CCD Midterm, Quiz #1 | CCD 10

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CCD Midterm, Quiz #1 | CCD 10 Who is the Mystery of the Holy Trinity? - ANS - -Mystery of One God in Three persons- *Father, Son, Holy Spirit* -*central mystery* of Christian faith Who is God the ... Father? - ANS - First person of the Holy Trinity Who is God the Son? - ANS - -Jesus Christ: only begotten son of the Father who *took on flesh* and became one with us *without giving up divinity* -second person of the Holy Trinity Who is God the Holy Spirit? - ANS - -Third Person of the Holy Trinity (proceeds from the Father and Son) -*advocate/paraclete sent by God* What are the Divine Missions/Works of God? - ANS - -particular works of God attributed to each of the Three People of the Holy Trinity -*creation: Father* -*salvation: Son* -*sanctification/holiness: Holy Spirit* What is the divine work of creation? - ANS - work of *God bringing into existence everything and everyone,* seen and unseen, our of love and *without any help* Who are angels? - ANS - -*spiritual creatures* what don't have bodies as humans do -give *glory to God without ceasing* -serve God by *bringing his message to people* Who is the human person? - ANS - -"the dignity of the human person is in their *creation in the image and likeness of God*" -*dignity fulfilled in the vocation to a life of happiness with God* What is the soul? - ANS - -soul is the *spiritual part* of who we are -soul is *immortal* (never dies) -innermost being: bears the *imprint of image of God* What is the intellect? - ANS - -intellect: *essential power of our soul* -*power to know God, ourselves and others* -power *to understand the order of things established by God* What is free will? - ANS - -*essential quality of the soul* -part of God-given ability and power to *recognize him as part of our lives* and to choose to *center our lives around him* and to choose between *good and evil* -with free will, humans are *capable of directing himself toward true good or life in communion with God* What is Original Sin? - ANS - -sin of *Adam and Eve* where they *chose evil over obedience to God* -*lost state of original *holiness* for themselves and *all their descendants* --> *Original Sin, death, sin and suffering entered world* What is the Annunciation? - ANS - announcement by *Gabriel to Mary* that she was chosen by God to be *mother of Jesus* by the power of the Holy Spirit What is the Incarnation? - ANS - -Latin: "take on flesh" -Jesus became *truly human* while *remaining truly God* What is the Paschal Mystery? - ANS - -saving events of the *Passion, Death, Resurrection, and glorious Ascension* of Jesus Christ -passing over of Jesus *from death into a new and glorious life* -name we give to *God's plan of Salvation in Jesus Christ* What is Salvation? - ANS - -Latin: "to save" -the *saving or deliverance of humanity from the power of sin and death* through Jesus Christ -salvation *comes from Christ the Head through the Church* (his body) What is the Resurrection? - ANS - historical fact of Jesus being *raised from the dead to a new glorified life after his death on the Cross* and burial in the tomb What is the Ascension? - ANS - the *return of the Risen Christ in glory to his Father*, to the world of the divine What is the Second Coming of Christ? - ANS - -the *return of Christ in glory at the end of time to judge the living and the dead* -*fulfillment of God's plan* in Christ What does it mean that Jesus is Lord? - ANS - -lord: "master, ruler, person of authority" -used in the Old Testament *to name God* -title "Jesus, the Lord" shows *Jesus is truly God* What does it mean that Jesus is the Messiah? - ANS - -Hebrew: "*anointed one*" -Jesus was the anointed one who *God promised to send to save people* (Savior of the World) What is the Church? - ANS - -church: convocation, those called together -sacrament of Salvation: *sign and instrument of our reconciliation and communion with God the Holy Trinity and with one another* -body of Christ: the *people God* the Father has *called together in Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit* What is the central work (evangelization) of the Church? - ANS - -called "*evangelization*": to tell good news -to *proclaim the Gospel* (Good News) of Jesus -to *invite all people* to come *to know* -to *believe in him* and to *live in communion* with him [Show More]

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