Spirit of Truth, Parish Edition > Grade 8 > Unit 2
Session 14: Jesus' Teaching of the Ten Commandments
There is continuity of the law from the Old Testament through the New Testament until the end of time.
There is continuity of the law from the Old Testament through the New Testament until the end of time.
Jesus fulfills the priesthood of the Old Testament and of Melchizedek by offering Himself on the Cross for the sins of all.
The Gospel of John is very different from the other three Synoptic Gospels and is concerned with presenting Jesus as the Incarnate Word of God who has always existed with God.
We are called to enter the Kingdom of God as a disciple of Jesus.
Salvation History is the story of God’s saving actions in human history.
God asked Mary to be Jesus’ mother and Mary said yes!
Jesus fulfills the Old Testament role of prophet by doing God’s will, speaking God’s truth to the people, and revealing God to the people.
Jesus is the end of the moral law and the perfect model of holiness.
The Apostles were the first bishops and have started the line of apostolic succession. St. Peter has a place of primacy among the Apostles.
The Old and New Testaments form an organic unity, naturally fitting together and helping us understand the other.
Jesus was born on Christmas, and three wise men came to worship Him.
Jesus fulfills the Old Testament role of king, who was to rule justly according to the law of God. A king was to lead his people into relationship with God and right worship of Him.
God wants us to Love in the way the He loves.
God enacted a plan of salvation throughout Salvation History that culminated in the Death and Resurrection of His only Son, Jesus Christ.