MR 5.F Last Things

In the lecture video I learned about judgement, heaven, purgatory, and hell. Final Judgement is when Christ comes back on to the Earth and chooses who goes into Heaven and become in union with God. Particular Judgement is God's decesion to let you into heaven or condemn you in to hell immediatly following your death. Heaven is being in communion with God and it is full of light. We still do not know that much about heaven. Hell is eternal separation from God. It is darkness. Purgatory is the place where you are cleansed of you sins if you have accepted God's salvation. You choose your destiny on Earth. If you chose to be saved by God on Earth then you will be facing the light at you death. If you chose to reject God on Earth then you will be facing darkness. You can not choose to switch where you want to go after death, once you are dead you have sealed you fate. 

In this Analysis, I analyze the analysis of the Final and Particular Judgement. I talk about Purgatory, heaven, and hell. I explain the means of purgatory. I talk about the specific known characteristics of heaven and hell. Finally I talk about what happens at your death. It is an analysis because it goes beyond the obvious and analyzes another analysis. 

MR 5.E Analysis on Teaching and Sanctifying of the Church

This is an analysis because we talk specifically about each sacrament and not them as a whole. We talk about how they are important for us to become one with God. We use a differnt color for each sacrament. We include how each sacrament relates back to the feast example. We make sure to analyze this area of the section deeply with examples of what each sacrament is in reality. 

MR 5.E Analysis on Teaching and Sanctifying Church

This is an analysis beacause it goes in depth about what the Magisterium and the Apostles are exactly for. Then we connect each sides of the pole with two essential ideas that was deeply analyzed and cleverly thought out. We talk about how the Church influences the Apostles and what the apostles mission is. This is an above and beyond analysis because we do not just put words/sentences in random areas, but symmetrically place them to put more emphases on the importance of each idea. It is color coordinated so it is easy to decipher where each idea is meant to go. 

MR 5.D Analysis on The Four Marks of The Church

It provides a DEEP understanding of the chapter. It talks about how other religions are not saying the correct things. It uses vibrant colors. We compare and contrast with the text and the lecture. We esablish a n understanding that prevails the common theology student. 

MR 5.D Analysis on The Four Marks of the Church

This is an analysis because it emphasizes on the deeper more mastery level understanding of the section. It analyzes exactly what the point of the four marks of the church is. It also says why we needed it. It is color coded for a better understanding and for a breakdown of the section. And different sections of the section is connected with each other through many links, which were available by the app Idea Sketch. 

MR 5.C Mystical Body Necessary for Salvation

This analysis uses what we learned from the lecture video and the facts provided in the section. It is color coordinated and is linked together. It provides a deeper understanding of the section. It has an analogy to help understand the section even more.  

MR 5.B Analysis on The Kingdom of God

This is an analysis because it connects the Church with the grace of Redemption. Without the Church the mystical body of Christ and the Holy Spirit, we would not be able to be redeemed. We explain why that is. We color coded our blocks. We linked them together and analyzed them to its deepest meanings. 

MR 5.B The Kingdom of God

What is God's cosmic plan for man?

What is the Chruch?

What is the Kingdom of God?

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 od God, preparing them for the reception of the Holy Spirit, the Sanctifying grace God created us to participate in

It is in the Church, establish by Christ, that the Holy Spirit and sanctifying grace is received for our transformation and salvation 

What is God's plan for man?

God's plan for man

 - Share in his divine life

  - 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 

How does God make it possible for man to participate in the divine life?

Man has a share in divine life through

- the incrantation and the 

- graces of the redemption

ex: Apostles receive the grace of H.S. after "I believe"

 - i believe is a necessary requirement, but it is not the source of grace or means by which we receieve it 

- mediated through the Church Christ founded 

  - ex: baptism, Nicodemus, go baptize, Acts 2, 1 Peter

  - who is given the commission by Christ? Apostles 

What is the Church?

Churchis the New Assembly of God's people, redeemed by Christ, and is the instrument of this redemption 

New Assembly of God's Chosen People

Ekklesia (Greek) - those called out 

Qahal - Chosen People

Successors of the Chosen People of the Old Covenant 

The People of God

Instrument of this Redemption

The role of the Church is to bring objective redemption to each subject, to each person

That Baptism example 

 - without Peter and the Apostles, what would happen when Christ ascended? 

The Kingdom of God

Christ is the King and he brings about the Kingdom of Heaven 

Bold Claim - the Kingdom of Heacen 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 Blessed Trinity 

In the Catholic Church Christ is found, full and entire, and the means in which one can come into communion with the Blessed Trinity: receive the Spirit, transform into Christ, and thus become adopted son of the Father 

New Kingdom vs Old 

Receiving the Holy Spirit; grace, divine life within 

MR 5.A Ascension and Pentecost

This is an analysis because we connect a variety of points on why we need the apostles and sacraments even after the Paschal Mystery. We use outside sources as an aid. We also use our prior knowledge to incorporate into our idea sketch. We analyze the essential parts of each sacrament and the apostles. We answer the question why? not just state obvious facts. 

MR 5.A Ascension

The historic view of the papacy has been etreemely marred by, as Fr. Longeneck said, money and abuse of power. However, looking at the papacy biblicly, we see evidence for the papacy as it stands today. The Nicene Creed says that authority was passed down through the appostles not randomly as a democracy would have. Therefore, the curch could be lead by the few ordained by the appostles. Fr. Dwight says that the church resembles christ's kingdom, and therefore needs a sole ruler on earth to control and guide his church until judgment day when Jesus reclaims complete control of the church.

This is an analysis because we are not reinstating what was said in the passage or the text. We are incorporating both of them and adding our own opinion on the power of the Church's leaders. We use the Nince Creed as an aid in the development of our analysis. We bring in some outside sources. Finally we establish a full understanding of the authority of the Church. 

MR 4.E: Resurrection

Here is the link for our analysis on purgatory https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/purgatory/25729010/?s=zWz75d&ref=appemail

MR 4.F: Significance of the Resurrection

All pardon for sins is ultimately comes from Christ's finished work on Clavary. Baptism was given to us to take away original sin and to take away all the sins committed before the baptism. It is a spiritual purification of the soul, but there needed to be a different form of purification for the sins commited after baptism. This new form of purification is brough upon by the death and resurrection of Christ. Christ was brought on to the world to forgive the sins of God's people. After he resurrected from the dead, he had conquered death, which was a result of sin. Jesus gave his apostles the power to forgive sins. However, the apostles power given to by Christ had two folds to it. The first one is that they have the power to forgive sins or to hold them bound, which means to retain them unforgiven. The apostles could not forgive sins that they did not hear from the sinner. Secondly their authority was not to proclaim that God has already forgiven their sins. This authority given to the apostles have been passed down through generations from priest to priest. With this instituted we are given another sacrament in which we can show humilty by confessing our sins to the priests that hold the power to forgive sins. After confessing to the priest we are forgiven of all sins said out loud to the priest and cleansed of our sins. 

MR 4.D: Passion and Death

Justin Martyr's account is about the Eucharist given out on Sundays. In 150 A.D. Chrisitians were being persecuted, and was assumed to be cannibals. In the reading, Justing is writing an apology, or a defense, to that emperor about what is actually going on every Sunday. He explains to the emperor that the "body" and "blood" is the bread and wine that symbolizes the body and blood of Christ that was given to the Christians as a gift during the Last Supper. During the Last Supper, Christ announces to the Disciples that everytime they eat the Eucharist, he will be present in it. Justin Martyr is trying to explain their faith and not actually cannibals. He explains to the emperor that what they are doing is not anything bad, and is them expressing the Last Supper. Even in 150 A.D. the Catholics still believed that the body and blood of Christ is truly present in the Eucharist. 

MR 4.C: Last Supper

With the Eucharist and the words said during Mass, we are given a chance to truly be in the presence of God. We are able to become part of God's new covenant and embrace the Lamb of God. 

MR 4.C: Last Supper

Jesus presents the New Covenant through the last supper and tells all of his disciples that the New Covenant will be poured out of his blood. He tells his disciples about the Passiona and to spread the Word of God all through out the world in the Last Supper. He shows an example of the New Commandment of Love by washing the disciples feet at the dinner table. Jesus leads by example and shows his apostles how to love others. Jesus provides the Eucharist as the greatest gift of all to the Catholic Church. 

MR 4.C: Transfiguration

If I was at the Transfiguration as an apostle, I would have been shocked and terrified at the same time. If I were to hear that my Lord was about to die and suffer from a man who died years before me, I would be so shocked that I would not be able to talk. Also to see Jesus in his brightest form shining in white would have been an honor and a moment I would want to share with everyone around the world. 

MR 4.C: Transfiguration

MR 4.B Defeating the Prince of Darkness

Jesus uses the written scripture of God to resist the temptations of the devil. He fasted for forty days to be in a weak and vulnerable state to test himself, and see how wll he can resist the devil's temptation. Jesus is obedient to God and chooses to be one with God and to stick by his side. Through these temptations, we should learn that if we are obedient to God then we can resist Satan's temptation. 

MR 4.A Mid Level Activity

Our activity is unique in its own way, because in our activity we explain how the baptism is more symbolic then anything else, and our idea sketch has a unique lay out and color scheme. Our idea sketch emphasizes how everything in the baptism is symbolic. The baptism of Christ shows him exiting sin when he exits the water, shows him being cleanses, and it shows Christ conquering sin when he emerges from the water. When a dove descends down it symbolized the Holy Spirit's grace. 

The Unselfish Son

Something I learned from the lecture is that when Jesus was baptized in the Jordan River by John the Baptist. He had choice to not become baptized, because he did not need the cleansing, but with his decision to be baptized. Jesus decides that he is on an equal plain with us.