Jesus the Son
Fill in the blanks:
We believe in the Holy Trinity: ______ persons, ______ essence.
Three persons, one essence.
True or false: Jesus was fully dead when crucified.
True.
Who inspired the authors of the Bible?
The Holy Spirit.
God is the source of all _______.
Goodness.
Explain Jesus' nature.
Fully human and fully divine.
True or false: Before Jesus resurrected, the prophets went to Hades when they departed.
True.
Who is the hero of the Bible?
BABA YESUA!!!
Who wrote this verse:
"Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and comes down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow of turning."
Hint: It is a Catholic epistle.
Double hint: The Catholic epistles are JPJJ!!!
James 1:17
Finish the sentence:
He made His Humanity one with His Divinity without mingling nor confusion. His Divinity was not separated from His Humanity even for a moment ____________.
Nor a twinkling of an eye.
What is the name of the Jewish sect that did not believe in the resurrection of bodies nor afterlife?
Hint: They are not called the Pharisees. Or Gentiles. Or Samaritans. Or Galileans. Or Nazarenes. Come on people, not many options left.....
Sadducees.
How many authors wrote the Bible?
40.
Finish the verse: "In those days there was no king in Israel. Every man did what was ____ in his own eyes" (Judges 17:4).
Right.
Which heresy denied Jesus' fully divine nature? Hint: it resulted in the Council of Nicea.
Arianism.
On Judgement Day, our body will join with our ____ to become one glorified body in Heaven.
Spirit.
True or false:
The Bible was written only by doctors, kings, and other well educated people.
False. The Bible was written by people of all backgrounds. Fishermen, soldiers, kings, educated, uneducated, wealthy, poor, etc.
True or false: We are gnostic theists.
True. We BELIEVE in God and we KNOW for certain that God exists.
What Christological doctrine does the Coptic Church hold? Hint: it ends in 'physitism.'
Miaphysitism.
What is the name of the myth claiming that Jesus merely fainted on the Cross and never died?
OR if you don't know, answer this question:
Who carried Jesus' body from the Cross?
The Swoon Theory.
OR
Joseph of Arimathea.
Explain:
Why might some passages of the Bible initially seem 'contradictory?' One person says this, another says that.
Nonbelievers typically take passages out of context. They fail to acknowledge variations in point of view, translation/cultural contexts, intended audiences, or the use of metaphors. They often take things very literally, with no room for interpretation.
For example, one Gospel said there was one angel at the tomb, but another said there were two - both accounts can exist at the same time!
Biblical writers frequently report events in ways that serve their specific audience and purpose. Detailed accounts in one Gospel do not invalidate shorter or differently focused accounts in another.
Our moral conscience comes from God. How does this prove His existence? Explain.
Hint: We have objective moral values - we know right from wrong, and good from evil. Where does this come from? Why?
Without God, there would be no objective moral value. This means that there would be no reference for what is 'good' and what is 'evil.' Everyone would do what is right or wrong in their own eyes.
HOWEVER, we DO understand the difference between good and evil. Everyone understands that murder is wrong, and that caring for the poor is right. God is the source of these moral values. Think about it, who or what else would be the source? Governments? Cultural traditions? Out of thin air? None of that sounds right...
Our moral instinct - that feeling of knowing right from wrong - MUST come from some higher power who is perfect, all knowing, all powerful, and the most moral. This must be God!