Life and Death Key Concepts

Question 1

Magisterium

Answer 1

• The teaching authority of the Church, exercised by the bishops in communion with the Pope.
• The Magisterium is given grace by the Holy Spirit to faithfully interpret the Scriptures and tradition.

Question 2

Death

Answer 2

• The end of physical life.
• When the physical body ceases completely to function.

Question 3

Eternal LIfe

Answer 3

• The term used to refer to life in heaven after death.
• Also, the phrase Jesus uses to describe a state of living as God intends which leads to this life in heaven.

Question 4

Heaven

Answer 4

• Those who have accepted God’s grace and forgiveness in this life will enjoy an eternal existence in God’s presence in the next life.
• This face to face encounter with God is what we call “heaven”.

Question 5

Hell

Answer 5

• Those who through misuse of their free will, reject God’s grace and forgiveness, and have chosen to live eternally outside of God’s presence.
• This total lack of God for all eternity is what we call “hell”.

Question 6

Judgement

Answer 6

• At the end of our life, we will be faced with an ultimate choice to choose God or reject God.
• The decision we take leads to judgement and decides whether we ‘go’ to heaven or hell.

Question 7

Resurrection

Answer 7

• The raising of the body to life again after death.
• Christians believe that Jesus has already experienced resurrection and that all people will experience it at the end of time.

Question 8

Soul

Answer 8

• The eternal part of a human being given at conception which lives on after the death of the body.
• Also a name for a human being’s rational nature – their mind.