Kingdom Of God Flashcards
What is the kingdom of God?
It is NOT the kingdom of Heaven.
The kingdom of God is on Earth and Christians have a mission to establish God’s kingdom here
Name the key three and two other kingdom values
Key: Justice, Peace, Reconciliation
Love
Forgiveness
What are the key beliefs of the kingdom of God?
- The kingdom of God began when Jesus was born
- It was established through Jesus Resurrection and the coming of the holy spirit.
- It grows through Christians every day.
- It will be completed at the end of time
What is the kingdom value justice about?
To help create justice and Christian to live away that respects others and promotes everyone to be treated fairly
What is the kingdom value peace about?
Christian should promote organisations that work for peace and they should also promote peace in their own life
What is the kingdom value reconciliation about?
It is the breakdown the barriers that exist between people. This helps justice in peace and help people come back together
What is a pilgrimage?
Catholic believe life is a pilgrimage towards heaven.
And as where you go for a number of reasons such as to redeem themselves
To meet like-minded people
To strengthen your faith and understanding
Name a way Pope Francis showed the free key kingdom of God values
He should justice by choosing to live in a simple apartment then the arts Bishop Palace
He showed peace when he uses public speech and we care addresses to pray for peace.
He show reconciliation by washing the feet at 12 prisoners from local prison every Maundy Thurday
What is a vocation?
A call from God for a particular role in life
What are the three vocations roles?
Priesthood
Family life
Religious life such as monks and nuns
What happens in the priesthood?
Priest take out a vow of celibacy showing their dedication to serving God.
They take a vow of obedience to their bishop
What happens in family life?
Love unites the family and parents try to show their kingdom values in the friendship with others.
Parents teach their children kingdom values to spread the kingdom of God
What happens in religious life?
Their life centres around prayer and giving a sense of peace.
They take a vow of poverty and chastity and obedience.
Centre of the life in prayer and active service
How many times did Jesus fall in the crucifixion?
Three times
How many stations of the cross are there?
14
What is a dramatised prayer?
Focuses on a specific dramatic event in the life
Give examples of a dramatised prayer
Stations of the cross
The rosary
Name three places of pilgrimage
Rome
Lourdes
Jerusalem
Explain one of the places of pilgrimage
Rome because it is a centre of catholic faith and they come to show the commitment to the Catholic Church.
They can visit the tomb of Saint Peter as well
Name two charities that show the body of Christ
St Vincent de Paul and CAFOD
How does St. Vincent de Paul show the body of Christ?
The help individuals with practical needs.
Such as helping of shopping and household chores
They offer support as well
How does CAFOD show body of Christ?
They provide emergency aid in places overseas where there is natural disasters and more and help them recover their life and help farmers become more sustainable
Name the four marks of the Catholic Church
One
Holy
Catholic
Apostolic
What is a mark?
Qualities or characteristics that the distinguish the Catholic Church from other institutions
Explain two of the marks
One shows the Catholic Church is united in one body.
Holy shows the Catholic Church is guided by the Holy Spirit.
Catholic means universal and the beliefs are held by the Catholics worldwide.
Apostolic means this heat are built on the teachings of the 12 apostles
What is apostolic succession?
The authority that has been passed down from Peter to the pope and the apostles to the bishops and the 40 came from Jesus
A quote for apostolic succession
“You are Peter and upon this rock I built my church”
What does pontifical mean?
It means is left by the pope
What does conciliar mean?
Means that the pope is guided in important decisions by his own council and Cardinals and bishops
What was the second Vatican Council?
A series of meetings helped by the pope and bishops between 1962 and 1965 and produced documents that reflected a more modern approach to the church
Name two major documents from the second Vatican Council
Dei Verbum: stress at the Bible should be taken seriously as the word of God but should not be read in a little way
Kumen Gentium: stresses that all members of the church have important rules to play and not just the pope.
Lumen Gentium stresses that all members of the church have important roles not just the pope
Name the hierarchy of the Catholic Church
Pope
Cardinals
Bishops
Priest
Deacons
Lay people
What is mission?
Fashion is going out into world and good doing actions
What is a evangelism?
Preaching the good news about Jesus hoping to influence others
How can mission and evangelism be shown?
In drama, such as Les mis and other
How does drama help show mission and evangelism?
The films can inspire and encourage Christian to become involved in missionary work kind of evangelism
A quote for mission and evangelism
“go make disciples of all nations”
What are the beliefs about Mary? And why is she important?
Catholics believe Mary is a perfect disciple shown by the magnificat
What is the magnificat?
There is a friend that Mary said after she became pregnant with Jesus and in a way, thanks God
What’s the immaculate conception?
Believe that Mary was free from original sin from the moment of her conception
What were the four qualities shown in magnificat?
Humility
Praising God
Accepting God will
Trusting God
A quote for St Vincent de Paul
“Love your neighbour as yourself”
A quote for CAFOD
Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day; teach your man how to fish out eat forever
What are some contrasting attitude towards Magnificat?
Some people believe it is a prayer of revolution and that it is encouraging people to write up against injustice and impression
