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Five fundamental beliefs for SDA

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Steak (health), sabbath, second coming, sanctuary, state of the dead

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What is a sacrament

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A. Is a rite or ceremony instituted by Jesus, and observed by the church as a means of dispensation of grace (Catholics)

B. Religious ceremony or act of the Christian Church that is regarded as an outward and visible sign of inward and spiritual divine grace

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List of the levels of glory to heaven according to the Mormons

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Celestial
Terrestrial
Telestial

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Explain the levels of glory to Mormons

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Celestial- highest, dwell forever with god, lifetime of righteousness, to those who received the testimony of god, you must receive the ordinances of salvation, keep the commandments, and repent of sins

Terrestrial- receive the son but not father, those who were honorable but blinded by man kind, those who were not valiant in the testimony of Jesus, those who rejected god but found him in the post mortal world

Telestial- did not receive the gospel, redeemed from hell

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Who is Maroni? Mormons

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Angel that revealed where the golden plates are hidden

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According to Mormonism, Jesus’ grace is not sufficient to cover all sins; what else might be required in such situations?

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Our intercession/blood

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Who was founder of the Mormons?

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Joseph Smith

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What are the Mormons formally known as?

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

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What significant Mormon events happened during the year of 1830?

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  • Book of Mormon was published

- Mormon Church was established

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Why is family genealogy so important to the mormons?

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Interfere for other dead family members to make sure they are saved

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Founder of Methodism?

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John Wesley

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What was the major doctrinal reason for John/Charles Wesley to separate from John Calvin?

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Predestination

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Reason for Methodist name

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Group called the Holy club in 1729 at Oxford college started by J&C Wesley. Pledged to be disciplined in their spiritual lives. Others called them Methodists because they were methodical in their faith

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How many people do the Jehovah’s Witness believe will rule with god

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144,000

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Which preacher had a heavy influence on the founders of Jehovah’s Witness & SDA

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William Miller

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Why isn’t the cross used in the worship services at a Kingdom Hall?

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They don’t recognize the cross as the cross, but that he was crucified on a stick or tree

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How long do Jehovah’s witnesses believe creation took?

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7,000 years

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What is the reason for the name Jehovah’s Witness?

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Jehovah is the personal name of god, Witness is a person who proclaims views or truths of which he is convinced, thus they are a group of Christians that proclaim the truth about jehovah

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Which holiday do Jehovah’s Witness celebrate?

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None

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Who “founded” the Jehovah’s Witness?

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Charles Taze Russell

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What Anglican priest inspired the Methodist reformation?

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John Wesley

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What are John Wesley’s three basic precepts?

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  • do no harm
  • do good
  • stay in love with god
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Over what major issue did the Wesleyan Church leave the Methodist Church?

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Slavery

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What are the Hindu “trinity” gods, and what is their role?

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  • Vishnu preserver
  • Brahma creator
  • shiva destroyer
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According to Hindu, what is “moksha?”
The release from the cycle of rebirth by the law of karma. Or the transcendent state attained as a result of being released from the cycle of rebirth
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According to a Hindu, what is “the path to moksha”
Knowledge, good works, devotion, meditation
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Describe the highest of the Hindu castes
Brahmin- priests and teachers were engaged in attaining the highest ‘spiritual’ knowledge of Brahman. Priest is responsible for religious rituals
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Describe second highest of the Hindu castes
Kshatriya- ruling and military elite. Protect society in wartime and peace
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Describe third highest of the Hindu castes
Vaishyas- agriculture and cattle-rearing, over time became land owners, traders, money lenders
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Describe the fourth from highest of the Hindu castes
Shudra- serving the other three castes
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According to a Hindu what determines your state of reincarnation?
Karma
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What is karma
The sum of persons actions in this and previous states of existence viewed as deciding their fate in future existences
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What is gods acre
Cemetery of Moravian people
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Who is the founder of the Presbyterian Church
John Calvin
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According to a Presbyterian what does predestination mean?
Your eternal fate has been determined by god before you were born. Your choices don’t matter
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What is the original name of the one known as “Buddha”
Siddhartha Guautama
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Describe the four noble truths of Buddhism
1. Truth of Dukkha-all conditional phenomena and experiences are not ultimately satisfying 2. Truth of the origin of dukkha- craving for what is pleasurable and aversion to what is not pleasurable result in becoming rebirth, dissatisfaction, and redeath 3. Truth of cessation of dukkha- not putting an end to this craving also means that rebirth, dissatisfaction, and redeath can no longer arise 4. Truth of path of liberation from dukkha- following the noble eightfold path an end can be put to craving
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What is the greatest goal of Buddhism
To reach nirvana
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Where did Buddha achieve the greatest goal of Buddhism
Under a bodhi tree
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Why were the anabaptists persecuted so severely and on so many sides?
The state church saw the anabaptists as a threat. They demanded for changes to the state church about baptism and priestly authority and refused to bear arms. Protestants and Catholics persecuted them
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What does anabaptists mean?
Derogatory term meaning rebaptizer
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What unique doctrinal beliefs do anabaptists believe
Adult baptism Non-resistance Social shunning for excommunicated members
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What led to the divide in the mennonites, starting the Amish?
Mennonites were becoming too liberal
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What do the Amish believe electricity can lead to?
Sin (slothfulness)
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What is the Amish rumspringa
Period of adolescence in which boys and girls are allowed to experience the world outside of the Amish community usually ending with baptism or leaving the church
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What was the major concept separating Amish and the mennonites
Amish felt that the mennonites were getting too lax in the following of the rules
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The immaculate conception describes whose sinless state
Mary’s
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Why do Catholics pray to Mary, is she a god
Higher probability of your prayers being answered; no
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List the eight fold paths of Buddhism
Right mindfulness, view, intention, speech, action, livelihood, effort, concentration
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What is the meaning of the word “transubstantiation”
A changed substance. Catholic Church where the bread and wine used in the sacrament of the Eucharist become the actual body and Christ of Jesus
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What is the meaning of “consubstatiation”
The substance of the bread and wine coexists with the body and blood of Christ in the Eucharist
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Describe the catholic sacraments
- baptism: first step in a lifelong journey of commitment and discipleship, infants or adults, church’s way of celebrating and enacting the embrace of god - Eucharist: a sacrifice and a meal, believe in the real presence of Jesus who died for our sins, nourished spiritually and brought closer to god - Reconciliation: three elements (conversion, confession, celebration), find unconditional forgiveness and called to forgive others - confirmation: mature Christian commitment and a deepening of baptismal gifts, gifs of the Holy Spirit - marriage: public sign of giving of yourself totally to another, also speaks about loving god and gods values - Holy orders: priest vows to lead others by bringing them sacraments, proclaiming the gospel, and providing other means to holiness - Anointing of the sick: ritual of healing appropriate for physical mental and spiritual
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Describe the catholic belief of purgatory
The place that you go to after you die to suffer and be cleansed of your sins. Shorten time by good deeds
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What does “vicar” mean
Representative
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Who created the Anglican Church & why
King Henry VIII to secure a divorce which had been denied him by the church so he could get remarried
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What are the five pillars
``` Shahada Salah Zakat Sawm Hajj ```
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How many wives can a Muslim man have
Four
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What is the difference between a Muslim &Islam
Islam is the religion of Muslim people
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Which religion has a book of instruction “the pearl of great price”
Mormon
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Which religion has a book of instruction “new world translation”
Jehovah’s Witness
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Which religion uses shunning as a method of church discipline
Amish
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Which religion has a book of instruction entitled “the book of concord”
Lutheranism
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Which religion has the instruction “the vedas”
Hindus
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Which religion has “the watchtower”
Jehovah’s Witness
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Which religion has the oral tradition “the ordnung”
Amish
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Whose motto is “in essentials unity in non-essentials liberty in all things love”
Moravian
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Salat are the prayers given 5xs a day in this religion
Islam
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For early Mormons this is the place
Salt lake Utah
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J W believe in the invisible appearing of Jesus in 1914 to begin armageddon otherwise known as the
Parousia
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Explain the relationship between the Baptist belief of “once saved always saved” and the notion of free will/free choice
Contradicts because after you are saved you can’t choose to not be saved

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