On The Path Of Salvation-3-God The Life-Giver
On The Path Of Salvation-3-God The Life-Giver
The Sentences in bold is the Answer
Chapter 1: God who give life
Chapter 2:Man who loses Divine Life
Chapter 3 : Sin Breaks Relationships
Chapter 6: God Who Leads to Salvation
Chapter 7-Commandment: The ways of Life
Chapter 8 – Sin : Violation of commandments
Chapter 9: Jesus who Obeyed the commandments
Chapter 11: The Disciples who Receive Holy Spirit
Chapter 12:Sacraments: Streams of life- giving water
Chapter 13: Disciples sent by Jesus
The Sentences in bold is the Answer
Chapter 1: God who give life
- What are the specific features of living things?
The specific features of living things are
- Seeds sprout, plants grow;
- They blossom and bear fruit.
- Animals are born, they move, grow and multiply.
- Why
did God give us life?
- God gave us life-to grow in in love,
- to do good in this world and
- Thus to attain Heaven.
- In what does man’s joy consist?
Chapter 2:Man who loses Divine Life
- From
which tree in the Garden of Eden did God command then not to eat?
God commanded them not to eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
- Who tempted our first parents to act
against the command of God?
- Why did Adam and Eve hide themselves
among the trees?
- They disobeyed God and sinned.
- So they were shy and afraid and felt uneasy to
stand before God.
- So they hid
themselves among the tree
Chapter 3 : Sin Breaks Relationships
- Why
did God accept the sacrifice of Abel?
- Abel offered the best of his flock.
- God accepted the offering of Abel
- What
is the sin of Cain?
a. Cain hated Abel.
b. Cain did not listen to God
c. Cain turned wild and murdered Abel
- What
reply did Cain give when God asked him “Where is your brother?”
- Cain murdered Abel. When God asked Cain, where is
your brother Abel
- He replied: “Am I the keeper of my brother?”
- Thus Cain sinned and rejected his
brother.
- God
was pleased with Noah. Why?
- Noah lived a life pleasing God.
- God was pleased with him.
- Why
did God punish the Earth with flood?
- As time passed, sin also increased.
- Yahweh
saw that the wickedness of man was great on earth
- The thoughts in man’s heart fashioned nothing
but wickedness all day long.
- Therefore God destroyed the whole
world with flood.
- Why
did God disperse those who tried to build the tower?
- Filled
with pride, they began to build a tower without God to keep up their prestige.
God did not like it.
- Hence God
scattered them by making them use strange language
- They were not able to understand one another.
- Thus, they got dispersed into several places.
Chapter 5: God who prepares The Way For Salvation
- Where did Abraham live as per the
instruction of God?
As per the instruction of God, Abraham lived in Canaan. - What is the name of Abraham’s son?
His name was Isaac. - Who is called Israel?
The descendants of Jacob are known as Israel.
Chapter 6: God Who Leads to Salvation
- What for did God chose Moses?
God chose Moses to liberate the Israelites from the slavery of Egypt. - How did God save the Israelites from
the slavery of Egypt?
a. God performed great miracles through Moses.
b. He punished Egyptians sending 10 plagues.
c. Pharaoh was compelled and decided to send them away because of this.
d. Thus under the leadership of Moses, the Israelites came out of Egypt. - Whom did God give Moses as a helper?
Moses was given a helper, Aaron. - To which land did God lead the
Israelites?
God lead the Israelites to the land of Canaan.
Chapter 7-Commandment: The ways of Life
- Where did God give the Ten
Commandments to Moses?
God given the Ten Commandments to Moses at Mount Sinai.
- If we listen to God’s words and keep
his commandments what will we become?
If you listen to my word and keep my covenant you will be my most beloved people among all the nations. - In how many commandments are the Ten
Commandments contained? What are they?
Ten Commandments can be contained in two commandments.
1. You shall love the Lord your God above all.
2. You shall love your neighbour as yourself. - What are the ways of life?
God’s commandments are ways of life. - What all things do we learn from the
Ten Commandments?
1. Commandments help us to show the right way in our journey to heaven.
2. God’s commandments teach us what we must do and what we must not do in life.
3. Let us learn the commandments and keep them and move along the path of life.
Chapter 8 – Sin : Violation of commandments
- What is sin?
Sin is a violation of God’s commandments. - What are temptations?
We may be tempted to violate God’s commandments. Such instigations (encouragements) are temptations. - What are we to do to love God?
We should obey God’s commandments to love God - What are we to do to overcome
temptation?
- Jesus said: Be alert, keep awake and pray, so that you will not fall into
temptation.
- As Jesus said if we are empowered
by prayer, we will be able to conquer Satan and his temptations.
Chapter 9: Jesus who Obeyed the commandments
- To whom was Jesus obedient?
Jesus was obedient to His parents. - Where did Jesus grew up?
Jesus grew up in a small house in Nazareth’
- What are the precepts of the Church?
- You shall attend Holy Mass on Sundays and days of obligation.
- You shall confess your sins at least once a year and receive Holy
Communion during the Easter season.
- You shall jeep fasting and abstinence on the days fixed by the church.
- You shall not celebrate marriage in forbidden seasons and with forbidden
people.
- You shall contribute to the support of the Church and the Pastors
according to the norms fixed by the authorities of the Church.
- Which are the feast days of
obligation?
- Dhukrana of St. Thomas – July 3rd
- The Assumption of our Bl. Mother –
Aug 15th
- Christmas – Dec 25th
- According to St. Luke, in which all
aspects did Jesus grow up?
- Jesus grew in wisdom
- Jesus grew in age(stature)
- Jesus grew in favour with God
- Jesus grew in favour with men
- At the synagogue of Nazareth, from
which book of the prophet did Jesus read?
Jesus began to read from the book of Prophet Isaiah. - Which sacrament lifts us from the
state of sin and makes us God’s children?
- What all blessings do we get when we
receive Baptism?
- Baptism
liberates us from sin and gives us divine life.
- With Baptism
we become God’s children and heirs to heaven.
- In whose name do we receive Baptism?
Baptism is given in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
Chapter 11: The Disciples who Receive Holy Spirit
- What does the event of Pentecost remind
us?
a. On the day of Pentecost, while they were praying, they heard a noise like that of a heavy wind or storm from heaven.
b. It filled the house where they assembled. They saw tongues of fire on the head of everyone.
c. They were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak other languages as the Spirit gave them the gift of speech. - In what form did the Holy Spirit
descend on the disciples?
The Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples in the form of tongues of fire. - What is the Sacrament of Anointing?
The sacrament of Anointing is the sacrament that gives us, who are born again in baptism by the power of the Holy Spirit as children of God, a special power and Charism of the Holy Spirit necessary to witness to Jesus and to proclaim His Gospel. - How does the Holy Spirit who comes to
us through the Sacrament of Anointing work in us?
- When we are anointed by Holy Oil an unerasable seal of the anointing
of the Holy Spirit is imprinted on our soul.
- Thus we experience the constant
presence of God and are filled with grace.
- The Holy Spirit
constantly persuades and empowers us to do good.
Chapter 12:Sacraments: Streams of life- giving water
- What is a sacrament?
Sacraments are the visible signs, instituted by Jesus Christ, signifying and giving the invisible divine life. - How many sacraments are there? Which
are they?
a. There are seven sacraments in the Church.
b. In the sacraments Jesus acts through the Holy Spirit and imparts the Water of Divine life.
c. Baptism, anointing, Holy Qurbana, Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Holy Orders and Marriage. - Which are the sacraments that can be
received only once?
Baptism, Anointing and Holy Orders are the sacraments which can be received once only. - What do we get through sacraments?
Through each sacrament
- grace or divine life flows unto us
- and helps us to grow in holiness.
Chapter 13: Disciples sent by Jesus
- What is the meaning of the word
“Apostle”?
The meaning of the term ‘Sleeha’ or Apostle is one who is sent. - Give the names of the Apostles?
The 12 apostles are Peter, Andrew, Jacob, John, Philip, Bartholomew, Thomas, Mathew, Jacob- son of Helpai, Thadeus (Jude), Simon and Judas Iscariot. - Who is the successor of Peter?
The Pope. - Where did St. Thomas become a martyr?
St. Thomas, one of the apostles, came to India, preached the Gospel and became a martyr at Chinnamalai of Mailapur near Chennai.
- Which book describes the life of the
early Christians?
The Acts of the Apostles in the Bible describes the life of the early Christian community. - What are the specific features of the
early Christians?
- The Early Christians lived in unity praying and
praising God with one heart and mind.
- They were praised by all.
- The Holy Spirit empowered them and all of them
lived and proclaimed the Gospel courageously.
- In what all ways do the gifts of the
Holy Spirit help us?
The gifts of the Holy Spirit
- help us to grow in holiness
- to walk the path of the Gospel
- and to proclaim the Gospel.
What are the gifts of the Holy Spirit?
There the seven gifts of the Holy Spirit. Those are wisdom, understanding, counsel, knowledge, fortitude, piety and fear of God.
- Who are martyrs?
Persons who have given up their lives for the faith are called martyrs. - Who is the first martyr?
The first martyr is St. Stephen. - Write the names of any five saints.
St. Augustine, St. Antony, St, Francis of Assisi, St. Francis Xavier, St. Little Flower, St. Don Bosco, St. Dominic Savio and St. Maria Goreti.
- Who are the friends God has given to
help us grow in virtue?
- Guardian angels are our friends who
God has given us to help us to grow in goodness.
- They help us to walk constantly in
the path of goodness.
- What
are the fruits of the Holy Spirit?
They are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, meekness, longanimity, chastity, temperance and self-control.