Chapter 5 Flashcards
Being true to nows and covenants made in God’s name and respecting God’s name are the focuses of what?
Sacred promises
What is the difference between reverence and profanity?
Reverence: deep respect for someone or something
Profanity: Speaking disrespectfully about something that is sacred or treating it with disrespect
What is Jesus reinforcing in the Our father?
Jesus emphasized the importance of keeping his father’s name holy in teaching his disciples to pray
“I am who am” is the translation for what?
Hebrew: Yahweh
Name used in English
Bible Translation: LORD (with small caps)
In the Sermon on the mount, Jesus reinforces the importance of what?
keeping commitments
What type of commitments are the following examples describing? Examples: A judge takes an oath, a bride and groom promise to be true, and a witness swears to tell the truth.
convenant
What do we call a sin of lying while under oath
Perjury
What is profanity?
Speaking disrespectfully about something that is sacred or treating it with disrespect
What is important even in salvation history showed that God trusted Moses and God’s chosen People would not abuse his name.
God’s Revelation of his personal name Yahweh important event in salvation history
What is not a name we give to speaking, acting, or thinking about God, Jesus, or the saints in irreverent mocking, or offensive ways?
Perjury
