St. James
Which “James” was the writer of this Epistle?
James the son of Alpheus
what is the occasion of writing the first epistle of St. Peter ?
•Its occasion: church solidity in a hostile world: church attacks from the outside .
True or false
St. John the Baptist is the writer of the epistle of St. John .
False
How many chapters are in the Epistle of St. Jude ?
one chapter
How many Catholic epistles are there ?
7 Catholic Epistles
Who did James especially prepare this letter for?
To the 12 tribes which are scattered abroad .
what is the theme of the first epistle ?
•- The theme of the first epistle is rejoice in sharing the sufferings of Christ.
what is the theme of The First epistle ? is devoted to calls and stresses to reject sin and encourages the love of one another
To call and stress to reject sin and encourages the love of one another .
true or false
•The author of this epistle is called Judas the Iscariot ?.
False
The author of this epistle is called Judas, who was one of the twelve apostles of Christ, whose name was also Lebbaeus, and whose surname was Thaddaeus .
who are the writers of the Catholic epistles ?
St. James
St. Peter
St. John
St. Jude
complete the verse I
If anyone Lacks ------ let him ask of ------ who gives all liberally and without reproach .
If anyone Lacks (wisdom) let him ask of (God) who gives all liberally and without reproach .
True or false
Peter is from the 12 disciples of Jesus .
TRUE
•The second epistle was written to who ?
"the elect lady and her children."
•- Taken literally, the epistle is written to a particular woman and her children. (The chosen Kyria.)
what was the false teachers trying to convince the believers to do ?
•false teachers were trying to convince believers that being saved by grace gave them license to sin.
what does the word Catholic mean ?
General
universal
What is the one condition which we must meet before we receive wisdom?
FAITH
True or false
The second epistle of St. Peter was written when he was imprisoned in Rome.
• True
How many epistle did St. John write ?
3 epistles .
What does St. Jude describe the false teachers? (Jude 1:12)
clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withered, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots .
Garden of Gethsemane
1-practical faith
2-harmony of faith and works .
3- taming the tongue.
•What types of attacks weaken the church from within?
-false teachers .
-Heretics. and others who deviate from the one, true Word of God.
what is the theme of the 3rd epistle of St. John ?
•The theme is ‘Do not imitate what is evil, but what is good’
What are your lesson takeaways from St. Jude Epistle ?
St. Jude thought it imperative that his readers be on guard against such men and be prepared to oppose their corrupted teaching with the truth about God's saving grace.
Matthias