Faith in The Church Flashcards
This deck will aid you in understanding why Christians believe in the mission of the Church.
What comes before this lesson?
Faith in God, Faith in Christ
Provide the background to this lesson.
In the first century, ancient people usually stayed away from the sick since they believed that they became infected by interacting with them. They believed that people became sick as a punishment from God and that they too would be punished if they were to communicate with these peoples. This is obviously not true, but people were shocked when Jesus touched the sick and healed them.
Continuation Part One
Some people made the connection that Jesus’ ability to do this must be a sign of His divinity, for only God is able to accomplish such a feat. So, Jesus started to amass a following of believers. However, these people were shocked when Jesus died on the Cross. They questioned the future of Israel, for the person they adamantly believed to be the Messiah had left them.
Continuation Part Two
When Christ returned from the dead (i.e., His Resurrection) and appeared to His Apostles and disciples, they started to understand His plan and we’re commissioned to continue the saving work He had done on Earth. The Church is a manifestation of Christ on Earth.
What is The Church?
The human institution founded by Christ to continue His saving work until His Second Coming/Parousia
What does In Persona Christi mean?
It’s a Latin phrase that means “in the person of Christ/being in the person of Christ”
Whenever a priest administers a Sacrament, he no longer is himself in the sense that God channels through him the grace and gifts of the Sacraments. The priest is no longer Father this or Father that; he becomes a vessel through which God communicates His love and blessings to us.
What is another way the Church continues the saving work of Christ?
Through the Scriptures, particularly by…
Compiling, preserving, and proclaiming the Scriptures
What are the Scriptures?
The written Word of God, through which we discover how Christ lived and read of his miraculous deeds
What is a periscope title?
A title of a segment in a chapter in the Bible
Why do periscope titles exist?
Books of the Bible had their stories compiled in a long, single format. To make referencing easier, Bible scholars in the 13th century organized the Bible into chapters, verses, and titles, hence why periscope titles exist.
Explain the connection between God, Christ, the Church, and Salvation.
God created us to be with Him for all of eternity (this is Salvation. But, Sin got in the way, yet our choices have eternal ramifications (this is justice). Because God is merciful and kind, He have us another chance to be with Him forever through the Incarnation (death and Resurrection).
Continuation Two Part One
This helped to restore our relationship with God and bypass eternal separation from Him, that is to bypass sin because sin is the necessary cause of eternal separation. When God became human, He became bound by time and eventually died, but His saving work did not die out with Him or else how would future generations receive Salvation?
Continuation Two Part Two
So, the Church continues to inform humanity of Christ’s great love through perseving traditions and Scriptures.
What is religion?
Belief in supernatural being(s) with set hierarchy, specific prayers, and rituals
Describe Catholicism.
Is the belief in the Incarnation, ritual Holy Mass, and the hierarchy is based on leadership and decision-making power
(We are the lay people)
