MT3 = Jesus' teachings and examples

Question 1

what is the Golden Rule?

Answer 1

treat others the way you would have them treat you

Question 2

what does Jesus point to?

Answer 2

Jesus points the dignity of each person, regardless of their status in society, race, religion, nationality, or whether we like them or not

Question 3

what does dignity mean?

Answer 3

the state or quality of being worthy of honour or respect

Question 4

what does Jesus use the parable of the good Samaritan for?

Answer 4

to point out clearly what he means by loving your neighbour, as historically there was sectarianism between Jews and Samaritans

Question 5

why does Jesus make the Samaritan the main character in the Good Samaritan?

Answer 5

because he would be the last person Jewish people would expect to help the man who had been robbed, and the ones you would have expected to help walk on by

Question 6

what is the parable of the Prodigal Son about?

Answer 6

it is all about forgiveness

Question 7

who are the main 3 people the parable of the Prodigal son circle around?

Answer 7

the father, the dutiful son, the prodigal son

Question 8

what does prodigal mean?

Answer 8

spending money or using resources carelessly

Question 9

what is the key nature to God?

Answer 9

unconditional forgiveness

Question 10

what is the message of the parable of the prodigal son?

Answer 10

that we must be unconditional in our forgiveness just as our father is

Question 11

what image does Jesus use in the parable of the sheep and the goats?

Answer 11

he uses an image of separating sheep and goats because it would have been common to his listeners

Question 12

why does Jesus use the image that he did in the parable of the sheep and the goats?

Answer 12

to get his followers to think about how people should take care of others

Question 13

what are corporal works of mercy?

Answer 13

they are practices which are meritorious in Christian ethics

Question 14

if God is our father, what does that make everyone else?

Answer 14

our brothers and sisters

Question 15

what did Jesus teach?

Answer 15

-to put our relationship with God before everything else
-that God should be at the center of everything that we do

Question 16

what was the new commandment Jesus gave to us?

Answer 16

love one another as i have loved you

Question 17

what does the parable of the sheep and the goats show?

Answer 17

that on judgement day God will be more concerned with how people have lived, rather than how religious they were

Question 18

what does the parable of the Prodigal son show?

Answer 18

that God is loving and forgiving and that we should forgive others, and that it is never too late to seek forgiveness and turn to God

Question 19

what did Jesus teach us about revenge?

Answer 19

he taught us to turn the other cheek, and meet hatred and violence, with love and forgiveness

Question 20

when did Jesus demonstrate his teachings?

Answer 20

when he prays to God at the start of his ministry and in the Garden of Gethsemane

Question 21

why couldnt Jesus disciples heal the possessed boy?

Answer 21

because they failed to understand the importance of prayer

Question 22

what does the parable of the sheep and the goats teach us to do?

Answer 22

-to uphold the dignity of all people
-love your neighbour
-love God over all else
-Called upon to act on our beliefs

Question 23

what does the parable of the Good Samaritan teach us?

Answer 23

-the Kingdom of God calls upon us to take action
-must care for everyone, even those we dont like

Question 24

what does the parable of the prodigal son teach us?

Answer 24

-God loves us unconditionally
-god forgives our sins
-God invites us into a relationship with him
-we must recognise our own sinfulness

Question 25

what is the most important commandment?

Answer 25

love your god with all your heart and all your soul and all your strength

Question 26

what is a parable?

Answer 26

a fictional story drawn from life or nature that gives people a glimpse into what cannot be fully known through their personal experiences

Question 27

why did Jesus use parables?

Answer 27

-stories were easy to listen to, remember, and understand
-a popular method of teaching at the time
-direct teaching would have annoyed the religious authorities
-helped maintain the Messianic secret

Question 28

what do christians belief about the kingdom of god?

Answer 28

-it is present in the lives of men and women who follow the teaching of Jesus
-it will be experienced fully at the end of time with the second coming of Christ
-Jesus is the Kingdom Of God in himself

Question 29

what are the 7 corporal works of mercy?

Answer 29

-bury the dead
-visit the imprisoned
-welcome the stranger
-clothe the naked
-give drink to the thirsty
-feed the hungry
-visit the dead

Question 30

what is the mission of the church?

Answer 30

to spread the good news as jesus taught his disciples to do

Question 31

why do Christians follow Jesus’ teachings?

Answer 31

because:
-he was an incarnation of God
-the incarnation makes him the ultimate role model
-believe it will make the world a better place
-may believe that they will be judged on how well they followed his teachings

Question 32

why might some christians not follow jesus teachings?

Answer 32

because:
-its not realistic to expect ordinary people to live like the son of God,
-humans are limited in what we can do for other people,
-its too hard to be loving and kind to be people who are hateful to us,
-many just wouldnt be able to or arent willing to give up their lives for their beliefs

Question 33

why might some people say that Jesus’ teachings are still relevant in the 21st century?

Answer 33

-the teachings are universal and timeless
-some may say that the world needs the teachings more now than ever as it is full of suffering
-jesus’ parables are easy to understand and can be used as metaphors for situations we face in the modern day
-jesus taught us to value us to reach out to outcasts, this would allow more members of society to feel valued

Question 34

why might some people say that Jesus’ teachings are NOT still relevant in the 21st century?

Answer 34

-the world that sees the individual as the most important
-Jesus’ teaching ‘turn the other cheek’ leaves you vulnerable to be walked all over
-people who are not religious are unlikely to see the relevance of the teachings as they do not live by them
-there are many people who claim to be christian, yet they do not behave in a way jesus taught them to

Question 35

What was the new commandment Jesus gave us?

Answer 35

Love one another, as I have loved you, so you must love one another