Incarnation

Question 1

What is incarnation?

Answer 1

The process of God (the son) being human in the person of Jesus - being made human

Question 2

What is the annunciation?

Answer 2

When the angel Gabriel asked Mary to accept the role of the mother of the Son of God

Question 3

What is the Birth of Jesus?

Answer 3

God the Son being born as a human

Question 4

What does the Word was God mean?

Answer 4

The second Person of the Trinity, God the Son, who became flesh in Jesus

Question 5

What does the word became flesh mean?

Answer 5

The Word of God took on human nature came down to earth to live as a full human being

Question 6

What is the Son of man?

Answer 6

A title that could refer to either just a human being, or a human who is given power by God

Question 7

What is the son of God?

Answer 7

Jesus was directly asked if he was the Son of God and he replied ‘I am’

Question 8

What is the Ichthus?

Answer 8

A symbol of a fish, based on a Greek acronym that translates as ‘Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour’

Question 9

What js the Alpha and Omega?

Answer 9

A symbol made from the first and last letter of the Greek alphabet showing God and Jesus are eternal

Question 10

What is Chi Rho?

Answer 10

A symbol to represent Jesus, made up of the first two letters of his name in Greek

Question 11

What is the Seemon on the Mount?

Answer 11

Jesus’ teachings found in Mathew 5-7, which give Christians a set of rules

Question 12

What do the Beatitudes teach Catholics to do?

Answer 12

To Keep faithful to God’s teachings and he will reward you in heaven

Question 13

What does the parable of the sheep and goats show?

Answer 13

Don’t be like a goat who ignores those in need of help and God will reward you

Question 14

What does St Irenaeus shows Jesus as?

Answer 14

someone who is fully God and fully human

Question 15

What does Dei Verbum show?

Answer 15

The word of God

Question 16

What does Verbum Domini mean?

Answer 16

The word of the lord

Question 17

What is Grace?

Answer 17

God’s free gift of his unconditional love to the believer

Question 18

What are sacraments?

Answer 18

Rites and rituals where the believer receives a special gift of grace.

Question 19

What is baptism?

Answer 19

The pouring of water to symbolise the cleansing of sins

Question 20

What is confirmation?

Answer 20

The anointing of the forehead with chrism to symbolise receiving the gifts of the Holy Spirit

Question 21

What is the sacrament of Eucharist?

Answer 21

Receiving the bread and wine to show you are receiving the fullness of Christ

Question 22

What is reconsilliation?

Answer 22

The laying on of hands to symbolise the passing on of God’s power of forgiveness

Question 23

What is marriage?

Answer 23

The consent of each partner accepting the other person as husband/wife for life.

Question 24

What is ordination?

Answer 24

The laying on of hands to sybolise conferring the dignity of the priesthood.

Question 25

What is the sacrament of the sick?

Answer 25

The annointing of the head and hands with the oil of the sick to symbolise strengthening and forgiveness

Question 26

What does imago dei mean?

Answer 26

Every human being is made in the image of God.

Question 27

What is abortion?

Answer 27

The deliberate termination of a fetus