Chapter 8 Review, Model of Wisdom

Summary of key teachings of Jesus found in the Gospel according to Matthew

• parables

• Beatitudes

• Sermon on the Mount

• Kingdom of God

God's rule of peace, justice, and love that exists in Heaven, but is yet to come on Earth

• parables

• Beatitudes

• Sermon on the Mount

• Kingdom of God

Short stories Jesus told to illustrate moral or spiritual truths

• parables

• Beatitudes

• Sermon on the Mount

• Kingdom of God

Jesus' eight teachings about the meaning and path to true happiness

• parables

• Beatitudes

• Sermon on the Mount

• Kingdom of God

Jesus used The Parable of the Good Samaritan to illustrate the idea of

• discipleship.

• an eye for an eye.

• love of neighbor.

• peace.

Jesus compared living according to his words to

• safe sailing on a stormy sea.

• preaching from a mountaintop.

• building a house on solid rock.

• ignoring stereotypes of others.

In the Beatitudes, Jesus says we will find true happiness when

• we experience much good luck.

• God's Kingdom becomes real.

• we read the parables.

• we change our point of view.

____ is the Gift of the Holy Spirit that helps us to see God's purpose and plan for our lives.

• Fortitude

• Apostolic

• Piety

• Wisdom

Jesus used examples from everyday life to illustrate moral or spiritual truths. These were called

• Wisdom.

• parables.

• stories.

• psalms.

How do accounts of the Beatitudes differ in the Gospels according to Matthew and Luke?

• Matthew focuses on the spiritual and religious virtues.

• Luke emphasizes the social and economic inequality.

• In Matthew, Jesus teaches that happiness comes from trusting in God no matter what.

• In Luke, we will know true happiness when God's Kingdom has come to its fullness.