Religion Exam Flashcards

Question

Truths of the Creation Stories -Genesis 1

Answer 1

1. There is only one God. (Only God is responsible for creation) 2. God planned creation. (Everything God did was deliberately done) 3. God Made Everything Good. (All of creation has goodness because it is by God’s design) 4. God Made the Sabbath Day Holy. (God establishes the Holiness of Creation in the day of rest Sunday) 5. Humanity is made in the image of God. (God’s goodness is in all of Creation. The beauty of creation reflects the beauty of the Creator)

Answer 2

1. God Cares for Humanity and Seeks Intimacy With Us. (God give us free will to choose relationship with God.) 2. God Cares for Creation and Shares Power and Responsibility with Us. (With the God given free will, we have a responsibility as part of ongoing creation. We are beloved children of God who are chosen by God to reveal God to the world. Choosing this responsibility helps us to truly be free.) 3. God Values the Equality of Humans and our Relationships with One Another – Male and Female, Nations to Nations, etc. (God affirms and blesses humanity and all of creation. God wants to recognize the dignity of humanity. God calls us to use our free will to realize this dignity and be stewards of the earth and to care for each other)

Answer 3

SIN is 1. the name we give in to the actions in our lives and in the lives of others that harm our relationships is sin. 2. against our efforts to become holy, healthy, and happy. We fail to love God and neighbour, to love as Jesus loved us. 3. has 2 main parts - 1. breaking rules and 2. harming/breaking relationships. 4. is a part of us. We are reminded of the story of Adam and Eve. Sin is part of our human make-up from our origins. That’s why Adam and Eve’s first sin is called original sin -because of this we become slaves to these choices and make others slaves too because we can cause loneliness, fear, frustration and anxiety in the lives of those we meet and live within our own lives.

Answer 4

When sinning we can break rules such as the law or even the ten commandments. Doing this we are actually breaking a law that was put in place for a reason. When we harm relationships by sinning, we are not necessarily breaking the rules but we are harming the relationship we have with others.

Answer 5

a Covenant is like a religious contact. Some characteristics or a Covenant: is like a treaty or alliance, has conditions, is sealed with a ceremony, and is celebrated with both parties present.

Answer 6

God tells Noah to to make an arc of cypress wood; make rooms init and coat it with pitch inside and out. Because God was going to bring floodwaters on Earth to destroy all life under the heavens, and every living, breathing thing will perish.However God made a covenant with Noah that he would never curse the ground because of humans, even though every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood. And never again will destroy all living creatures.

Answer 7

The covenant is made between sar’ai & Abram who is then renamed Sarah& Abraham by God. And God made a covenant with Abraham that he would: 1. be the father of a multitude of nations 2. The covenant will extend through Abraham and his descendants. 3. He is giving him land for him and his offspring. 4. He will bless Sarah and give them a son. 5. People will keep the covenant through the descendants and their generations. The outward sign of the covenant is circumcision

Answer 8

Through Moses, God expands the covenant with Abraham descendants to include all the Hebrew people. since God had helped the Israelites to escape the slavery of the Egyptians, God makes a covenant with them, saying that they were the chosen people therefore, if they obey his voice and keep his covenant, then, out of all of the nations, they will be his treasured possession. although the whole earth is his, they will will be for a kingdom of priest and a holy nation. These are the words they shall speak to the Israelites. One of the ways to help them keep the covenant is the 10 Commandments.

Answer 9

God promises that messiah would come from king David’s descendants. The outward sign of this covenant is Jesus.

Answer 10

He is seen as the ultimate sacrifice, similar to the lambs sacrificed during the passover.

Answer 11

The ten commandments are rules that God put in place for his people to live by and follow. They are: 1. You shall have no other gods before Me. 2. You shall have no idols 3.You shall not take the name of the Lord our God in vain 4.Remember to keep the Sabbath day holy 5.Honour your father and mother. 6.You shall not kill. 7.You shall not commit adultery. 8.You shall not steal. 9.You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor. 10.You shall not covet your neighbors goods.

Answer 12

The call is when Moses was tending to the flocks of Jethro and Moses saw a burning bush. the burning bush was god and he told him to go the Pharaoh and to lead the Israelites out of slavery. Freedom is when Moses lead his people through the red sea and lead them away from their oppression in Egypt. The test is when God had his people stranded in the desert for forty years. During this time he would test their faith in them to see if they would be worthy.

Answer 13

1. Sufficient knowledge or reflection. 2. Full consent / Free will. 3. Serious matter—causes real evil to myself or another person.

Answer 14

Mortal Sin, Venial Sin, and Social Sin

Answer 15

A complete break in one’s relationship with God (For example, murder) We make a conscious decision to turn completely away from God’s offer of love. We don’t commit mortal sins by accident. Mortal sins are not usually single, isolated acts (although they can be).

Answer 16

Does not completely separate us from God but represents a ‘cooling’ in the relationship. Examples might include a failure to be honest, or crude behaviour.

Answer 17

Describes human-made structures when they offend human dignity by causing people to suffer oppression, exploitation, or marginalization. Sin begins in the hearts and minds of individuals but it then creeps into the systems that we set up in society. Social sin leads its victims to do evil in their turn.

Answer 18

true freedom is responsible to, and respectful of, the freedom and others. It is a gift—the purpose of which is that we may seek God and respond to God’s invitation to love

Answer 19

Internal – Freedom for -- internal to self External – Freedom from – outside control

Answer 20

Internal: -Ignorance -Passions: short-term pleasure, self-deception -Vices: Addictions, Low Self-esteem, etc. External: -Oppression from others -Injustice -Prejudice

Answer 21

The Pharaoh, the ruler of Egypt, starts worrying that the Jews living in Egypt will outnumber his own people and if war was to happen, they would join their enemies, fight against Egypt, and leave the country. His response: forcing them into slavery which only made them spread out and multiply more.To deal with this problem the Pharaoh asked the Hebrew midwives to see if it is a boy or a girl and if it is a boy, kill it. though they feared god more then they feared him so they didn't so he decreeing that every son born to the Hebrews should be drowned in the Nile.Though one Hebrew woman would not let this happen to her newborn son so she put him into a basket and shipped him down the Nile river.

Answer 22

While Moses was tending to the flock of Jethro he saw a bright light flash and when he went to inspect it he saw that it was a bush on fire but not burning. Then the bush spoke to him saying that the god of the Israelites have heard their cries for to long and that he is to lead them from slavery. He knew that the pharaoh would not let them go so the LORD will strike the Egyptians with all the wonders and after that, he will let them go.

Answer 23

God passes through the land of Egypt and kills the firstborn of every household. But the Jews have been told to mark their doors with the blood of a lamb they’ve sacrificed — the Passover offering — and so God “passes over” their homes.

Answer 24

1.Turning Nile water into blood 2.Frogs 3.Gnats and lice 4.flies 5.Disease and dying of livestock 6.boils 7.hail and fire 8.locusts 9.darkness 10.Death of the firstborn males (Passover)

Answer 25

After the Israelites pass through the red sea they wander through the dessert for 40 years on their way to the promise land. Though through this time their faith in god would waiver but god would prove to them that he was with them every single time.

Answer 26

As they traveled through the wilderness they came across a mountain called mount Sinai. Moses climbed to the top and spoke with the lord and god wanted to speak with them. So smoke filled all around and God spoke to the Israelites through it and spoke to them and gave them commandments. Though they were afraid and wanted Moses to go back up to speak with the lord and find out what he wanted. He stayed up their for forty days though while he was up their the people grew impatient and got Aaron to build them a golden calf statue for them to worship. While Moses was up their god put the commandments on placks though when Moses came back down he was enraged with what they had done and smashed the placks. He begged god for forgiveness and made them repent. So god made a new covenant with the ten commandments.

Answer 27

Prayer is our living relationship with God. God answers our prayers in God’s own way. Prayer helps provide us with the Grace we need for the weekly culmination of our prayer in the Eucharist.

Answer 28

Prayer takes time. Prayer takes discipline (practice). Prayer needs to be done daily. Prayer is focused on God, not ourselves

Answer 29

Blessing and Adoration, Prayer of petition, Prayer of Intercession, Prayer of Thanksgiving, and Praise

Answer 30

We express praise and honour to God. We praise God for giving us life, the world, and the greatness of the lord who made us. We give adoration in respect, reverence, admiration, and love to God.

Answer 31

When you spend this prayer time asking God for things we need though asking and praying are not the same when we pray. In this prayer we are asking and giving our wants and desires over to God, and ask that God's will be done.

Answer 32

We pray of behalf of others. This can be the source of blessing upon others, the church, and our world. This prayer can bring us great strength and courage and also great peace of mind and heart. It leads us to pray as Jesus did for others. This prayer lifts the need of the world to God for blessing and help.

Answer 33

Helps us be grateful for Gods many blessings, both spiritual and worldly, and help us recognize and appreciate all the good things god gives us. As a result of a grateful heart, we are grateful for Jesus Christ, the joys and wonders of life, the gifts we have and for everyone in our life.

Answer 34

Initiation, Healing, Vocation

Answer 35

Praise gives God glory simply because HE is. Praise is the form of prayer which recognizes most immediately that God is God. Praise embraces the other forms of prayer and carries the toward God.

Answer 36

Baptism, Communion, Confirmation, Reconciliation, Anointing of the sick, matrimony, holy order

Answer 37

Baptism-pouring of water Communion-bread and wine Confirmation- laying on of hands on a person’s head, most often by a bishop, and the anointing with oil. Reconciliation-confession Anointing of the sick-Person is anointed with oil and receives the laying on of hands from a priest Matrimony-couple and wedding rings Holy order-laying on of hands and anointing with oil by the bishop.

Answer 38

The term “beatitude” means a blessing or a promise of happiness. The beatitudes are 8 blessings for different groups of people.

Answer 39

1.Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 2.Blessed are they who mourn: for they shall be comforted. 3.Blessed are the meek: for they shall possess the land. 4.Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after justice: for they shall have their fill. 5.Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 6.Blessed are the clean of heart: for they shall see God. 7.Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 8.Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Answer 40

People who are aware of both their strengths and weaknesses.

Answer 41

People who mourn feel sadness and are able to feel empathy for those around them.

Answer 42

People who are meek dont try to get their way by pushing others around. They dont use physical, emotional, or verbal abuse. They respect and listen to those around them

Answer 43

Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness are people when they see that something is unfair or unjust they speak out and take action.

Answer 44

Those ho are merciful are willing to forgive those who have done wrong. They recognize that we all make mistakes and accept others even when they don't necessarily accept their actions.

Answer 45

People who are genuine and committed. they are good people who have a strong foundation and direction in their life.

Answer 46

Peacemakers are people who will help others. People who will do their best to ensure that people have good relationships. They seek the common ground and try to bring people together.

Answer 47

Their moral beliefs matter more to them than any other things.

Answer 48

He immensely believed in the power of God and said that the world belongs to the Almighty and that He would destroy it as well. Isaiah advised people to turn to God for everything in life and was immensely displeased by the lack of faith. God called Isaiah through a dream and said that he would be a messenger of God. God gave him prophecies and an angle put coal on his lips and told him that he would be able to speak through him. He anointed Isaiah to speak on his behalf to tell people to repent their sins and if they don't repent their city would be destroyed if they don't turn to God. He also prophesied that there will be a new king, the prince of peace, Jesus.

Answer 49

God came to Jonah through a vision and told Jonah to go preach and save the city of Ninavah and if they don't then their city would be destroyed. Though due to the cities reputation Jonah went the opposite direction and took a boat that would take him far away. While at sea the ocean got really bad so he was thrown off the boat and when he was the ocean settled. Then a giant whale swallowed him and he stayed in there for 3 day and God talked to him telling him to actually listen.

Answer 50

One of the great four prophets though the Jewish people didn't think of him as a true one because he talked to angels instead of God. Also Daniel spoke to the future and wrote letters warning them and 'true' prophets speak to people of their generation. He was an interpreter of dreams of the king. Though the people who worked with he king grew jealous of Daniel and made the king create a law that if they caught anyone praying to anyone but the king they should be punished. So when they found Daniel praying to God they through him into a pit with hungry lions. Though God make the lions not attack him and he was able to survive the night.

Answer 51

Elijah struggled with people worshiping and building statues for a false God called Baal. So he challenged the king and the other worshipers to see who's God was actually real. In the end God pulled though and Elijah was able to steer the worshipers of Baal back to God.