How can someone become a member of the People of God?

Christ is the head and we as members are the Mystical (spiritual) Body. As members we are all important and form a close-knit community. If one member is injured or hurt it affects us all.

There is a strong emphasis on the relationship of all the members of the body, diversity and equality within unity.

Christ so loved the church that he died for her. He is joined in a covenant of love to her. He constantly cares for her and gives her gifts.

What the soul is to the human body, the Holy Spirit is to the Body of Christ which is the church; the Holy Spirit makes the Church 'the temple of the living God'.

This means that we are also a temple of God

Christ is the foundation or cornerstone and Christians are the stones or "bricks" that are built into this temple.

Jesus is the Good Shepherd who knowns and watches over his sheep and give his life for them. The sheep know his voice and follow him.

Through Jesus the members of the Church will live and grow. Members must keep a close relationship with Christ in order to be fruitful.

The seed and beginning of the Kingdom are the "little flock" of those whom Jesus came to gather around him. The Lord Jesus endowed his community with a structure that will remain until the Kingdom is fully achieved.

Mary is the best image of the Church. Mary believed and responded to God all her life. She was close to Jesus and always open to what God wanted. She was a perfect follower of Christ. Mary exhibits the qualities of humility, obedience, love and compassion which should be found in the Church.

"The Church, in Christ, is like a sacrament--a sign and instrument of communion with God and unity among all people". CCC 775

The Bride of Christ image of the church is models in what type of relationship?

The most common image of the church in the New Testament.

God is seen as father, Christ as our elder brother, Mary our mother and we are all brothers and sisters in the love of Jesus.

In the Sacrament of the Eucharist, this is the name given to the action of changing the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Jesus Christ.

The cup used during the Mass that holds the wine before the Consecration and the Blood of Christ after the Consecration. It represents the cup used at the Last Supper and is a symbol of Jesus' sacrifice and eternal life.

Having a spiritual meaning or reality that is neither apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; the visible sign of the hidden reality of salvation.

The name given to Pope John Paul II's teachings on the human body and sexuality delivered via 129 short lectures between September 1979 and November 1984.

A habitual and firm disposition to do good

As the Body of Christ the members of the church possess different gifts, and therefore assume different roles in the Church.

The Church as the Body of Christ is a sign of both unity and diversity within the church

As flock, this image conveys the idea that sheep are dumb and just blindly follow the shepherd.

The Holy Spirit reveals Christ in the liturgy through his real presence.

In the Old Testament, the temple was where God was present to the people of Israel.

In a recent message, what creative metaphor did Pope Francis use to describe the church?

In what way/s is Jesus described in relation to these images of the church?