test 9/ miracles

Question 1

What are the three steps of authentic faith?

Answer 1

1. embracing the facts
2. recognizing the presence of christ
3. reason in order to understand

Question 2

What are the three steps of blindness?

Answer 2

1. denying the facts
2. rejecting the pressence of christ
3. embracing other ideology

Question 3

Why does Jesus get upset after the multiplication of the loaves?

Answer 3

Jesus gets upset after the multiplication of loaves because they wanted to make him king. He knew they were using him, and that they only praised him because he fed them, not because they followed and trusted him.

Question 4

How do Andrew and Phillip react in front of the fact they have no food to feed the people?

Answer 4

they offer the little that they have

Question 5

How do people react to the speech? *

Answer 5

the people think jesus is crazy

Question 6

Summarize the bread of life speech. *

Answer 6

jesus says you shall eat my flesh and drink my blood for eternal life.

Question 7

What is the underlying irony of the story of the man born blind?

Answer 7

he was physically blind, he is not blind to god. his friends are blind to god.

Question 8

What are the Pharisees worried about during the healing of the Paralytic?

Answer 8

what authority jesus is under

Question 9

In the episode of The Chosen, what does Jesus say to the paralytic’s friends? Why is it important?

Answer 9

that their faith is beautiful and thats the reason he is performing miracle

Question 10

How does Jesus heal him? Why is it important?

Answer 10

Jesus spits on the ground, creates clay, and puts it on his eyes. this relates to when god created adam and eve through the breathe of life.

Question 11

What do the disciples ask when they meet the man born blind?

Answer 11

the disciples ask whose fault it is that he is blind, him or his parents. it is neither

Question 12

Describe the story of the adulterous woman

Answer 12

a woman cheats on her husband. she is condemned. they are about to stone her when Jesus walks by and they try to put him in a trap by asking him to judge her. he says let the one without sin throw the first stone. everyone walks away.

Question 13

Does Jesus always answer our prayers for miracles? Explain.

Answer 13

no because the philistines were slaughtered after they tried to use the ark of the covenant in battle. also when king herod asked jesus to do miracles but treated him poorly. god will never be used by us. but also yes because of the story of st. monica where she asks but recieves.

Question 14

What are Jesus’ first words in the Gospel of John? Why are they important?

Answer 14

Jesus’ first words in the Gospel of John are “what are you looking for”. this is important because it is a question rather than a statement. they relate to Genesis because God asks “where are you adam”

Question 15

What is the Johannine irony in the encounter between John, James, and Jesus?

Answer 15

The Johannine irony in the encounter between John, James, and Jesus is that Jesus asks “what are you looking for”. He is asking what are you spiritually looking for. This is ironic because John and Andrew respond “where are you staying”. they are looking for him but not spirit

Question 16

What does Nathanael ask Philip?

Answer 16

What is one of the greatest obstacles to encountering Christ?
Nathanael asked Philip “can anything good come from Nazareth”. the greatest obstacle in encountering Christ is familiarity. we know christ so much me don’t even know him anymore.

Question 17

Describe the story of the young rich man

Answer 17

a young rich man asks jesus how he can get eternal life. Jesus makes him list the commandments and he lists all of them except 4. jesus tells him to give to the poor and he dosent. he blew his chance.

Question 18

What is Jesus writing on the sand in the episode of the adulterous woman?

Answer 18

he wrote the 10 commandments

Question 19

What is the trap that the Pharisees prepare for Jesus?

Answer 19

the trap that the Pharisees prepare for Jesus they take him the adulterous women and ask him to judge her. this is a trap because if he says let her go he will be a bad person, but if says she should be condemned then his teachings are a lie.

Question 20

What does Jesus do after he is confronted by the Pharisees?

Answer 20

he says let the one who is without sin throw the first stone

Question 21

What does Jesus say to the adulterous woman at the end?

What is the importance of that saying? *

Answer 21

Jesus says to the woman to sin no more.

Question 22

What is the importance of Jesus encountering people? *

Answer 22

is a place were two freedoms meet. the freedom of the person and the desire for god.

Question 23

Describe the young rich man before he met Jesus. *

Answer 23

The young rich man before he meets Jesus is rich and has everything. he loves god.

Question 24

What is the importance of Jesus’ hidden life?

Answer 24

it shows us how we can change the world by taking our daily life seriously

Question 25

What is the significance of Jesus declaring the beatitudes on a mountain?

Answer 25

The significance of Jesus declaring the beatitudes on a mountain is that it relates back to moses when he declared the 10 commandments on Mt. Sinai. Moses was the mediator between the people and god but Jesus gave the new throught directly to the people because he is god.

Question 26

Compare the old and the new law.

Answer 26

The old law says if you do or don’t do something you will get closer to or farther from god. The new law is a proclamation. it says blessed are you because. the people being proclaimed are losers

Question 27

What is the radical inversion contained in the Beatitudes?

Answer 27

The radical inversion in the beatitudes is that the people who are seen as losers in the world are winners in the world of christ.

Question 28

Why is the Eucharist the greatest of all God’s gifts?

Answer 28

the eucharist is the greatest of god’s gifts because jesus is giving the gift of himself

Question 29

Describe Carlo Acutis’ life.

Answer 29

Carlo acutis often performed acts of goodness to all and gave everything he had to others. He gave to the poor and thought of them as equals. created the eucharistic miracle exhibition to help his classmates. when he died he said that he did not waste any minute of his life

Question 30

What is the exhibit Carlo has put together? Why did he do that?

Answer 30

He put together the Eucharistic Miracle exhibit. this was a project that put together all of the eucharistic miracles. he did this to help his classmates

Question 31

what was jesus first words in john and why was this important

Answer 31

“what are you looking for”

this is important its a question a it relates back to genesis when god says “where are you” to adam.

Question 32

jesus teaching on the law

Answer 32

jesus will not change any of the old law but put new laws because is a relationship with more love, demands intensify

Question 33

jesus teaching on anger

Answer 33

“you have heard…but i say…”

this goes beyond the law

Question 34

jesus teaching on lust

Answer 34

you shall not commit adultery, but in your heart if there is lust for another woman then you have committed adultery

Question 35

the beatidues

Answer 35

1. poor in spirit. theirs is the kingdom of heavens
   understanding you need god to be happy
2. blessed be who mourn
   comforted
3. blessed me the meek
   inherir the land. healthy understanding of themselves
4. Hunger and thirst for righteousness
   desire that God’s will be done in my life