THE CHURCH BIBLICAL FOUNDATION Flashcards
Foundation of the CHURCH
● For Christians the foundation of the Church can be traced as early as the___________ time, and vindicated by the person of________ in the New Testament.
Old Testament
Jesus Christ
Brief Survey of the Old Testament
- Humble beginning of Israel as a people.
- Israel’s Religious Experiences
- Fulǚllment of God’s promise of in Jesus
- Discussion if Jesus really intended to found a Church
COVENANT
● Etymologically, is derived from the______ word______, which refers to agreement, or legal contract between kins.
Hebrew
berit
Berit means
agreement, or legal contract between kins
agreement, or legal contract between kins
Berit
When applied between God and Abraham, understood as more than a legal contract or agreement.
Covenant
Covenant: When applied between God and Abraham
Basic relationship
Sacred
Irrevocable pact
Covenant Conditions
- Yahweh shall give Abraham the Land of Canaan
- Promise of Countless Descendants
- Assurance of Yahweh’s Protection
- They shall worship and keep Yahweh as their only God
In the book of Exodus, the new Pharaoh turned the_______ into slaves and treated them with cruelty and oppression.
Israelites
Yahweh heard the cry of his people and remained true to his word. He raised up a liberator in the person of_________. To free his people and lead them to a land he promised Abraham and his descendants.
Moses
Yahweh’s unanimous victory over Pharaoh and his pantheon of God’s led Pharaoh to concede his defeat and helplessness before the mighty powerful_____ of Moses.
God
The defeated Pharaoh eventually issued a decree for the freedom of the______ and their return to_______.
Hebrews
Canaan
Chapter_____ of Exodus narrates the renewal of the Covenant. Such covenant was unique because the God of Abraham directly enters into an agreement with Israel as his chosen people.
20
In return, Israel pledged its worship and loyalty to______ alone. He then gave them the___________ that would govern and guide their way of life.
Yahweh
10 commandments
_________has grown more defind in its identity and more organized and systematic in living out its duties towards God as indicated by its laws and precepts.
Israel
______as God’s chosen people evolved into an organized worshipping assembly of Yahweh guided by its fundamental laws, beliefs, and rituals called–____________
Israel
Qahal Yahweh
Despite God’s goodness, the_________ succumbed to their own failures and unfaithfulness.
Israelites
COVENANT VIOLATION & CONSEQUENCES
Pagan Worship
Abuses of Kings
Violation and Disobedience
there were times when Israelites resorted to pagan worship of the_______ gods – El, Baal, Asherah, Anat, Astarte
Canaanite gods
Canaanite gods
El, Baal, Asherah, Anat, Astarte
They worship Canaanite gods in order to ensure a good harvest, or the continuity of the gift of childbirth, or the hope of divine protection.
Israelites
there were instances when Israel’s kings ordered the execution of the prophets for openly condemning their political alliances, personal abuses, and religious compromises with their pagan neighbors.
Abuses of Kings
there was the separation of the________ and _________ Kingdoms of Israel (due to Solomon’s permission to the worship of the pagan gods, imposition of heavy taxes, forced labor).
Northern and Southern
the series of invasions by their powerful pagan neighbors (who were those who invaded).
the Assyrians and the Babylonians
● When Israel was about to turn their back on Yahweh and grieve in guilt for their violation, Yahweh never gave up on them.
THE GREAT MESSIANIC EXPECTATION
The Prophet’s Message
●______ 11:8-9 a YAHWEH Revealed his great Compassion and Love for Israel.
HOSEA
How could I give you up, O Ephraim, or deliver you up, O Israel? How could I treat you like Admah or make you like Zeboiim? My heart is overwhelmed, my pity is stirred. I will not give bent to my blazing anger, I will not destroy Ephraim again, for I am God not man.
HOSEA 11:8-9
● God eradicated the punishment for violating the conditions of the Covenant.
● God recoiled in his compassion for the love of his covenant partner, Israel who had fallen into sin.
● On the other hand, Israel, reflecting in its own history of sin and sacrilege toward the sacred bond, started to pray and hope for Divine intervention.
God’s Forgiveness
● Israel hoped for the arrival of the Deliverer who would restore unity and ǚdelity of Israel to their God.
● The Savior who would redeem the fallen race from sin.
● The Anointed/ Chosen One who would restore the sacred covenant between Yahweh and his people.
Israel’s One Great Hope
The nature of the_______ remains an essential concept in understanding the relationship between God and His people.
covenant
The idea of religious assembly, __________is based on God’s gratuitous initiative to reach out to his people.
Qahal Yahweh
has freely responded on the basis of faith and loyalty towards Yahweh aided by commandments, precepts and traditions handed unto them.
Israel
The ultimate realization and fulǚllment of the long-awaited______, the renewal of God’s covenant unto us.
Messiah
● Jesus making an explicit intention of founding a Church is hardly supported by any direct and explicit scriptural evidence.
ADELBERT DENAUX
● But to understand the post-resurrection Church in relation to the Pre-Easter Jesus and his message is an essential way of fostering ǚdelity to the Church’s theological, social and historical foundation.
ADELBERT DENAUX
● No less than the pope emeritus of the Catholic Church Pope Benedict XVI made the following points in supporting Jesus’ intention of building a community of faith, a church.
JOSEPH RATZINGER
Yahweh shall give Abraham the Land of Canaan
1st
Promise of Countless Descendants
2nd
Assurance of Yahweh’s Protection
3rd
They shall worship and keep Yahweh as their only God
4th and last
Who gave permission to the worship of the pagan gods, imposition of heavy taxes, forced labor
Solomon - caused the 2 kingdoms to divide
