Jesus' teachings often warn against amassing ____ ___ ignoring our ___ well-being. Everything God gives to us is a __ of goodness; it is not something we earn or ____, and God can call us to himself at any ___.
worldly possessions
spiritual
gift
deserve
time
T or F
Jesus teaches us that God loves all of us and that our focus in life should not be on what we have but who we are as God's beloved children.
true
the ___ looked to God's kingship as taking place in the __ with some great event i which God would ___ his people. Some people thought that God would send a Messiah, an _____, to usher in the ___
Jews
future
deliver
anointed one
kingdom
Jesus is the ___ "God-with-us" the one who announced the coming of God's ___, but also inaugurated it in his own ___. He asked people to ___ for God's rule by turning from their ___ and believing in the ___
messiah
Kingdom
person
prepare
sins
gospel
T or F
Matthew's Gospel used the expression "Kingdom of Heaven" as a sign of reverence for holy name of God
True
The parables in Matthew 13 point out that the Kingdom has both a ___ and ___ dimension--it begins small, but will bring about great ____. Further, the parables of the treasure and pearl reveal that the Kingdom is extremely ___ and requires our __ __
present
future
results
valuable
total commitment
although God's Kingdom is first announced to the ___ ___, Christ invites ___ people to enter the Kingdom. However, Jesus announces it in a special way to the _________ and taught that we must respond to the needs of the ___
chosen people
all
poor and lowly
poor
Jesus preached and ministered to sinners, including _________--public sinners in the eyes of the Jews because of their alignment with the ___. by his association with ____ and his care for their ___, Jesus showed forth God's ___, a ___ of the coming Kingd
levi and zacchaeus
romans
sinners
welfare
mercy
sign
What does Jesus expect of his followers?
to live in such a way that they will attract others to God's Kingdom
What do the Beatitudes teach?
How to live to be able to enter the Kingdom of God
The Kingdom of God requires high __. We live by the ___ Rule and imitate God himself by being kind to ___ and wicked people. We must be __ and not judge or ___ others. Rather, we must be ___ without counting the cost
standards
Golden
ungrateful
merciful
condemn
generous
A ___ is an analogy where one reality is ___ to something that is better known. Jesus wanted his hearers to think about what living in the Kingdom requires of us and how ___ with God's reign looks to a glorious future of _____ with our loving Father
parable
compared
cooperating
eternal life
what are three reasons Jesus' parables are important?
they convey the heart of his message
they show that Jesus was an outstanding teacher
they give us a good idea of how Jesus was able to defend himself against opponents
Jesus told the parable of the ___ to challenge people who criticized him for associating with ____. He wished to show that God is ____ and loving. God will forgive ___ sinners.
prodigal son
sinners
compassionate
repentant
Jesus told the parable of the Pharisee and the _____ to attack those who ____ of themselves as virtuous and ____ to others. He taught that God is not impressed by ___ people, but welcomes with open arms the _____
Tax collector
think
superior
prideful
humble sinner
what is an allegory?
a story involving a sustained comparison in which people, things, and events are symbolically represent something else
Jesus told the parable of the Tenet ____ against the scribes and ____ who dod not accept his ___. The message is that because of the ____ of Jesus' teaching, the Kingdom of God will be ______ from those to whom it had been entrusted.
Farmers
chief priests
authority
rejection
taken away
What are the primary messages of the forty-one parables of Jesus?
salvation is here!
The Kingdom of God is a pure gift
God loves sinners
The Good News about the Kingdom of God requires an urgent response
The Good News of God's Kingdom demands repentance
Following Jesus may bring suffering
The ___ of Jesus were signs that the ____ had dawned and that the Father had ____. They invite people to ____ him and Jesus responds to their faith by ____ what they ask.
miracles
Messianic Age
sent him
believe granting
T or F
The miracles Jesus performed automatically caused people to believe
False
To whom did some of Jesus' opponents attribute his power to perform miracles?
Satan
T or F
Jesus' mission was not to abolish all human suffering here on earth, but to free us from sin, the worst slavery.
True
What are four types of miracles that Jesus performed?
physical healing
exorcisms
nature miracles
raising from the dead
Physical healing demonstrate Jesus' power of forgiving __ and reveal that the ___ of God's Kingdom brings ____ and true happiness as well as who Jesus is. The miracle of the ___ __ teaches how Jesus wants us to ____ directly for what we need.
sin
coming
wholeness
Blind Beggar
ask him
T or F
Jesus was accused of committing the sin of idolatry because only God could forgive sins
False
What is an exorcism?
the expulsion of evil spirits from a person
Nature miracles attest to Jesus' power over the ___ of nature, since all ___ came about through him. When he demonstrates his power of calming the __ at sea, even his disciples ask, "Who then is this, who __ even the winds and sea, and they ____?
forces
creation
storm
commands
obey him
Jesus' ___ people from the ___ bears witness that he has mastery over ___ ___. They ___ Jesus' own Resurrection are clear signs that ___ is in our midst, that the ___ has come
raising
dead
life and death
foreshadow
God
Messiah
What six things do Jesus' miracles accomplish?
Show that God's power has broken into human history through Jesus
Jesus has dominion over Satan and the forces of darkness and evil. God's Kingdom is here, Satan's reign
Revealed he is God because he has the power to forgive sins
reveal his identity as Go
What question did Jesus want his apostles to answer?
What was Peter's response?
But who do you say I am?"
You are the Messiah, the son of the living God
__ could not believe that the Messiah would have to endure ___ and death. Jesus __ Peter for judging not by God's standards of the Messiah as a ___ but by the standards of _______.
Peter
pain
rebuked
suffering servant
human beings
At the ____ Jesus gave Peter, James, and John a glimpse of his ___, of his true identity as God's beloved ___. His face shown like the ___ and his clothes became as ___ as light
Transfiguration
divine glory
son
sun
white
The Old Testament figure of ___ brings to mind how the __ was given to ___ through him. The figure of ___ brings to mind the ____ who had announced the ____ of the coming Messiah. The transfiguration also revealed the presence of the ____.
Moses
Law
Israel
Elijah
prophets
sufferings
Trinity
T or F
Jesus instructed Peter, James, and John not to report their vision at the Transfiguration until after the Resurrection.
True
In Luke's Gospel the travel ___ centers on ____--Jesus' destination. As he approached the city, Jesus ___ over it, foreseeing the day when the ____ would destroy the Temple in the ____
narrative
Jerusalem
wept
Romans
Jewish Revolt
Jesus returned to the ___ to teach, defended his authority to ___, warned about the ___ of the scribes and taught about the ___ of the Temple, signs of the end of the ___, and the coming of the ____
Temple
teach
hypocrisy
destruction
world
Son of Man
T or F
Satan tempted Thomas, one of the Apostles, to contact the chief priests and Temple guards to discuss a way to hand Jesus over to them.
False
T or F
Originally, the Jewish feasts of Unleavened Bread and the Passover were celebrated separately
True
The ____ Gospels report that Jesus' Last Supper was a ___ meal, but in ___ Gospel it takes place the night before--as Jesus ___ at the exact moment that the _______ lamb was sacrificed.
synoptic
Passover
John's
died
Passover Lamb
Jesus made a pledge that he would never ___ from his ___ and that he would make them sharers in his ___. He instituted the __ as a memorial of his Death and Resurrection and ___ his Apostles to celebrated the Eucharist until he __ once again
depart
own
Passover
Eucharist
commanded
returned
What definitive meaning did Jesus give to the Passover meal according to the Catechism of the Catholic Church?
Jesus passing over to his Father by Death and Resurrection. The new Passover is celebrated in the Eucharist, fulfills Jewish Passover and anticipates the final passover of the church in the glory of the kingdom.
Since her very ___ the Church has ___ celebrated the Eucharist. Catholics recognize the Holy Eucharist the ____ of the Church's life in Christ--it both _________ and created the _____ to live in and _____________ us.
beginning
faithfully
very center
celebrates
Church
transform
The message that the ___ want us to hear is that Jesus, the Christ is the ____ who has died for your ____ and has risen from the _____! Believe the ______, repent of your sins and be ____________.
Gospels
Son of God
sins
dead
Good News
baptized