CHRIST'S CHURCH-LESSON 2-PERIOD 7

THE MARKS OF THE CHURCH

• We believe that there are 4 signs, or marks that the Church can be recognized by.
• They are found in the Niceness Creed:" I believe in one holy, catholic, and apostolic Church."

THE CHURCH

HOLY

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WHAT DID JESUS ENTRUST TO PETER AND THE APOSTLES?

• Jesus entrusted the apostles with the means to carry out his work, and the task to administer the sacraments.

WHAT DID JESUS GIVE THE CHURCH IN ORDER TO CONTINUE HIS WORKS?

WHAT POWER DID THE APOSTLES RECEIVE AT THE LAST SUPPER?

• At the Last Supper the apostles received the power to celebrate the Eucharist.

WHAT POWER DID THE APOSTLES RECEIVE AFTER THE RESURRECTION?

• After the resurrection the apostles received the power to forgive sins.

WHAT WERE THEY COMMANDED TO DO ON THE DAY OF THE ASCENSION?

• They were commanded to baptize in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit.

EXTRA INFORMATION!

• The church has the power to be the final judge to determine what is necessary for salvation and sanctification.

EVEN MORE EXTRA INFORMATION!

• The church safeguards us from false teachings.

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CATHOLIC

• Third mark of the Church • universal • She poses the fullness of Christ, truth, revelation, is for all mean everywhere and all the time • Not limited to one race or nation • The Church continues to manifest this mark of universality

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MAIN IDEAS OF lESSON 1

• “By her relationship with Christ, the Church is a kind of sacrament or sign of intimate union with God, and of the unity of all mankind” (LG, 1). The Church, the union of the members, of the Church, with each other in Christ “Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brethren, you did it to me”

THREE SIGNIFICANT POINTS

• 1.) the Church as a mystical body of Christ 2.) the marks of the Church 3.) the reason Christ established his church Photo by Paulo Brandão

BIBLE VERSE

• Mark 4:30 - 32 Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it? 31 It is like a mustard seed, which is the smallest of all seeds on earth. 32 Yet when planted, it grows and becomes the largest of all garden plants, with such big branches that the birds can perch in its shade.”

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