6 Incarnation Flashcards
What does incarnation mean in christianity?
The belief that God became human in the form of Jesus Christ
What does incarnation translate to?
“In the flesh”
How does incarnation show Gods love?
God came to earth to save humanity
How does incarnation teach us how to live?
The example of Jesus’ life
How does Jesus show that he is GOD?
Performed miracles
Had divine knowledge and authority
How does Jesus show that he is Human?
He had emotions
Physical pain
He was tempted by the devil
What does John 1:1 read?
“In the beginning was the Word, and Word was with God, and the Word was God”
What does the story in Luke 1:31 talk about?
Angle gabriel tells Mary she will conceive Jesus by the Holy Spirit
What does John 3:16 read?
“For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son”
How does Joseph become aware that Mary did not commit adultery?
God speaks to him in a dream
How did Mary’s pregnancy happen?
Through the Holy Spirit
What did Joseph’s obedience to God’s message show an example of?
Faith and trust in God’s plan
What does the fish (Ichthys) represent?
How Jesus calls to be the ‘fishers of men’
What does Chi-rho represent?
Combining the first two letters of ‘Christ’ in Greek
What is the concept of Imago Dei?
That every human life is sacred and all people are made in God’s image
What is the story of Luke 1:27?
When angel Gabriel tells Mary she will give birth to Jesus Christ
What do christians think of the Incarnation?
It makes us value God’s love more
What evidence suggests that Jesus was the Son of Man?
He experienced pain in the crucifixtion
What evidence suggests that Jesus was the Son of God?
When Jesus was arrested, a priest asked “Are you the Messiah, the Son of the Blessed One?”
Jesus replied with “I am”
What are two different meanings of the phrase, ‘Son of Man’?
A general title for Jesus being man
A title for Jesus as he was given power and authority by God
What is the significance of the alpha and the omega sign?
The first and last letter of the Greek Alphabet - suggests Jesus is involved in everything from beginning to end
What is the meaning behind Chi-Rho?
A reminder of the death of Jesus Christ
Why are some catholics against religious art portraying God?
Praying in front of an image/ statue goes against the second commandment
God is transcendent and beyond human understanding so its unethical
Why are some Catholics encourage portraying God with religious art?
Jesus was fully human so its acceptable to portray him
