Chapter 1
What does God call me to do
bring us back to where we began: the call to serve
What is peak experience?
A peak experience, is a rare, profound of intense joy.
How did God fulfill his promises to Abraham in a way no one could have imagined?
God entered human history in the birth of Jesus, the Son of Mary, who is the second divine person of the Blessed Trinity.
What's the Hebrew word for Sprit? What does this word evoke
Ruah - evokes the dynamic and life giving
All Christians trace the church back to
Jesus
God calls everyone to serve in
different ways
What is a Hidden life?
A Hidden life is a deeply personal internal space to connect with God.
Why was Jesus careful using the title "Messiah"?
Many Jews understood it to be a political title, but Jesus was not a political messiah; his mission was spiritual, aimed at redemption.
What does Dr. Hahnenberg say the Holy Spirit is?
love, the presence, and the friendship of God
How do we know when we are being faithful and when we are being false?
That question can only be answered by God
What did the Second Vatican teach?
that prior to any particular vocation, there is a general call to -salvation
What does the parable of the prodigal son tell us about how God loves us?
God´s love is unconditional, patient, and eager to restore us
What is the "hypostatic union" and what are two reasons God took on flesh?
It is the union of Christ's divine and human natures. Two reasons are: (1) to offer salvation, and (2) to enable humanity to relate to Him. [1]
What does the task of discernment involve?
It involves the process of coming to know and accept one's gift
Each Christian vocation comes from God and is God's
Gift
What is the whole church to be?
To be leaven in the world
What is the difference between a "layperson" and an ordained minister?
Laypeople are baptized Catholics who have not received the Sacrament of Holy Orders. While ordained ministers are set apart to lead liturgical and sacramental functions, lay ministers collaborate with the ordained to build up the church and bring Christ’s message directly into the secular world.
What are the three stages of Gospel development?
1 the life and teaching of Jesus
2 the oral tradition
3 the written Gospels
What are the three characteristics of Charisms
Holy spirit, carisms, and ministry
Traditionally defined as
A visible sign of an invisible reality
What is the term of vocation?
The term given to the call to each person from God, everyone has been called to holiness and eternal life, especially in Baptism
What are 3 problems with the idea of God as the supreme being?
1) the problem of evil
2) the paradox of omnipotence
3) conflict between aminipatence and free will
What are the stages in the composition of the Gospel? -
1.Life of Jesus
2. Oral tradition
3. Writing in the gospels
3. Jesus was known as - A healer and someone who could drive out demons
4. Jesus was a - to others- servant
5. Jesus death on the cross saves us from - sin
6. Vatican Council´s Dogmatc Constitution on Divine Revelation calls the four gospels the very - of the bible - heart
What are three Trintian stages as described by St. Gregory Nazianzus?
2. The 2nd is the son of the new testament
3. The Spirit in us now
Testament reveals that
the early Christian communities were quite diverse