Key Concepts: Life and Death

Question 1

Magisterium

Answer 1

• Council of the Catholic Church made up of the Pope and Bishops
• Given the gift of the Holy Spirit which guides them to make the right decisions

Question 2

Death

Answer 2

• The end of physical life
• When the body stops working completely

Question 3

Eternal life

Answer 3

• Life in Heaven after death
• How Jesus describes we should live

Question 4

Soul

Answer 4

• Part of the body that lives on after death
• Name for the mind

Question 5

Heaven

Answer 5

• People who accept God’s forgiveness during life will live forever with God
• This meeting is what we call Heaven

Question 6

Resurrection

Answer 6

• Raising of the body after death
• Christians believe Jesus resurrected and we all will at the end of time

Question 7

Judgement

Answer 7

• At the end of our life, we’ll e faced with a choice to choose or reject God
• This decision leads to judgment deciding whether we go to heaven or hell

Question 8

Hell

Answer 8

• People who have chosen to reject God’s message and live away from him forever
• Absence of God is called hell