Thursday, January 31, 2008

Questions on the Forgiveness of Sins, Resurrection of the Body, and Life Everlasting (¶976-1065)

1. Why is the sacrament of Penance necessary if Baptism fully cleanses us from all sin?


2. What is the nature of the body in the resurrection? How is it similar or different from ours?


3. When will the resurrection of the all the dead occur?


4. How is human death transformed by Christ?


5. Why is Christianity opposed to Gnosticism?


6. What is the “beatific vision”? How does it differ from a deep spiritual insight or vision?


7. Why is Purgatory necessary if one is already assured of eternal salvation?


8. What makes hell a punishment?


9. What does the Church mean by the final “consummation”? How does this differ from the resurrection of the dead?


10. How does the teaching about the “new heavens and new earth” inform how we live today?