Vocabulary
A story or example based on a familiar experience that illustrates a principle. It uses familiar ideas to explain unfamiliar ideas.
What is a parable?
Unlike normal teachers, Jesus taught with this.
What is Authority?
A wise man builds on a rock, a foolish man builds on sand. Just as a wise man builds his life on the words of Christ, while a foolish man does not.
What is the Parable of the Wise and Foolish Builders?
This man was a prominent Pharisee.
Who is Nicodemus?
In Baptism, we are born this way with water and the Holy Spirit.
What is "from above?"
A teacher of Jewish Scriptures. Jesus was called this, but he was not like the others.
What is a Rabbi?
The theme of all of Christ's teachings, especially talked about in his parables, paradoxes, and examples.
What is the Kingdom of God is at Hand?
This teaches that The Kingdom of God may start off small, but it has the biggest effect.
This man was a son of David. He was wise and built his Temple upon a rock.
Who is Solomon?
In the Kingdom of God, these will be first.
Who is the Last?
An apparent contradiction that is really true. Jesus used these to teach concepts such as, "the first shall be last" in the Kingdom of Heaven.
What is a paradox?
Jesus told Nicodemus that this was essential to enter the Kingdom of God.
What is Baptism?
This teaches that The Kingdom of Heaven is worth giving up everything.
What is The Parable of the Hidden Treasure?
This man is the rock in which Christ built his Church upon.
Who is St. Peter?
Jesus insists on our conversion of this.
What is heart?
The name given to an Apostle, meaning, "rock."
What is Peter?
Jesus used the parable of the Good Samaritan to explain that this is not enough, and that we also need to obey the Spirit of the law.
What is the Letter of the Law?
This teaches that those who do good will be rewarded (heaven) while those who do evil will be punished (hell).
These two men left the other man for dead in the parable of the Good Samaritan.
The Priest and the Levite
This is the source and summit of the Church's life, and Christ is truly present in it.
What is the Eucharist?
This word means "thanksgiving" and identifies the source and summit of the Christian life.
What is the Eucharist?
This is the teaching that expresses that great attachment to worldly things can harm chances at the Kingdom of Heaven.
This parable talks about a son who takes his inheritance and wastes it, while his brother does all that is asked of him. Jesus uses this to tell us that God's grace is undeserved.
What is the Parable of the Prodigal Son?
Who is Jesus?
This is the perfect model of prayer for us, as we give glory, praise, and power to God, and then ask for what we need.
What is the Our Father?