Abba
True or False:
His power and glory depend on us.
False; He never needed or depended on us, he always had the power and glory.
True or False:
God didn't exist before time and space.
False; He never began to exist and he never will cease to exist.
What book does it talk about God the most?
Genesis
True or False:
Humans have always been inconsistent in their commitment to God.
True; This did and will continue to disappoint God.
What was the best proof against the error in Modalism?
Epiphany (Theophany/Denaha)
What is the type of relationship we have with God?
He is the Father while we are His children.
Why did God refer to Himself grammatically in plural?
Since it is the Holy Trinity or the Triune God.
What does omniscient mean?
All knowing.
What Church has always corrected the misunderstanding that God's behavior was punishing?
Orthodox
How did Marcionism differ from Gnosticism?
Marcionism did not claim special knowledge.
What does the Aramaic word "Abba" mean?
Familiar form of father
What is the Greek word for "same in being" in context of the Trinity.
Homoousia
True or False:
When Adam & Eve was given a chance to repent, they did willingly.
False; They blamed everything but themselves.
Up until where did God's mercy to us stopped?
The crucifixion of His Son and the presence of the Holy Spirit.
What was the belief of Modalism?
It was the belief that in the beginning there was God, the Father, than he turned into Jesus Christ, the Son, and then the Holy Spirit after ascension.
What does The Father want us to do?
Imitate His goodness in our smaller ways.
True or False:
When we are worshiping one person in the Trinity, we also worship the whole Trinity.
True; We always pray to the Triune even when praying to one.
What are the traits of the two trees God planted in the Garden of Eden?
One of brevity and the other of eternity.
What are some examples of God's mercy in the Old Testament?
- Creation
- His reaction to the fall of man
- Cain's life was spared (after killing Abel)
- Salvation of God's people from Egypt
What did the term Gnosticism mean?
It meant that they "special" groups of people claimed they are the recipients of a secret knowledge which was revealed to highly regarded people, such as Apostles or other Saints, who then taught the "special" people.
What are some things we learn in the Lord's Prayer?
- Our will should be to do God's will
- Ask him for our basic needs not our wants/desires)
- Our need to have our sins forgiven
- Forgiving others to demonstrate identification
- To ask for protection against evil/evil-doers
What is the Greek word for "real entity"?
(100 Point Bonus: What is the Greek word for when a "real entity" appears as a person)
Hypostasis
Bonus - Prosopon
When God speaks of the curse of Adam & Eve on Earth, what is he saying?
He is explaining to Adam & Eve the consequence of introducing disobedience in the world.
What was the quote Jesus said while answering a doubt on the Mosaic law allowing divorce?
(100 Point Bonus: What is the chapter and verse?)
"Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, permitted you to divorce you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so" - St. Matthew 19:8
Why did the Orthodox reject the heretical teachings?
Because there is no evolution or change in God the Father from the Scripture to Gospel.