Religion Flashcards
Jesus is the ___________________ and the end, the ___________ and the ____________.
Beginning
Alpha
Omega
_____________ cannot be fully explained, but it is reasonable. Faith admits _______________.
Faith
Mystery
Scientific proof or knowledge of God is found only in the ___________________ that the universe does not contain its own __________________ and _______.
Knowledge
Beginning
End
___________________ believe that God in the ________________ and ______ of everything.
Christians
Beginning
End
Our _________ life has its source of __________ in God, who __________ himself to us.
Moral
Faith
Reveals
According to the first letter of _______, God is ________ and God is with everyone who ________ in _________.
John
Love
Lives
Love
Jesus told us to ________ for him wherever people are gathered in his _________.
Look
Name
The first commandment demands ____________________ to God which means remaining open to God and to Gods word even when we have ______________ or ____________.
Faithfulness
Questions
Doubts
Being faithful means being _________ to developing our __________________ with God.
Open
Relationship
______________ is our living relationship with God.
Prayer
What are the five forms of prayer revealed in the scriptures that set the standard for Christian prayer? What do they mean?
1- Adoration and blessing- love and respect because everything comes from God.
2- Petition- a request, asking God for something.
3- Intercession- on behalf of another person.
4- Thanksgiving- grateful, giving thanks to God.
5- Praise- praising God for anything inspirational.
A prayer of petition is asking for ________________, praying for _________ on an exam, praying for world peace.
Forgiveness
Help
A prayer of thanksgiving helps us develop an ____________________ for the many blessings we have revived from ______.
Appreciation
God
God ____________ answers our prayers in ways that are not ______________ by our own ___________________. Gods view is ________________ ____________ than our view.
Always Limited Perspectives Infinitely Bigger
If a person is closer to God he/she can offer Gods ________ and ______________ to another in Gods _________.
Love
Blessing
Name
If a person is poor in ___________, his/her prayer will be an ______________ of his/her whole _________ to God.
Spirit
Offering
Life
God does not take away human ____________ even in __________________ prayer.
Freedom
Answering
___________________ is a virtue that all of us need to _____________. It is an _______________ that encourages us to _____________ God in our lives. It also helps us ______________ and develop our relationships with God and with other ______________- both when things are going ________ and when they are not. If we develop the habit of __________________, we will be more likely to choose what is __________ and right even when it is __________.
Faithfulness Cultivate Attitude Involve People Well Faithfulness Good Hard
Our __________ in Gods _______ calls and obliges us to respond with __________ and _____________. The _________ and ____________ commandments call us to love and respect ________ above everything and to love and respect all _____________ for and because of God.
Faith Love Respect Love First Second God Creatures
Through ___________, we can have a personal, loving and faithful relationship with _________. If we open our ___________ to him, Jesus will enter and show us the way to ______. ____________ teaches us how to __________.
Jesus God Hearts God Jesus Pray
______________ should become a daily discipline. We need to make time in our lives to speak to and listen to ________ every day. If we don’t, our ___________________ with ______ will not grow as well as it could.
Prayer
God
Relationship
God
The ____________ commandment calls us to stop and pray. The Sunday celebration of the Lord’s Day and his ______________ is at the heart of the Church’s life. Regular participation in the Sunday Eucharist is the first ____________ of the Church. All Catholics are obligated to attended _________ very Sunday and on holy days of obligation.
Third
Eucharist
Precept
Mass
Blessed are the __________ in ___________, for theirs is the ______________ of _____________.
Poor
Spirit
Kingdom
Heaven
