7th Grade Religion Chapter 1

John begins his Gospel with the words "in the beginning" to show that ...

• Jesus existed from the beginning of God's word.

• The creation story was important to John

• The Incarnation was also told in Genesis

• The Gospel retells the events of Genesis

The beginning of John’s Gospel focuses on Jesus as the source of ...

• life, light, and truth

• eternal happiness

• obedience to God

• the power of God

Elizabeth and Zechariah were the parents to who?

• John the Baptist

• David

• Jesus

• Matthew

Mary’s ________________ to God’s will is the Church's model of discipleship.

• attention

• obedience

• agreement

• relationship

A ____________ is a “go-between''. Jesus acts as this between God and humans.

• mediator

• role model

• priest

• teacher

Why did Jesus became man?

• to save us from our sins

• to show God's power

• to honor God's promises

• to answer our prayers

Who gives us the faith to believe in the mystery of the Incarnation?

• the Holy Spirit

• the Angel Gabriel

• Mary

• the Bible

Luke’s and Matthew’s Gospels both include ...

• the birth of Jesus

• the story of Jesus in the temple

• Mary visiting Elizabeth

• the story of the Magi visiting Jesus

What was both a sign of God’s covenant and a sign of the Messiah’s coming?

• Elizabeth's pregnancy

• Jesus' birth

• John the Baptist's birth

• Passover

Handel’s Messiah is a song of praise about ...

• birth, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus

• the birth of Jesus

• the Resurrection of Jesus

• the story of the Magi