prefiguration of the church in the old testament Flashcards
what does this mean:
““The Eternal Father, in accordance with the utterly gratuitous and mysterious design of his wisdom and goodness, created the whole universe and chose to raise up men to share in his own divine life, “to which he calls all men in his Son. “The Father . . . determined to call together in a holy Church those who should believe in Christ.” This “family of God” is gradually formed and takes shape during the stages of human history, in keeping with the Father’s plan. “
the church is a plan born in the father’s heart
+ god made the world so we could have a community
» related to “plan born in the father’s heart” because more emphasis on a family he wanted to have
where did “the church is a plan born in the father’s heart” come from?
cathecism of the catholic church 759
what does “the church foreshadowed from the world’s beginning” mean?
God created the world because he wanted a community/church/convocation in christ
» he wanted the community to be bound by love/in the spirit of jesus christ aka love
how is “God created the world because he wanted a community/church/convocation in christ related to the church being foreshadowed from the world’s beginning?
because it’s something that even the early christians knew
where does the “church foreshadowed from the world’s beginning” come from?
ccc 760
remote preparation
begins when god calls abraham and promises him that he’ll be the father of many people
began when god calls abraham and promises him that he’ll be the father of many people
remote preparation
immediate preparation
begins with israel’s election as the people of god
> > israel is the sign of the future gathering of all nations
begins with israel’s election as the people of god
> > israel is the sign of the future gathering of all nations
immediate preparation
abraham’s fam tree / how the remote and immediate preparation are related
immediate preparation is the fulfillment of god’s promise in the remote preparation through jacob aka israel
fam tree: abraham (dad) >> went to canaan aka promised land isaac (one of his kids) isaac married rebecca isaac and rebecca = kid named jacob jacob renamed to israel israel = chosen people
the immediate preparation was found in
exodus 19: 5-6, deuteronomy 7:6, isaiah 2: 2-5
