Parables

Question 1

fictitious short story that uses experiences of life to teach a deeper spiritual lesson

Answer 1

parable

Question 2

three types of Jesus’ parables

Answer 2

kingdom parables, God’s grace parables, judgment parables

Question 3

parables about heaven, God’s kingdom

Answer 3

kingdom parables

Question 4

symbol reminding everyone that God is the lord of the universe who cares about his people and brings salvation

Answer 4

kingdom of God (not a place)

Question 5

two things…Jesus said the kingdom of God is like a …

Answer 5

mustard seed, because it’s small but grows OR a wedding feast because everyone is invited

Question 6

parable about sinners

Answer 6

lost sheep and the good shepherd - a good shepherd with 100 sheep would go out looking if one of them got lost

Question 7

when we die, where everyone who ever lived is present together, where we are judged

Answer 7

last judgment

Question 8

God’s personal concern for all of His creation

Answer 8

God’s providence

Question 9

how do we become children of God

Answer 9

baptism

Question 10

participation in the life of God that brings us into a relationship with the Trinity

Answer 10

sanctifying grace

Question 11

three examples of parables about God’s grace

Answer 11

Good Samaritan, lost sheep, prodigal son

Question 12

judgment parable about three servants and their coins

Answer 12

parable of the talents

Question 13

eternal life that the good will enjoy after death

Answer 13

heaven

Question 14

eternal separation from God

Answer 14

hell

Question 15

process of final purification after death, in which those who have died in the state of grace grow in holiness so that they can enter heaven

Answer 15

purgatory