Ch. 1-2 Flashcards
(51 cards)
Why did God create humans?
- To share in his love
2. Share in eternity
Why were man and woman created?
- To adopt us in his divine family
- To comment each other
- To become 1 in body
- To share God’s creation
- Be fruitful and multiply
How has God revealed himself?
- Nature
- Truth
- Miracles
- Old Testament
- New Testament
- Jesus
- Church
Why does a Christian need to know the Old Testament?
- New fulfills the old
- 300 prophecies of the messiah were fulfilled by Jesus
- Te Bible should be read in unity
How can we understand the Bible?
- A portrait of Jesus
- Read with proper disposition
- Treat the Bible as a friend
How will the Bible help me to know myself?
- Help us know God
2. Bible is providentially arranged by the Church
What are major events in the book of Exodus?
- Parting of Red Sea
- God provided Manna
- Plagues
What is Sabbath? What are Catholics obligations on the day of the Resurrection?
The day Jews worshiped and praised God, attend church
Why can we rely on the truth of scripture?
It’s God breathed
What are the two natures of the Bible?
- Human
2. Divine
What is the whole meaning of the Bible?
Jesus
What are the truths of the Catholic faith found in Genesis?
- God created matter out of nothing
- God gave us souls
- Adam and Eve were created without sin
- God promises a redeemer
Why did God create?
To manifest
- Glory
- Goodness
- Truth
- Beauty
Salvation History
God’s saving activity for mankind
Ecumenism
Religious unity
Redemption
A toning for our sins, or deliverance from our sins
Inspiration
What God wants revealed
Sacred Tradition
The teaching, life, and worship preserved by the church
Magisterium
Teaching office of the church
How Is David a type of Christ?
- Both kings
- Born in Bethlehem
- Jesus=son of David
- Christ=anointed David=first anointed King
Psalm 23
“The Lord is my shepherd I shall not want”
Psalm 22
“My God my God why have you forsaken me?”
Psalm 51
Penitential psalm
Who is the devil?what are the tactics of the devil?
- Father of lies
- Accuses us of things
- Divides
- A thief at night who steals and destroys