6th - Religion - Chapter 1 Flashcards
(20 cards)
What teaches us, without error, the true about God?
Bible
Who believes that everything in the Bible is true?
Catholics
What was the goal of the authors of the Bible (if not concerned with historical or scientific facts)?
To teach the truth about God
What truths does the Book of Genesis us?
- God is the author of all creation.
- God brings order out of chaos.
- Human beings are created in God’s image.
- Everything God created is good.
When reading the Old Testament stories, it is important to search for what?
For the religious truth being taught in each story.
Who is the all-powerful, all-knowing, all-loving one who is perfect in every way?
God
Who does God reveal himself to us as?
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - three divine and inseparable persons in God.
What tells us how God made himself known to the Hebrews?
The Scriptures
Who reveals what God is like more clearly than creation and Scripture?
Jesus is the perfect revelation of God.
What also helps us understand God’s revelation?
The Church, the community of faith
Name some examples of good reasons to study the Old Testament.
- The history of the Jewish people is our history too.
- Jesus read, studied, and prayed the Hebrew Scriptures.
- The Old Testament is God’s Word.
- Educated people are expected to know Bible stories.
- The Old Testament helps us to understand Jesus.
- God speaks to us personally in the Bible.
- Reading the Old Testament helps us to understand our Jewish brothers and sisters.
What foretold the events in Jerusalem and how passages about the Messiah referred to Jesus?
Hebrew Scripture
What does the persons and events in the Bible reveal to us?
The greatness of God’s love.
What is something that is entrusted to someone or something else for safekeeping?
Deposit
What was the “sacred deposit” that Jesus gave to the Apostles?
His Word
Under the guidance of whom, did the Apostles share Jesus’ message and used it to bring God’s Word to the people?
The Holy Spirit
Who was born in Bethlehem?
Jesus or the Messiah
What does this quote mean? “The Messiah will surrender himself to death and let himself be regarded as a sinner for the sake of sinners.”
Jesus suffered and died on the Cross.
What does this quote mean? “Jerusalem’s King will come victorious and humble, riding on a donkey.”
Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey while the people waved palm branches.
What does this quote mean? “The eyes of the blind will be opened; the ears of the deaf will be unsealed .”
Jesus healed many people.
