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| What is contained in the sermon of the mount? |
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Stresses the heart over the letter of the law
Says we need to do more than the external observance of the law |
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| What did jesus tell us to do in order get a higher level of moral response? |
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| Jesus challenges his followers to a higher level of moral response namely almsgiving (sharing wealth with the poor), praying, and fasting (limiting food intake to recognize our dependence on God and identify with the hungry). |
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| How many beatitudes are there |
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| there are seven beatitudes |
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1. Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
2. Blessed are they who mourn, for they weill be comforted
3. Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the land
4. Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied
5. Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy
6. Blessed are the clean of heart for they will see God
7. Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God
8. Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom heaven |
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| What does the word beatitude mean? |
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| What happens to Judahs in matthews gospel |
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| betrays jesus receives 30 pieces of silver, returns 30 pieces of silver, uses it to buy cemetery for foreigners |
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| What did the guards say about jesus' body? |
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| Guards of Jesus’ tomb go to the priests to tell them what happened (angel appearing and Jesus being gone) – they bribe them to tell people that the disciples stole Jesus body while they were sleeping |
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The person that the Gospel of Luke is dedicated to.
Dedicated to Theophilus (lover of God) – could be sponsor, individual, or dedication to all Christians |
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| What Gospel contains table fellowhsip |
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| What is the name of the town that the 2 disciples met the risen Jesus on the road in? |
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| What was the name of the Garden where Jesus was arrested |
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| What gospel has the story of the good criminal crucified with Jesus in it? |
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| Which Gospel shows jesus as logos |
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| Prodigal son and Good Samaritan and Finding Jesus at temple |
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| Why is Johns gospel to be considered to be high christology? |
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| the theological description of Jesus as God over man |
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| What are the two parts of Johns Gospel |
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| Book of Signs and book of glory |
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| Which book has no exorcisms in it? |
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| How many signs are there in Johns gospel? |
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| Jesus turns water into wine |
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| Who is Lazarus and what did jesus do to him? |
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| He was a person who was resurrected by Jesus after 4 days |
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| What poured out of Jesus after his crucifixion? And what did it represent |
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Blood and Water.
Baptism and Eucharist |
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| What happened at the pentecost |
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| While they were indoors praying, a sound like that of a rushing wind filled the house and tongues of fire descended and rested over each of their heads. This was the outpouring of the Holy Spirit on human flesh promised by God through the prophet Joel (Joel 2:28-29). The disciples were suddenly empowered to proclaim the gospel of the risen Christ. They went out into the streets of Jerusalem and began preaching to the crowds gathered for the festival. Not only did the disciples preach with boldness and vigor, but by a miracle of the Holy Spirit they spoke in the native languages of the people present, many who had come from all corners of the Roman Empire |
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| Shavous: (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments. |
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| Where is the final mention of mary in the bible? |
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| What two people do the Acts of the apostles focus on? |
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| Emmanuel and Incarnation mean |
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Emmanuel means God is with us
Incarnation means to take on the flesh |
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| How many candles are on the advent wreath? And what do they represent? |
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There are four candles in the wreath itself - 3 violet (purple) and 1 rose. These are lit one at a time for each of the 4 weeks of advent. The purple links to the liturgical colour of advent. The pink candle is lit on the 3rd Sunday of Advent and represents joyful anticipation of the coming of Jesus.
There is an additional candle added to the centre of the wreath at Christmas time (which can be red or white). This is lit at Christmas, symbolising the coming of the Light of the World. |
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| What does Holly represent? |
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| Symbolizes God with no beginning or end. Holly is also a symbol of the crown of thorns that Jesus wore when he was crucified. |
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| Gaudete Sunday (pron.: /ɡaʊˈdeɪteɪ/) is the third Sunday of Advent |
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| who was the first deacon, first martyr, and how was he killed. |
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| What was paul/sauls conversion experience? |
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uddenly a light from heaven flashed around him. 4 He fell to the ground and heard a voice say to him, “Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?”
5 “Who are you, Lord?” Saul asked.
“I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting,” he replied. 6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
7 The men traveling with Saul stood there speechless; they heard the sound but did not see anyone. 8 Saul got up from the ground, but when he opened his eyes he could see nothing. So they led him by the hand into Damascus. 9 For three days he was blind, and did not eat or drink anything. |
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| What was discussed at the Council of Jerusalem? |
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Did male converts need to get circumcised? (8 days old – sign of the covenant – today ceremony is called a bris)
Did gentiles need to follow the dietary laws (keep kosher) Kosher = eating in line with the rules of Judaism such as not mixing meat with dairy, etc.
Paul, Barnabas (disciple who was Paul’s main traveling companion) and Peter reminded everyone that Jesus came for all people |
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| How many missionary trips did paul go on? |
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| 4 or 3 Rome is sometimes considered as one |
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| How many disciples were martyred? |
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| what are the three T's of stewardship? |
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| How many pauline letters are there? |
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| What is the oldest book in the new testament? |
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| What are the pastoral letters? |
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| Who is the author of revelation? |
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| What are the four horsemen in revelation? |
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white-victory,conquest
red- bloody war
black-famine
green-death |
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