The Church on Earth (2)

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the Church's teaching that it is 'at the same time holy and always in need of being purified'
   
   
2. Consider the claim that the Church cannot be 'holy' and 'in need of being purified' because this is a contradiction. 
   
   
3. Explore the contradiction through the lens of the Church in Corinth (1 Cor 12:27-31)
   
   

Resources Include: 

• Lesson PowerPoint
  

• Holiness under the Microscope - a series of arguments to both agree and disagre with the statement 
  
  
• Email & instant messaging template - a resource for messaging exchange task
  
  

Religious Education Directory Links:

• U9.5.3 - Describe the structure of the ‘Church on Earth’, explaining why the Church teaches that the visible Church is ‘the universal Sacrament of Salvation’.
  
  
• D9.5.1 - Consider the claim that the belief that the Church is ‘holy’ contradicts the teaching that the same Church is ‘always in need of being purified’. Present arguments for and against the claim, including a Catholic response, weighing the strengths and weaknesses of the arguments, with reference to 1 Corinthians 12:27-3. Arrive at a judgement supported by an effective evaluation of the arguments.
  
  
  

Scheme of Work: Year 9 To the Ends of the Earth - Lesson 5

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