Lesson 3: Church As A Mystery Flashcards
The church arose from?
Saving design of the Father
Redemptive mission of the Son
Sanctifying work of the Spirit
Why is the Church a mystery?
It’s nature can never be grasped by reason alone.
Pope Paul VI said that the church is a mystery because?
Mystic Reality
Salvific richness cannot be exhausted
There’s always something to learn
Reality can never be fully grasped and understood
Who said that, “to be always open to new and greater exploration within the very nature of the church”
CFC
Greek term for mystery
Mysterion
Latin term for mystery
Mysterium
Filipino term for mystery
Hiwaga
To see beyond the physical
Mystery
Mystery is the continuation of Christ’s what?
Incarnation
What are the two opposite character of the church comparable to the mystery of Christ
Human
Divine
Through _________ that see ________ accomplishing things that humans cannot
Eyes of Faith, Hands of God
Blamed Christians for burning Rome
Emperor Nero
The execution of the Christians served as?
Public entertainment
Two apostles who were killed
Peter and Paul
Was crucified in an inverted cross
Peter
The Christians experienced verbal and physical hostilities for the first __ centuries
First 4 centuries
By the end of what century did the Christian church started
End of 3rd century
Radical reorientation; a return to God, turning away from evil with hatred towards evil actions
Interior repentance
The kingdom of God is in need of constant _______ & _______
Purification & Reform
The church, by its nature and essence is a mystery from what origin?
Trinitarian Origin
