Bible Basics
What is the greatest love story ever written?
The Bible
What book of the Bible do we hear the Creation Story?
Genesis
What is the mystery of one God in three divine Persons? (God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit)
Holy Trinity or Blessed Trinity
Who are the three persons of the Trinity?
God the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit
What does the word Paschal mean?
Passover
What are the two parts of the Bible?
The Old Testament & The New Testament
What word or phrase did we see in the Creation Story over and over (seven times)?
It was good.
What are the sacred signs given to the Church by Christ through which we receive sanctifying grace? (There are seven of them).
Sacraments
Which person of the Trinity is called The Originator or The Creator? He is the divine source or planner of all things, initiating creation and the entire plan of salvation.
God the Father
What are the four parts of the Paschal Mystery?
Jesus’ Passion, Death, Resurrection and Ascension
What part of the Bible tells the story of God’s love for his people until the coming of Christ. This part of the Bible prepares us to receive Jesus Christ.
The Old Testament
What did God do on the seventh Day?
He rested.
What is Jesus’ Passion, Death, Resurrection and Ascension called?
Paschal Mystery
Which person of the Trinity is called The Sanctifier? Remember sanctify means to make holy, sacred or set apart for a special use. He is the agent of transformation.
The Holy Spirit
What does it mean when we talk about Jesus’ Passion?
Jesus’ suffering (scourging at the pillar, crowning with thorns, etc.)
What part of the Bible do we read to learn about the life and teachings of Jesus?
The New Testament
What is the most special part of God’s creation?
Human beings (you and I) are the most special part of God’s creation. We are the only piece of His creation that He created in His divine image.
What is the mystery of the Son of God, Jesus Christ, taking on human flesh, becoming both fully God and fully human in a single divine person?
Incarnation
Which person of the Trinity is called The Redeemer? He is the one who fulfills the Father’s plan by becoming incarnate, dying on the cross and thereby accomplishing the salvation of humanity.
God the Son
Who is the Passover of the New Covenant?
Jesus
What are the four gospels in the New Testament?
Matthew, Mark, Luke & John
We were all created for three specific things. What are these three things?
To know Him, to love Him and to serve Him
What is God’s free gift of his life? It heals us of sin and makes us holy. We receive it in the sacraments.
Sanctifying Grace
What is the symbol of the Holy Spirit?
Dove
To spare the firstborn of the Israelites, through Moses, God gave the Israelites instructions to do what?
Sacrifice a year-old unblemished lamb, spread the blood of the lamb over their doorposts and roast and eat the flesh of the sacrificed lamb