Incarnation chapter 2

Question 1

2.1 What does incarnation mean?

Answer 1

God taking on human form as Jesus

Question 2

2.1 What does the incarnation show?

Answer 2

God loves the human race so much that he sent his only son to save us

Question 3

2.1 Quote from Luke 1:26 about the annunciation

Answer 3

“You will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.”

Question 4

2.1 What did God bring to us through Mary?

Answer 4

His free gift of grace which we must freely accept

Question 5

2.2 How is Joseph shown in God’s message?

Answer 5

He was willing to obey God’s plan, no matter the cost

Question 6

2.2 Quote from Matthew 1:18 about Joseph

Answer 6

“She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

Question 7

2.2 What are the differences between Matthew and Luke’s accounts?

Answer 7

Matthew focused on Joseph’s role as women had limited roles in Judaism at the time, Luke wrote to Christians who had a higher value of women so wrote about Mary

Question 8

2.2 What are the similarities between Matthew and Luke’s accounts?

Answer 8

Mary was a virgin, God worked through humans for his plan to come about, Jesus was conceived by the power of the HS, an angel announced Jesus’ birth

Question 9

2.3 Quote from John 1 about Jesus as the word

Answer 9

“In the beginning was the word, and the word was God… and the word became flesh and lived among us…”

Question 10

2.3 What is the Word of God?

Answer 10

An eternal being, was God, word and God co exist, word took on human nature, is expressed in God’s love for humans and is a free gift

Question 11

2.4 How was Jesus shown as the Son of man?

Answer 11

He was a norman human being, was tempted, ate and drank, pitied the widow, wept when his friend died, suffered and died in agony

Question 12

2.4 How was Jesus shown as the Son of God?

Answer 12

Was arrested and put on trial, directly replied that he was the Son of God, resurrected to God’s right hand

Question 13

2.5 What are symbols used for?

Answer 13

Portraying abstract truths and direct the mind to something that cannot be fully explained with words

Question 14

2.5 What does the Ichthus fish symbolise?

Answer 14

When Christians were persecuted, they drew the fish to show they were a Christian, it is an acronym for Jesus Christ God Son Saviour

Question 15

2.5 What does Alpha and Omega symbolise?

Answer 15

Alpha is first letter of Greek alphabet, Omega is last, shows that God and Jesus are involved in everything from beginning to end

Question 16

2.5 What is Chi-Rho a symbol of?

Answer 16

First two letters of the Greek word for Christ (X,P), reminder of Jesus’ death

Question 17

2.6 What are some reasons against religious art?

Answer 17

Not possible to show God as infinite, ‘Do not worship idols’, seems that an image is being worshipped as a God, can give wrong ideas about God e.g that he is and old man

Question 18

2.6 Why is religious art acceptable?

Answer 18

Jesus was fully human so it is acceptable to depict with human images, any representation that captures Jesus’ human qualities is acceptable, Jesus can be shown as any ethnicity, art an be used as a focus for prayer and inspiration

Question 19

2.7 What does the statue of Christ the Redeemer show?

Answer 19

Reminded of God’s continuous love, outstretched arms reminder that Jesus accepted death, symbol of obedience to God, loves all people

Question 20

2.7 What does the Sacred heart show?

Answer 20

Holes show nails from the cross, expression of love and peace, crown of thorns around heart show suffering, piercing through heart as he was pierced in his side, flames show God’s burning love for all

Question 21

2.7 What does the Crucifix symbolise?

Answer 21

Reminder of pain and suffering, Jesus freed us from sin and death, everyone has the chance of eternal life with God

Question 22

2.7 What are some opposing attitudes to statues and sculptures?

Answer 22

2nd commandment forbids to use images in worship, don’t know what Jesus looked like so we can’t depict him physically, could destroy understanding of Jesus’ divinity, can help concentrate on Jesus’ life and teachings

Question 23

2.8 What are the Beatitudes?

Answer 23

Jesus gave a sermon with a call to people to change their attitudes

Question 24

2.8 Give an example of a beatitude

Answer 24

“Blessed are the poor in spirit, theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5

Question 25

2.8 Give a quote from the parable of the sheep and goats

Answer 25

“Just as you did it to one of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.” Matthew 25

Question 26

2.8 What does this parable teach?

Answer 26

Jesus tells his followers that they must care for people who are in need, anyone who ignores the needs of others will be damned and those who care will be rewarded in heaven

Question 27

2.9 Give a quote from St Irenaeus

Answer 27

“Life in man is the glory of God; the life of man in the vision of God.”

Question 28

2.9 What does St Irenaeus teach?

Answer 28

The son was with the father from the beginning, the word of God spoke through the OT and inspired through visions and dreams, through the word we receive God’s grace, qualities of Jesus are the same qualities of God and are human qualities, Jesus is the perfect human

Question 29

2.10 What is a heresy?

Answer 29

A belief that goes against the accepted teachings of the Church

Question 30

2.10 Quote from Dei Verbum 4.

Answer 30

“The word made flesh, was send ‘as a man to men’… God is with us to free us from the darkness of sin and death…”

Question 31

2.10 What does Dei Verbum 4 teach?

Answer 31

Jesus was sent as a human so stresses his human nature, God is revealed through Jesus so he is fully God

Question 32

2.10 Quote from Verbum Domini 12

Answer 32

“The eternal word became small - small enough to fit into a manger…”

Question 33

2.10 What does Verbum Domini teach?

Answer 33

Word of God was limited to human nature, Jesus always obeyed God, it is through dying that led to Jesus’ resurrection

Question 34

2.11 What is Grace?

Answer 34

God’s gift of unconditional love to believers

Question 35

2.11 Explain the two gifts of God’s love

Answer 35

Incarnation - Jesus was an example of how to live according to God’s will
Grace - Jesus’ spirit is still active, sharing life and love through grace

Question 36

2.12 What is a sacrament?

Answer 36

An “outward sign of inward grace”, grace is given each time a sacrament is received

Question 37

2.12 What are the 7 sacraments?

Answer 37

Baptism - cleansing of sins/child of God
Confirmation - receiving gifts of HS/faith strengthened
Eucharist - receiving fullness of Christ/grow in God’s love
Marriage - accepting each other as husband/wife
Ordination - conferring dignity of priesthood/commit to Church
Reconciliation - passing on of God’s power of forgiveness/restore relationship
Sacrament of Sick - strengthening and forgiveness

Question 38

2.13 What does imago dei mean?

Answer 38

‘Image of God’, we are all made in God’s image and likeness

Question 39

2.13 Why do Catholics disagree with abortion?

Answer 39

Human life begins at conception

Question 40

2.13 What do Catholic do to minimise abortion?

Answer 40

Support pro-life charities and campaign to reduce abortion limit, help women financially or emotionally, even children with disabilities should be cared for