Question 1
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What is the meaning of the following quote: "and I saw in all things vanity and vexation of mind, and that nothing was lasting under the sun"?
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Earthy goods are perishable and as such cannot make us happy.
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Earthy goods are vain and perishable and as such cannot make us happy.
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Earthy goods are vain and as such cannot make us happy.
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Earthy goods can be vain and perishable and as such cannot make us happy.
Question 2
Question 3
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How can we obtain God's grace?
Question 4
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Why studying Religion is important?
Question 5
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The truths of our holy Faith constitutes the knowledge of God.
Question 6
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The love and service of God does not mean duties to God, to ourselves and to our Neighbour.
Question 7
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What are the means of grace?
Question 8
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Our eternal happiness comes from "possessing" God as only God is perfect, never ends and can satisfy our needs. What does it mean to possess God?
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It means to give Him orders.
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It means to love Him.
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It means to pray very often.
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It means to go the church every Sunday.
Question 9
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How do we know God?
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by the natural light of reason
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We are unable to know God.
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by the supernatural light of Faith
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When we feel His presence.
Question 10
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What is supernatural / divine revelation?
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manifestation of supernatural
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manifestation by God of his will and truths to man
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manifestation of supernatural by God or by His spokesmen
Question 11
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What is natural revelation?
Question 12
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What is human faith?
Question 13
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What is divine faith?
Question 14
Question 15
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Name two infallible credentials given to God's spokesmen.
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magic powers
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miracles
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prophecies
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predictions
Question 16
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What are miracles?
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extraordinary works which can be done by the powers of nature, and through the omnipotence of God
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extraordinary works which cannot be done by the powers of nature, but only through the omnipotence of God
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magic
Question 17
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What are prophecies?
Question 18
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Who were God's spokesmen?
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patriarchs
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bishops
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prophets
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Apostles
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Jesus Christ
Question 19
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What are mysteries?
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revealed truths that are within our reason
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revealed truths that are beyond our reason thought not contrary to it
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example: "power of nature"
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example: The Trinity
Question 20
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Through whom did God reveal Himself to us?
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patriarchs
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priests
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prophets
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all the faithful
Question 21
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To whom did Christ entrust His revelations?
Question 22
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What is the Church for us?
Question 23
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What must the Catholic believe?
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Mary was not sinless and lived a normal life
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priesthood of all believers
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all that God has revealed and through His Church proposes to his belief
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baptism is a “public declaration of faith
Question 24
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Can we believe without help from God?
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no, faith is a gift of God
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yes, faith is our personal conviction that what we believe is truth
Question 25
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When did we receive the gift of faith?
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at our confirmation
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at our baptism
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with every sacrament
Question 26
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Decipher the acronym "ichthys" [ ἸΧΘΥΣ ]
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Iota (i), Iēsoûs (Ἰησοῦς), "Jesus"
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Chi (ch), Khrīstós (Χρῑστός), "anointed"
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It's not an acronym, actually. It just means fish in biblical Greek, and fish was as adopted as a Christian symbol, also used to mark meeting places and tombs, or to distinguish friends from foes.
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It means "Mary, mother of Jesus".
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Theta (th), Theoû (Θεοῦ), "of God", the genitive singular of Θεóς, Theós, "God"
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Upsilon (y or u), (h)uiós[10] (Yἱός), "Son"
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The Ichthys symbol ("Jesus fish") is only a sign used to proclaim an affiliation with or affinity for Christianity. It does not have any other meaning.
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Sigma (s), sōtḗr (Σωτήρ), "Savior"
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The ichthys symbol is a reference to "the Holy Eucharist, with which it also symbolizes the miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fishes.
Question 27
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From what sources does the Church draw her teachings?
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Holy Scripture
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church debates
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Tradition
Question 28
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What is Holy Scripture?
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collection of books written by God and recognized as such by the Church
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collection of books written under inspiration of God and recognized as such by the Church
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collection of books written under inspiration of Apostles and recognized as such by the Church
Question 29
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What does "bible" mean?
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It's from Greek "biblia" and it means "books"
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It's from Greek "biblia" and it means "a good book"
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It's from Latin "biblia" and it means "a book"
Question 30
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How is the Bible divided?
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70 books
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40 books written before the coming of Christ (revelations made by God) - Old Testament
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45 books written before the coming of Christ (revelations made by God) - Old Testament
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27 books written after the time of Christ (revelations received through Christ and His Apostles) - New Testament
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32 books written after the time of Christ (revelations received through Christ and His Apostles) - New Testament
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72 books
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25 books written after the time of Christ (revelations received through Christ and His Apostles) - New Testament
Question 31
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What does "testament" mean?
Question 32
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In what are the books of Bible different from all other books?
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written by Apostles, dictated by Christ Himself
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not composed by mere human effort
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written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit
Question 33
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How do we know that the Bible is inspired?
Question 34
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What is the Canon of the Scriptures?
Question 35
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What classes of books are contained in the Bible?
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historical
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letters
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doctrinal (didactic)
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prophetical
Question 36
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Why did Luther reject some books of the Bible?
Question 37
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In what languages was the Bible written?
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Hebrew
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Latin
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Aramaic
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Greek
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Egyptian
Question 38
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What is the Septuagint?
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Latin translation of the Bible
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Greek translation of the Bible
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English translation of the Bible
Question 39
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What is the Douay Version?
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Latin translation of the Bible
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Greek translation of the Bible
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English translation of the Bible
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French translation of the Bible
Question 40
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What is the Vulgate?
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English translation of the Bible
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Latin translation of the Bible
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Greek translation of the Bible
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Hebrew translation of the Bible
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Aramaic translation of the Bible
Question 41
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Why does the Bible need an interpreter?
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Because it cannot be read from translation other than Latin or Greek
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It is too difficult for anyone to read and understand it
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Saint Peter instructed to do so.
Question 42
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Why should we read the Bible?
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We can, but we do not have to read the Bible.
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Because the Bible tells us so.
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to search out the truths of revelations
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Jesus himself instructs us to do so.
Question 43
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Catholics were forbidden to read the bible in the past.
Question 44
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Catholics were forbidden to read certain translations of the bible in the past.