Chapter 10- The First Years

Question 1

Why did the church begin?

Answer 1

Jesus wanted it to be so

Question 2

The church is both the ____ and the ____ of God’s ____

Answer 2

Means
Goal
Plan

Question 3

Who was the church founded upon?

Answer 3

Peter

Question 4

What did Jesus instruct his disciples to do?

Answer 4

Carry on his mission of bringing the good news of salvation to the ends of the earth

Question 5

A small band of _____ went forth on _____, led by the ___ ____ and bound together out of what, for who?

Answer 5

Disciples
Pentecost
Holy Spirit
Out of love for the lord

Question 6

What message did the disciples proclaim?

Answer 6

Jesus is risen. Be baptized and be saved

Question 7

What book of the Bible teaches us about the first years of the church and its movement from ____ to ____?

Answer 7

Acts of the Apostles
Jerusalem
Rome

Question 8

What is the Acts of the Apostles a continuation of?

Answer 8

Luke’s Gospel

Question 9

What does the Acts of the apostles open with?

Answer 9

Pentecost

Question 10

Two great figures in the church

Answer 10

Peter: the first leader of the church
Paul: the apostle of the Gentiles

Question 11

What is 60% of the Acts of the Apostles about?

Answer 11

Paul and his missionary adventures

Question 12

Which figures plays a big role in these readings? What can these readings be referred to as?

Answer 12

Holy Spirit

Gospel of the Holy Spirit

Question 13

About how many epistles were written by Paul?

Answer 13

Half

Question 14

They listened to Peter’s speech about Jesus, whose name brought about what?

Answer 14

Healing and whose name the continued to act

Question 15

What happened the second time the disciples were arrested?

Answer 15

Gamaliel, a Pharisee, persuaded the officials not to kill them

Question 16

What was Gamaliel’s argument?

Answer 16

If this endeavor or this activity is of human origin, it will destroy itself. But if it comes from God, you will not be able to destroy them

Question 17

What do we learn from the Acts of the Apostles about the early Christians?

Answer 17

Prayer was an important part of their lives

Question 18

What does the Acts of the Apostles go on to tell us about?

Answer 18

The people shared everything in common

Question 19

Deacons

Answer 19

Men chosen to minister to the needs of the community

Question 20

What does the word deacons derive from?

Answer 20

Greek word meaning to serve

Question 21

How do deacons help in the church?

Answer 21

Preside at funerals, assisting at the liturgy of the Eucharist, and witnessing marriages

Question 22

Who was the first martyr? How did they kill this person?

Answer 22

Stephen

Stoned him

Question 23

Martyr

Answer 23

Someone who sacrifices his or her life out of witness to Jesus

Question 24

What do the martyrs teach us?

Answer 24

It is our duty to take part in the life of the Church and to act as witnesses of the Gospel

Question 25

What vision do Stephen see before his death?

Answer 25

Saw the gates of heaven opening up, son of man at the right hand of the Lord

Question 26

What were Stephen’s last words?

Answer 26

Lord Jesus receive my spirit. Lord do not hold this sin against them