Religion 1st Quarter exam

Why did God make humanity?

God made humanity to be in communion with him

Where do we live out communion with God?

The Church

What shows us how God pursues this relationship with humanity?

The Old Testament stories

How does God fulfill his will of salvation for humanity?

Through Christ and the Church

What is the intimate sharing of the divine life of the Trinity?

The sharing of love

What do the names of the Church reveal?

The church’s relation to God

Why does the Church have a human nature?

It is made up of a community of individuals through baptism

How was humanity created differently from the rest of creation?

We were made in the image and likeness of God

What does the rational soul allow us to do?

Allows us to know god

What gives us the ability to choose God?

Free will

What does Adam and Seth’s relationship reveal about our relationship with God?

God is our father and wants us to be his children

Why are we made for love?

because God is love

What is God’s plan of Redemption called?

salvation history

What do the OT covenants prepare God’s people for?

the messiah and the church

What is the sign of God’s covenant with Adam/Creation?

the Sabbath

God is promising to love us as our ____________ in the Covenant of Creation?

father

How does the Sabbath remind us of our purpose?

the Sabbath is dedicated time to rest to remember we’re made for communion with god, we live out the communion at mass

How does Adam realize he is different from the rest of the animals?

his body

What is the deeper meaning of Eve being created from Adam’s rib?

woman was created to be with man ; they are equal beings

God’s command to “till and keep” is really a call to what?

call to worship and holiness

what does the word protoevangelium mean

coming of a messiah

What does the protoevangelium promise?

promises to send the savior

How does the Church trace its “Family Tree” back to Jesus?

the pope’s

What are the four Marks of the Church?

one, holy, catholic, and apostolic

What separates the Catholic Church from the other Christian Churches?

jesus is the founder

What is the Incarnation?

god becoming man

What is the meaning of Jesus telling John to “behold his Mother”?

god is entrusting Mary to be the mother of humanity

How old was Jesus when he started his public ministry?

30

What two things does Jesus tell us to do now that “The time is fulfilled, and the Kingdom of God is at hand”

repent and believe in the gospel

What is the Kingdom of God?

a state of communion between God and man

Why were parables an effective way of teaching about the Kingdom of God?

They used simple language or experiences to describe difficult concepts.

1. What is a lesson about the Kingdom of God that Parables can teach us?

The kingdom of God is not temporal kingdom

Why did Jesus choose 12 apostles?

to assist his ministry

What does the word apostle mean?

one who is chosen

What three things does Jesus tell the Apostles to do in “The Great Commission” in Matthew 28: 19-20?

make disciples of all nations, baptizing them, teaching them to observe all that he has commanded them

What prayer contains the Four Marks of the Church?

nicene creed

Who gives the Church the grace to be one, holy, Catholic, and apostolic?

christ

What is the wound of heresy?

the deliberate and persistent post-baptismal denial of a truth or the faith taught by the church

Which wound goes against Unity of Leadership?

schism

Who is a part of the Church Suffering/Penitent?

those in purgatory