Religion Test 1 Flashcards
the source of true happiness is ____
God
What is God’s plan for all human beings
to share God’s love and life
t/f
none of us will ever have all of our needs perfectly fulfilled
true
why did God give you an unquenchable hunger for happiness
to help us look for him
for God to fill our happiness
you are searching for ___ about human existance
truth
what is the purpose for questioning our minds
to help us find God
What is the largest religion in the world
Christianity
what does the word “religion” mean in Latin
binding to God
a modern branch of atheism is _____
secular humanism
t/f
most people are either atheists or agnostics
false
money and ____ cannot buy true_____
power
happiness
humans seem to know deep in their ____ that there is a Power or ___ in the universe that makes life _____
heart
Spirit
meaningful
what is natural revelation
a coming to know God through natural human faculties
whats an example of natural revelation
intelligence
what question should we ask ourselves with our God-given reason and intelligence
where did all of these beautiful things come from, if not from the beautiful one who made them
the First ___ council stated; “The Church teaches that the ___ true God … can be known with certainty from his ___, by the natural light of ______
vatican
one
works
human reason
which proof
everything that exists resulted from something or someone that came before it
First Cause
which proof
Someone must have put the laws into nature that makes human llife in a well-ordered universe possible
grand designer
which proof
for the world to move, there mustve been a ‘first mover’ who started everything
unmoved mover
which proof
there must be a necessary eternal being who always existed and brought other beings into existance
everything comes from something
which proof
we all recognize in the world degrees of perfection in qualities like goodness, truth, justice, and beauty
supreme model
t/f
no scientist has discovered how matter came to be
true
how might one explain the natural yearning felt by every human being which this world cannot satisfy
God made us this way so we can find Him
God gave us a taste of _____ here on _____ in experiences such as peace, satisfaction, and joy
Heaven
Earth
God gives us ____ of what is in store for us when we finally are united with Him in _____
glimpse
eternity
Deep inside each of us, we sense the call of _____
conscience
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
made
justice
accountable
_____ and ___ are spiritual realities that cannot be explained by the ___universe
Free will
intelligence
material
Only from aa ___ Being who possesses qualities because He___ those qualities
Supreme
is
What reasons are given as to why some people refuse to believe in God
they see suffering in the world
they see the sins of believers
t/f
because of Original Sin, human reason/perception are limited so that we fail to perceive and follow the truth
True
what is the Good News of the Catholic Faith
God sent Jesus to save us from our sins
t/f
in considering all the religions that exist one can conclude that everyone knows who God is
false
t/f
left to themselves, humans can get a true picture of who God really is
false
Because God is _____ loving and good, he stepped into ____ history to tell us who he really is
infinitely
human
God stepped into human history by through the events of Salvation History through the Law, the _____, an most ___ through His Son, Jesus
prophets
perfectly
what is divine revelation
God’s free gift of self-communication
Through the ___ we learn that God invites human to live in ___ with him, a whole-hearted______ of unconditional_____
Bible
covenant
commitment
love
we are called to be faithful to God as he will always be _____to us
faithful
t/f
the greatest sign of God’s love was the Law he gave to the Chosen People
False
The Church was _____ by the Lord from the beginning of ___ to spread the ____ of God’s Salvation in Jesus Christ
ordained
time
Good News
The_____ guides the Church in ____ and is both the mean sand goal of God’s ___
Holy Spirit
truth
plan
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
Genesis
very good
intimate
Through ____, Adam and Eve broke their intimate ___ with God
Original Sin
friendship
t/f
because of human sin, God didnt desire to give eternal life to the members of the human race
false
after the flood, God entered into an ________ with Noah and his ___ in order to ____ all Gods children into one ___ through Christ
everlasting covenant
descendants
unify
family
who became the father of Faith for the Jewish people throgh Gods covenant with him
Abraham
God_____ he would be Abraham’s God and the God of all his ____ for all time
promised
descendants
______ was a sign of Abraham and God’s covenant
Circumcision
God formed ____ as his People by freeing the Israelites from ___ in Egypt as the______
Israel
slavery
Exodus
God revealed his name as ____ to show that he is ___ of all that is
Yhwh
source
God gave his Law to the_____ through_____ to help people recognize God
Chosen People
Moses
God gave his Law to the Chosen People to help people ___ him as the one, true, living God, a just____
Serve
judge
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 ___
Israelites
savior
the Israelites settled into____, the land that God promised them and were eventually governed by ____
Canaan
judges and kings
Israel greatest king, made _____ his capital city and his son Solomon built the ___ there
David
Jerusalem
temple
What is the purpose of the Wisdom Literature
to serve as a guide to daily, successful living
The Book of ___, a collection of ____ to God, is an essential part of this body of literature
Psalms
prayers
the Book of Psalms share the ___ that God will finally triumph, restore Israel, and ___ all wrongs
hope
right
what is the climax of Salvation History
Jesus Christ
t/f
John the Baptist was the final prophet to prepare the way for Jesus’ public ministry
true
the word transmission means “____” and ___ Tradition is the ____ transmission from one generation to the next of the Church’s______
Handing down
Sacred
living
Gospel message
t/f
all of the apostles died as martyrs for preaching the Gospel
False
The Apostles chose men to succeed them called ___ and headed by the Bishop of ___
bishops
Rome
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 ___
Peter
popes
faithfully
church
Sacred___ is the written form of what the ___ handed down
scripture
apostles
it is a good to think of the ____ as a ____ of divinely inspired ____
Bible
library
writing
sacred scripture ___ the events of Salvation History and the ___ God made with humanity
records
covenants
the word covenant and __mean the same thing
testament
what 2 books are in the Bible
new testament
old testament
describe old testament
reports the workings of God in the history of the Chosen People
describe the new testament
tells the story of God’s saving action action through His Son Jesus Christ
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
interpret Word apostles error Gospel of Jesus Christ
what is the function of magisterium in the church
popes and bishops were given the teaching authority to serve as a word of God by teaching what has been handed down
why should Catholics humbly listen to and obey the teachings of the Holy Father and bishops
so we can live as Christ wants us to
we are privelaged to ___ the Good News of or Salvation Jesus Christ and our response to God’s ___
hear
invitation
Good News comes to us through the ___, is ___, one of the three ___ virtues
Church
faith
theological
