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Why did God create us?
To be in communion with him.
What does it mean to be in communion with God?
To share in his life and love.
What is one important way we can listen to God as a faithful friend?
Read the Bible.
What is the Bible?
God's letter to us. His written Word.
How should we respond to Christ's knocking?
By opening our hearts and lives to Him.
In addition to reading the Word of God, what does Jesus tell us to do in Luke 11:28?
Live according to the Word of God.
Why is Jesus the eternal Word of God?
Because he perfectly reveals God.
Will Jesus force us to love him?
No
Can the things of this world satisfy our desire for happiness?
No
Who can satisfy our desire for happiness?
God alone?
What do we call true happiness found in God?
Beatitude
How do we reach this beatitude?
Through grace and virtue.
What are the two parts of the Bible?
The Old Testament and the New Testament
What do we need to know to look up something in the Bible?
Book, chapter and verse
What does the Old Testament reveal?
How God created us, how we fell, and how God prepared us for the coming of Christ.
What does the New Testament focus on?
The life of Christ and the early Church
We are in _________ with God when we share in His life and love.
Communion
Who is the eternal Word of God?
Jesus
Our __________ is the kind of person we are based on our choices.
Character
___________ is the part of our character that enables us to do what is good with ease and joy.
Virtue