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Preparing for the Messiah

Preparing for the Messiah. Chapter 2. The story continues…. TO the serpent God Said, “I will put enmity between you and the woman(New Eve-Mary), and between your seed and hers(new adam -Jesus); They will strike at your head, while you strike at their heel.”. Protoevangelium - 1 st Gospel.

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Preparing for the Messiah

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  1. Preparing for the Messiah Chapter 2

  2. The story continues… • TO the serpent God Said, “I will put enmity between you and the woman(New Eve-Mary), and between your seed and hers(new adam-Jesus); They will strike at your head, while you strike at their heel.”

  3. Protoevangelium- 1st Gospel • Early Church, saw in this the first prophecy of the messiah. What is a Messiah? -Anointed One, promised by God, saved humans from sin and death. Christians see Jesus as the messiah. • The seed of the new eve sent to repair the damage made by sin. To remove that sin and therefore, crush/defeat satan.

  4. Although original sin exists… • We are not slaves to its effects. • Although wounded, we are not totally corrupt. • We can choose obedience to god’s will, through god’s grace we can choose good.

  5. The story of God’s relationship with his children is the story of a family…

  6. What is a family?

  7. A Family is… • People united by flesh, blood and a common name. • Where/when we Learn to live with and love others. • Requires a constant dying to self. • And, this is where the drama begins…

  8. The Old TEstament • Is the beginning of the drama of the human family. • God’s family, the human family, created like their Father. • JPii- “god in his deepest mystery is not a solitude but a family, since he has in himself, fatherhood, sonship and the essence of the family which is love.” • Record of a love letter from the father to his children

  9. The New testament • How the members of god’s universal family, the church, are united in Christ’s flesh and blood, the Eucharistic banquet. • We are united by a common name through baptism(rebirth and adoption). “In the name of the father, son and holy spirit.”

  10. Homework-- • Read pp. 36-43. Take notes in 2nd section of your notebook. • Title “Chapter 2: Preparing for the Messiah” Notes on pp.36-43 • Use any format of note-taking.

  11. “Scripture reveals how God… • Has used covenants to forge family bonds with his people in every age”- Scott Hahn • Forge- the process of making and shaping; like metal that is heated and shaped into the desired object.

  12. What is a covenant? • From the Latin, convenire, “to come together”, “to agree” • A formal, solemn(serious), and binding pact between 2 or more parties. • Swears an oath- places himself under divine judgment if one goes against this. (Binds a person for life to the commitment, made before god and enforced by god.) • Examples: in a court of law, Hippocratic oath, military oath, president

  13. What is the purpose of covenant? -Creates a bond of persons in relationship, like a family. (-Not merely a contract in which goods are exchanged.) -God is the father, who loves ,guides, corrects, blesses, punishes. “I will be their God and they shall be my people…I will be a Father to you and you shall be my sons and daughters. (2 Cor. 6:16-18)

  14. What are the biblical covenants? • Adam and Eve Blessing: Be fertile and multiply.. Condition: Do not eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil. Sign: The Sabbath Family Form- Marriage

  15. Noah and family • Blessing- God will never destroy the earth by means of a flood; be fertile and multiply. • Condition- Do not drink the blood of animals or shed human life • Sign- Rainbow • Family Form- the traditional family

  16. Covenant with Abraham • Blessing- land and many descendants • Condition- circumcision • Sign- circumcision • Family form- tribe

  17. Covenant with moses • Blessing- god chose them as his special people. • Condition- must keep his commandments • Sign- the Passover- do this in remembrance • Family form- a holy nation

  18. Covenant with david • Blessing- god becomes our father and we become his children • Condition- reprove/correct with a human rod • Sign- Solomon’s temple • Family form- an eternal royal kingdom

  19. New covenant • Blessing- god’ law written on our hearts; believers become the new chosen people • Condition- belief in the son of god, baptism, eucharist, living as Christians. • Sign- the eucharist • Family form- a universal kingdom, His Church

  20. Homework: • Read pp. 44-55 • In second section of notebook, take notes. Title “Notes on Chapter 2, pp. 44-55”

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