The incarnation

• What is a Doctrine?

  An official Church teaching
• Define incarnation

  God taking on the human condition in Jesus
• What is the annunciation?

  When the angel Gabriel asked Mary to accept the role of the mother of the Son of God
• What is Grace?

  God's free gift of his unconditional love to the believer
• What does the incarnation show Christians about God?

  • Was prepared to experience being human ->shows God loves the human race
  • God also knows what its like to be human -> can empathise with the human race which helps Christians value God's love
• What does Luke's account on the annunciation say?

  • Focuses on Mary's role in the incarnation
  • Angel Gabriel tells Mary she will conceive and give birth to a son named Jesus
  • Jesus will be called "the Son of the Most High"
  • Mary was given a choice - reflects free will
• What does Matthew's account on the annunciation say?

  • Focuses on Joseph's role in the incarnation
  • Angel tells Joseph not to break up with Mary
  • Jesus will be called "Emmanuel" -> 'God is with us'
• What does the virgin birth stress?

  That while Jesus was fully human, getting his humanity from Mary, he was also fully God, 'conceived by the Holy Spirit'
• Give 3 teachings about the nature of the Word of God in John

  1. The Word of God existed before all things -> an eternal being
  2. The Word of God is God and His self expression
  3. The Word of God is also distinct from God and they both co-exist
• What's a quote which defines the Nature of the Word of God?

  "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God." John 1: 1
• What is a great quote for John 1:14?

  "And the Word became flesh and lived among us... full of grace and truth."
• What does John 1:14 teach us?

  • The verse confirms that Jesus is the Word of God
  • The word "grace" means free gift-> Jesus is God's free gift to the human race
  • The Word came to earth to guide people to become closer with God
• What do Christians believe about the nature of Jesus?

  He is fully divine and full human
• What are the two different meanings of 'Son of Man'?

  1. General Title for a human being
  2. Given the power + authority of that position by God
• Quote for Jesus being Son of Man

  "Then he began to teach them that the Son of Man must undergo great suffering" Mark 8:31
• Quote for Jesus being the Son of God

  "Are you the Messiah?" "Jesus said, 'I am'" - Mark 8:31
• Why did Jesus refer to himself as Son of Man?

  To remind his disciples of his humanity