What is incarnation?
Incarnation is when God took on the human condition to become Jesus.
Two things about the meaning of incarnation
-the fact that God was prepared to experience being human shows how much God loves the human race
-God knows what it is like to be human,and this helps Christians to value God’s love
Explain Luke’s account
-focuses on Mary’s role in the incarnation
-tells the story of when the angel Gabriel visited Mary
-Jesus will be conceived through the power of the Holy Spirit
-God gives Mary the choice of whether or not to be Jesus’ mother
-Jesus is fully human and fully God
Explain Matthew’s account
-focuses on Joseph’s part in the incarnation
-tells the story of how Joseph planned to break up with Mary because she was pregnant before they were married
-angel visited Joseph is one of his dreams and told him it was right to marry Mary,because her child was conceived by the Holy Spirit
-the angel also calls Jesus by the name ‘Emmanuel’ meaning ‘God is with us’
Luke and Matthew’s both main points in there accounts:
-Mary was a virgin
-God worked through human beings to bring about his plan for humanity
-Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit
-Jesus was the Son of God
-The angel Gabriel announced Jesus’ birth
What is the word of God?
Another name for the son of god, who is both fully God and a separate person of the Trinity
3 points about the relationship between the Word and God
-Catholic church teaches that God is three people: the Father , the Son and the Holy Spirit (trinity)
-The son of God is also known as the Word of God
-The word of God became human in the form of Jesus , which is why Jesus is sometimes called ‘the Word of Gods made flesh’
Explain Jesus as the Son of Man
-believes this because he lived a complete human life filled with human experiences and emotions.
-Jesus’ human nature is emphasised in the phrase ‘the Son of Man’ which can be used as a general title or as a title for someone who has been given power and authority by god
-Jesus used this phrase when he talked about the suffering he would have to endure during his crucifixion
Explain Jesus as the son of God
-when Jesus was asked ‘Are you the Messiah , the Son of the Blessed One?’ Jesus replied ‘I am’ , he acknowledged he was the Son of God.
-Jesus then went on to say ‘you will see the Som of Man seated at the right hand of the Power’- here Jesus used the title ‘Som of the Man’ to emphasise humanity
-God is eternal , so has no beginning or end meaning that Jesus could not become God after his death. So resurrection proves that Jesus always was God , ht during his life on earth he limited himself to the human condition.
What are Christian symbols used for?
A symbol is a simple design that represents something more complex, Christian’s value symbols as a simple way of expressing deep religious beliefs.
What is the Ichthus(fish) symbol?
Christians use Ichthus as an acronym where letters represent a series of Greek words that make up sayings about Jesus :Jesus Christ ,Son of God , Saviour.
In early days of Christianity , the Ichthus symbol was used by Christians as a declaration of their faith.
At the time when Christian’s could be persecuted for their faith , they could quickly draw and erase to indicate where Christian meetings were being held.
What is the Alpha and Omega symbol?
Alpha is the first letter of the Greek alphabet and Omega is the last letter.
Used to indicate that God and Jesus are involved in everything from beginning to end
Refereed to in the Book of Revelation
What is the Chi-Ro symbol?
Monogram formed from, the first two letters of the Greek word for Christ.
Reminder of the death of Jesus
Reminds Christians that Jesus was sent by Gods to save humanity through his death
Symbol has great power to inspire Christians
Does the Catholic Church accept to use human images to depict God?
Yes because God showed himself on earth as a human in the incarnation they believe it is acceptable.
4 reasons against religious art
It isn’t possible to portay God accurately
-an infiltration god cannot be accurately represented using limited human means eg paintings
Art can mislead people about what God is like
-because are cannot portray God correctly , it can give people the wrong bad idea about what God is like
Praying in front of an image or statue may mislead people
-praying in front of a image , may make others get the impression the i,age is being worshipped as a god
Againist the 2nd commandment
-‘you shall not make for yourself an idol’ ‘do not worship false images or statues’
Catholic Church teaches religious art can:
Inspire people
Give people something to focus on when they are praying
Help people to learn about aspects of God’s work
Have a positive role in religious life
3 reasons why the church approves of religious art:
Jesus was fully human
-acceptable to show Jesus in a human form. The bible teaches that he was a man with human qualities.
Jesus was fully God
-makes it acceptable to show God in a human form because God revealed himself on earth in the form of a human
Jesus died to save all of humanity
-meaning Jesus can be shown as a member of any ethnicity, because all people in thr world were affected by his death.
What are 3 different statues of Jesus?
Christ the redeemer
Sacred Heart Statue
Crucifix
What is the Scared Heart?
A statue that represents his total for all people.
3 features the Scared Heart statue includes:
An expression of peace and love
Flames coming from the heart which represents the burning love Jesus had for everyone
A crown of thorns surrounding the heart to represent the crown that was places on Jesus’ head when he was mocked by solders at his crucifixion.
What is the Scared Heart a total reminder of?
A reminder of the total love that Jesus has for all people and that Jesus accepted death in order to save humanity which is why the Scared Heart statue includes symbols of Jesus’ crucifixion.
Some Christian’s are againist depicting Jesus in art.Give 3 reasons why
Second commandment indicates it is wrong to worship images , and some people may believe that Christian’s are worshipping the statues
Depicting Jesus as a human could be misleading because it ignores the fact he is also fully God
No one knows what Jesus looked like , so it is wrong to depict him
In the beatitudes and the parabake of the sheep and goats , why did Jesus teach the Christians?
Jesus teaches the Christians how to live a moral life that is pleasing to God
What does the Old testament law mainly focus on?
The OT law mainly focuses on the actions people should or shouldn’t do.Jesus taught that it is more important to focus on people’s attitudes.
