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Theology Section 1 Parts 1-4 Stevens

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What does it mean to say that the works of Jesus and the Holy Spirit are inseparable?
Whenever God sends his Son, he also sends his Spirit
Where does the Holy Spirit lead the Church?
The Church carries out its mission to bring all people into union with the Trinity
What did Peter say would happen to those people who repented and were baptized on the day of Pentecost?
their sins would be forgiven and would receive the Holy Spirit
Why is it appropriate to say that the Church is revealed rather than born on Pentecost?
The Church was not a new entity, but had been part of God's plan since the beginning
Why was Pentecost the Revelation of the Holy Trinity as well as the Church?
The Holy Spirit inspired the Apostles and other disciples to share the Good News with Jews and Gentiles
What are 3 important elements of the Church's mission?
animates, sanctifies, and builds the Church
How did the Holy Spirit transform Jesus' disciples?
The Holy Spirit gave them the courage to proclaim their faith and spread Jesus' word
Contrast a life lived ignoring the Holy Spirit and one lived in the Holy Spirit.
ignoring: abuse alcohol, puts themselves first instead of others
with: focuses on others needs
How does the Holy Spirit help us to pray?
intercedes with the knowledge of what to say
What is the subtle difference between a charism and a Gift of the Holy Spirit?
charisms express certain skills, and Gifts describe dispositions or prevailing tendencies
Describe how founders of religious orders often had specific charisms that their followers also persue.
St. Francis embraced simplicity and poverty and inspired those to follow in his footsteps. St. Benedict combined work and prayer inspired the vowed spiritual life of the Benedictines
Why did the Apostles and early disciples travel so far and work so hard to spread the Good News?
love of God
What are 3 ways the Holy Spirit was involved in the missionary spread of Christianity?
repent baptized sinners, aid people in making decisions, ???
Explain how Paul's preaching to the Jews differed from his preaching to the Gentiles.
Jews: focused on Old Testament; Scriptures prophesied the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus
Gentiles: related Good News to familiar content (the alter dedicated to the "unknown God" was God in Athens)
Explain how Paul made his message more understandable to an urban audience.
used familiar images (armor and weapons, temples, etc.)
Explain why the early Christians were often persecuted.
Jewish leaders didn't accept Jesus as the Messiah, regarded claims that Jesus was divine was blasphemy, and Christians refused to offer sacrifices to Roman Emporer
Identify some early martyrs of the Church. Describe the attitude of these Christians toward martyrdom.
Stephen, St. Ignatius of Antioch: took is with joy and were honored to die for Christ
How can someone become a member of the People of God?
offered membership to all and done through Baptism
How is the Church, numbering over one billion people globally, unified?
through God from the unity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
How does belonging to the Body of Christ make us grow in holiness?
we share joys and sorrows and try to show concern to those in need
Explain why the Church is the Bride of Christ.
Christ is the bridegroom who gave himself up for his bride, the Church, in order to make her holy and to join her with himself in an everlasting covenant
What connection is there between the Temple of the Old Testament and the Church as the Temple of the Holy Spirit?
Since the we are the temple of God, the Holy Spirit is in us and we are thus holy; we are the Church.
How is the Holy Spirit the source of the Church's life?
It is present in the Body of Christ, the church
speaking, acting, or thinking about God, Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary, or the saints in a way that is irreverent, mocking, or offensive
blasphemy
a person who suffers death because of his or her beliefs. The Church has canonized many of these as saints
martyr
a body of individuals that is unified
community
in the Sacrament of the Eucharist, this is the name given to the action of changing the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ
transubstantiation
the cup used during the Mass that holds the wine before the Consecration and the Blood of Christ after the Consecration. It represents the cup used at the Last Supper and is a symbol of Jesus' sacrifice and eternal life
chalice
the name given to Pope John Paul II's teachings on the human body and sexually delivered via 129 short lectures between September 1979 and November 1984
Theology of the Body
having a spiritual meaning or reality that is neither apparent to the senses nor oblivious to the intelligence; the visible sign of the hidden reality of salvation
mystical
a habitual and firm disposition to do good
virtue
4 images of the Church
Body of Christ, Bride of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit, and People of God
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