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The Kingdom Of God Flashcards

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Kingdom of God

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Not a place, but God’s authority/rule

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Kingdom values

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Love, peace, forgiveness, reconciliation, kindness, humility, respect, serving others ect.

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Catholics believe there’ll be three signs that the kingdom has come:

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-justice
-peace
-reconciliation

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Kingdom of God refered to in the Our Father

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“Thy Kingdom come: Thy will be done on Earth as it is in heaven”
-Earth shall become like heaven

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Key beliefs on the Kingdom of God

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Kingdom began when Jesus was born
It was established through the resurrection and coming of the Holy Spirit
It grows in the present day (through Christians)
It’ll be completed at the end of time

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(Signs of the Kingdom of God) Justice

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Christians should respect the rights of others and change the systems which allow injustices.
-respect dignity of all
-treat all equally
-recognise all are made equal and loved by God
“Goods created by God for everyone should in fact reach everyone” (CCC)

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(Signs of the Kingdom of God) Justice and Pope Francis

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As archbishop of Buenos Aires, he increased the number of priests in shanty towns/working amoung poor. Criticised economic policies which led to inequality.

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(Signs of the Kingdom of God) peace

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Christians should support all efforts to establish peace. Includes supporting organisations that work for justice/unity. Will bring about God’s kingdom on Earth.
-comes from a person’s heart
-requires acceptance of the rights of every individual
-flows from justice
-total trust and unity between people
-removal of tensions caused by suspicion, resentment and mistreatment

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(Signs of the Kingdom of God) peace and pope francis

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2014-15, helped restore US Cuban relations
2014, met and prayed with the palestininan and Israeli presidents
Uses public addresses to pray for peace particukarly in areas of great conflict and tension

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(Signs of the Kingdom of God) reconciliation

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Breaks down metaphorical barriers between people. Helps spread of peace and justice and helps the kingdom o God to grow.
-restores broken relationships
-requires people to learn from the past and work together
-relies on acceptance and empathy

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(Signs of the Kingdom of God) reconciliation and pope francis

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On maundy thursday, he goes to local prisons and washes the feet of 12 prisoners, which shows reconciliation. Has tried to reconcile tensions between christians, jews and muslims

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Love for others in the priesthood

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Serves others
No sex, family ect. Is always available to others. Follows in Jesus’ example.

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Love for others in family life

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Marriage is a life long commitment to eachother
Shows love+obedience within the couple
Sets a standar that their children can appreciate and follow

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Love for others in religious life (monks/nuns)

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Work in service of othef people (active service)
Might also work as teachers, nurses or careworkers
Show others the love of God and express the kingdom values

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Love for God in the priesthood

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Entire life dedicated to serving God
No sex, family ect. Complete dedication to God
Takes promise of obedience to the bishop, knowing he’s obeying the voice of God

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Love for God in family life

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St John wrote “God is love”
Expression of love is the work of God active in the lives of people
God creates life through the union of husband and wife

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Love for God in religious life (monks and nuns)

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Shut off from outside world, life is centered around prayer
Vows of poverty, chasity and obedience
Want to live in the service of God

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The importance of charity

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“faith, if it hath not works, is dead”- James 2:17
“All of you are one body with many parts”- St Paul to the Corinthians

We personally make up Christ’s body so we must do his work
Therefore Christians may work through charities

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CAFOD aims to..

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…make people more self reliant.
“Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day; teach him how to fish and he’ll eat forever”

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St Vincent de Paul society

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“You shall love your neighbour as yourself”-Mark
-SVPs a catholic charity with 600,000 members around the world who work locally
-inspired by St Vincent de Paul, a priest who abandoned his career to work with the poor in France in the 1600s.
Founded 1833 in Paris to put faith into action
Anyone in need is a brother or sister to a christian. (Think of the good Samaritian)

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SVP activities

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-local activity (visits hospitals, care homes ect)
-special works (big projects for local communities such as soup runs)

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Films which show catholic attitudes towards mission and evangelism positively

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-The mission
-Les Miserables

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Catholic attitudes towards mission and evangelism

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-God’s grace flows to believers through the trinity
-Catholics believe they’re part of the Church’s mission to take Jesus’ teachings to all those they meet
-this is a duty

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Mission/evangelism Les Miserables

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-the bishop of Digne brings Jesus’ message to Valjean by forgiving and helping him
-Valjean applies teachings of forgiveness when freeing Javert
-Valjean helps people in need by letting them work at his factroy
-Javert isn’t capable of killing Valjean because of the love he’d been shown

Valjean/Bishop see spreading Jesus’ word as a duty. God’s grace flowed to them.

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Mission/evangelism The Mission

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-former slave trader kills his brother. He felt so guilty that he works amongst his slaves, carrying a heavy load which represents his past. One slave releases the load from him, showing forgiveness.
-European priests convert natives to Christianity and then fight to protect them from slave traders
“No one has greater love than this to lay down one’s life for one’s friends” (John 15:13)

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Pilgrimage

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A journey to a religious place with a spiritual purpose

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Catholic beliefs on pilgrimage

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Life is a pilgrimage towards heaven:
-we meet God at death
-daily actions should progress our journey
-Catholic Church is called the “Pligrim People of God”

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Quote on pilgrimage

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“Christians, on pilgrimage towards the heavenly city, should seek and think of things which are above” (CCC)

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Stations of the cross

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14 images reminding us of what happened during Jesus’ journey from Pilate’s house to the place of his crucifixion.

During Lent, many Catholics go on a token pilgrimage-a walk between the stations where they stop, listen to a reading and say a prayer. A form of dramatized prayer.

Lets a person share in Jesus’ suffering as a sign of gratitude and focus in the prayers.

USE BOOK TO LEARN THE STATIONS.

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Why is Jerusalem important

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It is the city in Israel where Jesus died
Catholics might visit Jesus’ tomb, the Via Dolorosa (the street through which Jesus carried his cross), and other nearby places connected with his life

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Why do Catholics visit Jerusalem?

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To share in Jesus’ life and suffering
To renew their faith and commitment to Jesus

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Why is Lourdes important

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A town in France where a young girl called Bernadette saw visions of Mary
May told Bernadette to dig in the ground, and when she did a spring appeared
The waters of the spring are believed to have healing powers, and Catholics visit Lourdes to bathe in it’s waters

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Why do Catholics visit Lourdes

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To be healed physically or spiritually by the waters
To feel stronger and more at peace in body and mind

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Hierarchy of the Catholic Church

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Pope, Cardinals, Archbishops, Bishops, Priests, Deacons, the laity

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How does the Pope bring unity to the Church?

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The Church hierarchy recognises authority and responsibility

The Pope leads the Church, so all authority lies with him

However, he can call a Council of Bishops to discuss issues affecting the whole Church

This brings unity to the Church

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(Council documents) Dei verbum (the word of God)

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-accepted that the books were written at a particular time in different ways
-it’s people’s duty to take the Bible’s messages seriously as they come from God, but not always literally

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(Council documents) Lumen Gentium (on the Church/the light of the peoples)

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-First vatican council focused on Pope’s infallibility, this stressed how all other members of the Church have important roles to play
-emphasised the idea of being an adaptable, pilgrim church

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(Council documents) Sacrosanctum Concilium (on the sacred Liturgy)

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-dealt with changing liturgy and services to allow people to fully take part in worship
-included allowing masses in any language and including aspects of other cultures

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(Council documents) Gaudium et spes (joy and hope/church in the modern world)

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-dealt with family life, development of culture, political/economic life and peace between nations
-the church sees itself as responsible for and responsive to the challenges created by technology, politics and economics.

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(Four marks of the Catholic Church) One

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Church is the body of Christ and must be one body. All Churches or Diocese are part of the Church. At the last supper, Jesus prayed that his followers “may all be one”.

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(Four marks of the Catholic Church) Holy

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Church is a community of sinners. Jesus said “I have come to call not the righteous, but sinners to repentance” (Luke 5:32)
Every Christian is made holy (sanctified) in Baptism. Everyone’s guided by the presence and power of the Holy Spirit. God’s presence makes Church holy.

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(Four marks of the Catholic Church) Catholic

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Means “related to the whole” or “worldwide”. The teachings of the Church are the beliefs held by Catholics everywhere.

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(Four marks of the Catholic Church) Apostolic

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Jesus told his apostles to preach his message. The message that the apostles preached is the foundation of Catholic belief today.

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The immaculate conception

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Mary was born without original sin

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(The four qualities of Mary) Humility

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“The lowliness of his servant”
-Mary was God’s servant; she was carrying Jesus

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(The four qualities of Mary) praising God

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“God my savior”
“The mighty one has done great things for me”
“His mercy is for those who fear him”

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(The four qualities of Mary) accepting God’s will

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“My spirit rejoices in God my savior”
“His mercy is for those who fear him”
“All generations will call me blessed”

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(The four qualities of Mary) trusting God

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“He has shown strength with his arm; he has scatterd the proud thoughts of their hearts”

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The four qualities of Mary

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Humility, praising God, accepting God’s will, trusting God
-all quotes have come from Luke 1:46-55

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Controversies of the Magnificat

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“He has brought down the powerful from their thrones and lifted up the lowly”
Some think that this encourages the weak and poor to rebel against the government

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Apostolic Succession

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Today’s Popes and Bishops are successors to the 12 apostles

Jesus gave his 12 authority to lead the Church - this apostolic authority is passed on to all Bishops (by laying on of hands)

Authority of Peter passed to Popes by Jesus

Combined authority called the magisterium

When the Pope makes a formal declaration he can declare it infallible - it cannot be wrong

“You are Peter, and upon this rock I build my Church” (Matthew 16)

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Church as Conciliar

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Catholic Church teachings are issued by a council

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Church as Pontifical

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the pope is the representative of Christ on earth - his teachings must be taken very seriously and can be declared infallible

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Catholic Social Teaching

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God loves all equally
so we must do what we can to help the poorest/weakest to live in an equal way
eg the magisterium sold Church valuables to give aid to the needy

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