Kingdom of God
The Church/Kingdom
God created man to partake in His Divine Life (grace)
Man rejected it
God sought out man to reconcile him and restore him to what he was created for (Offers Holy Spirit)
The Son brought redemption by his Pascal 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, establish by Christ, that the Holy Spirit and sanctifying grace (Holy Spirit) is received for our transformation and salvation
What is 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/army of good 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 Incarnation
Graces of 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 receive it
Army analogy: just walking up to recruitment office doesn't make you a soldier
Meditated through the Church Christ founded
Ex: Baptism. Nicodemus. Go baptize, Acts 2,1 Peter
Who is given the commission by Christ? Apostles
What is God's plan for man
Church is the New Assembly of gods people redeemed by christ
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
Baptism example again
Without Peter and The Apostles, what would happen when Christ ascended?
Kingdom of God
- Christ is the King and he brings about the Kingdom of Heaven
- The Kingdom of Heaven on earth subsist in the Catholic Church
What is Kingdom of God
Christ
Christ acting in the hearts of men
Mankind in communion with the Blessed Trinity
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