the cross
What are the two aspects of the Cross?
joy and suffering
“For the wages of ___ is ___.”
Sin; death. (Romans 6:23)
Who is the only One who could fulfill all the characteristics of the Savior?
God Incarnate, our Lord Jesus Christ.
How many Feasts of the Cross does the Coptic Orthodox Church celebrate?
2
Name one blessing we receive through the Cross.
Any one: forgiveness, purification, sanctification, abiding in Christ, eternal life.
Why did Jesus die on the Cross for us?
To save/redeem humanity from sin and death.
“Without shedding of ___ there is no remission.”
Blood. (Hebrews 9:22)
Name two characteristics the Savior needed to have.
human, able to die, unlimited/infinite, without sin.
What do we normally do at the beginning of every prayer?
Make the Sign of the Cross.
Name three blessings we receive through the Cross.
Any 3: forgiveness, purification, sanctification, abiding in Christ, eternal life.
Name the four types of death mentioned in the lesson.
Physical, spiritual, moral/relational, and eternal death.
“Yet in all these things we are more than ___ through Him who ___ us.”
Conquerors; loved. (Romans 8:37)
Complete: The Savior had to be human, able to ___, unlimited, and without ___.
die; sin
When we move our hand from our left shoulder to our right, what does it represent?
Being transferred from darkness to light through salvation.
Through the Cross, Christ defeated Satan and the power of what?
Death.
Give two reasons God chose the Cross specifically for our salvation.
to remove the curse from us, bear the sentence of death on our behalf, and shed His blood for us.
“The message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the ___ of God.”
Power. (1 Corinthians 1:18)
Why did the Savior need to be human?
Because humanity sinned, so the Savior had to share our humanity.
Who discovered the Holy Cross in 326 AD?
St. Queen Helen.
What does sanctification mean?
Being consecrated/dedicated and set apart for God.
What did God promise in Genesis 3:15 that pointed toward Christ's victory?
That the Seed of the woman (Christ) would defeat the serpent/Satan, “He shall bruise your head.”
“God forbid that I should boast except in the ___ of our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Cross. (Galatians 6:14)
Name all four characteristics that our Savior needed to have.
Human, able to die, unlimited/infinite, and without sin.
Explain what the movement from the forehead → chest → left shoulder → right shoulder teaches us.
Forehead → chest represents God the Son coming from heaven and becoming incarnate/born of St. Mary; left → right represents being transferred from darkness to light through salvation.
Name all five blessings of the Cross from the lesson.
Forgiveness, purification, sanctification, abiding in Christ, and eternal life.