Theology Questions
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In Mark 10:42-45, Jesus says "Whoever wishes to be great among you will be your _________; whoever wishes to be first among you will be the slave of all. For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to ________ and to give his life as a ransom for many."
The Carmelite sister known for her "little way" of making daily acts a part of her prayer life was _____________.
Jesus said the two greatest commandments are the Love of God and Love of _______________.
_______________________ are ways to meet the basic physical needs of those in need.
Who called the "Lord's Prayer" the "summary of the whole Gospel?
Which is not an example of a Corporal Work of Mercy?
- Evangelization and inculturation of the Gospel to the new settlers- Culture of those tribes became a source of enrichment for Christianity- Church recognized that the faith belongs to all people
Saracens, Magyars, and Vikings (sea-faring invaders from Scandinavia, most destructive
every person has dignity and value because everyone is made in the image of God
Letters, Mark, Matthew, Luke, Acts, John, Revelation
-shows Jesus' submission to the Father's will-foreshadows Jesus' death for the remission of our sins-serves as a model to our own baptism
not synoptic, addresses Christians of all backgrounds, traces back to God, God Incarnate, stresses Jesus' divinity (Christology of above)
-economic power (Satan tempts Jesus to turn stones to bread)-magical power (tells Jesus to throw himself down the temple)-political power (worship Satan in exchange for all the kingdoms)
shortest Gospel, synoptic, addresses Gentile Christians, no genealogy, suffering servant, stresses Jesus' humanity (Christology of below/Jesus of history)
longest gospel, synoptic, used the sources Mark, Q, and "L"; addresses Greek Gentile Christians, especially poor, women, and outcasts; traces back to Adam, compassionate one, stresses Jesus' humanity
Very patient and ordinary men chosen to do extraordinary things; symbolize the new 12 tribes of Israel
-Jesus is a Messiah for all-poor of today-women of today-the fiat (Mary saying yes)-theotokos ("God-bearer")-immaculate conception (when Mary was conceived without Original Sin)
Bartholomew, Philip, Peter, Andrew, John, James the Greater, James the Lesser, Thomas, Matthew, Judas Iscariot (replaced by Matthias), Jude Thaddeus, Simon the Zealot
-angel foretold Jesus' birth-Jesus is conceived of the Holy Spirit, and is therefore the Son of God-born of the Virgin Mary, as prophesied-Joseph, a descendant of David, makes Jesus a Son of David-Jesus is born in Bethlehem
-to save us by reconciling with God-so we can know God's love-to provide a model of holiness-to make us "partakers of the divine nature" (we adopted children of God)