church unit 2 review

kingdom of god

broke into human history through the incarnation of Jesus

from the creation of the world

god intended humans to share into divine life

covenant

a partnership between God and humanity which is created out of love

church

necessary for salvation

the true church

places people above rules

tradition

doctrinal moral teachings which have been passed from generation to generation

bishop

overseers and is a successor to the apostles        

church is unchanging yet

doesn’t look the same in every period of history

hierarchy

the structural order of leaders within the church

ordained ministers of the church

priest, deacon, pope; pharisees were not

saducees

religiously conservative, rejected all teaching which was not from the torah

pharisees

wanted to make judaism relevant under roman rule

essenes

the strictest of jewish sects

zealots

believed God called them to overthrow the Roman government

gentiles

term for non-jews

christianity was regarded as

one more jewish sect

christians were despised because people thought christianity was

barbaric and anti-social

early appeal of christianity

presence of a loving and caring god

church is seen as

our mother, offering care and protection to the flock

council of trent

held in response to the protestant reformation

protestant reformation

an effort to reform the catholic church in the 16th century

crusades

armed expeditions into the holy land

three things church cannot and will not change

constitution, body of dogma, and ethic