Quiz 3 Flashcards
Heresy
something that is believed or taught About god or the church that is untrue
Events that happen after the resurection
the disciples have gone out to preach the message of christs, life, death, and re resurection
- in an effort to give these communities some direction, leaders like (St. Paul) wrote letters to the community, (makes up almost half the New Testament)
Gnosticism
a heretical group that believed that salvation only comes from secret knowledge that is given to elite people initiated into that group.
Gnostics believed
also believed that our bodies were bad and our souls were good. Therefore they believed that our bodies kept our soul ‘trapped’ for the fullness of grace.
In saint Paul’s first letter to the Corinthians give 3 reasons proving Jesus existance, what are they
- Jesus appeared to 500+ believers
- Christ’s resurrection demonstrates the reality of our resurection
- A resurrected body is a transformed body
What does the resurrection confirm
THat Jesus is the son of god
All of Jesus teachings are true
god was speaking the truth about his divinity
- Gods love has no limits.
- validation a of christs teachings.
What did Jesus do the 40 days after he rose
1) He taught the disciples how to interpret the
scriptures in light of his life, death and
resurrection.
2) He directed the disciples to continue his
mission.
He’ll
Sheol (Hebrew), Hades (Greek)
What do we learn when Christ decended to the dead
1) He brought salvation to all the righteous people
who had died before him.
2) Christ’s death and resurrection will bring
salvation to all righteous people in all times and
places.
3) By descending into hell, Jesus establishes his
power over all creation - earth, heaven and hell.
Ascension
The Going up of the resurrected Christ into heaven
Do we know about after the resurrection
- Jesus ascended to heaven to be with his Heavenly Father
2. Jesus paves the way for humanity to join heavenly father
Symmetry
When the opposite ends of an event balance each other by having similar characteristics
What do we learn about Christ’s ascending into heaven
1) Jesus has full authority over earth, heaven and
even hell.
2) All of humanity has the possibility to spend
eternity with God in heaven. He honors humanity
by keeping his earthly form in Heaven,
demonstrating to us that we have the potential
to be in full communion with God.
3) Jesus is now preset to us via the Holy Spirit.
“Describe several of Jesus’ Resurrection appearances.
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When Jesus rose from the dead he appeared to many people. One of the people was Mary Magdalene. She was the first person to notice the empty tomb. Jesus also appeared to the disciples. They first doubted, but hen believed him.