Jesus will be conceived through the power of the holy spirit

Mary has a choice (free will)

Gabriel’s message is for all believers

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What happens in Matthew version of the Annunciation

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Focus is on Joseph’s role

Joseph planned to break up with Mary

But an angel tells him Mary’s child was conceived by the holy spirit

The name “Emanuel “ mean “God with us “which confirms Jesus is the son of God

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What are the similarities between Lukes and Matthews version of the Annunciation

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Mary was a virgin

An angel announced Jesus birth

Jesus was conceived by the power of the holy spirit

God works through humans enabling his power for humanity to come about

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What are the differences between Lukes and Matthews version of the Annunciation

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Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary in Lukes version and to Joseph in Matthews version

To mary Gabriel appeared in person while to Joseph he appears in a dream

In Luke he is named Jesus in Matthew he is named Emanuel

Joseph did not question the role he needed to play

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What does the Catholic Church teach about Jesus is the word made flesh

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The Catholic Church teaches that God is three persons the father ,the son and the holy spirit. This is called the Trinity

The son of God (Jesus) is also known as the word of God

The word of God (Jesus) became man in the form of Jesus

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What is the Bible from the gospel of John that supports that Jesus is the word made flesh

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And the word became flesh and lived among us and we have seen his glory full of grace and truth

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What does “And the word became flesh and lived among us and we have seen his glory full of grace and truth” tell us

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This confirms that Jesus is the word of God

The word has always existed but took on human nature to live on Earth as Jesus

The world came to earth to guide people closer to God

Jesus is gods free gift to humans an expression of gods love for humans

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What does Jesus as the son of man tell us

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Jesus sometimes called himself this when referring to the suffering that he would endure

The phrase emphasises his human nature

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What does Jesus as the son of god tell us

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At Jesus’s trial by the High priests he was asked if he was the son of God

Jesus replied “I am “- so he acknowledged that he was also fully god

This title empathises his divine nature

God the Sun is eternal he always was good but during his life on earth he limited himself to being human

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What is the ICHTHUS

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The Greek word “ICHTHUS” means “fish”

It is also an acronym:

I - Jesus
CH - christ
TH - of God
U - Son
S - Saviour

It is important because it is a declaration of faith

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What is the Alpha and the Omega

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Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet

Omega is the last letter

I am the Alpha and the Omega says the Lord God who is and who is to come the almighty

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What does the alpha and omega show us

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God is involved in everything from the beginning to the end

It is on the Paschal candle and represent the risen Christ

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What is the Chi-rho

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The first two letters of the Greek word for Christ

X and P

Often warn instead of the crucifix

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What does the Chi-rho reminders off

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That through his death Jesus saved humanity

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What are catholic views for religious art

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Statues of Jesus help us to Concentrate on his qualities teachings and life-the statute self is not being worshipped

She is a fully human-visible and touchable-like the image

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What are views against religious art

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It isn’t possible to portray God accurately-an infant God cannot be accurately represented using finite human means

Art can mislead people about what God is like - because I cannot because actually it can give people wrong ideas about what God is like

It is against the second commandment-some people such as Jews and some Christians believe the second commandment for this people to make statues or paintings of God

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What does the Christ the Redeemer statue in Rio tell us

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Remind people love of God

Love to all people

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What does the Sacred Heart statues tell us

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Flames from heart-represents love for people

A crown of thorns around the heart-representing the crown of thorns at the Crucifixion

Holes in the hands - represents where he was nailed to the cross

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What does the crucifix show us

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Love of God poured out in Jesus

Gives us a chance for internal life

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What is the sermon on the Mount

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Hey Simon Jesus gave to teach people how to please God

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What are the beatitudes

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Christians believe Jesus “fulfilled “ the law-Developed it to make it more perfect

Theold Testament law focused on actions people should or shouldn’t do

Jesus taught that peoples attitudes are more important than this will please God

“I have not come to abolish the law but to fulfill it

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Who are the people that are blessed

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The poor in spirit

Those who mourn

The Mick

Those who hunger to do gods will

The merciful

In the Beatitudes Jesus promised those people with these attitudes will be rewarded

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Who are the righteous people in the parable of the goat and sheep and how can we put it into action

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Feed the hungry-give to food banks

Clothed the naked - Donate your old clothes

Visit the sick – volunteer at a hospital

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Who are the unrighteous people in the parable of the goat and sheep and how are they unrighteous in action

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Do not give drink to the thirsty - wastes water

Do not feed the hungry-never considered the needs of homeless people

Do not cloth to naked - just through away clothes

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What are the three main points about Saint Irenaeus is writings on incarnation

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The incarnation is important for bringing God and humans closer together

“Jesus is the meeting point between God and humanity”

“Jesus is the glory of God a human who is fully alive “

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What are the main stages of Saint Irenaeus’s writings about the incarnation

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God is transcendent andbeyond human insight and understanding

But Christians can get to know what God is like through Jesus

Jesus is the son of God so he displays qualities of God

Christians can understand gods nature better by examining Jesus’s life and actions

By following Jesus’s teachings all people can become more “fully alive “and share in gods glory

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What does Dei Verbum 4 tell us

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For he sent his son so that he might Live amongst men and tell them of the innermost being on God - God is revealed and speaks through Jesus this is possible because Jesus is the son of God. he bring salvation to all people

Jesus Christ therefore the word made flesh was sent as “a man-to-man” - The son of God became human to live among other humans

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What does Verbum Domini 12 tell us

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“Christ the incarnate, crucified and risen the word of God is Lord of all things “- the act of dying Jesus gave himself into gods hands ,resurrection and to his glorification as the word of God

“The eternal word became small, and small enough to fit into a manger. He became a child so that the world could be grasped by us” - The word of God limited himself to a human form so humans could come to understand God

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What is Grace

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Is the love that unites the three persons of the Trinity

Gives believers the strength to do what God wants

Pause into peoples hearts and cause them to a deeper relationship with God

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What are the key ideas behind Grace

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Grace is going to feed gift of love to all people we can choose to reject or except this gift

The sacrament is a moment of grace when gods love is received fully, this calls you to a deeper relationship with God

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What are the stages that prove that the incarnation has something to do with the seven sacraments

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“I will be with you always until the end of the age “

Before the incarnation God is seen as a distant being

Jesus is the ultimate gift of love from God

When Jesus left the Earth he left as visible, tangible signs of gods presence - the sacraments

The sacraments make a good present for all time

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What is the “sacramental nature of reality “

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The world and everything in it is a sign of gods love

God is presents and love can be seen throughout the world.

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What proofs that life begins at conception

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The visitation-this is when Mary visited her cousin Elizabeth who was pregnant with John the Baptist.

“For as soon as I heard the sound of your greetings the child in my womb left for joy”

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What is imago dei

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Is Latin for “image of God “

The Catholic Church teaches that humans are made in the image of God

This means that all human life is holy and should be protected

And therefore against abortions

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