MR 5.A Ascension Analysis

Acts 1

1. Jesus gives the Apostles instructions regarding the Holy Spirit, gave conceiving proofs He was alive, and spoke about God's Kingdom. This all happened over a period of 40 days.

2. Redemption is about being absolved of your sins and coming into communion with God. 

3. Redemption is given to one by the Holy Spirit when he/she accepts Christ as their savior and strives to live like him. 

Ascension

4.18; Ascension:

The Resurrection signified Christ's victory over sin and death and initiated his glorification. 

        Through Christ's new/ glorified body, He now transcends (to be and/ or go beyond limits) human time and space. 

        After this event, his followers could now fully recognize him. (Before the ascension, JC's followers could not immediately recognize him)

-Quote From CCC 659: "During the forty days when he eats and drinks familiarly with his disciples and teaches them about the kingdom, his glory remains veiled under the appearance eof ordinary humanity. Jesus' final apparition ends with the irresversible entry of his humanity into divine glory, symbolized by the cloud and by heaven, where he is seated from that time forward at God's right hand."

Near the end of JC's time, Jesus spent most of his time teaching/ instructing his Apostles as well as confirming them in their faith.

       This is where the Catholic Church gets the practice of CConfirmation. 

       During this time, JC was also preparing them for the Holy Spirit. (hint: Pentecost)

Christ's mission was fulfilled and his glorification completed with his Ascension into Heaven. With his Apostles gathered around him, Christ ascened Body and Soul into Heaven in a clear manisfestation of his divinity.

By ascending into Heaven, Christ opened the gates to  Heaven for the rest of his Church

Christ's Final instructions before he left the physical world was: they were to define the misson of the Apostles and the Church until the end of time. He wanted them to evanglize all nations.

       Christ emphasized that it was necessary for him to leave the earth and be with his father in heaven. He would remain here with us spiritually.

The Ascension of our Lord also initiated another kind of relationship between himself and his Church-- a relationship founded on a life of faith, hope, and love.

MR 5.A The Ascension

                                                                     The Ascension

-The resurrection glorified Christ's body

-Christ's new body transcended time and space

-Ascenion completes God's glorification

-Christ prepared his Apostles to recieve the Holy Spirit just before his ascension

-Christ's body and soul ascended into heaven. 

-after his ascension he is placed at the right hand of the father

-before ascnending Christ told the Apostles to evangelize all nations

-it was necesarry for Christ to leave earth and return to his father

-Christ's ascension paved the way for the Holy Spirit to descend onto the Apostles

-The ascension of Christ overall made him more accesible and reachable by earthly humans through prayer

MR 4.F Forgiveness of Sins Analysis

This is an educreations presentation by Okelberry, Burton, and Garcia. We analyzed the redemption and forgiveness of sin through Christ, as well as the importance and authority of the sacrament of Reconciliation. This is a very informational and analytical presentation that you will get a lot out of.

https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/forgiveness-of-sins/25840774/?s=o3naMZ&ref=app

MR. 4.F: Significance of the Resurrection

For our analysis we chose option three. For option three we answered and analyzed two general question. We not only answered the questions but expanded, using our knowledge to take the EDUcreations to a further level of perfection. Here is our perfection. 

https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/forgiveness-of-sins/25840774/?s=o3naMZ&ref=app

Authority of Forgiveness

1. PROBLEM SOLVING: How are our sins forgiven? How does Christ explain/set it up?
1. give evidence and explanations
2. include the importance of this section

God (trinity) alone has the authority to forgive sins. "the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins" (Matt. 9:6) Here in the Book of Matthew, we have the evidence that JC has that authority. Because he IS God. Christ explains it as only God, which he is can forgive sins and only those who he annoints can forgive sins; his successors. Jesus gave the authority to Peter, and Peter to his successor and to his and so on. 

The importance of this section is to show us that God truly loves us, and no matter what will forgive us. However we must 1) Ask God for forgiveness, or 2) go to reconciliation to seek out a man who has the authority, by god, to forgive us.

Problem Solving - Mr Healey's Tweet

What Mr Healey says is true because it would be extremely unlikely for so many matyrs to die for something that wasn't true. They MUST have truly seen Jesus Christ in order for them to give their lives up believe in what is right. If not, this means that the martyrs of christ purposely lied about it. Meaning, they gave up their lives just for the heck of it. Who even does that? 

@Dragonblaze is wrong because for one, Mr Healey was talking about a single event, witnesses ACTUALLY seeing the Resurrection of JC, and not martyrs who heard about it and that died hundreds of years after.

Faith needs Fact& vice versa

JC Resurrection cannot be falsified because in order for someone to have a belief, or faith in something, you must come to accept something as fact and or real. The followers had full confidence in JC; comeplete trust. 

So you see, the martyrs of Christ came to accept that/ believed that Christ had risen and therefore, died for what they saw and or believed.

MR 4.E Resurrection Analysis

Our analysis is unique because it goes over multiple facets of the Resurrection. We analyze the historical context, the mindsets of people around it, and proof that it happened. Our presentation is easy to follow and breaks down the material into good analysis. We chose this topic because the reading on it is very interesting and there is a lot to analyze.

https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/resurrection/25774493/?s=yckUT9&ref=app

Jesus's Bones

This is our idea sketch. It shows the difference in two opinions on what would happen if Jesus's bones were discovered. It is unique because we used our knowledge and understanding to take a deeper route of explanation on the topic. We chose this topic because we found it the most interesting of the three. It should be considered an analysis because we deeply analyzed the material. 

Analysis & Exit ticket

http://www.thinglink.com/scene/582262192347283457

Click the link above to be taken to a ThingLink with the topic of 'What Jesus' resurrected body was like and how it compares and contrasts to his body before the resurrection, the transfiguration, and the hope of ours.

Exit Ticket~ Jesus' resurrecrtion was not a myth. It was historically fact. Our ThingLink is unique because it explains key points about the resurrection and transfiguration. We chose to make a ThingLink because to us, a ThingLink includes a visual aid, which some people find very helpful and its also an easy, assesable way to learn. This is mini project should be considered an analysis because it doesn't give a summary of the resurrection, rather answers the "why" questions.

MR 4.D Purgatory Analysis

https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/purgatory/25729018/?s=Pz4k06&ref=app

Our group analyzed Purgatory, the Catholic Church's teaching on it, and a useful metaphor to explain it. We go over the basic concept, as well as the essential points of the doctrine, and some history of the term.

Gandolf vs The Balrog

Gandolf and his followers (the fellowship of the rings) are together. As the Balrog chases them the followers abandon him. This sybolizes the apostles leaving Jesus and betraying him. Then as Gandolf and the Balrog travel down this symbolizes Jesus decending to hell. Then Gandolf slays Balrog and dies on the mountain. Then it shows Gandolf coming back to life. This symbolizes Jesus healing our sins with his crucifixion and then rising from the dead.

Lord of the Rings Analogy

Passion... Whilst in the mountain, gandalf knows what lurks in the shadows, and this we can makke a connection to the passion of christ. Gandalf walks into the mountain and in some sense "prays" for thisto not be the way. Like JC did in the garden.

Gandalf/JC death... In the first movie, Gandalf fights this large dark creature from "hell." The connection we can make from this is that Gandalf knows he is going to die and he willingly gives his life to save the others-- his family.

Resurrection...In the second movie of the Lord of the Rings, "Two Towers", Gandalf appears to Aragorn, Legolas, and Gimi as this white, mystical being. Here we can make a connection to the resurrection and or transfiguration. When Gandalf appears to them he shines brighter than any light-- just like JC's transfiguration. We also make the connection to his resurrection because here, Gandalf has been "reborn" or "came back" from the dead-- he 'died' as Gandalf the Grey and came back as Gandalf the White. Aragorn, at the scene would be catagorized as "Doubting Thomas." Aragorn says, "it cannot be" and is in disbelief. 

The third movie we see Aragorn summoning up the dead to fight with him, to come back to the world and he will "hold their outh fulfilled." The connection we make here with JC in purgatory. Aragorn represents JC and the dead witchking represents satan... however in this case the witchking fights for JC--this is the "hollywood effect of a movie."-- however the mountain aragorn goes into is said to be a mountain of no return. Whoever goes in, dies a horrible death. But in this case, Aragorn--being the JC character-- walks into this mountain and returns with all the souls. He saves them all.

Justin Martyr's

This document ultimately talks about the Mass. And in the mass we have this last supper (this is the correlation to our topic). In the first paragraph, we see that it is talking about the Administration of the Sacraments, and in the case, the Eucharist. Next we have the Eucharist, the actual body and blood of Jesus Christ. And finally, we have the weekly worship as christians. 

Back to the first paragraph, we see how the Eucharist will be given to us, and also the way it is performed. Next, the actual Eucharist; Jesus Christ instituted this event at the Last Supper and said "This do ye in remembrance of meMe, this is My body" and after that he said in a a similar way "this is my cup." Jesus was offering Himself to us, so that once he is gone, we will remember what he was here for. Lastly, the worship as christians. We worship God on our own, but in the Mass, we "fully worship him as christians."

Last Supper Analysis

This ideasketch is superior because it is color-coded, easy to understand, features a variety of shapes, and analyzes the Last Supper and its effects.

MR 4.C Last Supper

This is our idea sketch, which analyzes in depth the Last Supper. We broke apart each detail of the event and explained them. We showed how each individual part end up connecting back to the main bubble. We also showed how some of the individual bubbles connect such as Eucharist and eating of the lamb.

Idea Sketch, Piecing it Together, Lecture Video

Carlos, Jacob and I created this Idea sketch that describes/ analyzes specific events in the lecture video. For example, the New Lamb, JC was and is the new lamb of God.

If I was an apostle at the transfiguration, I would have been flippin out. How cool would it have been to have Jesus appear to you by way of a bright light. It would have been kind of scary though to see the bright light until I saw Jesus. Having that conversation with him would definitely have strenghtened my faith and would have inspired me to teach others more about the Word of God and how to get eternal life.

MR 4.C The Transfiguration

We broke down the transfiguration with a deeper knowledge and understanding of the material. We broke apart the Last Supper into two parts then broke it down further. We also broke apart the Transfiguration into 3 parts. We then connected the three parts with our knowledge of the material.

Transfiguration Outline

Exit Ticket 10/20/14

If I were an apostle that witnessed the Transfiguration, I would be in awe. To be in the company of the entire Holy Trinity in one event is nothing short of mind-boggling. Also, I would never lose faith or stray from Jesus, as I had just witnessed His divinity right in front of me. I would also feel alarmed at Jesus' death, which was talked about, as it would literally be God dying. All in all, it would change my life, as I'm sure it did for James, John, and Peter.

Exit Ticket -- Reflection of the Transfiguration

If I were one of the Apostles that witnessed the Transfiguration, it would effect me in many ways.  One of theses ways would be in extraordinary belief. By this I mean, that I would now that I am truly witnessing the physical appearance of the Son of the Living God. This physical appearance is important because the majority of God's interaction with man isn't through physical means. I wouldn't just be in extraordinary belief, but i would also be terrified. When you look at Jesus, you see a man, and seeing a man shine so bright that it is white, that would be terrifying. That simply just doesn't happen to any ordinary man.

If i truly witnessed this event, my understanding and/ or belief of God would greatly increase. If I had doubts before, I most certainly would not have the same doubts afterwards.

ThingLink Activity - Transgifuration

http://www.thinglink.com/scene/580775700290600962

Click on this link to have a better understanding of the Transfiguration. Carlos, Jacob and I created this.

MR 4.C Analysis on Transfiguration

By Alex Mascorro, Noah Garcia, and Rory Farmer. Analyzes and explains deeper meanings of the Transfiguration. This presentation starts with an overview of the basic events, but goes into deeper meaning about the significance. It explains why the Transfiguration happened, and the future as well as past events that it alluded to, and why these are important.

https://www.educreations.com/lesson/view/transfiguration/25540623/?s=UfKags&ref=app

MR 4.B Defeating the Prince of Darkness

Jesus and God are clearly the largest words in the picture which would make sense because they are also the most important figures in the Bible. However, the Devil is also the second largest font becauese although he is the enemy, he is also important for us to recognize so we can deny him.

MR 4.B Defeating the Prince of Darkness

Three words stand out to me: Devil, God, and Jesus. God is the largest word in the picture and is placed above the Devil and Jesus. In our catholic views, God is above all things. God, being the father is above Jesus (the Son). And Jesus, being the second largest, is above the Devil. Both God and Jesus are above satan.

MR 4.B Defeating the Prince of Darkness

The words God and Jesus stand out in this picutre because they are the biggest. This also means that they are the most important. The devil is the third biggest word. This shows how often the devil is used in society today. Even some of the tiny words in this picture are very important such as worship and belive. These words may be little but have significance in that if you must worship/believe in God. 

MR 4.B Defeating the Prince of Darkness

What stands out to me is that God and Jesus are the biggest words. No matter the temptation, God prevails. Also, this story points out the difference between Jesus' divine and human natures, and this is shown in this picture. Jesus is distinct from God the Father in the way that he has both human and divine natures, which are both tempted in this story.

MR 4.A Mid Level Activity

This is our idea sketch. It is the best idea sketch because it offers the best information in the least amount of words. You will learn a lot and it won't take a long time! It also shows the connections between the Wedding at Cana and the Baptism of Chirst in the Jordan. They both include the element of water which symbolizes the clensing of sin by the Holy Spirit.

What i learned from EDUcannon videos 10/16/14

I learned that the word paschal directly translates to the word Easter.

MR 4.A Mid Level Activity

Our ideasketch is the best because it offers the information concisely and clearly. It is not too much explanation, and it is color coded. The color organizes the thoughts that we conveyed, and provides an easy-to-understand format. Lastly, we analyzed the deeper meanings and big-picture implications well.

MR 4.A Mid Level Activity

Topher, Sam, and I created this Idea Sketch that is different from everyone else's because, in detail, it explains why both the Wedding at Cana and the Baptism of JC have theological significances. We used our own knowledge as well as the knowledge from the lecture videos. We also made another box titled "Connection" that tells you about how/ why these two events are connected.

I Learned...

The term "Paschal" is described as 'of or relating to Easter.' In Mass, we celebrate the death, resurrection and ascension of JC, which is the Paschal Mystery. They tie into each other because we celebrate JC's resurrection at Easter

What I learned 10/16/14

In the two educanon videos assigned for homework, the thing that stood out to me was the details of the Wedding at Cana story, and the conclusions that we can draw, including a good example of honoring thy mother and father as Jesus did.

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