Chapter 3 Test - The Catholic Church: Our home within God's Family

T/F: The human person is by nature and calling a religious being.

True

T/F : Being an active member of a community of faith gives oppurtunities for people to join with others and 'put their faith

True

T/F : Faith and religion are the same thing

False

T/F : Being born into the Church guarentees that a person will grow in faith

False

T/F : Each of us needs others in order to grow to be fully alive

True

T/F : The Church is both the means and the goal of God's plan.

True

T/F : The Church is the universal sacrament of salvation to all humankind.

True

T/F : The Beatitutes have no bearing on how to live out our daily lives. We need to follow the 10 Commandments.

False

T/F : A small number of people make up the Body of Christ

False

T/F : The Church nourishes our life of faith with her many traditions and devotions.

True

Human history shows that ___________.

The majority of people have a faith of some kind

Idoltary means __________.

Divinizing what is not God

Most religions begin with ______________.

A founder or group that had a powerful experience of the divine.

Christians and _________ believe in one God.

Jews

The Greek word 'ekklesia' means _________.

Assembly

The essential characteristics of the Church founded by Jesus Christ are called the __________.

Marks of the Church

Jesus' teaching on discipleship is summarized in ____________.

The Beatitudes

The Church is both __________.

Visible and Invisible

The Pope writes _________ and other types of official documents.

Encyclicals

The Magisterium of the Church, guided by the Holy Spirit, ______________.

Faithfully and authentically teaches all that God has revealed

Definition: Religion

A set of beliefs and practices followed by those committed to the service and worship of God.

Definition: Agnostic

A person who claims they are unsure if God exists.

Definition: Virtue of Religion

The habit and disposition of giving adoration to God

Definition: People of God

Those called by God to announce and bring about the divine plan of Salvation

Definition: The Church

The whole Catholic community of believers throughout the world

Number of Beatitudes

Eight

Number of Marks of the Church

Four

Definition: Monotheism

Belief of one God

Definition: St Paul

Described the Church as the 'Body of Christ'

Definition: Charisms

Gifts from the Holy Spirit to build up the Body of Christ in the world