Religion finals ch. 1 - ch. 6

( T or F ) The book of Genesis reveals that God created us to live in community.

True

( T or F ) Science teaches us that the human brain does not require a community of other people in order to know and develop.

False

( T or F ) The Covenants revealed in the Old Testament were fulfilled in Jesus Christ, the new and everlasting Covenant.

True

( T or F ) The ancient Israelites were not as faithful to the Covenant as God was.

True

( T or F) Isaiah the prophet proclaimed the coming of a new creation, a new kingdom in which God's reign would prevail.

True

( T or F ) From the very beginning Jesus decided to work alone.

False

( T or F ) As members of the Church, we are called to work toward bringing about God's Kingdom, here and now, and preparing for its coming at the end of time.

True

( T or F) The Holy Spirit is the principal agent of the whole of the Church's mission.

True

( T or F ) In the Sacrament of Baptism the newly baptized are anointed with holy water to show that they have been made sharers in the mission of Jesus and his Church.

False

( T or F ) The early Church in Carthage, North Africa, was defeated during the widespread persecution of Christians.

False

To form a great people whose descendants will bless all people of the world

Call of Abraham

Jesus' work of teaching, healing and lifting up the brokenhearted

Public ministry of Jesus

Temple of the Holy Spirit

The Church

The revealing of the Law of the Covenant between God and Israel

Covenant of Sinai

The day on which the Holy Spirit was poured out on the disciples

Pentecost

God promises a New Covenant with all people, one that is revealed in Jesus Christ and enacted in his Church

The call of the Prophets

The return of the risen Christ to his Father

Ascension

God becoming fully human in Jesus without giving up his divinity

Incarnation

The Roman Emperor who oversaw the widespread persecution of Christians

Decius

To reveal the name of God and liberate the Hebrews from slavery

The call of Moses

Nicodemus, one of the ________, came to speak with Jesus in the darkness of the night because he wanted to know more about him.

Pharisees

The saving work of God is 'not yet' complete because the _________ has not been fully realized 'on its earth as it is in heaven ".

Reign of God

Jesus promised his disciples, "You will receive power when the ______ has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses... to the ends of the earth.'

Holy Spirit

When, on the day of Pentecost, the people asked Peter and the other Apostles, 'What should we do?',Peter responded 'Repent and be ______.'

Baptized

In the second century, Tertullian wrote about the first Christians saying, 'See, how they ____________ one another.'

Love

In the Act of the Apostles 4:34 tells us that " There was not a ________ person among the Christians.

Needy

Not long after Pentecost, the disciples of Jesus found themselves at odds with some of the ______ and ____.

Jews and Romans

A _____ is a specific gift of grace of the Holy Spirit given to help a person live out the Christian life.

Charism

Every member of the church is blessed at baptism with the seven _____ of the Holy Spirit.

Gifts

The twelve ____ Of the Holy Spirit are signs that the Baptized are cooperating with the Holy Spirit.

Fruits

( T or F ) The parable of the Prodigal Son reveals the mystery of the universal and unconditional saving love of God.

True

( T or F ) One of the most critical questions facing the early Church was whether Jews should have to renounce the Law of Moses before they were baptized.

False

( T or F ) Saul set out for Damascus with one purpose in mind: to seek out, arrest and bring back to Jerusalem anyone who did not accept Jesus Christ as Messiah.

False

( T or F ) According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, God desires that the whole human race may become one People of God, one Body of Christ, one Temple of the Holy Spirit.

True

( T or F ) As part of the Council at Jerusalem, the Apostles and other Church leaders decided that all male converts had to be circumcised.

False

( T or F ) It took St. Peter some time to implement fully the Council at Jerusalem's decision regarding Gentile Christians.

True

( T or F ) The same Holy Spirit who guided and taught the Apostles and the early Church is at work in the Church today.

True

( T or F ) The Annunciation and the Nativity of Jesus were the heart of the apostolic preaching and Apostolic Tradition.

False

( T or F ) Among the most significant dimensions of Blessed Pope John II's ministry were his three visits to the United States of America.

False

( T or F ) In his letter to the Romans, St. Paul taught that nothing can ever separate us from the love of God.

True

According the the Acts of the Apostles, ___ was the first Gentile to convert to Christianity.

Cornelius

The early Church preached a God who was ___ to the gods of Greco-Roman religions.

Radically different

The early Church came to understand that ___ did not have to become ___ before being baptized.

Jews and Gentiles

___ preached the Good News that the Death and Resurrection of Jesus had transformed both Jews and Gentiles.

St. Paul

Around the year AD 49, St. Paul and ___ traveled to Jerusalem to address the Gentile controversy.

Barnabas

The Council at Jerusalem is an early example of how the Apostles exercised the teaching authority that ___ gave them.

Jesus

According to the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, Jesus entrusted his Revelation and teaching to the ___.

Apostles

Today, the ___ and ___ work together to continue passing on the Tradition of the Church.

Popes and Bishops

Both ___ and ___ included genealogies of Jesus in their accounts of the Gospel.

Matthew and Luke

In 2000, ___ admitted that he was deeply saddened by the hatred and acts of persecution directed against Jews by Christians.

Blessed Pope John Paul II

Explain the 3 aspects of conversion- Conversion of the heart, mind, and soul- needed for Christians to become more "Christ -Like".

-Conversion of the heart is loving God + others, as well as showing compassion and forgiveness.

-Conversion of the mind is about acknowledging Jesus' teachings + decision said in the Gospel.

-Conversion of the Soul is turning away from sinned focusing more on God+ faith.

Image of the church as the temple of the Holy Spirit whose members were living stones

1 Peter 2:5

Image of the church as a pilgrim people

Book of Exodus

Image of gods relationship with his people as reflected in the intimate love of a married couple

The Prophet Hosea

Challenged the church to understand more deeply the role of the laity

Blessed John Henry Cardinal Newman

Image of God as the Shepard of his flock

Psalm 23

Image of the church as the body of Christ

Romans 12:4-8

Image of the members of the church as brothers and sisters in the lord

Acts of the Apostles

" Final Age "

Eschaton

Image of church as the vine and branches

John 15:1-5

Convoked the Second Vatican Council

Saint pope John XXIII

( T or F ) The four essential characteristics of the Church are that she is one, holy, catholic and apostolic.

True

( T or F ) Jesus at first focused on calling to be his disciples only those who were accepted and respected within Judaism

False

( T or F ) Jesus told Mary, 'I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven.'

False

(T or F ) The Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed are summaries of the faith of the Church.

True

( T or F ) The Catholic Church brings the Gospel to all people of all cultures in all lands.

True

( T or F ) The Catholic Church discourages diversity in the celebration of the Liturgy of the Church.

False

( T or F ) In the sixteenth century, Martin Luther and other Protestant reformers separated themselves and their followers from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church.

True

( T or F ) The Catholic Church teaches that only the Protestant Reformers 'were to blame' for the fragmentation that came within the Church.

False

( T or F ) Ecumenism refers to the efforts among all Christians to bring about the fulfillment of Christ's will for the unity of his followers

True

( T or F ) Every three years, Christians celebrate a week-long Prayer for Christian Unity

False

The successor of St. Peter

The Pope

Successors of the other Apostles

The Bishop

A religious teaching that denies or contradicts truths revealed by God

Heresey

The refusal to submit to the Pope's authority as head of the Church

Schism

The total repudiation of the Christian faith

Apostasy

Jesus was not truly human; he only appeared to be 'man

Gnosticism

Jesus was not truly God

Arianism

Jesus was not fully human

Apollinarianism

Jesus was two separate persons, a human person joined to the divine Person of the Son of God

Nestorianism

Jesus had only one nature, a divine nature

Monophysitism

________ is a gift, a grace from all-holy God.

Holiness

St. Irenaeus said, " The ______ of God is the human person fully alive; and to be fully alive is to behold the vision of God'.

Glory

The _____, whom we receive at baptism, teaches and strengthens us to live the " way " of Jesus.

Holy Spirit

_____ is the help God gives us to respond to our vocation to live as his adopted sons and daughters.

Grace

While the members of the church may sin, the church on earth is and always will be _____.

Holy

However, the church is also always in need of ____.

Purification

The Catholic Church celebrates ____ on November 1st.

All Saint's Day

St. Paul imagined living his life in Jesus Christ as a ______.

Race

St. Teresa of Los Andes is the first native of _____ to be canonized a saint .

Chile

Jesus said, " I came that they may have ____ , and have it abundantly."

Life

Short response : What does it mean to say that the Church is " Apostolic" .

The church is Apostolic because of how it was founded on the mission/ teachings of the Apostles.

Short response : How would you respond ? A classmate described the word "Evangelization" as "Outdated", commenting, "You cannot force anyone to be a Christian. That is like something from my great grandma's era. It has nothing to do with the work of the church of today. People just need to make up their own minds.

I would personally tell them them it's okay to have your own opinion and form of judgement, but Evangelization is all about the ministry and mission of proclaiming Christ and his gospel wit the hopes of deepening the faith of believers as well as inviting others into our church/ faith.

Short response : Discuss this statement- " Strictly speaking , Catholics do not "pray to" the saint."

" Strictly speaking , Catholics do not "pray to" the saint" , means that Catholic don't necessarily have a specific person to pray to. While some Catholics seek the guidance of saints, they are mainly encouraged to pray to the Lord.

Short response : How would you respond ? A friend tells you that "Holiness" should not be one of the essential Marks of the Church. In a class discussion your friend asks, " The Catholic Church has sinned and is full of people who sin. How , therefore, can it really be called " Holy" ?

In response I would say that the Holiness plays a big part in many people's lives. Holiness is the state of goodness in a person with the help of God's grace that will be forgiven of all evil and sin and live a life of prayer. Therefore, the church does have sinners and well people which makes the church

" Universal ".

Short Response : How would you respond ? At church, the priest's sermon focuses on the faithfulness of the disciple John. On the way home, a member of your family comments, " Jesus only chose holy and perfect disciples, and that's where the church has gone wrong."

I would say that many of the disciple Jesus chose weren't perfect and some even betrayed Jesus. For example we aren't perfect yet Jesus still loves us and wants all good intentions for us, just like disciples. Such as Simon Peter was hot-tempered and denied Jesus. Thomas also doubted Jesus even after being with him for years.