The Bible
1. The Bible is divided into 2 main sections called these
Old Testament
New Testament
Jesus was from this town
Nazareth
This man was a monk in Wittenberg, Germany in the 1500s who helped start the Reformation.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther believed we are not saved by ____ but by _____?
Works
Faith
How do we talk to our friends who aren't Christian?
Learn from their faith or lack of faith perspectives, dialogue, and share your faith traditions as a way of showing similarities as a way for more meaningful connection and partner together to make the world a better place.
Name 5 of the 10 Commandments
You shall have no other gods before Me.
You shall not murder.
You shall not make idols.
You shall not commit adultery.
You shall not take the name of the LORD your God in vain.
You shall not steal.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Honor your father and your mother.
You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.
You shall not covet.
Who wrote the Bible
Humans inspired by God
Jesus was this percentage of God and this percentage of human?
Fully God and Fully Human
This man was a civil rights leader in Georgia in the 1950s-60s who gave the "I have a Dream Speech."
Martin Luther King Jr.
What are the “3 Alones”
Faith Alone
Grace Alone
Scripture Alone
What is the devil?
A personification of evil, a metaphor for temptation that we all deal with, the powers and principalities of injustice and oppression in the world
Name the 2 Sacraments
Baptism and Holy Communion
This is the version of the Bible that we most often use in the ELCA
NRSV-New Revised Standard Version
Name 5 miracles Jesus performed
Healed blind man, leper, paralyzed man, cast out demons, fed 5000, fed 4000, raised Lazarus from the dead, healed woman of blood issue, raised girl from the dead, etc.
Martin Luther famously nailed these to the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31. 1517 criticizing the Roman Catholic Church.
95 Theses
This is the name of the official denomination we are a part of
Evangelical Lutheran Church of America
Why should we do good things or help people?
Not to earn our salvation, but because God has loved us and saved us, we respond in gratitude and joy and love and share the love God has given us with others and help make the world a better place!
Say the Lord’s Prayer
Our Father, which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy Name. Thy Kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, As it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, The power, and the glory, For ever and ever. Amen.
The Old Testament was written in this language
The New Testament was written in this language?
Hebrew (and Aramaic)
Greek
What is the point of baptism?
Jesus claiming you as his own child,
a daily reminder to us that God loves us, washing, sanctification,
welcome to the community of God,
participation in death-burial-resurrection,
Martin Luther opposed the selling of these for forgiveness
Indulgences
What are some of the unique characteristics of the ELCA?
LGBTQ Affirming
Ordaining Women
Ordaining LGBTQ Clergy
Justice Oriented-poverty, immigrants, refugees, environmental, disaster relief
Anti-racist
Why do bad things happen to good people?
God gives humanity free will, and humans use that free will to cause suffering. Many natural disasters are caused by climate change. Also our world is broken because of sin and the result is chaos, disease, death natural disasters, and suffering. We are in bondage to sin and cannot free ourselves. But God does not cause suffering but redeems it.
The 3 beings of God are called the _____
And the 3 beings are _____
Trinity
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
How do we not read this Bible?
How do we read the Bible?
Like a history or science book.
We read it through faith given to us by the Holy Spirit to help understand the deepest mysteries of God, faith, and the universe, helping us understand why we are here and what God is doing in the world. We don't focus as much on truth (facts) but the deeper "truth" that these stories are pointing to.
Why did Jesus die on the cross?
To defeat the power of death and sin, to show God's love for us, to suffer with us and experience all of humanity even death, to show us how to live so that we take up our cross and suffer with those who suffer and live not for ourselves but for the oppressed.
Martin Luther famously said, "My conscience is captive to the word of God! To go against conscience is neither right nor safe. I therefore cannot, and I will not recant! Here I stand" at this famous church assembly.
Diet of Worms
Name any of the Lutheran Paradoxes
Sinners and Saints
Law and Gospel
Already and Not Yet
Lord of All and Servant of All
How does God redeem our suffering?
God is able to create good things out of bad things. When we have suffered we are able to help others who are going through similar things. We become more empathetic and are able to connect with others in a deeper human level through our brokenness, and taking care of each other is the whole reason we are here. And out of brokenness come great beauty and connection and love.
Say the Apostles Creed
I believe in God, the Father almighty, creator of heaven and earth.
I believe in Jesus Christ, God's only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried; he descended to the dead.* On the third day he rose again; he ascended into heaven,he is seated at the right hand of the Father,
and he will come to judge the living and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic Church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.