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The Triune God RS GCSE Flashcards

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What is praise

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an expression, honour and thanks to God

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What is Mass

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a ceremony, also called the Eucharist, in which the sacrificial death and resurrection is celebrated using bread and wine

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What did the bishops at the Second Vatican Council say about the importance of music (3)

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  • It unites people in praise
  • Increases the beauty of worship
  • Helps people to feel more involved in their prayer
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What did St Augustine of Hippo say about Church music

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For he who sings praise, does not only praise, but also praises joyfully

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What does Sacrosanctum Concilium say about the importance of Church Music
- In what verse is this said

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  • Sacred song united to the words… forms a necessary or integral part of the solemn liturgy
  • 112
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What are the Psalms

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a book in the OT containing 150 pieces of poetry that are sometimes set to music

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What is the Divine Office

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a collection of psalms and readings that every priest, nun and monk has to say at least four times a day

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What are antiphons

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short extracts, often of psalms, that are said in order to help people focus

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What is the Liturgy

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practices and rituals that make up the communal worship of God

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What is Plainchant
- what is it also known as
- when is it normally used

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an ancient form of song usually unaccompanied, which uses a limited range of notes
- Gregorian chant
- to sing the divine office in monasteries and in churches when Latin is used

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What are traditional hymns
- what instrument were they made to accompany
- Until the 1960s, when were traditional hymns used

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religious songs that have been used by believers over generations
- organ
- only during benedictions, processions and the Christmas season

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What are contemporary worship songs
- when was it allowed
- why is it used
- what are the differences between it and traditional hymns

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religious songs that have been written recently for the praise of God
- In the 1960s by the Second Vatican Council
- so that more people are engaged with the music
- it tends to be more upbeat and uses more modern instruments like guitars or drums

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Which parts of the mass should always be sung, and what is their order of importance

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  • Alleluia
  • Eucharistic Acclamations
  • Kyrie Eleison
  • Gloria
  • Agnus Dei
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What three prayers make up the Eucharist Acclamations

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  • Sanctus
  • Mystery of Faith
  • Great Amen
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What are mass settings

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music that enables people to sing certain parts of the mass

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What does Youcat say about musical praise
- In which verse is this said

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Where words are not enough to praise God, music comes to our aid
- 183

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What is the Eucharist
- what does it mean

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a hymn of praise to God
- thanksgiving

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What are acclamations

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praising with great enthusiasm, parts of the mass which highlight celebration

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What is the Gloria
- when is it not said

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a hymn of praise to God’s glory, sung early in the mass
- during Advent and Lent as these are sorrowful times

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What is the Alleluia
- what does it mean
- when is it said in the mass
- when is it not said in the year
- how many times is it sung at the Easter vigil

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the Easter proclamation
- praise God
- before the reading of the Gospel
- During Lent
- Three times to announce the Resurrection

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What is the Sanctus
- when is it sung
- what does it mean
- what is the prayer based upon

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a hymn of praise to the threefold Holy God
- before the Eucharistic prayer in Mass
- “Holy” in Latin
- the vision of Isiah at the temple

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What is the Consecration

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When the bread and wine are blessed and become the Body and Blood of Christ

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What is the Mystery of Faith
- when should it be sung

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The Acclamation when people acknowledge what Jesus has done for them
- After the Consecration

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What is the Eucharistic Prayer

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the prayer of thanksgiving that is the central part of the Mass, during which Jesus’ words from the Last Supper are said over bread and wine

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What does ‘the Triune God’ stress

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the fact that within one God there are three

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What does the Trinity show

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the distinctive qualities of each of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit

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What is the Shema
- Where is it found
- What are the differences between Catholic and Jewish beliefs about monotheism

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A Jewish prayer affirming belief in one God (monotheism)
- Deuteronomy 6:4-5
- Christians believe there are three persons in one God, but Jews only believe that there is one God

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What is a mystery

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a belief that can not be fully understood by the human mind

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When is the full Trinity revealed in the Bible
- How is each member present

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At the baptism of Jesus
- The HS is the dove, Son is Jesus, Father is the voice from heaven

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What happens spiritually when a person is baptised

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They are removed of original sin and become a child of God, and a brother / sister to Jesus

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What is a creed

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a statement of faith

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What does the Nicene Creed teach about God as the Father

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  • God the Father is the almighty creator of all things and the source of all life
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What does the Nicene Creed teach about God the Son (5)

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  • He was begotten, not made - there since the beginning of time
  • Consubstantial with the father
  • The Son took on the limitations of human nature - he had an earthly mother but not an earthly father
  • God the Son became human out of love for people to save them from sin
  • Jesus rose from the dead and ascended into heaven, where he took his place as Son of God
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What does the Nicene Creed teach about God the Holy Spirit

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  • The Spirit of God gives life to all things
  • The Spirit comes from both the Father and the Son, uniting them in love
  • The Spirit is equal in majesty, power and worship to the Father and the Son
  • The Spirit inspires people to let them know the will of God
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How does Genesis 1:1-3 (In the beginning… and there was light) show how the Trinity was shared in the act of creation

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  • God the Father, through the Word (Son), creates the universe through the power of the Holy Spirit
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What is a witness (RS)

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when someone shows their faith in their words and actions

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How does belief in the Trinity influence Christians

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  • the life of the Trinity flows from the love of the Father and the Son for each other, which is the Holy Spirit
  • Christians believe the love flows outwards into all believers as grace
  • They believe love is meaningless if not shared
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What did Pope Benedict XVI write about charity and the Trinity in 2005

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If you see charity [love], you see the Trinity

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What are the two main ways to influence others
- What is the names of these

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through actions
- mission

through words
- evangelism

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What does mission mean
- What is a mission

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comes from ‘to send out’
- sending out people with a job or function to perform

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Why do missions towards helping the poor happen

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because missionaries believe they should love others as they love God, and as God loves them

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What does 1 John 4:20-21 say

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…those who love God must love their brothers and sisters as well

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What does evangelism mean

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preaching the good news about Jesus to other people

44
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What were Jesus’ last instructions to his disciples

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to travel to places to help others hear his message

45
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Why do Christians pass on the Gospel

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they want to help others experience the joy, peace and love of being a believer

46
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What are the Epistles

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the letters written by the apostles to the early churches

47
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What does it mean when the Bible is considered ‘ the word of God’

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God inspired the authors who wrote the Bible - the message came from God

48
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How many times does ‘Trinity’ and ‘Triune God’ appear in the Bible

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0

49
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When are two times that the Trinity and Triune God are referenced in the Bible

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Baptism of Jesus, Paul’s letter to the Galatians

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Which Gospel is accepted as the first to be written
- When was it written
- Whose Gospel was inspired from it

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Mark’s Gospel
- 65 CE
- Matthew’s

51
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What does Matthew leaving Mark’s story on the Gospel intact show

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that the Early Christians understood the role of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit

52
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What two things happen in Mark 1:9-11

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The Spirit descends on Jesus and remains with him
- The Father proclaims Jesus as his son

53
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What does the whole Trinity being involved at the Baptism of Jesus show

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that the Trinity was involved in salvation through Jesus’ life, death and resurrection

54
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Between what years did Paul write his epistles
- When did he write to the Galatians

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51 - 67 CE (his death)
- around 57 CE

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What does Galatians 4:6-7 show (4)

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  • Jesus became human so that all people would come closer to the Father
  • As God’s children, believers can call the Father ‘Abba’
  • The Spirit of God gives the believer the strength and conviction to accept this relationship with God the Father
  • The Spirit is the same Spirit that filled Jesus, showing the relationship between the F, S and HS is shared with the believer
56
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What does ‘Abba’ mean and in which language

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Father in Aramaic

57
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When talking of God, what do Person and Nature mean
- Are they used in reference to God as a whole, or the F, S and HS

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Person is talking about who God is
- individuals

Nature is talking about what God is
- Whole

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What is a theologian

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a person who studies things related to God and religion

59
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What does relational mean

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having a personal, direct link with another person or with other people

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When was St Augustine alive
- Where and for how long was he bishop

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354 - 430 CE
- Hippo, North Africa for 34 years

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What is St Augustine’s analogy

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God is the subject, object and the verb of love
“ Love loves the beloved”
Father is Love
Son is beloved
HS is loves

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What is St Augustine’s view on the love of God

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it is not just contained within God, it pours outward into the hearts of believers as the Holy Spirit

63
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When was Catherine LaCugna alive
- Where was she from

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1952 - 1997
- America

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What is immanent theology

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the study of the internal life of God

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What does self-revelation mean
- What were Catherine LaCugna’s views about God and self revelation

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the idea that humans can only know God through what God has chosen to show about himself
- everything that can be known about God is through God’s self revelation

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What did LaCugna think about the being of God

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it was relational

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What did LaCugna think about the origination of the Son

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He existed since the beginning of time, he will be there until the end
The Son is eternally coming from God (eternal generation)

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What did Catherine LaCugna and St Augustine of Hippo emphasise when talking about God’s love

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LaCugna stressed that humans can know the Trinity through what the Trinity reveals, the outwards effects
Augustine focuses on the relation within the Trinity

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How is authority in the Church passed on

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by the laying on of hands

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What is apostolic authority

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authority of the apostles, as leaders of the early Church, that is passed on to the bishops

71
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What is the Bishop of Rome also known as

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the Pope

72
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What are the magisterial teachings

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the teachings of the Magisterium that should be accepted by Catholics

73
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Where is the truth that the Holy Spirit guides the whole Church clearly expressed

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in the magisterial teachings

74
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What is a council

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a gathering of bishops to make decisions about important issues for the Church

75
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What does infallible mean

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without error

76
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What is a heresy

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a belief that goes against the accepted teaching of the Church

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When did the Council of Nicaea happen

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325 CE

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When did the Council of Constantinople happen

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381 CE

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What is the name of the creed stemmed from the Councils of Nicaea and Constantinople

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The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed

80
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What was the heresy ‘Arianism’

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The priest Arius taught that only God the Father was eternal, the Son had a beginning before time began

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What were the two main teachings of the Council of Nicaea

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  • The Son is eternally begotten from the Father
  • The Father have always existed together co-eternal, co-equal, of one nature
82
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What were the four conclusions about the third person of the Trinity

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  • The Holy Spirit is the Lord, the Giver of Life
  • The HS proceeds from the Father
  • The HS is worshipped and glorified with the Father and the Son
  • The HS spoke through the prophets
83
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When did baptism originate

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Jesus ordered his disciples to ‘Go and make disciples of all nations, baptising them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit

84
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What is baptism

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the sacrament in which a person becomes a child of God and a Christian

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In the early Church, what would be done to adults who wanted to be baptised
- What did it symbolise
- What were the waters called

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They would be totally immersed
- joining Christ in the tomb
- the Waters of the Tomb

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What happens at Baptism (HS)

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the HS fills the believer ; the same Spirit that worked in Jesus during his life on Earth

87
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What two Christian denominations do not accept baptism as a sign of initiation into belief in CHrist

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Quakers and Salvation Army

88
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What is a sign of initiation

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an action to show that a person has become a formal member of the Church

89
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What must happen in order for a baptism to happen

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words “I baptise you in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit”
flowing water on the head

90
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What are the two oils used in baptism

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  • oil of chrism
  • oil of catechumens
91
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What does the act of the parents choosing their child’s name symbolise

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their power and the responsibility that they have for the child

92
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As a child of God, what are Christians expected to do after baptism (4)

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  • live in the Spirit
  • to fulfil all that God the Father has made them to be
  • to join in Christ’s death and the defeat of evil
  • to enter the life of the Resurrection
93
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What are the waters of baptism a pledge for

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when the believer’s earthly journey is over they will join in eternal life with God in heaven

94
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What is prayer

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the raising of the heart and mind to God

95
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What is traditional prayer

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forms of prayer that have been used by generations of believers

96
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What is spontaneous prayer

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prayer that does not have a set structure, where the words are made up on the spur of the moment

97
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What do Catholics believe the highest form of prayer is

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Jesus offering himself to the Father on the cross

98
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What does the priest say at the end of the Eucharistic Prayer in Mass

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Through him , and with him and in him, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, all glory and honour is yours, almighty Father, for ever and ever

99
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Who helps believers make their prayers sincere and pleasing to God

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the Holy Spirit

100
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What are two famous traditional prayers

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Hail Mary and Our Father

101
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What is said during the rosary

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one ‘Our Father’, ten ‘Hail Mary’ s and one ‘Glory Be’
repeated 5 times

102
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What are two strengths of traditional prayers

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  • people do not have to think of their own words to use
  • when people are upset, the feeling of familiarity helps bring comfort
103
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What do Catholics believe about what is said during spontaneous prayer

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the Spirit guides them in what to say

104
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What is glossolalia

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when a person is so totally taken over by the Spirit that they do not know what they are saying, they are just aware of the desire to praise and thank God

105
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Why do some people think that spontaneous prayer is more sincere than traditional prayer

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because it reflects the person’s individual relationship with God

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