People of God

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Catholic doctrine Christian theological term ecclesiological concept theological concept

People of God is a central ecclesiological concept in Catholic theology referring to the community of believers called and gathered by God, as articulated in the Second Vatican Council.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
People of God canonical	4
The People of God	2
Communion of Saints	1
the People of God	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1389482 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: People of God
Context triple: [Lumen Gentium, subject, People of God]

A. The Rainbow People of God
The Rainbow People of God is a collection of sermons, speeches, and writings by Archbishop Desmond Tutu reflecting on apartheid, reconciliation, and the vision of a diverse, unified South Africa.
B. Follow God
"Follow God" is a gospel-infused hip-hop track by Kanye West from his album *Jesus Is King*, known for its introspective lyrics and energetic, minimalist production.
C. Spirit of Christ
The Spirit of Christ is a Christian theological term referring to the Holy Spirit as the presence and power of the risen Jesus active in believers and the Church.
D. Word of God
The Word of God is a Christological title that identifies Jesus Christ as the divine self-revelation and ultimate expression of God’s will and truth.
E. Peace with God
"Peace with God" is a bestselling Christian evangelistic book by Billy Graham that explains how individuals can find forgiveness, spiritual renewal, and a personal relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: People of God
Target entity description: People of God is a central ecclesiological concept in Catholic theology referring to the community of believers called and gathered by God, as articulated in the Second Vatican Council.

A. The Rainbow People of God
The Rainbow People of God is a collection of sermons, speeches, and writings by Archbishop Desmond Tutu reflecting on apartheid, reconciliation, and the vision of a diverse, unified South Africa.
B. Follow God
"Follow God" is a gospel-infused hip-hop track by Kanye West from his album *Jesus Is King*, known for its introspective lyrics and energetic, minimalist production.
C. Spirit of Christ
The Spirit of Christ is a Christian theological term referring to the Holy Spirit as the presence and power of the risen Jesus active in believers and the Church.
D. Word of God
The Word of God is a Christological title that identifies Jesus Christ as the divine self-revelation and ultimate expression of God’s will and truth.
E. Peace with God
"Peace with God" is a bestselling Christian evangelistic book by Billy Graham that explains how individuals can find forgiveness, spiritual renewal, and a personal relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Catholic doctrine ⓘ Christian theological term ⓘ ecclesiological concept ⓘ theological concept ⓘ
articulatedIn	Second Vatican Council ⓘ
biblicalBasis	1 Peter 2:9 ⓘ Exodus 19:5–6 ⓘ Hosea 2:23 ⓘ Romans 9:25–26 ⓘ
centralDocument	Lumen Gentium ⓘ surface form: Lumen gentium
chapterFocus	Lumen gentium, chapter II ⓘ
contrastedWith	purely institutional models of the Church ⓘ
definedAs	community of believers called and gathered by God ⓘ the Church as a pilgrim people ⓘ the baptized faithful ⓘ
developedBy	Second Vatican Council theologians ⓘ
developedIn	20th-century Catholic theology ⓘ
emphasizes	communal dimension of the Church ⓘ dignity of all baptized ⓘ historical and pilgrim character of the Church ⓘ participation of all faithful in Christ’s priestly, prophetic, and kingly offices ⓘ unity of laity, clergy, and religious ⓘ universal call to holiness ⓘ
goal	full communion with God in the Kingdom ⓘ
governedBy	Jesus Christ ⓘ surface form: Christ the head
guidedBy	God the Holy Spirit ⓘ surface form: Holy Spirit
hasDimension	communion of saints ⓘ local churches ⓘ pilgrim Church on earth ⓘ universal Church ⓘ
hasTheologicalTheme	communion ⓘ covenant ⓘ ecclesiology ⓘ mission ⓘ salvation history ⓘ
includes	laity ⓘ ordained ministers ⓘ particular churches and local communities ⓘ religious ⓘ
mentionedIn	Lumen Gentium ⓘ surface form: Lumen gentium
mission	to proclaim the Gospel ⓘ to serve as sign and instrument of salvation ⓘ to witness to Christ in the world ⓘ
relatedConcept	Mystical Body of Christ ⓘ surface form: Body of Christ Kingdom of God ⓘ Mystical Body of Christ ⓘ communio ecclesiology ⓘ
religiousTradition	Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ surface form: Catholic Church Christianity ⓘ
rootedIn	New Testament understanding of the Church ⓘ Old Testament covenant theology ⓘ
source	biblical imagery of Israel as God’s people ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lumen Gentium → subject → People of God ⓘ

Lumen Gentium → chapterTitle → People of God ⓘ

this entity surface form: The People of God

Mother of the Church → connectedToDoctrine → People of God ⓘ

this entity surface form: Communion of Saints

Latin: Ecclesia universalis → relatedConcept → People of God ⓘ

subject surface form: Ecclesia universalis

Laity in the Church → isPartOf → People of God ⓘ

this entity surface form: the People of God

The Laity → theologicalTheme → People of God ⓘ

The Eschatological Nature of the Pilgrim Church and Its Union with the Heavenly Church → relatedConcept → People of God ⓘ

LG → chapterTitle → People of God ⓘ

subject surface form: Lumen Gentium