PAPER 2: LIFE AND DEATH KEY CONCEPTS

Question 1

Resurrection

Answer 1

Raising of the body again after death.
Christians believe that Jesus resurrected and that all people will experience it at the end of time.

Question 2

Judgement

Answer 2

At the end of our life, we will be faced with a choice to choose God or reject God.
The decision we take leads to judgement and decides whether we ‘go’ to Heaven or Hell.

Question 3

Soul

Answer 3

Part of a person which lives on after death of the body.
A name for a human being’s mind.

Question 4

Eternal Life

Answer 4

Life in heaven after death.
How Jesus describes we should live.

Question 5

Death

Answer 5

The end of physical life.
When the body stops working completely.

Question 6

Magisterium

Answer 6

Council of the Catholic Church made up of the Pope and the bishops.
Given the gift of the Holy Spirit which guides them to make the right decisions.

Question 7

Heaven

Answer 7

People who have accepted God’s forgiveness in this life will live forever with God when they die.
This meeting with God is what we call “Heaven”

Question 8

Hell

Answer 8

People who have chosen to reject God’s message have chosen to live away from God forever.
This lack of God for all of time is what we call “Hell”