Religion 07 - Week 6

Front 1

77. Did God abandon man after Adam fell into sin?

Back 1

God did not abandon man after Adam fell into sin, but promised

• to send into the world a Saviour
  
• to free man from his sins and
• to reopen to him the gates of heaven.
  

Front 2

78. Who is the Saviour of all men?

Back 2

The Saviour of all men is Jesus Christ.

Front 3

79. What is the chief teaching of the Catholic Church about Jesus Christ?

Back 3

The chief teaching of the Catholic Church about Jesus Christ is that He is God made man.

Front 4

80. Why is Jesus Christ God?

Back 4

Jesus Christ is God, because

• He is the only Son of God,
• having the same Divine nature as His Father.
  

Front 5

81. Why is Jesus Christ man?

Back 5

Jesus Christ is man, because

• He is the son of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• and has a body and soul like ours.
  

Front 6

82. Is Jesus Christ more than one Person?

Back 6

No, Jesus Christ is

• only one Person; and
• that Person is the second Person of the Blessed Trinity.
  

Front 7

83. How many natures has Jesus Christ?

Back 7

Jesus Christ has

• two natures:
• the nature of God and
• the nature of man.
  

Front 8

84. Was the Son of God always man?

Back 8

The Son of God was

• not always man, but
• became man at the time of the Incarnation.
  

Front 9

85. What is meant by the Incarnation?

Back 9

By the Incarnation is meant that

• the Son of God, retaining His Divine nature,
• took to Himself a human nature,
• that is, a body and soul like ours.
  

Front 10

86. How was the Son of God made man?

Back 10

The Son of God was conceived and made man

• by the power of the Holy Ghost
• in the womb of the Blessed Virgin Mary.
  

Front 11

87. When was the Son of God conceived and made man?

Back 11

The Son of God was conceived and made man

• on Annunciation Day,
• the day on which the Angel Gabriel announced to the Blessed Virgin Mary that she was to be the Mother of God.
  

Front 12

88. Is Saint Joseph the father of Jesus Christ?

Back 12

Jesus Christ had

• no human father,
• but Saint Joseph was the spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary and
• the guardian, or foster father, of Christ.
  

Front 13

89. When was Christ born?

Back 13

Christ was born

• of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• on Christmas Day,
• in Bethlehem,
• more than 2000 years ago.