God created man to partake in his Divine Life
Man rejected it
God sought out man to reconcile him and restore him to what he was created for
The Son brought redemption by his Paschal Mystery and preached of the kingdom of God
He instituted a New covenant, with a new Covenant in a New Passover and New Paschal Lamb
The New Chosen People, New Priesthood in this new covenant he established and called the Church, with peter as the Rock
He formed the Apostles and taught them about the Kingdom of God, preparing them for the reception of the Holy Spirit, the Sanctifying grace God created us to participate in.
It is in the church, established by Christ, that the Holy Spirit and sanctifying grace is received for our transformations and salvation
The Old Paschal lamb was just a lamb, and it was slaughtered to save the hebrews from the angel of Death
The Lamb was slaughtered during the passover
Jesus is the new lamb
The old chosen people was the Israelites
is Priest is a man who is the middle man in the middle of God and Man
Church means chosen people, assembly of Gods people
within the church one receive what one needs, which is grace.
WHAT IS GOD'S PLAN FOR MAN?¿?¿?
Gods Plan for man
Share in his divine nature
Inaugurated by creation/salvation history
reached fullness with Christ and his Church
Will be fulfilled at end time
when all who cooperated with grace are gathered together in the universal Church
Redemption is like breaking down the wall, making the guards of the camp you are being kept in disappearing, you are now free
Man has a share in divine life through
A. The Incarnation
B. Graces of the Redemption
Ex: Apostles receive the grace of the Holy Spirit after "i believe"
I believe is a necessary requirement, but it is not the source of grace or means by which we receive it
Mediayed through the Church Christ founded
A. Ex: Baptism, Nicodemus, Good baptize Peter
B. Who is given the commission by Christ? Apostles
Church is the New assembly of gods people, deemed by christ, and is the instrument of this redemption.
Ekklesia - Those called out
Qahal - Chosen people
Successors of the chosen people of the Old Covenant
The role of the church is to bring objective redemption to each subject. to each person.
That baptism example again
Without peter and the Apostles, what would happen when Christ ascended
Christ is the King and he brings about the Kingdom of Heaven
Bold claim - the kingdom of heaven on earth subsists in the Catholic Church
What is the Kingdom of God
Christ
Christ acting in the hearts of men
Mankind in communion with the bless Trinity
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