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LESSON Religion 10 - Images of The Church
LESSON Religion 10 - Images of The Church
1.What is a masterpiece?
4. Do you think Michelangelo’s paintings have fully captured the greatness of God’s love? Why yes? Why
no?
*The paintings are more than images, they depicted the story of God’s love for His people.
*Images make use of comparison to help us understand and appreciate better the nature of the Church.
IMAGESOFTHECHURCH
*St. Paul emphasizes 2 important aspects of the Church’s reality: DIVERSITY and UNITY
UNITY- each member depend on the other; each member cannot build the Church by
himself/herself.
- We have one mission; to spread the and build the Church-the Body of Christ.
- There is ONE spirit that breathes life into the Church
- The Church is united by Christ- the head of the Church. We are the body of the Church
*The Church as Body of Christ helps us to appreciate 2 important aspects in the nature of the Church-
unity and diversity.
2. KINGDOM OF GOD
- The Church is the seed, the beginning of God’s kingdom on Earth
It represents the coming of the kingdom, the kingdom in process
3. PEOPLEOFGOD
- The Church as people of God is prefigured in the covenant between God and Israel and
fulfilled in the new and perfect covenant established by Christ.