Paper 2 Life and Death Flashcards
Magisterium
The teaching authority of the Church, exercised by bishops in communion with the Pope.
The magisterium is given grace by the Holy Spirit to faithfully interpret the scriptures and tradition.
Death
The end of physical life.
When the physical body ceases to completely function
Eternal life
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
Soul
The eternal part of a human being given at conception, which loves on after the death of the body.
Also, a name for a human beings rational neture-their mind.
Heaven
Those who have accepted God’s grace and forgiveness in this life will enjoying eternal existence in God’s presence in the next life.
This face to face encounter with God is what we call “heaven”
Judgement
At the end of our life, we will be faced with a choice to choose or reject God. The decision we take leads yo judgement and decides weather we ‘go’ to heaven or hell
Resurrection
The raising of the body to life after death.
Christians believe that jesus has already experienced resurrection and that all people will experience it at the end if time
He’ll
Lack of God for all eternity.
The who bybising their own free will ultimately reject God’s grace and forgiveness, will have chosen to live eternally outside of God’s presence