Theology

Quiz 1, Q4

What does the word "Christian" mean?

Little anointed one

What does apostle mean?

One who is sent

Disciple means...

One who follows

Acts 15 describes the first argument between Christians. Jewish converts wanted non-Jewish converts to be circumcised in order to become Christian. The Apostles responded with the first...

Council of the Christian Church in Jerusalem

Which prayer is said at the beginning of the Rosary?

Apostles Creed

What does the word ecumenical mean?

promoting unity among different belief systems

We have often heard about someone by the name of Arius during our feast day announcements. Who was he?

a priest who taught that Jesus was created by God the Father

Which of the following describes the Apostles Creed?

a set of 12 statements of faith required by those who wish to become Christian through Baptism

Which of the following describes the Nicene Creed?

a creed that professes that God the son is "begotten" by and of "one-substance" with God the Father

What is a Christian Church council?

when all the episkopos get together to discuss and discern God's revelation for the purpose of teaching faith and morals within the church

What was the first great schism (separation between Christians into two distinct denominations)? 

Eastern Orthodox and Catholic Church in 1054

What is an example of Inculturation?

the option of expressing the handshake of peace or kiss of peace

What is an example of an objective statement?

the option to believe that Jesus is really present in the Eucharist or symbolically present in the Eucharist

What was Martin Luther's original intent when nailing his 95 thesis to the door of Wittenburg Church in Germany? 

To reform the sins of Nepotism and Simony committed by Catholic Church leaders

What is the philosophical cornerstone (the foundation) of Martin Luther's theology?

Conscience Alone

Which of the following did Martin Luther teach about the Eucharist?

Consubstantiation (that the bread and wine remain bread and wine but also contain the presence of Jesus)

Describe the 7 books that Martin Luther took out of the canon of Sacred Scripture:

Books that the post-Christian Jewish religion (modern Judaism) discarded from their canon but was preserved by accepted by all followers of Christ for over 1500 years

How was the reformer Desiderius Erasmus different from Martin Luther?

grace is a free gift from God, and that we must use our free will to cooperate with grace and respond to God’s gift of redemption

John Calvin from France taught...

That Jesus makes Himself present to someone when they receive the Eucharist

Zwingli taught…

that the Eucharist is only symbolic

How did the Catholic Church seek reformation?

From the inside out

Why did the Church of England separate from the Catholic Church?

due to rejecting the authority of the Catholic Church over annulments by seeking divorce

All of the schisms within Christianity are fundamentally founded on... 

Conscience Alone

1. Which of the following is an example of Ecumenism?

St. Francis and the Sultan

Choose the Venn Diagram that best represents Tawhid in Islam:

3. The teachings of the Qur'an on Jesus and the Bible's Revelation of Jesus, when compared side by side...

contradict one another

How are the origins of Islam and Christianity different? (check 2 answers that go together) 

• Islam was a military power in origin

• Christianity was oppressed during its origin