The Trinity
Who are the three Persons of the one and only God?
The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
What does the word "Incarnation" mean in terms of God the Son?
God the Son becoming perfectly human without losing His divinity.
On which day are males baptized, and which day are females?
40th day for males; 80th day for females.
What is the central element of Orthodox worship?
The Eucharist (or Communion).
What two things are reunited during the Resurrection?
Body and Soul.
Which Old Testament figure saw the Trinity as three guests?
Abraham (Genesis 18).
Which Prophet said, "A virgin shall conceive and bear a son"?
The Prophet Isaiah.
Baptism is a "second birth." What was the first birth we had?
Our birth from our mother’s womb.
Through this mystery, who specifically "dwells in us"?
Jesus Christ.
According to John 5, whose voice will the dead hear?
God’s Son (Jesus).
What did Abraham call the three guests: "My Lord" or "My Lords"?
"My Lord" (because they are one in Godhead).
True or False: Christ’s divinity was separated from His humanity.
False (They were never separated).
Baptism gives us an invisible gift of the spirit of _______.
Childhood (becoming children of God).
Where was the Eucharist first established (which meal)?
The Last Supper (Eve of His crucifixion).
Those who have done good will rise to experience what?
Eternal Life.
At which event in the New Testament were all 3 Persons revealed?
The Baptism of Jesus (Son in water, Holy Spirit as dove, Father's voice).
Which Apostle wrote: "The Word became flesh and dwelt among us"?
The Apostle John (John 1).
Who did Jesus say we must be like to inherit the Kingdom?
Children (Matthew 19:14).
Receiving the Eucharist unworthily brings what on a person?
Condemnation or Judgment.
Who were the two Apostles arrested for teaching the Resurrection?
Peter and John (Acts 4).
What is "Arianism," and which Council was held to stop it?
The belief that Christ is separate from God; the Council of Nicea.
Ezekiel’s prophecy of the "shut gate" refers to what specific belief?
The perpetual virginity of St. Mary.
What are the three visible signs used during a baptism?
Water, Holy Oil (Meron), and the Mahteb.
Christ called Himself the "Living Bread" that came from where?
Heaven.
Who will everyone stand before at the Second Coming?
Christ (at His Second Coming).