Abraham 1
Did Abraham do it?
God asked Abraham to leave his home and his family. Abraham obeyed and left.
How did Abraham show his faith and trust in God when dealing with Lot?
Who was Pope Cyril's Uncle
Pope Theophilus
God gave Pope Cyril a special skill, what was it?
He was able to memorize books right away
BONUS 100 POINTS: He was also able to explain the Bible really well
What does God give us to choose to obey him or not?
Free will
God promised Abraham many things. Name 2 of them🤔
-God promised Abraham land that would be for him and for his people
-God promised Abraham many children
-God also promised: protection, blessings, making Abraham's name great, and that a great nation will come from him
Sarah was starting to get worried that they won't be able to have children because they are getting old. What did God do to reassure them?
God and two angels visited Abraham and reassured him that he will have a son.
They end up having Isaac when they are 90 and 100 years old
What is a heresy?
What is Pope Cyril also known as?
Bonus 100 points if you say why?
The Pillar of Faith.
Because he defended the faith
The father in the parable of the prodigal son represents
God the Father
How did God test Abraham with Isaac, and what did it show about Abraham?
God asked Abraham to take Isaac and to offer him as a sacrifice. Abraham did it and it showed how faithful and obedient he was
What did Abraham find when he was going to sacrifice Isaac?
Bonus 100 points. What does that represent?
They found a ram that they would sacrifice instead.
The ram is a representation of Jesus, who took our place and died on our behalf even though we are the ones who sinned
What was the heresy that was being spread during the time of Pope Cyril?
Nestorius was saying that St Mary gave birth to just a human who later becomes God, and said that she should be called the Mother of Jesus instead of being called the Mother of God, or Theotokos
What was Pope Cyril's way of dealing with Nestorius?
He kept trying to teach him the right way, and he never gave up on him and he did it with patience and love.
What does the yeast symbolize in the leavened bread?
While baking what happens to the yeast and what does it represent?
Yeast symbolizes sin. And while baking, the yeast dies symbolizing how Jesus conquered sin
“Because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your ______, your only ____, blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of _______ and as the ______ of the seashore; and your _________ shall posess the gate of their enemies. In your seed all nations of the earth shall be ________, because you have _________ My voice.” Genesis 22:16-18
“Because you have done this thing, and have not withheld your _SON_, your only _SON_, blessing I will bless you, and multiplying I will multiply your descendants as the stars of _HEAVEN_ and as the _SAND_ of the seashore; and your _DESCENDANTS_ shall posess the gate of their enemies. In your seed all nations of the earth shall be _BLESSED_, because you have _OBEYED_ My voice.” Genesis 22:16-18
What can we learn from Abraham
That we should have trust in God and to obey Him even when it's hard or if we don't understand why we have to do somethings
What did Pope Cyril do to stop the wrong teaching of Nestorius?
He gathered 200 Bishops in the very first Council, and he led the discussion of condemning Nestorius and his teachings, and they also established the introduction to the Creed where we confirm our belief that St. Mary is the Theotokos or The Mother of God
What can we learn from Pope Cyril
When we see something wrong being said about our faith, we have to defend it and say what's right, but most importantly, to do it with love, like he did with Nestorius
The blessings of the Sacraments are
Remission of sins
Granting us eternal life
Abiding in our Lord Jesus Christ
Growing in grace
All the believers unite in the Body of our Lord Jesus Christ