Chapter 2
What promise did Jesus give the Apostles in John 14:26?
"But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, who the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things, and bring your remembrance to all that I have said to you." A promise to send the Holy Spirit to five life to His Church.
What is 'the deposit of grace'?
By His death & Resurrection he merited for us the grace of salvation
What was signified by Jesus giving Peter the "keys'?
By giving him the key, he was the representative on earth
For whom did Jesus pray the night before He died?
For unity in His Church
M: what did the Holy Spirit give Jesus' followers gathered in the upper room?
Gave them the grace to preach the Good News of Jesus Christ so that the Church might increase & spread as the Lord had commanded.
What purpose was served by the prophets?
God prepared the Chosen Race for the coming of the savior
Explain the mean of the word 'ekklesia'.
Greek word for assembly
How did Jesus lay the foundations for the Church on earth?
He did this as he preached during his public life
What did Peter, as leader of the Church, do after the coming of the Holy Spirit?
He preached his first sermon to the Jewish pilgrims gathered in Jerusalem urging them to be baptized.
Why did Jesus Christ institute the Church?
So that men might have in her a secure guide and the means of holiness and eternal salvation.
According to Saint Matthew, what was the last instruction of Jesus to the Apostles?
Mandated the mission of his Church
M: How did the Chosen People foreshadow the church under King David?
The Chosen People were now firmly established, with God as King & David as God's earthly vicar, or representative, a foreshadowing of the relationship of Christ and the Pope as the visible head of the Church.
What is the 'deposit of Faith'?
The truths that Our Lord revealed during his 3 years of public life and during the 40 days after the Resurrection were given in a special way to all of the Apostles so they might teach others.
M: Where can the beginnings of the Church be found?
in the promises God made to Adam after the Fall
M: Explain the first stage in the establishment of the Church.
it was prefigured in the Old Testament in the promises God made to Adam after the Fall
How is the 'deposit of grace' dispensed to us?
through the Sacraments of the Church
What were the three stages in the establishment of the Church?
1. prefigured in the Old Testament 2. made present during Christ's life on earth 3. Made manifest to the world on Pentecost.
What are the five ways the worship of the Chosen People prefigured that of the Church?
1. they were established with a sacred priesthood to celebrate the liturgy 2. the worship of God is a corporate act, the action of the whole people 3. Head of the Chosen Race is God, but on earth his representative was Moses 4. Under Moses there was hierarchical structure. 5. Aaron & his sons were priest and all other priests would come from them, members of the tribe of Levi.
What is Penetecost?
It is the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Mary & the Apostles 50 days after Easter. It is the Body of Church.
M: How did the Chosen people in the desert prefigure what Peter had said at the Christian Church?
They prefigured that they were a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a hold nation, God's own people
Describe the different backgrounds of the Apostles.
They were from different backgrounds, some were uneducated, simple fisherman, another was educated and held a position in government as a tax collector.
What was the result of Peter's first sermon?
Those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
How do we clearly see the early stages of the Church in the Chosen People under Moses, after being freed from Egypt?
When Moses led his people out of Egypt. Peter said of the Christian Church, they were a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people.