Chapter 5
- What enables us to use our freedom according to God’s plan? Grace
- What is the English translation of Yahweh? I Am
- What is our ability to know who God is and to choose to love and serve him? Freedom
- What are short stories that are meant to capture the attention of Jesus’ listeners? Parables
- Which word refers to our responsibility to always respect the uniqueness and beauty of creation? Stewardship
- What is the first book of the Bible? Genesis
- Which part of us is most a reflection of God? Soul
- Who did God call through a burning bush? Moses
- Which prophet wrote, “Can a mother forget her infant…”? Isaiah
- Jesus tells parables about two lost items. What are the items? Coin and sheep
- Who were the first people to come up with a story of creation? Babylonians
- Are faith and reason compatible? Yes
- What is the limit of God’s mercy and forgiveness? None
- Is God generous? Yes
- Does the Bible tell us how the universe came to be? Yes. God created it out of nothing
- Do all of the creatures on Earth have a value and purpose? Yes.
- What does the Church say about the theory of evolution? It respects it, but does not fully subscribe
- What is one thing that Jesus reveals to us about God through parables? Pg 64
Chapter 6
- What is there only one of, that is shared equally and totally by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? Nature
- What do we call an ancient Jewish prayer? shema
- List three other names that we call Jesus. Beloved Son
- What word means to make holy? Sanctify
- What is the Hebrew word for “wind”? Ruah
- How do we gain our Christian belief in the Holy Trinity? Sacred Scripture
- What is the Christian family? Describe it. Domestic church
- What is another word for Holy Spirit that is used in John’s Gospel? Advocate
- Who truly did the Divine work of creation? Holy Trinity
- What is a dogma? Truth taught by church
- How close is the relationship of Divine Persons in the Holy Trinity? United as one
- How did Jesus express the intimacy he felt with God? Abba
- When were the Apostles and Mary visited by the Holy Spirit? Pentecost
- How does God reveal himself to us? As the perfect communion of persons
- Who is called the Father of Orthodoxy? Athanasius
- What does Orthodoxy mean? True teaching
- How did the early Church experience the Holy Spirit? At a deep level
- What is the basic Catholic belief about the mystery of the Holy Trinity? 3 divine persons as 1