Week 14: Homework

Reading Assignment:
Read Chapter 16 of Theology and Sanity, “The Mission of Christ”—pp. 231--242.

Questions:

1. What did the angel tell Joseph about Jesus’ mission? (p. 234)
2. List the things Jesus directly says he has come to do. (p.235)
3. What are the three words St. Paul uses repeatedly to describe the Lord’s work? (p.236-7)
4. What is justification? What is redemption? (p.237-8)
5. What are the “two elements in what Our Lord did?” (p. 238)
6. What is the significance of St. John the Baptist saying that Our Lord takes away the sin (singular) of the world? (p. 239)
7. How does the Incarnation answer “the double problem that faced fallen mankind?” (p. 240-2).

Reflection Questions:

1. Have you ever seen the words “John 3:16” displayed at a sporting event? Do you think this is a good way to evangelize? Does this verse capture the essence of the mission of Christ? Read the passage and commit it to memory. Read John 3:17, too. Is that verse important to remember too?