Holy Trinity
This central Christian doctrine states that God exists as three distinct persons - Father, Son, and Holy Spirit - in one divine being
What is the Trinity
God gave us this so we could receive and reciprocate His love.
What is free will
Out of respect, many jewish traditions avoid speaking this four-letter holy name of God, often referred to as a Tetragrammaton
What is Yehweh
John 1:1 refers to the pre-existen God the Son by this four-letter title, stating, "in the beginning was the...."
What is the Word
In the Gospel of Luke, the Holy Spirit visibly descended upon Jesus in the shape of this specific bird during his baptism
What is a dove
A house is represented in the icon "Hospitality of Abraham" - it represents?
What is the Father's House, Celestial mansion of creation, or eternal rest
Dating back over 3,000 years, this collective term refers to the first five books of the Old Testament: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
What is the Books of Moses (also accepted: What is the Torah/the Pentateuch?)
This theological term, starting with the prefix "omni-", means that God is all-powerful
What is Omnipotent
This town in Galilee was the hometown of Mary and Joseph
What is Nazareth
An empty one of these containers is easily crushed, but one filled to the brim with the Holy Spirit can withstand a person standing on top of it completely.
What is a soda can
A cup is represented in 'Hospitality of Abraham' which is to symbolize...
What is Eucharist or Communion
The Enuma Elish is the primary, ancient creation myth belonging to this famous, empire-building Mesopotamian culture centered in Babylon.
What is Babylonian
Spoken to Moses from a Burning Bush, when asked by Moses, "What should I call you?"
I Am Who I Am
Making up about one-third of his recorded sayings in the Gospels, these short, metaphorical stories were used by Jesus to teach spiritual lessons using everyday analogies
What are the parables
This Jewish harvest festival, occuring 50 days after Easter, marked the day the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles, an event often called the "birthday of the Church"
What is Pentecost
What is his humanity or the sacrificial blood
On the very first day of Creation, God commanded "Let there be light," separating it from this.
What is darkness
The Gospel where you can find the parable of the Mustard Seed
MATTHEW
Frequently seen in traditional Christian icons, this specific right-hand gesture features fingers intentionally arranged to spell out the letters "IC XC" as a way to convey a divine blessing
What is the Christogram hand sign
In his letter to the Galations, the Apostle Paul explicitely contrasts the "works of the flesh" with these positive attributes produced by the Holy Spirit, which include: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, etc
What are the Fruits of the Spirit
The Holy Trinity has been attempted to be represented in many ways. Describe the Holy Spirit as best you can.
Christians call it the Old Testament, but is called something different in the Jewish Tradition
What is the Tanakh
Derived from Latin roots for "all" these three "omni-"words describe God who is all-powerful, all-knowing, and present everywhere
What is Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent
According to the Gospels, this woman was the first person to see the empty tomb and encounter the risen Jesus on Easter Sunday
Who is Mary Magdalene
Both the Hebrew word Ruach and the Greek word Pneuma, used for the Holy Spirit in Scripture, literally translate to "spirit" or these two atmospheric terms
What are wind and breath