Religion Final - The Incarnation

Hypostatic Union

The mystery of Christ’s two natures, human and divine, in one person

Consubstantial

one and the same substance (with the Father), one divine nature

Incarnation

The “enfleshment” of the Son. The mystery of the 2nd person of the Trinity taking on human nature

Begotten

coming from, but not “in time”, An eternal “coming from”, not created

Reconcile

Redemption

Jesus’s salvific work to forgive sin

At what moment in time did the Incarnation occur?

When God assumed human nature without losing or changing his divine nature

What are the four reasons that the catechism of the Catholic Church gives for the incarnation?

1. to save us from sin

2. to show us His love

3. to how us how to be human + to model holiness

4. to make us children of God and heirs of Heaven

Jesus is a divine person with two natures. What are those two natures?

Human and Divine

How did Jesus’s sacrifice redeem us? Why is it important that Jesus was both God and man?

It bridged the infinite gap that sin created between man and God. Because He could relate to us