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World Religions, Prayer, Mysteries Flashcards

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Doctrines of samsara–continuous cycle of life, death, and reincarnation

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Hinduism

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An important similarity that makes Islam, Judaism, and Christianity different from other religions is

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the belief in only one God.

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The Jewish faith is different from other non-Christian religions because

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Judaism is already a response to God revealing Himself in the Old Covenant.

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How the Catholic Church explains the relationship between Christianity and other world religions:

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Christianity is the fullest expression of the truth God has revealed, but other religions contain some truth.

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Christianity is different from all religions because

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the founder of Christianity, Jesus, claimed to be God.

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One thing that sets Christianity apart from most other religions is

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that it is historical, while many other religions are based on legends or myths.
God revealed Himself to real people and we have historical records showing that Jesus actually lived on earth.

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In the early Church, all Christians were Catholic. true or false

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TRUE
In the early Church, all Christians were Catholic. However, due to some Catholics leaving the Church and starting their own Christian communities, not all Christians are Catholic today.

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C.S. Lewis said that Jesus cannot be only a ____________or ________because …

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wise teacher prophet Jesus claimed to be God.

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Relativism

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is the belief that truth and morality are subjective and there is no absolute truth.

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Catholics believe that relativism is true or false

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false

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Why is it a contradiction to say, “There is no such thing as absolute truth?”

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If this statement were true, then the statement itself would be an example of an absolute truth.

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what are mysteries

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Mysteries are truths that God has revealed to us because we could not know them otherwise.

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can we fully understand everything about the mysteries of our faith?

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We cannot fully understand everything about the mysteries of our faith, but the important thing is that we can understand them to an extent.

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Why does God reveal mysteries to us

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God reveals mysteries to invite us into a relationship with Him.

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What are the parts to the Paschal mystery?

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The Paschal Mystery is Jesus’ Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension.

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What is the Passover

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The Passover is the central event of the Old Testament and is a type for the Paschal Mystery.

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What is the Paschal Mystery

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The Paschal Mystery redeemed all of humanity from sin, but we need to choose to accept new life in Christ.

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what does the word “redeem” mean

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The word, “redeem” means “to free or to ransom.”

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What does God give us the grace of the Paschal Mystery through

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the sacraments.

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The sacraments are described in

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Scripture and Tradition.

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The sacraments are important for us both

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personally and as a community

22
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The website we can use to find the daily readings at Mass is

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bible.usccb.org

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what does usccb stand for

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United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

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Lectio Divina means

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Divine Reading

25
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The correct steps of Lectio Divina are:

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Read
Meditate
Pray
Contemplate
Act

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What were the two points that C.S. Lewis was trying to prove through his trilemma argument?

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Jesus is God.
Christianity is true.

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What were the three possibilities that Lewis gave about Jesus’ identity in his trilemma argument?

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Jesus was a liar.
Jesus was a lunatic (aka someone who was out of touch with reality).
Jesus is God.

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List three reasons why it’s reasonable to believe the Apostles’ claim that Jesus rose from the dead.

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  1. Hundreds of people saw Jesus alive after the Resurrection.
  2. Roman soldiers were posted at the tomb, so Jesus’ body wasn’t stolen, yet His body was never found.
  3. The Apostles and many early Christians were willing to die rather than deny their faith in Jesus’ Resurrection.
29
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Karma (universal law of cause and effect)

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Hinduism

30
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Actions create destiny

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Hinduism

31
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All paths to holiness (religions) are facets of God’s light

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Hinduism

32
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believe in many gods and goddesses

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Hinduism

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Human life is one of suffering

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Buddhism

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Meditation, spiritual and physical labor, and good behavior are the ways to achieve enlightenment

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Buddhism

35
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don’t technically worship any God.

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Buddhism

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Muhammad is the greatest prophet

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Islam

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Prayer, charity, pilgrimage, and fasting are important

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Islam

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There is only one God.

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Islam

39
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God established a covenant with the Jewish people

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Judaism

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Following God’s law is important for holiness

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Judaism

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There is only one God

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Judaism

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