Lesson 1
What is theosis or deification?
Becoming like God
What does it mean to trust God?
To trust Him with our lives, even when everything seems to be going wrong. Our trust is that God loves us and wants the best for us. But sometimes it may be hard to see or understand that because life gets hard.
What is a parable?
A simple story, that uses familiar examples, to teach a moral or spiritual lesson.
After the fish swallowed Jonah, after how many days and nights did the fish spit Jonah onto the land?
Three days and three nights
During the feast of Mayaltho, what do we celebrate?
The presentation of Jesus Christ into the temple
What is the Holy Qurbana?
A sacrament to participate in the sacrifice of our. It's also a service of thanksgiving and offering.
What should we do when our trust in God is tested?
Although we may not understand why, we must remain faithful to God and know that His plan for us is beyond our own understanding.
How did Christ teach people about God's kingdom?
Using parables
Jonah being swallowed by the fish after disobeying God best represents:
A. Punishment
B. Consequence
B. Consequence
According to the Jewish tradition, how many days after a child is born, is he or she presented before God at the temple?
40 days
What is salvation?
To be saved, protected from harm, to be in the eternal happiness with God.
What makes trusting in God so hard?
Sin - which is when we turn away from God and try to figure things out on our own. It makes us doubt God and His plan for us.
Why did Christ use parables?
It helps make things easy to understand.
What does Jonah being inside the fish for three days represent?
The Son of God will be crucified and rise from the dead on the 3rd day.
What is usually brought by the parents as an offering during their child's presentation at the temple?
It could be a lamb or two turtledoves or two young pigeons.
Why do we obey God's commandments and go to Church and worship Him?
We do this to become like God.
What are some examples in the Bible of trusting in God?
Prophetess Deborah leading the Israelite army to victory with Barak against Sisera's army.
The paralytic man and his 4 friends as a result of which he was healed.
Peter trusting in Jesus as he walks on water towards Jesus, doubting Him when he sees waves around him, and trusting Christ again.
T/F: In order to understand the Word of God, we have to remove the evil thoughts from our mind. Then we will be able to produce good fruits like the seeds that fell in the good soil.
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Where did Jesus go on Holy Saturday, the day before the Sunday of Resurrection or Easter?
He went to Hades, the land of the departed to preach the Gospel to them and give them a chance for repentance similar to how Jonah went to Nineveh.
Which two people got to see Jesus when He was presented at the temple?
Simeon and Anna (the prophetess)
What is our goal in life as a Christian?
To attain theosis (becoming like God) and by becoming like God receive salvation or be saved (new life in Heaven with God).
What is Christian life about?
our relationship with God
What happens during the second coming of Christ?
He will separate the good from the bad and judge us according to our deeds. The good receive the chance to enter the Kingdom of God forever.
During what fast do we remember the story of Jonah and the Ninevites?
A. The Three-day Fast
B. The Nineveh Fast
C. Both of the above are the same
Both of the above are the same
On what day do we celebrate the feast of mayaltho and why?
February 2nd (b/c it's 40 days after Christmas which is celebrated on Dec 25th)