Religion Chapter 2
Terms
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- "the mystery of the wonderful union of the divine and human natures"
- Incarnation
- a part of the gospel according to Matthew in which Jesus preaches important moral teachings, including the Beatitudes.
- Sermon on the Mount
- the teaching of Jesus in the sermon on the Mount on the meaning of and way to true happiness.
- Beatitudes
- people who take the Beatitudes' message to heart and attempt to live it
- Beatitude Saints
- God's reign or rule proclaimed by and present in Jesus in which people serve one another, share their goods with one another, and refuse to retaliate with violence against others.
- kingdom of God
- the activity Jesus performed prior to the Last Supper that becomes the model for all Christiam service
- foot washing
- teachings such as the Beatitudes and the Last Judgment that overturn commonly held values and priorities
- "hard sayings" of Jesus-
- attitude of strict observance of laws, regardless of circumstances and possible harm to people involved
- legalism
- an attitude of doing only the least that is required by law in our moral life
- minimalism
- pushing ourselves to do more than the minimum in our moral life
- moral muscle