Mystery of God Midterm

The Bible teaches that a “mystery” is always something that is revealed based on

Revalation

The knowledge of God as __ is not an information but a call to praise him.

Creator

Which book in the Old Testament celebrates God’s Sovereign Rule as extending to formless chaos?

Genesis

The independent rule of the LORD God over everything establishes his divine

Independence

The Church Father who made a distinction between ordinary and advanced Christian’s based on their knowledge fo the Christian mysteries.

St. Cyril of Jerusalem

The Church Father who explained the mysteries of the Christian faith to newly baptized Christian’s in the 4th century.

Origen

A __ mystery creates wonder, awe, astonishment, and amazementin believers.

Revelational

__ is the image of the Unseen God, the beginning and head of the Church.

Jesus Christ

What type of mystery does St. Paul declare in Romans 11;33 as proclaiming the plan of God in spite of being communicated?

Investigative

According to the Bible, what denotes a marvelous plan of God thatis revealed in the world?

Mystery

What best describes Greek piety according to early theology?

It focused on moral duty and respect for the gods, not mystical union

The main message of psalm 51?

Repentance

What is the longest prayer?

John 17

According to Christian teaching, what is considered the heart of prayer>

The Eucharist

The Christological hymn in Phillippians chapter 2 teaches about

Christ’s self-emptying and exaltation

How did St. Paul contribute to early Christian prayer?

Formalized personal and communal prayer

Only __’s gospel provides parables of Christ about prayer.

St. Luke

Who is known as the Father of Latin theology?

Tertullian

Prayer is

Nessecary for salvation and a gift of God

What is the context of the longest prayer in the Bible?

The Last Supper

When you translate, you

Lose and add something

Language is

God’s creation but cannot capture his divinity

The Patristic era is roughly the __ century.

2nd-8th

Fathers of the Church, otherwise known as the Patristic Era, saw theology as

Reflection

Which father saw the divine experience as a kind of “hopeless madness”?

St. Justin

The Doctrine of the Holy Trinity was developed by the

Cappadocian Fathers

“God is incomprehensible. Theology is a path to walk. Moses’ encounter with God is a model for approaching mystery.” This was most likely to be uttered by which Father?

St. Gregory of Nyssa

The Affirmativa or Cataphatic theological method emphasizes

what God is

The Negative or Apophatic theological method emphasizes

The limit to understanding God

The five proofs for God’s existence were made by which Father?

St. Thomas Aquinas

What was significant about the Edict of Milan? This caused the Patristic Period.

Christianity became legal in the Roman Empire, resulting in a deep awareness of the mystery of God

The Council of Nicaea affirmed that

Christ is synonymous with the Father

Human reason was notoriously called the ‘devil’s prostitute’ by which?

Martin Luther

God is

Personal

Creation is an act of divine

Generousity

What does “Patristic” theology refer to?

Writings of the Fathers of the Church

Understanding other religions requires

Humility

According to the theologian cruces made by St. Martin Luther, God reveals himself through

His suffering and crucifixion 

He believed a true knowledge of God came from special inspiration and worship.

John Calvin

Humans know right from wrong through their

Conscience

Value-focused approaches to other religions claim that

Other faiths are sincere attempts to know God

Who taught that “seeds of truth” exist in other religions?

Pope Saint John Paul II

Evangelization refers to

Christians must convince others to join

Pluralism claims that

All religions are finite depictions of God

What is the issue with pluralism?

Views God as a mystery that, once solved, is over AND waters down essential truths of faith

While Christianity views God as —, Hinduism views God as —.

Personal; Impersonal

Christians must avoid

Self-righteousness

“Theopneustos” literally translates to

God-breathed

The Cross of Christ represents

The love and justice of God

The horizontal beam of the cross represents

Human suffering

The vertical beam of the cross represents

Divine transcendence

Expiation

Make amends for sin/guilt

In Christianity, the Cross is the ultimate act of expiation.

True

True love demands __ according to Jesus’ crucifixon.

Sacrifice

How can a loving God allow suffering?

Suffering is redemption

The Oldest Christian mystery is the

Resurrection

There are four qualities of the glorified body. What does impossibility mean?

Cannot suffer or die again

There are four qualities of the glorified body. What does subtley mean?

Body obeys the soul, not bound physically

There are four qualities of the glorified body. What does agility mean?

Can appear anywhere instantly

There are four qualities of the glorified body. What does clarity mean?

Radiates light and glory

Resurrection proves

The victory of evil over sin

Who was the first witness of Jesus’ resurrection?

Mary Magdalene

Physical Aspect of Christ Resurrection

Appears human, eats, speaks

Glorified Aspect of Christ Ressurection

Transcends time and space, appears and disappears

Death and resurrection is reflected in God’s design, like

All of the above

Ressurection transforms the tragedy of death into

Eternal reunion

Holiness is found in extraordinary deeds.

False

Neo-Gnostics believe that life ends in death.

True

The resurrection of God reveals

The purpose of the physical world

Christ’s resurrection and the state of his empty tomb is mentioned in

Matthew 28:15

This father declares we are all bought with a price and brought to life in the context of Christ’s resurrection.

St. Paul

Who taught that God is indescribable and incomprehensible?

St. Theophilus

Cronthians 14:8 discusses

Evangelization

Which passage warns against self-righteousness?

Matthew 23

“We cannot speak of God, only what he reveals.” This is likely to have been said by which father?

St. John of Damascus

“If we can comprehend it, it isn’t God.”

St. Augustine