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  • Kingdom of God
    The central image of Christ's teaching in the Gospels, the focus of Jesus' teachings and ministry during His time on earth
  • Terms referring to the Kingdom of God
    • Kingdom of heaven (Matthew 13:11)
    • Kingdom of God (Mark 4:11)
    • Kingdom of Christ and of God (Ephesians 5:5)
  • Kingdom of God in the Old Testament
    • Revolves around God's authority and rule over His creation and particularly over Israel
    • The focus often shifts between His immediate reign and a future fulfillment of His universal rule, especially associated with messianic expectations
  • Kingdom of God in the New Testament
    • Particularly through Jesus' teachings and ministry, introduces a more tangible understanding of the Kingdom of God
    • Depicted as both a present reality and a future promise
  • Characteristics of the Kingdom of God
    • A place where peace is the alternative to violence
    • A place where inclusion is the alternative to the emergence of elites
    • A place where sharing of goods is the alternative to amassing of wealth
    • A place where a God of the powerless is the alternative to a God who sanctions inequalities
  • Conditions for Entry into the Kingdom of God
    • Love
    • Discipleship
    • Repentance
    • New Law
    • The Beatitudes
  • Love in the Kingdom of God

    The life that is love is not that we have loved God, but that God has loved us and because God has loved us, we should share and have that same love with one another. It is forgiving, universal, and necessary. Two direct effects of this love: Fellowship (koinonia) and Service (Diakonia)
  • Discipleship in the Kingdom of God

    Personal commitment to being Christ's disciple is the key to all Christian morality. Catholics are called to discipleship, which means Christ invites us to follow his ways and deeds. In the Gospel, we will hear Jesus saying "Come, follow me" (Mt. 4:19; Mk 1:17). Through following the deeds and actions of Jesus, we are led to enter in God's Kingdom.
  • New Law in the Kingdom of God

    Before the New Law of the Kingdom, the Christian cannot have a legalistic attitude, but must have a filial one. It is not external show but the quality of the heart that matters. "You shall love the Lord, your God, with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with your strength. And shall love your neighbor as yourself" (Mk 12:30-31). A Catholic should "act neither out of fear like a slave nor out of calculation like a businessman, but out of love like a child.
  • The Beatitudes in the Kingdom of God

    It is not a series of commands but rather they picture for us the face of Christ who is merciful, peacemaker, gentle, pure of heart, just, kind, and loving. They spotlight the essence of Christian living and they announce the blessings and rewards manifested in the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary and the saints. The beatitudes are sketches of the different vocations that each and every Catholic can follow.
  • Our Response to the Kingdom of God
    • Respect for Oneself and for One Another
    • Solidarity
    • Fidelity
  • Glory
    (in the New Testament) Often associated with honor, and to "glorify" someone is to give honor or praise to them. God's glory is the magnificence, worth, loveliness, and grandeur of his many perfections. More often, glory communicates God's special presence.
  • Doxa
    (in secular Greek) Referred to an "opinion," "conjecture," "repute," "praise," or "fame." It was transformed by the Septuagint referring to God's manifestation of his person, presence, and/or works, especially his power, judgment, and salvation.
  • Why God's glory is important
    • It points to God's wonder and majestic beauty
    • It reminds us of God's goodness and is a testimony to others of how loving and kind God is
    • It makes God real and personal, as His presence shows up and He desires to dwell among men
  • The glory of God involved with
    1. The incarnation of Christ
    2. The transfiguration
    3. The human living of Jesus
    4. The crucifixion of Christ
    5. The resurrection of Christ
    6. His ascension
    7. His coming again
  • Through the incarnation, the Word became Flesh, and the Glory of God was Concealed in His Humanity (John 1:14)
  • On the Mount of Transfiguration, Jesus' glory was revealed to Peter, James, and John (Matthew 17:1-8)
  • In His life and work, the Lord Jesus did not seek His own glory but the glory of the One who sent Him (John 7:18; 8:50, 54)
  • The Glory of Christ's Divinity was Released through the Breaking of the Shell of His Humanity by His Death (John 12:23-24)
  • Christ was glorified in His resurrection by releasing His divine life into the many believers in Christ to regenerate them and make them the many sons of God, part of His corporate expression (Luke 24:26; John 7:39; 17:5; Acts 3:13; 1 Pet. 1:21)
  • In His ascension Christ "crossed the river" and entered into God's glory, where He is crowned with glory and honor (Heb. 2:9-10; 6:19-20; 9:24)
  • When He returns, the Lord as the Son of Man will come in the glory of the Father (Matt. 16:27; Luke 21:27)
  • Where we see the glory of God
    • As an internal characteristic, attribute, or a summary of the attributes of God
    • As God's presence (e.g. the glory cloud, manifestations to Moses, God's presence in the tabernacle)
    • As the display of God's attributes, perfections, or person (e.g. Jesus performing "signs" that demonstrate his glory)
  • Isaiah: '"In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. And they were calling to one another: 'Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty; the whole earth is full of his glory.' At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke. 'Woe to me!' I cried. 'I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty'"'
  • Christology
    The study of the nature (person) and work (role in salvation) of Jesus Christ
  • The Person and Work of Christ gathers seventeen extraordinary essays on Jesus in himself, Jesus as atoning sacrifice, and Jesus as the one we believe and follow
  • The person of Christ has been the center of theological debates in both Christian and non-Christian arenas
  • Theologians and philosophers have attempted to define the person of Christ using human and divine attributes, which Christ portrays
  • The prophets and disciples provided insights about the person of Christ, which have enhanced the definition of Christ using both the human nature and the divine nature
  • Christ
    The savior of humanity
  • The apostasy of humanity compelled God to devise means of saving humans from sin and averting their eternal condemnation
  • God sent Christ to save humanity by becoming flesh through normal birth, living as an example, preaching about the Kingdom of God, and shedding His blood to redeem humans from their sins
  • Jesus Christ is "our Lord, Savior, Redeemer, King, Friend, Shepherd, Leader, and Teacher"
  • The person of Christ and His works portray Him as the savior of humanity in the world in which the sins have pervaded
  • The research paper aims to describe the person of Christ and His works in relation to the divine nature and the human nature
  • Virginal Conception of Jesus Christ
    Christ took the human nature and bore all the attributes of men
  • Christ was born of a woman, who was a virgin
  • The birth of Christ was not unique for it occurred like other births of babies
  • Several people view Christ as the son of Joseph, a mere carpenter
  • After 8 days, the Jews named and initiated Christ according to their culture