The Ignatius Catholic Study Bible New Testament (318 page)

   
See also
Election; Freedom; God; Salvation; Works

Pre-existence.
See
Jesus

Presbyters
(later called priests).
See
Elders

Pride

   Appropriate pride:
Rom 15:17
;
1 Cor 15:31
;
2 Cor 1:14
;
5:12
;
7:4
,
14
;
Phil 2:16
;
Heb 3:6

   Sinful pride:
Mk 7:21-22
;
Lk 1:51
;
Rom 11:20
;
2 Cor 10:5
;
2 Tim 3:2
;
Jas 4:6
;
1 Jn 2:16

Priesthood

   Church as a royal priesthood:
1 Pet 2:5
,
9
;
Rev 1:6
;
5:10
;
20:6

   Jesus Christ's priesthood.
See
Jesus

   Ministerial priesthood.
See
Elders

Prophet

   Jesus:
Mt 13:57
;
21:11
;
Lk 4:24
;
Jn 4:44

   John the Baptist:
Mt 14:5
;
Mk 6:15
;
11:32
;
Lk 1:76
;
7:26

   Prophets in the early Church:
Acts 11:27
;
13:1
;
15:32
;
21:9-11
;
Rom 16:26
;
1 Cor 12:28-29
;
14:37
;
Eph 2:20
;
3:5
;
1 Tim 1:18
;
4:14

Purgatory

   Christians' works are tested by "fire" in judgment, and Christians may "suffer loss":
1 Cor 3:12-15

   Prayer for the deceased Onesiphorus implying possibility of purification after death:
2 Tim 1:15-18

   Need for purification to dwell in heaven implies purgation before entering into God's heavenly presence:
Heb 12:14
;
Rev 21:27

   Temporal punishment as discipline leading to purification:
Heb 12:6-11
,
23

   Temporal punishment for sin:
Mt 5:25-26
;
12:32
;
Lk 12:58

Ransom.
See
Atonement; Redemption; Salvation

Real Presence.
See
Eucharist

Reason

   Can know of God's existence and the moral law:
Jn 1:9
;
Acts 14:17
;
17:27
;
Rom 1:20
;
7:23-25

   Damaged by sin and inclined to error as a result of sin:
Jn 3:19
;
Acts 14:15
;
17:29-30
;
Rom 1:21
,
28
;
2 Cor 4:4
;
Col 2:8
;
Tit 1:15

   Not the ultimate basis for the Christian's understanding of God:
1 Cor 1:19-24
;
2:1-13
;
2 Cor 5:7
; Col 2:8

   Renewed mind in Christ:
Rom 12:2
;
Eph 4:23

Reconciliation

   All things reconciled through Christ:
Col 1:19-20

   Jew and Gentile reconciled through Christ:
Eph 2:15-16

   Ministry of reconciliation:
2 Cor 5:18

   Sinners reconciled by God through Christ:
Rom 5:11
;
11:15
;
2 Cor 5:18-21

   With neighbor:
Mt 5:24

Reconciliation, Sacrament of.
See
Penance, Sacrament of

Redemption

   Christ became sin so that in him we might become the righteousness of God:
2 Cor 5:21

   From the curse of the Law:
Gal 3:13

   Future aspect of redemption:
Rom 8:23
;
Eph 4:30

   Ransomed by Christ:
Mt 20:28
;
1 Tim 2:6
;
1 Pet 1:18
;
Rev 5:9

   Redemption through the death of Christ:
Rom 3:24
;
1 Cor 1:30
;
Gal 3:13
;
4:4-5
;
Eph 1:7
;
Col 1:14
;
Tit 2:14
;
Heb 9:12
,
15

   
See also
Atonement; Sacrifice; Salvation

Regeneration

   New birth through water of baptism and the Spirit:
Jn 3:3
,
5

   Washing of regeneration:
Tit 3:5

   
See also
Baptism

Reincarnation

   Contrary to biblical teaching regarding what occurs after death:
Lk 16:23
;
2 Cor 5:8
;
Phil 1:23
;
Heb 9:27
;
12:23
;
Rev 6:9-11
;
20:4-5

Relics

   Fringe of Christ's garment healed a woman who touched it in faith:
Mt 9:20
;
Lk 8:44

   Healing power mediated through Peter's shadow shows that things associated with holy people can have miraculous effects:
Acts 5:15

   Paul's handkerchiefs and aprons healed the sick:
Acts 19:11-12

   Some of Jesus' disciples anointed his body for burial, which shows veneration for the body of the holy dead:
Mk 16:1
;
Lk 24:1
;
Jn 19:39

   Spittle and clay used to heal a blind man:
Jn 9:1-7

Reprobation.
See
Hell; Judgment

Resurrection

   Imperishable mode of existence:
Lk 20:36
;
1 Cor 15:42
,
50

   Jesus debated the Sadducees regarding the resurrection of the dead, which they denied:
Mt 22:23-32
;
Mk 12:18-27
:
Lk 20:27-38

   No marriage in the resurrected state:
Mt 22:30
;
Mk 12:25
;
Lk 20:35

   Resurrection of the baptized at the Second Coming:
1 Cor 15:23
;
1 Thess 4:15-17

   Righteous and wicked both resurrected but to different fates:
Jn 5:29
;
Acts 24:15
;
1 Cor 15:12
,
20-22
,
23
,
35-57
;
2 Cor 5:1-4
;
Phil 3:21
;
Rev 20:11-15

   Transformation to a new kind of spiritualized physical (bodily) existence:
Rom 8:11
,
23
;
1 Cor 15:35-57
;
2 Cor 5:1-5

   
See also
Body; Immortality; Resurrection of Jesus Christ

Resurrection of Jesus Christ

   All the apostles saw the resurrected Jesus:
Lk 24:36-53
;
1 Cor 15:8

   Appearance by the Sea of Tiberias:
Jn 21:1-23

   Bodily nature of Jesus' resurrection:
Lk 24:37-40
;
Jn 2:19
,
21
;
20:17
,
27
;
21:12-13
;
Acts 1:3
;
Rom 10:9
;
1 Cor 15:4-8
,
20
;
2 Tim 2:8
;
1 Pet 3:21
;
Rev 1:5
,
18

   Eleven in Galilee saw him:
Mt 28:16-20

   Five hundred witnesses at once saw him:
1 Cor 15:6

   James, a relative of Jesus ("brother of the Lord"), saw him:
1 Cor 15:7

   Mary Magdalene and the other women saw him:
Mt 28:9
;
Mk 16:9
;
Lk 23:55

   Paul saw the risen Jesus:
Acts 9:27
;
1 Cor 9:1
;
15:8

   Peter (Cephas) saw the risen Jesus:
1 Cor 15:5

   Thomas saw the risen Jesus:
Jn 20:24-29

   Twelve Apostles saw the risen Jesus:
Jn 20:26-29
;
1 Cor 15:5
;
Acts 1:26

   Two disciples on the road to Emmaus saw him:
Mk 16:12
;
Lk 24:13-32

   
See also
Jesus; Resurrection

Revelation

   Apostles communicated revelation:
Acts 10:10-16
,
27-29
;
15:28
;
Gal 1:11-12
,
16
;
2 Pet 3:2
:
Jude 17-18

   Communication of hidden things:
Mt 11:25
;
Eph 3:8-9

   Finality and fullness of Revelation in Jesus Christ:
Mt 11:25-27
;
24:35
;
Mk 13:31
;
Lk 10:22
;
21:33
;
Jn 1:1
,
14
;
14:9
;
Heb 1:1-3
;
Jude 3

   Holy Spirit reveals and leads to the truth of Christ:
Jn 14:26
;
15:26
;
16:13-14

   Made known through the Church:
Mt 28:18-20
;
Eph 3:10
;
1 Tim 3:15

   Paul's received revelation of the mystery revealed through the apostles:
Eph 3:3

   Paul's revelation to go up to Jerusalem:
Gal 2:2

   
See also
Jesus; Scripture; Tradition; Truth; Word of God

Reward.
See
Merit

Riches.
See
Wealth

Righteousness.
See
Justification; Merit; Salvation; Sanctification; Works

Sacraments.
See entries under each sacrament:
Baptism; Confirmation; Eucharist; Penance (Confession/Reconciliation); Marriage (Matrimony); Holy Orders; and Anointing of the Sick

Sacrifice

   Christians are to present themselves as living sacrifices to God:
Rom 12:1

   Eucharist is a sacrifice:
Mt 26:26-29
;
Mk 14:24
;
Lk 22:19-20
;
Jn 6:51
;
1 Cor 10:16-22
;
Heb 13:10

   Expiation for sin:
Heb 9:22

   Jesus's death was a sacrifice for sins:
Mk 14:22-24
;
1 Cor 11:23-26
;
Eph 5:2
;
Heb 7:27
;
9:26
;
10:12
;
Rev 5:6
,
12

   Obedience is better than physical sacrifices:
Mt 9:13
;
12:7

   Sacrifice of praise:
Heb 13:15

   Spiritual sacrifices:
1 Pet 2:5

   
See also
Atonement; Eucharist; Reconciliation; Redemption; Salvation

Saints

   Angels called "holy" (i.e., saints):
Mk 8:38
;
Lk 9:26
;
Acts 10:22
;
Rev 14:10

   Angels venerated (not given divine worship, but shown respect and honor) because they are in the presence of God and are his messengers:
Mk 8:38
;
Lk 9:26
;
24:5

   Apostles called "holy" (i.e., saints):
Eph 3:5

   Baptized persons are "saints" in that they have been consecrated in the Holy Spirit:
Acts 9:13
;
Rom 1:7
;
8:27
;
1 Cor 1:2
;
6:11
;
Eph 1:1
;
2:19

   Dead holy people are also called saints:
Mt 27:52
;
Eph 2:19-20
;
2 Thess 1:10
;
Rev 11:18

   Fullness of holiness makes one a complete saint:
Lk 1:28
;
Phil 1:10
;
1 Thess 5:23
;
Heb 12:14
;
Rev 21:27

   Imitation of holy people commanded:
1 Cor 4:15-16
;
11:1-2
;
Phil 3:17
;
1 Thess 1:6-7
;
2 Thess 3:7-9
;
Heb 6:12
;
11:32-38
;
13:7
;
Jas 5:10-11

   Mary, the Mother of Jesus, was venerated by the angel Gabriel, who proclaimed her to be full of grace, and she was venerated by Elizabeth:
Lk 1:28
,
1:41-45

   Prophets called "holy" (i.e., saints):
Lk 1:70
;
Acts 3:21
;
2 Pet 3:2

   As holy ones in heaven:
Mk 8:38
;
Lk 9:26
;
1 Thess 3:13
;
Heb 12:1
,
22-23
;
Rev 4:4
;
5:8-10
;
7:9-17

   
See also
Intercession of the Saints; Sanctification

Salvation

   Assurance in hope:
2 Thess 2:16
;
1 Jn 2:28

   Assurance is not absolute:
Jn 8:51
;
1 Cor 9:24-27
;
1 Jn 2:28

   Belief and baptism bring salvation:
Mk 16:16
;
1 Pet 3:21

   By grace through faith:
Acts 15:11
;
16:31
;
Rom 3:22-24
;
10:10
;
Eph 2:8
;
Phil 3:9

   By grace, man can contribute to his salvation:
Rom 6:16-18
;
Phil 2:12-13

   Hope:
Rom 8:24
;
1 Thess 5:8
;
Tit 1:2
;
3:7

   New creation:
2 Cor 5:17

   Obedience necessary for salvation:
Jn 8:51
;
Rom 6:16-18
;
Heb 5:9
;
1 Pet 1:22

   Perseverance, endurance, and steadfastness required for salvation:
Mt 10:22
;
24:13
;
Lk 21:19
;
Rom 2:7
;
15:4
;
1 Cor 15:58
;
Eph 6:18
;
Heb 3:6
,
12-13
;
10:23
,
36
;
12:1
;
Jas 1:4
,
25
;
Rev 13:10

   Physical salvation:
Mt 27:42
;
Lk 7:50
;
Acts 27:31
;
1 Pet 3:20
;
Jude 5

   Possibility of losing salvation:
Mt 6:14-15
;
12:31-32
;
Mk 11:25
;
Rom 11:20
;
1 Cor 9:24
-26;
Gal 5:21
;
Phil 3:12-14
;
2 Tim 2:12
;
Heb 6:4-6
;
2 Pet 2:20-22
;
1 Jn 3:15
;
Rev 2:5
,
10
,
16
,
25