1st Article
How does God the Father provide for me?
He gives me parents to provide for me.
Gives me skills and interests for me to find work.
How is Jesus our King?
He rules now and forever over earth and heaven.
Ephesians 1:20, 22-23
The Holy Spirit allows you to have this.
Faith
John 3:16
For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.
What is a Creed?
A statement of Faith
This is how God created all things.
What is He spoke and it was made.
How is Jesus a prophet?
Jesus proclaims the Word of God to us.
Hebrews 1:1-2
What does the word "Sanctify" mean?
To make holy
Romans 10:10
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved.
This term used to describe God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit is NOT used in the Bible.
Triune God
In whose image was man created?
In God's image.
Bonus Question:
Do we still have God's image?
Why is it important that Jesus is 100% Man?
He had to be born, face temptation, suffer and die. To be able to take our punishment on the cross for us.
How are "good works" viewed in the Church?
They are not required for salvation but a response to the goodness of God, and help to strengthen our faith.
John 1:29
The next day John saw Jesus coming toward him and said, “Look, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world!
How many Creeds do we have?
*Bonus 300pts if you can also name them.
Three
Apostles, Nicene and Athanasian
God worked 6 days then rested, what is that day called?
The Sabbath
Why is it important that Jesus is 100% God?
Had to be able to resist temptation, to defeat sin - death - the devil and be resurrected.
The Church offers these important things to all Christians.
Colossians 1:16
For in him all things were created: things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or powers or rulers or authorities; all things have been created through him and for him.
What creed do we recite on communion Sundays?
Nicene Creed
Stewardship is a response to what God has done, what are some of our stewardship responsibilities?
1. Care for our bodies
2. Care for our possessions
3. Care for our neighbors
4. Care for the Church
5. Care for creation - The earth and all life on it
Jesus is our Priest...how is this so?
Priests offered up sacrifices for the Israelites for the forgiveness of their sins, Jesus sacrificed himself for the forgiveness of all of our sins.
What is the one unforgivable sin?
Blasphemy against the Holy Spirit
1 Corinthians 3:16
Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?
Who wrote the Small Catechism?
Martin Luther