1. God’s utterly free decision; God’s self-disclosure to us.

1. The study of God; the academic discipline and effort to understand, interpret, and order our experience of God and Christian faith

1. Good News

1. The writers of the four Gospels

1. Jesus Christ is both fully God and fully man. He is simultaneously perfectly divine and perfectly human, having two complete and distinct natures at once.

1. The process of passing on the Gospel message

1. The presence of the Trinity is especially clear in the _____ Testament.

1. The early followers of Jesus received the Holy Spirit at_______________. 

1. Jesus Christ is both truly and fully _____________ and truly and fully_____________. (Mark 2 answers)

In the Gospels, Jesus calls God Abba, which in Aramaic means “___________.”

Christ is a title given to Jesus, based on the Greek word that means “Anointed One.” The Hebrew 
    word is ____.

________ is the belief in one God.

1. The three Persons of the Trinity share the same essence or_____.

1. Catholics believe that the three Persons of the Trinity are both united and distinct

1. The name “Jesus” comes from the Greek word, “Christos,” meaning “anointed one.”

1. The Immaculate Conception refers to the Angel Gabriel announcing to Mary that she would become pregnant with Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit.

1. The Catholic Church teaches that in Jesus Christ, revelation is complete.

1. The Scriptures are one way the Church believes God has revealed Himself.

1. We can fully know God in this life.

1. One effect of Revelation is that it empowers us to respond to God with love and devotion.

1. Salvation history, as the revelation of God, is only found in the Old Testament.

1. Jesus would not have known the stories of the Old Testament because he was raised as a Christian.

1. The New Testament is not a complete, biographical account of the life of Jesus.

1. Tradition came before the writings of the New Testament

1. The truth that Jesus shared with the first Apostles continues to be preached today through the Apostles’ successors.

1. Our human intellect helps us acknowledge God as Creator and gives us a sense of awe at God’s work in creation.

The Old Testament recounts the story of God’s covenant relationship with the ancient ___________.

1. After Jesus’ death and resurrection, how did his disciples first share the “Good News” with other people?

1. The pattern of specific events in human history that reveal God’s presence and saving actions is called:

1. The Ecumenical Council of Ephesus affirmed Mary as the Theotokos, the __________.

1. In the Nicene Creed, it is stated that the Holy Spirit has spoken __________.

1. When we profess that God is our Father, we are saying all of the following about God except

1. The word ___________ is used to refer to the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit as individuals: each fully God, yet each distinct.

1. The central truth in the Catholic faith is:

1. The name “Jesus” or “Yeshua” means:

1. The Church’s authority to give authentic interpretation of the Word of God in both sacred Scripture and sacred Tradition.

1. This Council declared that Jesus is “consubstantial” with the Father.

All-Powerful

All-Knowing

1. Belief contrary to some essential belief of faith.

1. This word comes from “trinus” meaning “threefold.”

1. “I AM Who AM”

1. One who speaks on another’s behalf – Another name for the Holy Spirit

1. The word that means “One in being with.”

1. Word that means “wind, breath or spirit”

1. The word that means “emerging from” or “flowing from” who God is.

1. Without beginning or end.

1. This word means to become flesh; specifically, God the Son assuming human nature.

1. A specific teaching revealed by God that is beyond human understanding.

1. Near or close

1. God is an old man in the sky who keeps a record of our faults and sins.

1. God knows everything about us, including everything we will do in the future.

1. It is impossible for the human mind to fully comprehend God.

1. When we depict God in human terms, we can too narrowly limit our understanding of God.

1. Christians believe that God is really three gods:  Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

1. We will be able to fully understand the Mystery of the Trinity in our lifetime if we just think about it long enough.

1. Christians, Jews and Muslims all believe in the same God.

1. Jesus Christ is the only Son of God.

1. Mary conceived Jesus through the power of the Holy Spirit.

1. Jesus did not fully enter into death.

1. There is no resurrection after our death.

1. The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son.

1. Jesus was only human.

1. Gospel writers who do not have accounts of Jesus’ birth.

1. Visitors from the East who symbolize the Old Testament expectation of a king or messiah.

1. Town where the Old Testament prophecy stated the messiah would be born.

1. God reveals to Mary that she is chosen to be the mother of God.

1. “God with us”

1. Ceremony forty days after a boy’s birth reminding the parents he is a gift from God.

1. Gift of the magi which foreshadowed Jesus’ suffering.

1. Jesus’ birth is celebrated on December 25. 

1. Incarnation refers to the central Christian belief that the Son of God assumed our human nature in order to accomplish our salvation.

1. Christianity has its roots in Judaism.

1. Stories about Jesus’ birth are found in all four Gospels.

1. The shepherds and manger signify that the Savior came especially for the poor.

1. Why are the Gospels considered more like 'portraits' than 'photographs' of Jesus?

1. Which Gospel is NOT included in the Synoptic Gospels:

1. The shortest and earliest written Gospel.

1. Jesus became human to:

1. Matthew wrote his infancy narrative to show his Jewish readers that Jesus was:

1. Which of the following does not lead to happiness according to the Beatitudes?

1. Jesus’ parables are noted for their:

1. What was a primary purpose of Jesus' parables?

1. Jesus is:

1. The ancient Jews believed that miracles:

1. Jesus would not cure those who did not have:

1. In the context of Jesus’ miracles, Jesus frequently mentions that the physical healing of individuals is directly linked to:

1. What is the name of the famous preaching of Jesus recorded as a single event in Matthew’s Gospel, although it is most likely a collection of multiple teachings?

1. Jesus’ miracles can be understood as: