Religion Test 1 Flashcards

1
Q

the source of true happiness is ____

A

God

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2
Q

What is God’s plan for all human beings

A

to share God’s love and life

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3
Q

t/f

none of us will ever have all of our needs perfectly fulfilled

A

true

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4
Q

why did God give you an unquenchable hunger for happiness

A

to help us look for him

for God to fill our happiness

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5
Q

you are searching for ___ about human existance

A

truth

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6
Q

what is the purpose for questioning our minds

A

to help us find God

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7
Q

What is the largest religion in the world

A

Christianity

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8
Q

what does the word “religion” mean in Latin

A

binding to God

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9
Q

a modern branch of atheism is _____

A

secular humanism

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10
Q

t/f

most people are either atheists or agnostics

A

false

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11
Q

money and ____ cannot buy true_____

A

power

happiness

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12
Q

humans seem to know deep in their ____ that there is a Power or ___ in the universe that makes life _____

A

heart
Spirit
meaningful

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13
Q

what is natural revelation

A

a coming to know God through natural human faculties

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14
Q

whats an example of natural revelation

A

intelligence

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15
Q

what question should we ask ourselves with our God-given reason and intelligence

A

where did all of these beautiful things come from, if not from the beautiful one who made them

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16
Q

the First ___ council stated; “The Church teaches that the ___ true God … can be known with certainty from his ___, by the natural light of ______

A

vatican
one
works
human reason

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17
Q

which proof

everything that exists resulted from something or someone that came before it

A

First Cause

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18
Q

which proof

Someone must have put the laws into nature that makes human llife in a well-ordered universe possible

A

grand designer

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19
Q

which proof

for the world to move, there mustve been a ‘first mover’ who started everything

A

unmoved mover

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20
Q

which proof

there must be a necessary eternal being who always existed and brought other beings into existance

A

everything comes from something

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21
Q

which proof

we all recognize in the world degrees of perfection in qualities like goodness, truth, justice, and beauty

A

supreme model

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22
Q

t/f

no scientist has discovered how matter came to be

A

true

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23
Q

how might one explain the natural yearning felt by every human being which this world cannot satisfy

A

God made us this way so we can find Him

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24
Q

God gave us a taste of _____ here on _____ in experiences such as peace, satisfaction, and joy

A

Heaven

Earth

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25
Q

God gives us ____ of what is in store for us when we finally are united with Him in _____

A

glimpse

eternity

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26
Q

Deep inside each of us, we sense the call of _____

A

conscience

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27
Q

Some actions go against how God ___ us and our sense of ___ tells us that those who violated the order should be held ____ for their actions

A

made
justice
accountable

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28
Q

_____ and ___ are spiritual realities that cannot be explained by the ___universe

A

Free will
intelligence
material

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29
Q

Only from aa ___ Being who possesses qualities because He___ those qualities

A

Supreme

is

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30
Q

What reasons are given as to why some people refuse to believe in God

A

they see suffering in the world

they see the sins of believers

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31
Q

t/f

because of Original Sin, human reason/perception are limited so that we fail to perceive and follow the truth

A

True

32
Q

what is the Good News of the Catholic Faith

A

God sent Jesus to save us from our sins

33
Q

t/f

in considering all the religions that exist one can conclude that everyone knows who God is

A

false

34
Q

t/f

left to themselves, humans can get a true picture of who God really is

A

false

35
Q

Because God is _____ loving and good, he stepped into ____ history to tell us who he really is

A

infinitely

human

36
Q

God stepped into human history by through the events of Salvation History through the Law, the _____, an most ___ through His Son, Jesus

A

prophets

perfectly

37
Q

what is divine revelation

A

God’s free gift of self-communication

38
Q

Through the ___ we learn that God invites human to live in ___ with him, a whole-hearted______ of unconditional_____

A

Bible
covenant
commitment
love

39
Q

we are called to be faithful to God as he will always be _____to us

A

faithful

40
Q

t/f

the greatest sign of God’s love was the Law he gave to the Chosen People

A

False

41
Q

The Church was _____ by the Lord from the beginning of ___ to spread the ____ of God’s Salvation in Jesus Christ

A

ordained
time
Good News

42
Q

The_____ guides the Church in ____ and is both the mean sand goal of God’s ___

A

Holy Spirit
truth
plan

43
Q

The story of Salvation History begins in the Book of ____ where we learn that God created a world that is”_____” and from the beginning he invited human into___ union with Him

A

Genesis
very good
intimate

44
Q

Through ____, Adam and Eve broke their intimate ___ with God

A

Original Sin

friendship

45
Q

t/f

because of human sin, God didnt desire to give eternal life to the members of the human race

A

false

46
Q

after the flood, God entered into an ________ with Noah and his ___ in order to ____ all Gods children into one ___ through Christ

A

everlasting covenant
descendants
unify
family

47
Q

who became the father of Faith for the Jewish people throgh Gods covenant with him

A

Abraham

48
Q

God_____ he would be Abraham’s God and the God of all his ____ for all time

A

promised

descendants

49
Q

______ was a sign of Abraham and God’s covenant

A

Circumcision

50
Q

God formed ____ as his People by freeing the Israelites from ___ in Egypt as the______

A

Israel
slavery
Exodus

51
Q

God revealed his name as ____ to show that he is ___ of all that is

A

Yhwh

source

52
Q

God gave his Law to the_____ through_____ to help people recognize God

A

Chosen People

Moses

53
Q

God gave his Law to the Chosen People to help people ___ him as the one, true, living God, a just____

A

Serve

judge

54
Q

The Law to the Chosen people would help form the ___ as God’s special people and help them look for the coming of the promised ___

A

Israelites

savior

55
Q

the Israelites settled into____, the land that God promised them and were eventually governed by ____

A

Canaan

judges and kings

56
Q

Israel greatest king, made _____ his capital city and his son Solomon built the ___ there

A

David
Jerusalem
temple

57
Q

What is the purpose of the Wisdom Literature

A

to serve as a guide to daily, successful living

58
Q

The Book of ___, a collection of ____ to God, is an essential part of this body of literature

A

Psalms

prayers

59
Q

the Book of Psalms share the ___ that God will finally triumph, restore Israel, and ___ all wrongs

A

hope

right

60
Q

what is the climax of Salvation History

A

Jesus Christ

61
Q

t/f

John the Baptist was the final prophet to prepare the way for Jesus’ public ministry

A

true

62
Q

the word transmission means “____” and ___ Tradition is the ____ transmission from one generation to the next of the Church’s______

A

Handing down
Sacred
living
Gospel message

63
Q

t/f

all of the apostles died as martyrs for preaching the Gospel

A

False

64
Q

The Apostles chose men to succeed them called ___ and headed by the Bishop of ___

A

bishops

Rome

65
Q

St. ___ was the first bishop of Rome and his successors are the ___ whose job is to ___preserve, expound, and spread the gift of faith given to the entire ___

A

Peter
popes
faithfully
church

66
Q

Sacred___ is the written form of what the ___ handed down

A

scripture

apostles

67
Q

it is a good to think of the ____ as a ____ of divinely inspired ____

A

Bible
library
writing

68
Q

sacred scripture ___ the events of Salvation History and the ___ God made with humanity

A

records

covenants

69
Q

the word covenant and __mean the same thing

A

testament

70
Q

what 2 books are in the Bible

A

new testament

old testament

71
Q

describe old testament

A

reports the workings of God in the history of the Chosen People

72
Q

describe the new testament

A

tells the story of God’s saving action action through His Son Jesus Christ

73
Q

the authority to ___ God’s ___ authentically Jesus entrusted to the ____ keeps the church free from ____and guarantees that the true _____ is preached from generation to generation

A
interpret
Word
apostles
error
Gospel of Jesus Christ
74
Q

what is the function of magisterium in the church

A

popes and bishops were given the teaching authority to serve as a word of God by teaching what has been handed down

75
Q

why should Catholics humbly listen to and obey the teachings of the Holy Father and bishops

A

so we can live as Christ wants us to

76
Q

we are privelaged to ___ the Good News of or Salvation Jesus Christ and our response to God’s ___

A

hear

invitation

77
Q

Good News comes to us through the ___, is ___, one of the three ___ virtues

A

Church
faith
theological