The Temple
What is the Temple?
The Jewish building for religious worship.
Name a covenant God made in the Old Testament.
Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses and David.
What is forgiveness?
What is the Church?
The community of Jesus' followers and it is known under many names: People of God, the Body of Christ and the Temple of the Holy Spirit.
What is the mystery of redemption?
What is the Holy of Holies?
The most sacred part of the Temple which originally housed of the Ark of the Covenant.
What did Jesus say at the Last Supper about the New Covenant?
"This cup that is poured out of you is the new covenant in my blood" (Luke 22:20)
What does the Church teach about the forgiveness of sin?
The Catholic Church teaches a clear message that all sins can be forgiven by God "provide his repentance is honest".
Give some of the issues the Church in the first-century Corinth
Persecution, debate about what traditions & cultural practices were acceptable such as whether food sacrifices to idols could be eaten by Christians, some argued with each other over which of the apostles they should follow, some calling themselves followers of St Paul, and some followers of other teachers. Gifts of the Holy Spirit - some debated which gifts of the Holy Spirit such as the ability to speak in tongues (communicate in different languages) were most important. Beliefs - some argued with each other about life after death, with some denying the belief in the resurrection of the body.
What did Jesus' death achieve?
Forgiveness of sin and restoration of the broken relationship between God and humans.
Give 3 features of the Temple
The sanctuary, the Court of Israel & the Court of Priests & the Court of the Women.
What does Jesus as "The Lamb of God" mean?
Lambs were used in animal sacrifice in ancient Judaism. To many, lambs symbolise innocence, purity and peace. Describing Jesus as the Lamb of Go reflects that he was a perfect and pure sacrifice.
How many times did Jesus say to forgive?
“I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times” (some translations say “seventy times seven”).
What does the communion of saints mean?
All Christians on earth, in heaven and in purgatory together they are united as the Church.
Give an example from the Gospels how Jesus' death showed that he overcome sin and conquered death?
The veil that set apart the Holy of Holies dramatically rips: 'behold, the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom' (Matthew 27: 51).
What was the role of the High Priest in the Temple?
When is Jesus referred as the "Lamb of God" during a Catholic Mass?
During the Communion Rite. This is the part of the Mass that follows the Consecration of the bread and wine, when Catholics believe that the Holy Spirit transforms the bread and wine into Jesus' body and blood.
What does the Lord's Prayer say about forgiveness?
"Our Father ... forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us".
What is the universal call to holiness?
The Church teaches that while different Christians have individual vocations and calls from God to answer, they all share one universal call: to be holy and to be a saint.
What does St Paul say about how believers are all one in Christ?
"For as many of you as were baptised into Christ have put on Christ. There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free, there is no male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus" (Galatians 3:26-28)
How is Jesus the High Priest & Temple?
Catholics believe that Jesus' sacrifice in the New Covenant brings in a new priesthood, where Jesus is the High Priest. They also believe that Jesus' physical sacrifice makes Jesus' body the Temple of Go. The Church teaches that this brings a whole new way of worship 'in spirit and truth'.
What does John the Baptist say to identify Jesus as the Messiah?
"Behold the Lamb of God, Behold him who takes away from the sins of the world" (John 1:29). This is at the start of Jesus' ministry on earth and so Catholics believe John the Baptist is foretelling the nature of Jesus as the perfect sacrifice.
Give two examples of how Jesus showed forgiveness.
In Luke 23:34, Jesus showed the value and importance of forgiveness by willingly being the sacrifice for human sin and forgiving those who executed him. Jesus showed that forgiveness should be offered even if others disagree, such as his forgiveness of Zacchaeus (a wealthy tax collector) in Luke 19:1-10 and the woman caught in adultery in John 8:1-11.
What is the Church Penitent?
Those Christians who are in purgatory are known as the Church being purified, or the Church Penitent. A Penitent is a person who is humble and regrets their sins. Catholics do not believe that those in purgatory are bad people; they are ordinary people who committed sins in the course of their lives. For Catholics, purgatory is a loving opportunity to be cleansed.
What does Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice mean?
Jesus made the ultimate and final sacrifice that brought about eternal redemption. This suggests that he replaces the Atonement rite in the Temple bringing God's holiness to all people.