life & death

Question 1

death

Answer 1

• the end of physical life
• when the physical body ceases completely to function

Question 2

eternal life

Answer 2

• refers to life in heaven after death
• jesus uses this to describe a state of living as god intends which leads to life in heaven

Question 3

heaven

Answer 3

• those who have accepted god’s grace and forgiveness in this life will have eternal existence in god’s presence
• this face to face encounter to god is what we call ‘heaven’

Question 4

hell

Answer 4

• those who exercise their own free will and reject god’s grace and forgiveness will live eternally outside of god’s presence
• the total lack of god for all eternity is what we call ‘hell’

Question 5

judgement

Answer 5

• when each individual will held to account by god for the things they have done or failed to do during their lives

Question 6

magisterium

Answer 6

• the teaching authority of the church, exercised by the bishops in communion with the pope
• the church is given grace by the holy spirit to faithfully interpret the scriptures and tradition

Question 7

resurrection

Answer 7

• the raising of the body to life again after death
• christians believe that jesus resurrected and 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
• a name for a human being’s rational nature - their mind