JCOS - The Promise Fulfilled in Jesus Christ

Incarnation

The process of Jesus being made flesh, becoming fully God and fully Man, which is entirely beyond full human understanding

List and Describe the 5 Reasons for the Incarnation

1. To reconcile us with God through the forgiveness of sins (Christ takes upon himself all human sin to repair our broken relationship)

2. That we might know the depth of God’s love (after the fall, Adam and Eve lost understanding of God’s unconditional love, so Jesus has come to teach it to us again)

3. To be our model of holiness (Jesus shows us how to be holy in our everyday life and calls us to initiate Christ’s holiness, as he is perfectly holy)

4. To make us partakers of God’s divine nature (Jesus wants us to share in his divinity because God made us in his image, and he wants us to become what he made us so that we can live in full communion with him)

5. To destroy the power of the devil (Jesus fulfills the Protoevangelium promise, because humanity cannot defeat him by ourselves)

Annunciation

When Gabriel comes to Mary to announce the pregnancy

Immaculate Conception

Mary’s conception in her mother’s womb, being made free from original sin, to be the perfect vessel to carry Christ

Why is Mary Called the “New Eve”?

Mary is the undoer of Eve’s original sin and does what Eve didn’t, being who she was supposed to be. Being in good relationship with God and maintaining sinlessness

Who was St. Joseph

Mary’s husband and Jesus’ earthly, adopted father

What was St. Joseph’s Role in Salvation History?

Earthly, adopted protector and caretaker of Jesus and Mary

List and Describe The 3 dreams and Joseph

1. Gabriel comes to Joseph in a dream, telling him not to divorce Mary, and instead welcome her into his home, explaining that she is pregnant with Jesus, who is the son of God.

2. Angel tells Joseph to take Jesus and Mary to Egypt because it is unsafe where they are

3. Angel tells Joseph that it is safe to come home

What do Joseph’s Dreams Teach us About Him?

• his obedience and trust of God

• his love, care, and protection for his family

What does the title Jesus mean?

Meaning God saves in Hebrew, reflecting his mission as the savior of the word

What Does the Title Christ Mean?

The Greek word for Messiah, meaning anointed, explaining how he is anointed with the Holy Spirit as priest, prophet, and king

What Does the Title Son of God Mean?

• sometimes used in the Old Testament for angels, Israelites, and kings, signifying a special relationship with God

• In the New Testament, meaning the only one to fix our damaged relationship, being true God and true man

What Does the Term Lord Mean?

• the Greek word used for God instead of YHWH

• recognizes His divinity

Analogy of Faith

The understanding that every individual statement of belief must be viewed in the context of the entire body of faith, explaining the Old Testaments connection to the New Testament