Incarnation chapter 2 Flashcards
(40 cards)
2.1 What does incarnation mean?
God taking on human form as Jesus
2.1 What does the incarnation show?
God loves the human race so much that he sent his only son to save us
2.1 Quote from Luke 1:26 about the annunciation
“You will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you will name him Jesus.”
2.1 What did God bring to us through Mary?
His free gift of grace which we must freely accept
2.2 How is Joseph shown in God’s message?
He was willing to obey God’s plan, no matter the cost
2.2 Quote from Matthew 1:18 about Joseph
“She will bear a son and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
2.2 What are the differences between Matthew and Luke’s accounts?
Matthew focused on Joseph’s role as women had limited roles in Judaism at the time, Luke wrote to Christians who had a higher value of women so wrote about Mary
2.2 What are the similarities between Matthew and Luke’s accounts?
Mary was a virgin, God worked through humans for his plan to come about, Jesus was conceived by the power of the HS, an angel announced Jesus’ birth
2.3 Quote from John 1 about Jesus as the word
“In the beginning was the word, and the word was God… and the word became flesh and lived among us…”
2.3 What is the Word of God?
An eternal being, was God, word and God co exist, word took on human nature, is expressed in God’s love for humans and is a free gift
2.4 How was Jesus shown as the Son of man?
He was a norman human being, was tempted, ate and drank, pitied the widow, wept when his friend died, suffered and died in agony
2.4 How was Jesus shown as the Son of God?
Was arrested and put on trial, directly replied that he was the Son of God, resurrected to God’s right hand
2.5 What are symbols used for?
Portraying abstract truths and direct the mind to something that cannot be fully explained with words
2.5 What does the Ichthus fish symbolise?
When Christians were persecuted, they drew the fish to show they were a Christian, it is an acronym for Jesus Christ God Son Saviour
2.5 What does Alpha and Omega symbolise?
Alpha is first letter of Greek alphabet, Omega is last, shows that God and Jesus are involved in everything from beginning to end
2.5 What is Chi-Rho a symbol of?
First two letters of the Greek word for Christ (X,P), reminder of Jesus’ death
2.6 What are some reasons against religious art?
Not possible to show God as infinite, ‘Do not worship idols’, seems that an image is being worshipped as a God, can give wrong ideas about God e.g that he is and old man
2.6 Why is religious art acceptable?
Jesus was fully human so it is acceptable to depict with human images, any representation that captures Jesus’ human qualities is acceptable, Jesus can be shown as any ethnicity, art an be used as a focus for prayer and inspiration
2.7 What does the statue of Christ the Redeemer show?
Reminded of God’s continuous love, outstretched arms reminder that Jesus accepted death, symbol of obedience to God, loves all people
2.7 What does the Sacred heart show?
Holes show nails from the cross, expression of love and peace, crown of thorns around heart show suffering, piercing through heart as he was pierced in his side, flames show God’s burning love for all
2.7 What does the Crucifix symbolise?
Reminder of pain and suffering, Jesus freed us from sin and death, everyone has the chance of eternal life with God
2.7 What are some opposing attitudes to statues and sculptures?
2nd commandment forbids to use images in worship, don’t know what Jesus looked like so we can’t depict him physically, could destroy understanding of Jesus’ divinity, can help concentrate on Jesus’ life and teachings
2.8 What are the Beatitudes?
Jesus gave a sermon with a call to people to change their attitudes
2.8 Give an example of a beatitude
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, theirs is the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 5
