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What does “God’s Revelation in Creation” mean?

God reveals Himself through nature and His creations, showing His power, wisdom, and love.

What does “Natural Revelation” refer to?

The way God reveals Himself through nature—His creation is visible and accessible to all.

What happens when people worship creation instead of the Creator?

They distort God’s revelation and commit sin by turning creation into an idol.

What is dominion?

The responsibility given by God to humans to care for and manage creation.

What is stewardship?

Safeguarding, caring, and promoting life using God’s creations for the good of all.

What is the Hebrew word for “care” and what does it mean?

Shamar – to watch, guard, and protect.

How are dominion and stewardship related?

Dominion is the duty to care for creation; stewardship is how we carry it out—with responsibility and love.

What did God create on Day 1?

Light — He separated day from night.

What did God create on Day 2?

The firmament (sky) to divide the waters.

What did God create on Day 3?

Land, sea, and vegetation.

What did God create on Day 4?

Sun, moon, and stars.

What did God create on Day 5?

Birds and sea creatures.

What did God create on Day 6?

Land animals and humans.

What did God do on Day 7?

He rested and made the Sabbath holy.

What is creation according to Catholic teaching?

Creating something out of nothing (productio ex nihilo).

What does the Catechism say about creation’s meaning?

It reveals why everything exists and the purpose of creation, not scientific details.

What is the Principle of Sacramentality?

Everything can embody and communicate God’s presence.

What does creation show about God?

That He is the author of all, revealing Himself through His works, words, and wisdom.

What are the four traditions of authorship in Genesis?

Yahwistic, Elohistic, Priestly, Deuteronomistic.

What do the two creation accounts (Priestly & Yahwistic) show?

Man and woman are created in God’s image and meant to be partners.

What message do we learn from their creation?

God made us good and free, gave us His breath, and called us to live in harmony.

What does “image and likeness of God” mean?

Humans reflect God’s goodness, intellect, freedom, and relational nature.

What are the three accounts of human origin?

Local (myth), Scientific (fact), Biblical (faith).

What is fundamental freedom?

The grace to choose truth and goodness according to God’s will.

What is ecological conversion?

Changing our lifestyle to respect and care for the environment.

What are the 4 practices of eco-conversion?

Living in harmony, listening to others, caring for nature, and being socially involved.

What does God’s kagandahang-loob mean?

His goodness and compassion shown through creation and care for humans.

What sins go against creation?

Destroying biodiversity, polluting the earth, and degrading nature.

Why did God rest on the 7th day?

To show that rest is part of work—needed for balance and to glorify Him.

Who tempted Adam and Eve to eat the forbidden fruit?

The serpent.

How did the serpent tempt them?

By saying they’d be like God, knowing good and evil.

What happened after they sinned?

They hid, felt shame, blamed each other, and were expelled from Eden.

What is the root of sin?

Pride — wanting to be one’s own master.

What is the ultimate result of sin?

Separation from God—but He still promised salvation through a Redeemer.

What did Moses encounter on the mountain?

A burning bush where God called him.

What was God’s message to Moses?

He saw His people’s misery, heard their cries, and would rescue them.

What mission did God give Moses?

To lead the Hebrews out of slavery to freedom.

What crimes did Israel commit (Hosea 4:1–3)?

No fidelity, mercy, or knowledge of God; lying, murder, stealing, adultery.

What does Amos 5:21–24 teach?

God rejects empty worship without justice and righteousness.

What does Joel 2:13–14 remind us about God?

He is merciful, forgiving, and calls us to return with contrite hearts.

How does God reveal Himself fully?

Through Jesus Christ, the Son—reflection of the Father’s glory.

What does Jesus represent?

The fullness of God’s divinity, the promised Savior, and source of life.

Select the 5 most suitable Gifts of God to humans as created in His own image and likeness:

Male and Female

Has Freedom

Has intellect

Social/relational

Essentially good

"Of every _____ of the garden you may freely _____; but of the tree of the _____ of good and evil you shall _____ eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely _____."

•"Of every tree of the garden you may freely eat; but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die."

The following are God's descriptions according to prophet Joel 2:13-14 , except

Contrite of heart

The following are God's power and might shown in Exodus, except:

NONE OF THE ABOVE

Match the correct data of God's creation:

Items:

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Earth, sea and vegetation

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Light

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Birds and sea creatures

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Sun, moon and stars

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The Sabbath

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Land, animals and humans

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Firmament

Choices:

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Day 5

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Day 6

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Day 1

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Day 7

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Day 2

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Day 3

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Day 4

Choose at least 5 crimes of Israelites against God in Hosea 4: 1-3:

Murder No fidelity

Adultery No mercy

Lying

_____ means everything comes or originated from something ( productio ex materia ).

Evolution

The doing of the Israelites that God HATED/REJECTED:

Empty ritual-worship

_____ is to safeguard & care, to uphold & promote life, and to use them for the benefit of all.

Stewardship

_____ means to carry out the many purposes which we have seen that God has for creation.

Dominion

“God created the _____ to show forth and _____ his glory. That his creatures should _____ in his truth, goodness, and _____ - this is the _____ for which God created them” (CCC 319).

•“God created the world to show forth and communicate his glory. That his creatures should share in his truth, goodness, and beauty - this is the glory for which God created them”.

The Lord said: "it is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a suitable partner for him…This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman for out of her man this one has been taken".

Priestly and Yahwistic accounts

God said to Moses: I have _____ the MISERY of my people in Egypt, I have _____ their CRY, I am _____ about their SUFFERING, has COME to _____ them, and will bring them OUT of the land of SLAVERY to a land of _____.

What was the MESSAGE of God to Moses?

         = God have SEEN the MISERY of his people in Egypt

         = God have HEARD their CRY

         = God is CONCERNED about their suffering

         = God has come to RESCUE them

         = God will bring them out of the land of slavery to a land of PROSPERITY

_____ is creating something out of nothing ( productio ex nihilo ).

Creation

Match the correct content of the following Bible passages:

Items:
1. •GENESIS 2:15-17

2. Exodus 3: 1-19

3. •AMOS 5: 21-24

4. •JOEL 2:13-14

5. Genesis 2:1-3

Choices:
1. GOD’S WILL AND HUMAN FREEDOM

2. GOD’S INTERVENTION IN HUMAN HISTORY

3. GOD’S CALL TO HOLINESS – JUSTICE and RIGHTEOUSNESS

4. GOD is a FORGIVING God, because He is LOVE

5. GOD RESTED. It was a day for Sabbath or Rest day.

Prayer

communication with God.

Revelation

Latin revelare = “to unveil/disclose.”

Gradual process: God reveals Himself (through Bible, Creation, Jesus).

Bible

Ta biblia (Greek) = “collection of books.”

Word of God in human words.

Written by human authors inspired by the Holy Spirit.

Inspiration

Both God (principal author) and humans (instrumental authors) wrote under inspiration

Canon

Canon criteria: Apostolic origin, Universal acceptance, Liturgical use, Consistent message.

2 Divisions:

• Old Testament (46 books): Pentateuch, Historical, Wisdom, Prophetic, Deutero-canonicals.

• New Testament (27 books): Gospels, Acts, Pauline Letters, Catholic Epistles, Revelation

Old Testament Books

• Pentateuch (Genesis–Deuteronomy).

• Historical (Joshua–Esther).

• Wisdom (Job–Song of Songs).

• Prophetic (Isaiah–Malachi).

• Deutero-canonicals (Tobit–2 Maccabees)

New Testament Books

• Gospels: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.

• Acts (by Luke).

• Pauline Letters (Romans–Philemon).

• Catholic Epistles (Hebrews–Jude).

• Revelation (Apocalypse of John)

Pentateuch

(Genesis–Deuteronomy

Historical

(Joshua–Esther)

Wisdom

(Job–Song of Songs).

Prophetic

(Isaiah–Malachi).

Deutero-canonicals

(Tobit–2 Maccabees)

Gospels:

Matthew, Mark, Luke, John.

Acts

(by Luke).

Pauline Letters

(Romans–Philemon).

Catholic Epistles

(Hebrews–Jude)

Revelation (book)

(Apocalypse of John)

Trace salvation history OT

covenant + promise.

Trace salvation history NT

fulfillment in Christ.

Stages of Gospel Formation

1. Life and mission of Jesus (0–30 AD).

2. Oral preaching (30–60 AD).

3. Writing and editing (60–70 AD).

• Later: Acts, Epistles, Revelation (70–100 AD).

Basic Catholic Prayers:

Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Angelus, Rosary, Holy Mass.

Lasallian Prayers:

• “Let us remember that we are in the holy presence of God.”

• “I will continue, O my God, to do all my actions for the love of You.”

• “Live Jesus in our hearts, forever.”

Core Values:

Faith, Zeal for Service, Communion in Mission

Revelation 4 key questions:

Who? How? What? Why?

Revelation Purpose

relationship and salvation

Marks of Catholic Bible:

Deutero-canonical, Nihil Obstat, Imprimatur.

Role of the Bible

• To inform (teach, guide, describe salvation history).

• To transform (strengthen faith, correct, inspire holiness).

• Salvation history unfolds from OT promise → NT fulfillment in Christ

De La Salle and the Bible

Bible = guiding rule of life

Hebrews.

Epistle

Matthew

Gospel

The following are common practice and usage of the Bible for our holiness and spirituality, except:

None of the above

Its an action of God thereby making the human writers composed the Bible.

Biblical Inspiration

Select the 5 correct books below that belong/part of the "Wisdom Books".

job

psalms

proverbs

ecclesiastes

song of songs

Revelare

To unveil

The following are books of Pentateuch/Torah, except:

Proverbs

In the context of Biblical Inspiration we could say that "God is the instrumental author, and the hagiographers are the principal authors".

False

They were considered instrumental writers of the Sacred Scripture

Hagiographers

The Latin translations of the Bible is called

vulgate

Pentateuch can also be called in different context as the, except:

None of the above

The 2 books in the Sacred Scripture that is independent and can stand alone?

Acts of the Apostles & Revelation

Select the 3 correct stages how the Bible was formed and written by the experts:

Events

Oral Preaching

Writing / Editing

3 major ways of God's revelation

Bible, creation, Jesus