Theology Chapter 1 test 10/15

What does the Church remind us in the Easter Vigil?

In the Easter Vigil liturgy, the Church reminds us that water has long held an important role in the history of salvation as a symbol of the creative power of God and of purification

How does the story of Noah and the flood prefigure the Sacrament of Baptism?

Water is the means by which God brings out a cleansing of the earth

How does the story of the crossing of the Red Sea prefigure the Sacrament of Baptism?

Those who pass through the waters of Baptism are freed from slavery of sin, while their former lives and habits are washed away

How does the story of the crossing of the Jordan River prefigure the Sacrament of Baptism?

This event prefigures Baptism which is understood as the beginning of a Christian's journey towards the Kingdom of Heaven

What is the original meaning of the Greek word for Baptism?

Baptizeien- to plunge, to immerse, to dip

What does the word tabal (HEBREW) describe?

often used to describe various religious rites and actions.

What did it mean to "baptize" in the Old Testament? (WORD FOR WORD)

The word baptize was used to designate a ritual act or ceremony associated with the sprinkling of sacrificial blood or water to purify a person or thing of uncleanliness or to deliver God's people from evil.

Why was Jesus baptized by St. John the Baptist

In order that the will of the Father be fulfilled

Explain how the Blessed Trinity was present at the Baptism of Jesus Christ?

-Father=the voice from Heaven
-Son=the one being baptized in the Jordan
-Holy Spirit=the dove that descended upon Jesus

When and with what did Jesus institue Baptism?

the Ascension in the "Great Commission"

According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, which sacraments are prefigured by the outpouring of bloood and water from the side of Christ when He was on the Cross?

Baptism and Eucharist

How was the Baptism of Christ different from the baptism performed by John the Baptist?

Ritual washings

The Sacrament of Baptism has many names which include:
(these are my three)

A grace (bestows the divine life of God on us and makes us his children)

An anointing (we participate in the kingly, priestly, and prophetic mission of Jesus)

A clothing (the person puts on Christ)

What is the grace of Baptism called?

the grace of justification; through Baptism an individual is justified in the eyes of God, becoming a "new creation"

What three sacraments leave an indelible mark on the soul when/if recieved?

Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy Orders

What is the significance of the indelible mark?

designates one as a floower of Chrsit, can only be recieved once

List the six effects that the Sacrament of Baptism has on the soul.

1- removal of Original Sin and actual sin (personal sin)
2- Imprinting an indelible sign
3- Entry into Christ's Mystical Body, the Church
4- Adoption by God the Father as his child
5- Becoming a temple of the Holy Spirit
6- Entry into Paradise after a life lived in Christ

What is the difference between personal sins and Original Sin by receiving forgiveness of sins in Baptism?

actual (the sins we commit)
Original Sin (the sin we inherited from Adam and Eve)

Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods. It wounds the nature of man and injures human solidarity. It has been defined as "an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law."

CCC 1849 i think

When and how did Adam and Eve disobey God?

In the Book of Genesis by eating from the Tree of Kowledge of Good and Evil

List the consequences that Original Sin has in human nature since the Fall happened.

human nature is weakened in its power;

subject to ignorance, suffering, and the domination of death;

"inclined to sin" (concupiscence)

What does the Christian life consist of in large?

the struggle to overcome concupiscence