Yet in All These Things We are More Than Conquerors...
The two aspects of the Cross that every Christian experiences.
The founder of the church in Colossae
Who is Epaphras?
This lesson is centered around this event in Church history.
The Church celebrates the Procession of the Cross this many times each year.
What is 3 times per year?
According to St. Paul, Christians should see this in Colossians 3:1.
What are the things above/heavenly things?
The beginning of true wisdom starts with this, according to the lesson.
What is the fear of the Lord?
"Yet in all these things we are more than ______ through Him who loved us."
What is conquerors?
Name one qualification the Savior had to possess in order to redeem humanity.
What is Human, Able to die, Unlimited (infinite), or Sinless?
Name one of the two major heresies addressed by St. Paul.
What are Judaizers, Gnostics?
The blood of bulls and goats could not take away sins because...
What is because animal sacrifices could not remove human sin; only the perfect human Savior could remove human sin?
This person carries the Holy Cross during the procession.
Who is the deacon?
These earthly desires often compete with heavenly desires.
What are wealth, popularity, entertainment, pleasure, status, recognition, material possessions?
According to Scripture, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of..."
"Christ is all and in ______."
What is all?
God chose crucifixion instead of another form of death to remove our curse because...
What is because crucifixion was considered a cursed death, allowing Christ to take our curse upon Himself?
St. Paul wrote 4 Epistles during his first imprisonment. Name two.
What is Colossians, Ephesians, Philippians, Philemon?
Name two qualifications that only Christ fulfilled as Savior.
What is Human, Infinite, Sinless, Stronger than death?
What is Heaven (the gate of heaven)?
These practical habits help us keep our minds focused on heaven.
What are prayer, reading scripture, repentance, Eucharist, spiritual disciplines, and serving others?
Scripture encourages believers to pursue this type of knowledge instead of prideful knowledge.
What is knowledge of God/spiritual knowledge?
"Set your mind on things ______, not on things on the earth."
What is above?
Name 4 blessings believers receive through the Cross.
What are forgiveness, purification, sanctification, abiding in Christ, and eternal life?
The teachings of the Judaizers are dangerous to Christians because...
What is because they taught faith in Christ alone was not enough, adding the Law to salvation?
Explain why Christ did not choose death by stoning.
What is because His bones could not be broken, fulfilling Old Testament prophecy?
This icon is visited at the second station of the procession.
What is the icon of St. Mary the Theotokos?
Explain the difference between earthly success and heavenly success.
Knowledge can become spiritually dangerous because...
What is because knowledge without humility leads to pride and can pull a person away from God?
"Put on ______, which is the bond of perfection."
What is love?
Explain why making the Sign of the Cross is both a confession of faith and a declaration of doctrine.
What are confesses the Holy Trinity, declares the Incarnation, declares redemption, public confession of Christ, shows our belonging to the Crucified, declares faith in the power of the Cross?
Compare the errors the Judaizers and the Gnostics by giving one distinct teaching of each.
What are: Judaizers: required keeping the Mosaic Law for salvation, Gnostics: emphasized secret knowledge and denied the goodness of creation while promoting ideas like angel worship?
According to St. Athanasius, give three reasons Christ specifically chose death on the Cross.
What is: fulfill prophecy, take our curse, keep His body whole, stretch out His arms to embrace Jews and Gentiles, lift humanity toward heaven, defeat Satan in the air, shed His blood, demonstrate His Resurrection?
The Church begins the procession at the sanctuary before moving to the icons for this reason.
What is because the sanctuary symbolizes heaven, teaching that the Cross opens the gate of heaven through Christ's salvation?
Give two practical ways a Christian can cultivate heavenly desires while living in today's world.
What is: prayer, scripture, sacraments, repentance, serving others, detachment from worldly passions?
Explain the difference between worldly knowledge and the knowledge that leads to salvation.
What is worldly knowledge seeks information or self-glory, while spiritual knowledge leads to knowing Christ, humility and salvation?
"If then you were ______ with Christ, seek those things which are above."
What is raised?