FOUR MARKS OF THE CHURCH Flashcards
CHURCH:
(Gk. Word: ________= belonging to the Lord):
kyriake
Consists of those called together from all nations (from greek ex kaleo, ekklesia) who through baptism belong to the Body of Christ.
CHURCH
Gk Word: ___________ = the “fiftieth” day after easter
Pentecoste
Originally a feast on which Israel celebrated the establishment of the covenant with God on Mt. Sinai
Pentecost
Fruits of the Holy Spirit
Love, Joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness gentleness, self-control
Gifts of the Holy Spirit
wisdom, understanding, counsel, fortitude, knowledge, piety, and fear of God
What Are the Four Marks of the Church?
One
Apostolic
Holy
Catholic
In the ___________, we profess, “We believe in one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church.” These are the four marks of the Church.
Nicene Creed
They are inseparable and intrinsically linked to one another.
Four Marks of the Church
The Trinity: Unpacking the Nicene Creed
We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God eternally begotten of the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten, not made, one in Being with the Father.
Through him all things were made. For us men and for our salvation he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy Spirit he was born of the Virgin Mary, and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered, died, and was buried. On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures; he ascended into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the Father and the Son. With the Father and the Son he is worshiped and glorified. He has spoken through the Prophets. We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church. We acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. We look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come.
These characteristics reflect the Church’s essential features and mission.
Christ Marked the Church
Through the continued guidance of the __________, the Church fulfills these marks.
Holy Spirit
These marks come from ________, defining both the Church and its mission.
Christ
united in charity
One
one in the profession of faith
One
one in the common celebration of worship and Sacraments
One
one in the Apostolic Succession
One
Apostolic Succession – (Latin ___________= sequence, appointment of a replacement)
Successio
the unbroken series of bishops since the apostles, their successors in the episcopal ministry.
Apostolic Succession
As Jesus conferred his authority on his apostles, so it is passed on since then from bishop to bishop through the ________, until the Lord comes again.
imposition of hands and prayer
its source, the Holy Trinity, a perfect unity of three Divine Persons
One
its founder, Jesus Christ, who came to reconcile all mankind
One
its “soul,” the Holy Spirit, who dwells in the souls of the faithful, unites all the faithful into one communion of believers, and guides the Church
One
As Catholics we are united in our Creed and our other teachings
One
in the celebration of the Sacraments
One
in the hierarchical structure based on the Apostolic Succession preserved and handed on through the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
One
There is “one body and one Spirit, as you were also called to the one hope of your call; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all” (Ephesians 4:4–6).
One
“Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf” (1 Corinthians 10:17).
One
Jesus had promised at the outset that “there will be one flock, one shepherd” (John 10:16).
One