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