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Chapters 1-2 God's Creation Flashcards

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Why did God create humans?

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To share in his love, to share an eternity, and to adopt us into his divine family

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Why were man and women created?

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To complement each other, to become one in the body, to share in God’s creation, to be fruitful and multiply

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How has God revealed himself to us?

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1 through nature 2. The truth we discover 3. Miracles 4. Old Testament 5. Jesus Christ 6. Church 7. New Testament

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Why does the Christian need to know the Old Testament

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1.New Testament fulfills OT 2. Over 300 prophecies of Messiah (all fulfilled) 3. Read them as one

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How can we understand the bible?

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  1. Bible= portrait of Jesus 2. Read with prayer disposition 3. Treat bible as a friend
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How will the bible help me know myself?

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  1. Helping us to know God 2. Bible providentially arranged by Church
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What are major events in the book of Exodus?

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  1. Parting the Red Sea (Baptism) 2. Jesus giving manna (Eucharist) 3. Plagues (each a curse on Egyptian gods
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What is the Sabbath? What are Christian obligations?

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Day Jews worship/give praise; attend Mass, day of rest

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Why can we rely on the truth of Scripture?

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Inspired by God (God-breathed)

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What are the two natures of the Bible?

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Human and divine

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11
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What is the whole meaning of the Bible?

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Jesus Christ, our Lord

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What are the truths of the catholic faith found in Genesis?

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  1. God created matter out of nothing 2. God breathed souls into humans 3. Adam and Eve were created without sin 4. God promises a redeemer at the very beginning
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How is the Fall restored in the New Testament?

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  1. Garden- agony in the garden 2. Bad angel- good Angels 3. Child bearing- birth of Jesus 4. Thorns and thistles- crown of thorns 5. Suffer (sweating working)- sweating blood 6. Nakedness- Jesus stripped 7. Difficulty getting bread- Jesus is Bread of Life
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14
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Define salvation history

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God’s saving activity for mankind

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15
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Define ecumenism

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Religious unity

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16
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Define redemption

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Deliverance from sin

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17
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Define inspiration

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What God wants revealed, all scripture inspired by God (2 Tim 3:16)

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Define sacred tradition

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Teaching, life, and worship preserved by the Church

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19
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Define magisterium

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Teaching office of the Church

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20
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How is David a type of Christ?

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  1. Kings 2. Born in Bethlehem 3. Jesus called son of David 4. “Christ” means anointed
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What is the meaning of Psalm 23

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The lord is my shepherd, I shall not want

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What is the meaning of Psalm 22

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My God, my God, why hath thou forsaken me- Jesus quoting David

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What is the meaning of psalm 51

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Penitential psalm of King David

24
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Who is the devil? What are his tactics?

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  1. The father of lies 2. He removed God from his heart 3. Disobeyed God/used freedom unwisely; 1 an accuser 2. Divider 3. A thief at night who steals, kills, and destroys
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Where in Scripture does Jesus talk / encounter the devil?

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  1. The garden 2. With Peter (get behind me satan) 3. Temptation of Christ in Desert 4. Exorcisms
26
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What does Satan hate?

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The weakest Christian on their knees

27
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How are the effects of original sin obvious in our world today?

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  1. Greed 2. Wars/hatred 3. Family disunity 4. Selfishness
28
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What are some ways humans suffer as an effect or loss of original holiness

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  1. Child birth 2. Back breaking work 3. Death
29
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What does Genesis tell us what the purpose of the flood is

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  1. Cleanses world of human wickedness 2. Type of baptism 3. Rainbow = symbol of Gods promise not to destroy humanity
30
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Why did God not prevent the first man from sinning

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  1. Blessing better than any wicked 2. Permits evil to draw greater good 3. “Where sin increases, grace abounds in greater glory” - Saint Paul
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What does the bible tell us about Angels

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  1. Annunciation 2. Aided Jesus at garden and wilderness 3. Revelation- Michael battles dragon
32
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What was the message of the prophets

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  1. Remind of God’s covenant 2. Remind monotheism 3. Help poor and repent
33
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What does Jesus teach us about suffering

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Pick up our cross and follow him

34
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What does Samuel 16:7 say

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The Lord looks int the heart, not appearance

35
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What is the sin of the Tower of Babel

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Pride, dependent on selves rather than God

36
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Why is the Book of Maccabees important

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  1. Story of martyrs (mother and 7 sons) 2. Jewish feast of Hanukkah 3. Praying for the dead
37
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How can scripture help us in our sufferings

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  1. Serve the lord, help with trials 2. Christ is with us always 3. We share in Christ’s sufferings 4. Do not lose heart 5. God’s will, not ours
38
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What does Ephesians 6:13-17 say how we can resist evil?

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  1. Keep eyes fixed on Jesus 2. Wear shield of faith 3. Use feet to serve 4. Spiritual Battle is won or lost in our minds
39
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What are four similarities between Moses and Jesus

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  1. Performed miracles 2. Fasted 40 days 3. Moses -manna, Jesus- loaves 4. Faces illuminated 5. Prayed for others 6. Appointed 70 helpers 7. Moses- 10 commandments, Jesus- beatitudes
40
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How are Psalm 23, John 10:11-15, and John 10:27-29 linked?

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Psalm- fear not, Jesus is with us always
John 10: 11-15- Jesus will lay down His life for us
John 10:27-29- my own know me, no one will snatch them, always in hand

41
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What are the main ideas of “the problem of evil” by father barron

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  1. Story of Job 2. Painting (we can’t see big picture) 3. Cross (death becomes hope)
42
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Who is Abraham?

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Sacrifice Isaac, father of faith (3 religions), circumcision

43
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Who is Joseph

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Type of Christ, forgave brothers

44
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Who are Hannah and Mary

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Wrote similar prayers that told the power of the might of God

45
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What is original sin

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Fallen state of human nature all people are born into

46
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Define temptation

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Attraction contrary to right reason and commandments of Gdo

47
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Define prophets

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One who speaks for God

48
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Define judges

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Tribal chieftains who defended Israel

49
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What is natural law

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Humans know in their heart/ reason what is right/wrong

50
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Define covenant

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Solemn agreement between God and man

51
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Define Typology

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Persons, events, and things that prefigure or point to Christ

52
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Define protoevangelium

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The first Gospel

53
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Why did God create?

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To manifest his glory, goodness, truth, and beauty

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