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Lesson 4

Jesus Gives Meaning to Signs of Grace Drawn from Human Culture

Jesus performed miracles as a sign of God’s love.

Lesson Vocabulary

  • Miracle
    :
    A supernatural act of God that demonstrates His power over all things. Jesus performed many miracles because He is God. Jesus’ miracles invited people to believe in Him and showed the power of God. Jesus’ miracles were also signs of the Kingdom of God. (561)
  • Exorcism
    :
    One of the types of miracles that Jesus performed, in which He cast out demons that had possessed people. Jesus gave to His Apostles the authority to cast out demons in His name.
  • Salvation History
    :
    The story of God’s love and mercy revealed to us throughout human history, culminating in Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross and Resurrection from the dead which won for us salvation from sin and death. (68-96)
  • Covenant
    :
    A sacred permanent bond of family relationship. God entered in a series of covenants with mankind throughout Salvation History to invite us to be part of His divine family and to prepare us gradually and in stages and in words and deeds to receive the gift of salvation. (68-96)
  • Sign
    :
    Something that stands for or represents something else. Often, a sign is a visible symbol of something that is invisible or difficult to understand. The Sacraments are sign of the grace they give to us. (1131)
  • The Law
    :
    The rules and prescriptions for living a holy life given by God to Moses in the Pentateuch. The Law, summed up in the Ten Commandments, communicate how to best love God and each other. The Law is necessary to free us from sin and direct us toward the ultimate goodness who is God.
  • Pentateuch
    :
    The Greek name for the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Also known as the Books of Moses. (72)
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