UNIT 2 Flashcards
We’ll only get to know the meaning and value of a thing when we already know its
origin and destiny.
True
The Judaeo-Christian tradition refers the history of the chosen people of God
down to Jesus Christ’s words and deeds excluding the Christian community and the
long history of the church with all its lights and shadows.
False
In Judaeo-christian tradition, Justice is a regarded as a very compound and complex
concept that may either refer to a term, virtue, attitude, composure, adjective,
behavior, condition etc.
True
Though the right relationship between Yahweh and Israel was actually initiated by
God and that Israel is only in the stance of responding to it, it implies that if the people of
Israel will just adhere to Yahweh’s standard to the minimum, they wont be deserving of
God’s mercy and compassion.
False
Sedaka is like a court of law wherein the accused is punished appropriately according
to one’s violation of or transgression against the right relations.
False
Jesus Christ is the epitome and example of doing hesed to others.
False
It is Yahweh’s mindfulness of hesed to His people that made Him keep His promise to
His people despite their constant infidelities.
False
Whenever Our Lord claims that the Kingdom of God is at hand, he simply refers to the
kingdom or empire established by Yahweh through David, Israel’s greatest king.
False
The presence of the Kingdom of God consist in adherence to the will of the Father
which is realized already in the very person of Our Lord.
True
The kingdom of God referred to by Our Lord is not simply an ideal or an imagination
but something real and concrete in as much as the standard to attain it is concrete and
clear, i.e., through the Decalogue.
False
Every encounter with our Lord implies conversion or transformation for the better,
that, when one claims he/she had an encounter with Our Lord and yet nothing has
changed in the person, he/she is lying.
True
The Decalogue are ways of life while the Beatitudes are rule of Life.
False
The Beatitudes suggest certain actions and correct dispositions and attitudes that are
necessary in forming our will to choose the Good and turn to God.
False
In the story of the poor widow who gave everything she had for the temple treasury,
Jesus was simply commending the self- sacrificing generosity of the poor widow that is
just about dropping a spare change to a bucket as donation.
False
15) Jesus Christ’s concern was limited to forgiveness of sins that’s why we labeled him as
the anti-thesis to the thesis that man is perverse and crooked.
False
Since the ministers/priests in a given religion/denomination is also a citizen of this
country and are imbued with civil rights (like right to suffrage), they are also entitled to
utilize their ministry in advancing their political preferences and agenda.
False
The greatest contribution of the Philippine Church to the Universal Church is our
fulfillment of the social mission through fighting against injustice and tyranny through
peaceful means.
True
The EDSA People Power Revolution of 1986 ushered in the emergence of
contradictory socio-political forces providing for decades of political enmities imbued
with bitter rivalries.
True
Differences and distinction in terms of our skills, competencies and giftedness are
destructive to the stability and order in the society because a just and human society
implies absolute equality and similarity.
False
Respect is always the cry of the undervalued and disadvantaged, while discrimination
is the admonition of those imbued with good will.
False
Duc in Altum refers to Our Lord’s admonition and challenge to his followers that as
we fulfill our mission, we should always be willing to take a risk and break the walls of
our comfort and security.
True
Discipleship genuinely consist in following the master more than just being a witness
to the teachings and lessons of the master.
False
As Christians and followers of Christ, what we pursue is religion and not the
Kingdom of God, because the Kingdom of God is simply an ideal or a vision.
False
The concept of belonging to a religion was eliminated during the Age of Reason.
False
The axiom “outside the church there is no salvation” still holds true until now that the
Catholic church is imbued with inclusive mentality.
True
Evangelization is an exclusively Catholic nuance/term.
False
Even a meaningful proclamation of the Good News that addresses the problems of
massive poverty, unemployment, graft and corruption and drug addiction couldn’t
bring about an authentic renewal.
False
When we speak of New Evangelization, we are referring to proclamation of
something new; new ardor, new method, as well as new content which is doable by
attraction, adaptation of advanced technology and genuine conversion.
False
The Church’s character as the Church of the Poor is preceded by the Church’s status
or stance as a Mother.
True
Reaching out for and helping out the poor is relegated only to the rich since by the
demand of Justice, they are expected to impart to the poor whatever they have in excess.
False
Before Mary conceived Jesus in her heart, she first conceived him in her womb.
False
John the Baptist serves as our model and guide in terms of renewed integral
evangelization especially displayed in his resilience in announcing the coming of the
Kingdom of God.
False
Evangelical Poverty refers only to the virtue of living a life of radical simplicity and
absolute detachment from material world.
False
Even programs for the conscientization, evangelization and organization cannot
eradicate the marginalized poor’s feeling of poverty, frustrations and apathy.
False
The grace a man needs for his/her salvation are exclusively found in the Catholic
church especially through the celebration of the sacraments which works ex opere
operato.
False
36) Yahweh is a righteous God so He encourages His people as well to become just and righteous in order to realize peace. a) Jewish Concept of Social Justice b) Gospel Teachings on Social Justice c) The Philippine Church
a) Jewish Concept of Social Justice
37) Jesus Christ proclaims the kingdom of God is at hand and Beatitudes are ways to attain that. a) Jewish Concept of Social Justice b) Gospel Teachings on Social Justice c) The Philippine Church
b) Gospel Teachings on Social Justice
38) The Church continue to struggle for the realization of the kingdom
through ongoing renewal and consistent propagation of the gospel through
words and deeds.
a) Jewish Concept of Social Justice
b) Gospel Teachings on Social Justice
c) The Philippine Church
c. The Philippine Church
39) Yahweh is a righteous God in the Old Testament so He encourages His people as well to become just and righteous in order to attain an over-all harmony a. Shalom b. Sedaka c. Mishpat d. Hesed e. Dikaosune
a. Shalom
It does not simply mean absence of violence but it essentially refers to being
whole or wholeness. ) It implies that when one is rendered what he/she is due,
meaning, no excesses and deprivations, it will result in an orderly and humane
society.
a. Shalom
b. Sedaka
c. Mishpat
d. Hesed
e. Dikaosune
a. Shalom