What is Church?
One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
What are the four marks of the Church?
The number of journeys Paul made in which he spread God’s word and encouraged people to convert.
What is the number 4?
The process early Christians went through to enter into the faith. It lasted 1-3 years.
What is the catechumenate?
This heresy, introduced by Arius, was formed on the idea that Jesus was like God, but was not actually divine, arguing that the Trinity was not equal and destroying previous Church beliefs.
What is Arianism?
A rare global meeting of all bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Catholic doctrine, administration, discipline, and various other matters.
What is an ecumenical council?
These steps begin with becoming a servant of God, being given the title of Venerable, being given the title of Blessed, then being canonized as a Saint once you have fulfilled all of the requirements.
What are the steps to becoming a saint?
The idea and important theme in Acts of the Apostles of being faithful to God and recognizing his extreme power.
What does the word “God-fearing” mean?
A gathering of bishops at the request of the pope for the purpose of discussing a particular topic, but not changing Church law or teaching.
What is a synod?
During this gathering of over 300 bishops called by Constantine in AD 325, the Church confirmed that Christ is fully divine through the creation of the Nicene Creed and condemned Arianism.
What is the Council of Nicea?
Church development, salvation of Gentiles, Christian suffering, concern for the needy, and Christian ideals.
What are themes in Acts of the Apostles?
People of God, Body of Christ, and the Temple of the Holy Spirit.
What are the three most important images of the Church found in the New Testament?
Christians would donate all of the unnecessary possessions, exemplifying their selfless Christian ideals.
How did the Christian community deal with their possessions?
A group of early people recognized for their gifts they shared with one another, often in the service of the Church.
Who are the early Christians?
This idea, confirmed in the Council of Chalcedon, reinforces that Christ is fully human and fully divine in one indivisible person.
What is the hypostatic union?
This man was blinded by a light (Jesus) on his way to Damascus to persecute Christians and could not see, eat, or drink for three days, but later converted to Christianity once seeing Jesus’ power.
Who is Saul/Paul?
This word comes from the Greek word kyriake meaning “belonging to the Lord.” It can also be traced back from the Greek and Hebrew phrase ekklesia and kahal meaning “those called out”.
What is the root of the word Church?
The order is as follows: Opening, Thanksgiving, Body, Conclusion
What is the order in which Paul writes his letters?
This person had a dream from God before entering a famous battle and winning, then issuing an order for the freedom of all religions, especially Christianity.
Who is Constantine? What is the Edict of Milan?
Early members of the Church whose writings were seen as fundamental in building Christian community, deciding doctrine matters, and being models of Christian living.
Who were the Church fathers?
God referred to Peter as this role, beginning the creation of the hierarchy in the early Church.
What is the “rock of the Church”?
This is broadly defined as Catholics who come together at liturgy, Catholics who make up a local parish community, and the universal community of Catholic believers throughout the world.
What is the threefold meaning of the Church?
Christians are encouraged to handle their own burden, follow their faith through death, and put others ahead of themselves.
In what ways did early Christians handle their faith?
The order is as follows: Pope-Cardinals-Archbishop-bishop-priest-deacons-laity
What is the order of the Catholic Church hierarchy?
This church doctor founded her own abbey, created her own language, and wrote one of the first musical plays, making her the patron saint of musicians and writers.
Who is St. Hildegard of Bingen?
A branch of Christian theology that defends Christianity; most famously known as “the defense of the faith”.
What are apologetics?