Jesus Christ: Gods Love Made Visible Flashcards
(41 cards)
What is polytheism
The belief in many gods
What is the faith of Catholics rooted in?
The truth that there is one god in three divine persons: father , son, and Holy Spirit
What essential truth did god reveal to Abraham
There is only one god, The Lord of all the earth
What is the shema?
The prayer uttered daily into by faithful Jews of ancient times and continuing or the present
T or F: when the early Christians first began to understand , speak and write about the trinity, many people thought they were rejecting monotheism
True
T or F: Catholics worship Mary and the saints
False
What are he three major monotheistic religions?
Christianity, Judaism, Islam
Mystery
A revealed truth that is beyond our experience and ability to grasp fully
Each if the three persons, as god, is engaged in the work of our___
Each acts to create us___
Salvation
In love, redeem us, and make us holy
T or F: even though they are inseparable, the three persons of the holy trinity are truly distinct from eachother
True
Un begotten
He has always existed without beginning or end
T or F: the presence of the trinity is not clear in the scriptures
False
Who is the first person if the trinity?
God the father, the eternal source of all that exists
When we profess god is our father, what are we acknowledging?
He is the source of all life; that all creation exists because of god
T or F: gods love will never, ever fail us
True
Abba
“Father”
T or F: we believe that god is male because we call him father
False
T or F: both judIsm and Christianity have always maintained that god has no gender
True
How do we become the adopted sons and daughters of god the father?
Through baptism
Who is the second person of the trinity?
God the son
Jesus Christ is both ____ and ____
Truly and fully god
Truly and fully human
What helps us understand that Jesus Christ is the son of god?
Saint Paul’s letter to the Galatians
Baba use of Jesus’s fully human nature, what is he able to teach us?
Through his words and actions, how to be the best, most authentic people we can be
What does the name Jesus means
“God saves”