QUARTER 2

Cards (113)

  • What does Acts 2:47 contain?
    The basic truths of Peter's sermon
  • What did the other Apostles proclaim about Jesus Christ?
    Jesus died but rose from the dead
  • How many people believed Peter's sermon on Pentecost?
    About three thousand
  • What did Stephen see while full of the Holy Spirit?
    The glory of God and Jesus standing
  • How did the members of the Sanhedrin react to Stephen's proclamation?
    They were furious and gnashed their teeth
  • What did Stephen pray while being stoned?
    “Lord Jesus, receive my spirit”
  • Who laid their coats at the feet of Saul?
    The witnesses of Stephen's stoning
  • What significant event happened to Saul after Stephen's death?
    He pursued early Christians to Damascus
  • What was Saul's name changed to after his conversion?
    Paul
  • What title was Paul known by after his conversion?
    The “Apostle of the Gentiles”
  • Where were the followers of Jesus first called “Christians”?
    In Antioch
  • What did Tertullian famously state about martyrs?
    • “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the Church.”
  • What is the purpose of penitential practices in Christianity?
    • To reintegrate those who denied their faith
    • To provide a path back to the Christian community
  • What did the Sadducees accept?
    The law but not the Prophets
  • What did the Pharisees develop?
    An elaborate system of oral interpretation
  • What did the Essenes believe about their lives?
    They would be on Yahweh’s side on the great day
  • What was the role of Scribes in Judaism?
    Assisted in writing and keeping records
  • What did the Zealots believe in?
    Violence to overthrow their enemies
  • What did the Spaniards bring to the Philippines besides swords?
    Friars who brought Christianity
  • Who were the first friars to arrive in the Philippines?
    The Augustinians
  • What did the friars do to convert the people?
    Built churches and baptized natives
  • What is "Pueblo Amante de Maria"?

    People in love with Mary
  • What was the religiosity of Filipinos described as?
    Bajas de las campanas
  • What did Spanish friars establish to hasten the spread of Catholic Faith?
    Catholic schools
  • What is inculturation in Christianity?
    Living faith within a cultural context
  • How did St. John Paul II describe inculturation?
    Transformation of cultural values in Christianity
  • What is the Black Nazarene also known as?
    Nuestro Padre Hesus Nazareno
  • When was the Santo Niño given to the queen of Cebu?
    In 1521
  • What does "Haerisis" mean?
    It means "sect" in Christianity
  • What did Martin Luther challenge in the Church?
    Established doctrines and practices
  • What did Luther believe about salvation?
    It is by grace through faith alone
  • What did Luther nail to the Wittenberg Castle Church?
    His 95 Theses
  • What was the Church's response to Luther's teachings?
    Counter-Reformation and Council of Trent
  • What did the Council of Trent affirm about good works?
    They contribute to justification
  • What is the doctrine of transubstantiation?
    Christ's presence in the Eucharist
  • What does relativism claim about truth?
    There are no permanent or universal truths
  • What is individualism?
    Belief that the individual is the primary unit
  • What are indicators of a throw-away culture?
    Wasting resources and discarding relationships
  • What does "Carry your Cross and Follow Me" signify for Christians?
    Enduring difficulties in faith
  • What did the Holy Spirit do at Pentecost?
    Gave birth to the first Christian community