Chapter 3 Semester 2 Flashcards
- God chose us in Christ to be _______________ and __________________.
holy & blameless
- Why do we call God Father?
WE CALL GOD FATHER SINCE THIS IS HIS PLAN OF LOVING KINDNESS
What is moral purity
- Holiness
* Blamelessness expresses freedom from guilt
- Ephesians 1:5 states that the Father destines us in love to be his _____________ through __________________.
sons through Jesus Christ”
Why was Jesus sent?
to reveal the Father’s goodness and loving care for his children
Philip said to Jesus, “Lord show us the Father and we shall be satisfied.” How did Jesus reply?
he who has seen me has seen the Father
- In distinguishing between the “works” of the Triune Godhead, the Father is often referred to as the___________.
Creator
- True or False: Is an angel a person?
TRUE!
- The Father’s primary work is providing for us. Give 2 examples of His Divine Providence.
- He protects & governs all things which he has made
* His providence keeps all things in existence
- How does a supernatural change (becoming divinized) take place in us when we fully accept Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior?
when we are baptized
- The evil present in the world is a necessary consequence of the_______________.
freedom to choose
- What is a blessing?
divine & life giving action
What does omnipotent mean
God is all powerful he can do anything
What does omniscient mean
God is all knowing
- Obedience to the ___________________ brings about his plan on earth.
The fathers will
- Summarize the Father’s entire will:
The fathers will is to let and help all of us get to heaven
- What is God’s plan for mankind? Explain.
It has always been for us to get to heaven
- Explain the Father’s Fatherhood. What is the relationship he wants with all people?
He wants us all to call him father and us to be his children
- Explain why God’s Fatherhood demands unity.
We all need to love one another and be one in the church
- Explain four of God’s attributes.
•Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent and all loving
- Why should we be obedient to the Father?
Because the father has created the earth for us and loves us
How is Jesus an example of obedience? What does our obedience accomplish? Ultimately what should the obligation of obedience change into?
Jesus continued his life and went thought the crucifixion
We go to heaven
What is the Kingdom of God and where is it?
The kingdom is everyone who is in the church
It is across the whole world
- What does it mean to say we have false images of the Father?
Humility recognizes “no one knows the Father except the Son & anyone the Son chooses to reveal him” that is “little children”
- What does Jesus reveal about the Father?
- Jesus gave us a vision of Him = Love
* God is Love
God made us for himself; he made us for heaven. Heaven is separated from us not by __________ of space, but by our ___________________.
Light years , sins
God desires to share his ___________ with us. He calls us to his _____________________ in this life and wants us to share in his eternal happiness in heaven
Love , friendship
Scripture teaches us that “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever ___________ in him should not perish but have ____________________.
Believes , eternal life
Although we are not Sons and Daughters of God in the same sense as Jesus is God’s Son, we are __________ by the Father through our ______________ and our incorporation into the Mystical Body of Christ.
Adopted , baptism
