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Chapter 8: Jesus Institutes the Eucharist
At the Last Supper, Jesus offered the same Body and Blood He offered on the Cross.
At the Last Supper, Jesus offered the same Body and Blood He offered on the Cross.
Christs Death is a perfect act of redemptive love and suffering in Gods plan of Salvation.
Jesus conquered sin and death, not only for Himself, but for others.
Jesus’ identity is bound up with the life of Israel, and as their promised Messiah, Jesus fulfilled God’s covenant with them.
Neither the Old nor the New Testament can be understood in isolation from the other. Everything changed with the coming of Jesus and the establishment of the New Covenant.
Mary is rightfully honored by Christians as the Mother of God and the New Eve.
God has revealed Himself to us in a direct and personal way, which we call divine revelation.
The priesthood of Jesus is the definitive priesthood because He is fully God and fully man both the high priest offering the sacrifice and the victim being offered for the forgiveness of sins.
The priesthood is a calling to serve the Church in imitation of Christ Himself, even to the Cross.
The Church includes those who belong to the Church on earth, the angels and saints in Heaven, and the souls in Purgatory.
Jesus Christ commands His followers to make disciples and build the Kingdom of God
Every human person has an inestimable value in the eyes of God.
The proclamation of the Kingdom of God (or the Kingdom of Heaven) was the central message of Christs public ministry.
The Paschal Mystery refers to Christs Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension, which saved us from sin and death for new life as sons and daughters of God.
The four GospelsMatthew, Mark, Luke, and Johnare the heart of all the Scriptures because they are our principal source for the life and teaching of the Incarnate Word, our Savior (CCC 125).