RE - Incarnation Flashcards
3 key ideas of the Incarnation
- Jesus was fully human and fully God
- God loves humans so much he was willing to share in humanity fully
- Jesus experienced the stresses of being human - good, bad, hunger, fear, loss and suffering
What was Joseph told to call Jesus?
Emmanuel
How was Joseph communicated to by the angel Gabriel
Through a dream
What is the belief of “Imago Dei”?
The belief that humans were made ‘in the image of God’
What is the Incarnation?
The christian belief that God came to earth in human form (in the flesh) as Jesus
What is the Annunciation?
The announcement to Mary that she will be the mother of Jesus, the son of God
What is abortion?
The deliberate termination of a pregnancy
When does life start?
From conception
Proof that the person is present from conception
“As soon as I heard your greeting, the child in my womb leaped for joy” - Elizabeth to Mary, after the annunciation
What does Imago Dei prove?
- Belief in the Sanctity of life
- Belief that the whole person is present from conception
What three titles were given to Jesus
- Son of God
- Son of Man
- The word of God
Proof that Jesus was fully God
” Are you the Messiah, the Son of God, the Blessed One?” - said some Jew
“I am” - Jesus
Proof that Jesus was fully human
‘Jesus began to teach that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering’
Proof that God the father is expressing himself through Jesus
‘In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God… What has come into being in him was life… and the Word became flesh and lived among us… and we have seen his glory’
