Unit 1 Topic 6-11 Flashcards
What are parables?
Stories used to teach moral or spiritual lessons
What are parables meant to do?
Parables are meant to examine our own lives in light of the story and in light of Christian Duty
What are the 4 themes of Jesus’s parables?
Description of the King, Kingdom Responses, Relationships with our neighbors, and Fulfillment of the Kingdom
Name 2 examples of a Parable
The Prodigal Son & The Rich Man
How old was Jesus when he began his active ministry?
Jesus was 30 when he began his active ministry
What is incarnation?
A person who embodies a deity spirit or abstract quality in the flesh
Can a moral decision only have a positive outcome?
No, it can have both negative or positive
What is a moral decision?
A moral decision is a decision based on a person’s ethics, manners, characters, and moral opinions
Where does the world disciple come from? Discover or Discipline?
Discipline
What does it mean to be a disciple? Are there any aspects of discipleship?
To be a disciple means to follow someone or some ideal. Aspects of discipleship are being a follower, having discipline, and to be a believer
What is a disciple?
A disciple is a follower/student of a teacher, leader, or philosopher
Who were Jesus’s 12 disciples?
John, Peter, Judas Iscariot, James, James the son of Alpheus, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Judas Thaddeus, Simon Zelotes, and Matthew
What are miracles?
Miracles are real events that occured and demonstrate the power of God
What is the difference between a parable and a miracle?
Miracles are events that occured while parables are fiction
What are the 4 types of Miracles?
The 4 types of Miracles are Healing, Exorcism, Restoration of Life, and Nature
What are the realities of miracles at core?
God’s unconditional love, God’s commitment to the poor and outcasts, God’s control over the power of sin and evil, and God’s offer to complete of reconciliation
How many realities of miracles at core are there?
There are 4 miracles at core
How is Jesus motivated to perform these miracles?
He is motivated to perform these miracles through love and intention to show God’s power
What are the Characteristics of God’s people?
People of God, A member, the Messianic people, the Status, its Law, its Mission, and its Destiny
What are the three offices of Christ?
Priest, Prophet, and King
Does reign to serve mean Christ the King came to serve, not to be served?
Yes
What is the Church?
The people of God, Body of Christ, and Temple of the Holy Spirit
What happened in the First Converts?
Peter and the Apostles baptized 3000 people
What happened in the Life Among the Believers?
Those who believed sold their possessions and redistributed the profits. They praised God and multiplied in numbers
