Incarnation and Redemption

• What is the Incarnation?

  • When the Son of God took on human nature

• How is John’s Gospel related to the beginning of Genesis, and why does John start his gospel this way?

  • Jesus becoming man has been part of the plan since the beginning of time 

• Who is the Logos? What does Logos mean?

  • Jesus

  • It means “word”

• Jesus is fully Man and fully God

• Distinctive sign of Christian faith?

  • God becoming one of us - Incarnation

• Central Mystery of Christian faith?

  • The trinity

• Was the Incarnation necessary? Why or/and why not?

  • Not necessary but was the best possible solution

• What are the two reasons we gave in class for why it is so important for our salvation that Jesus is fully God? What analogy does Bishop Barron use to explain this? Be able to explain why this analogy works.

  • If Jesus is not God then we’re not saved

    • Because sin is an offense against God Himself

    • Only someone outside of the mess can come into fix it

      • We can’t fix it

  • Bishop Baron argues that we are all broken toasters and since we cannot fix ourselves, someone outside (God) has to fix us

• What are the two reasons we gave in class for why it is so important for our salvation that Jesus is fully human?

  • If Jesus is not human then we are not saved

    • Because it is the most fitting way 

      • Jesus overcomes sin as a human, so satan can’t claim that this is unjust

  • He takes our humanity to himself, so as to divinize it 

• What are the four reasons the Catechism gives for why the Word became flesh (why Jesus became incarnate)?

  • To save us by reconciling us to save God

  • So that we might know God’s love

  • To be our model of holiness

  • Make us partakers in the divine nature

• Why was John baptizing people? Does Jesus need to be baptized?

  • To forgive people’s sin

  • No , he is God, he has never sinned and doesn’t need to be cleansed

• What are the three reasons why Jesus gets baptized?

  • To be our model of holiness

    • He makes the waters holy (sanctifies the water)

    • Waters for baptism can truly be made holy so it can truly save us

  • To enter us into solidarity with us 

    • He accepts the consequences and conditions of sin even though he has never sinned

  • To reveal to us: His mission and identity

    • Jesus is the eternal Sun of the Father 

• Where do we see each Person of the Trinity present at Jesus’ baptism? At the Transfiguration?

  • Baptism:

    • Father: voice

    • Son: Jesus

    • Spirit: dove

  • Transfiguration:

    • Father: voice

    • Son: Jesus

    • Spirit: light/clouds

• Jesus’ baptism is an anticipation of what? How?

  • It is an anticipation of his death 

  • By saying yes to the consequences of sin, he also says his to his death bc he dies a human death

• What does a priest do? A prophet? A king?

  • Priest: offers sacrifice 

  • Prophet: speaks God’s word

  • King: serves their people

• What are the three temptations? What does Jesus use to respond to Satan?

  • Turn stones into bread

  • Throw yourself from the temple

  • Worship Satan

• Why does Jesus call Mary “woman”? 

  • He doesn’t do it in an inappropriate way or a disrespectful way 

    • It is actually polite in jewish culture

  • He identifies her as the “New Eve” - the “woman” of the protoevangelium

• What sacraments are referenced at the Wedding Feast at Cana?

  • Baptism: the water

  • Eucharist: the wine

  • Marriage: the wedding 

• What does Mary teach us in the story of the Wedding Feast at Cana?

  • She teaches that she is an intercessor for us

  • Mary as a model for prayer

    • She presents a need and she doesn’t ask how to fix it 

    • She trusts in him and trusts he will help 

• Why does Jesus perform miracles? What is the greatest miracle?

  • Drew people to himself and the father

  • Showed his victory over evil

  • Revealed that he is the Messiah

• How does Jesus reach out to the poor, vulnerable, and marginalized?

  • Call of levi/mathew 

    • They shared a meal together

    • Asked him to follow him even though he was a outcast

  • He loved people and didn’t care who you were, he was there for everyone

  • He got close with people and wanted them to understand he was there for them 

• What is a parable?

  • Stories used to illustrate a spiritual or moral lesson

• What is the significance of Moses and Elijah appearing at Jesus’ Transfiguration? What are they each representing?

  • The significance is that Jesus is the fulfillment of all the promises of the OT

  • Moses: the Law

  • Elijah: the prophets

• What are some of the ways that Jesus upsets those in authority, ultimately leading to His arrest and death?

  • Associated himself with the poor

  • Healed people that no one else wanted to be around (sometimes at not the best time)

  • Shared meals with the poor and the outcasts

• What is the “bread of life” that Jesus speaks about in John 6? Is He speaking literally or figuratively here? How do we know this? How do the various groups of people react to this teaching?

  • Jesus is the bread of life

  • He is speaking literally 

    • Because he gets very serious about it and he doesn’t change his  teaching or make it easier to understand

    • He speaks literally because of how the people are reacting

  • People:

    • Argue

    • Leave

    • Get upset