Parables
In the parable of the seed and the sower, what does the seed represent?
The Word of God
Who is the father of Christianity?
Abraham
Who is the Apostle of India?
Saint Thomas
To what city was Jonah sent by God to cry against its wickedness?
Nineveh
How many times did Peter deny Jesus?
Three
What do the Parables of the Lost Sheep and Prodigal Son teach us?
That even those lost to sin can come back to God
What are the three major branches of Christianity?
Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant
What is said by the altar server before and after the Pauline Epistle is read?
Ahai Barekmor
Where was Abram when God promised to him and his seed, "all the land which thou seest"?
Canaan
Why was Barabbas (The criminal pardoned instead of Jesus) in jail?
Murder
Which parable teaches us to look at our own faults before finding faults in others?
Parable of the Speck and The Log
What religion was the precursor of Christianity?
Judaism/Jewish Faith
Which Sacrament is done at the same time as Baptism in the Orthodox Chruch?
Chrismation/Confirmation
Who in the Old Testament wrestled with God?
Jacob
Who was chosen as an apostle to replace Judas?
Matthias
What is the main message of the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant?
We must forgive others their sin against us if we want our sins against God to be forgiven
What were the 3 major synods/councils?
Nicea, Constantinople and Ephesus
What do we believe in instead of Original Sin (The Sin of Adam and Eve)?
Ancestral Sin/The Sinful Nature Of Man
Who was the mother of King Solomon?
Bathsheba
Who was the first Apostle recruited by Jesus?
Simon Peter
What Parable teaches us to make the most of our God given gifts and abilities?
Parable of the Ten Talents
What does the word Catholic mean?
Universal
Name three of the five churches in communion with the Malankara Orthodox Church?
Armenian, Coptic, Eritrean, Ethiopian, Syriac
Who was the first son of Abraham?
Ishmael
Who asked, "How can a man be born when he is old?"
Nicodemus