Reconcile
Name one of the reasons that Jesus became man.
To reconcile us with God
Name another one of the reasons that Jesus became man.
To manifest the infinite depth of God’s love
Name one of the reasons that Jesus became man not yet mentioned.
To be our model of holiness
Name another one of the reasons that Jesus became man.
To allow people to share in his divine life
Name the last reason that Jesus became man.
To destroy the power of the devil
What was the redemptive sacrifice offered by Christ?
Salvation comes through the sacrifice of Christ on the Cross.
Why did God display the immensity of his love for man?
So people might serve him, not out of fear, but out of love.
What did Christ give his disciples on the Sermon on the Mount?
Christ gave them the Beatitudes, a kind of manual to reach true spiritual greatness.
Why did God partake in our nature?
How did sin enter the world?
Through the works of Satan, who tempted our first parents.
What does the severity of an offense depend on?
The dignity of the one offended
What determines the quality of love?
It is determined by how much a person is willing to sacrifice for his or her beloved.
What is the imitation of Christ based on?
His model of love
What does it mean to share in the divine life?
To receive the gift of sanctifying grace.
How does Christ overcome death?
By his Passion, Death, and Resurrection.
Why was a sacrifice necessary to repair the damage caused by sin?
Since man brought sin into the world, justice demanded a man should offer the atonement for sin. However, no human being could pay the infinite debt for sin. The only possibility would be for the man offering the sacrifice to be God at the same time.
What two things does Christ’s sacrifice demonstrate?
It demonstrates the seriousness of sins—by the exorbitant price required for redemption—and offers overwhelming testimony of the extent of God’s love.
What does Christ show by his life?
The potential greatness of the human person
What does sanctifying grace do?
It makes the soul holy and gives the soul supernatural life. It helps us to imitate Christ.
What do Jesus’s Passion, Death, and Resurrection allow us to do that we couldn’t do before?
We can now go to heaven