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31 Cards in this Set
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________ the greater the persecutions, the less people were interested in becoming Christians.
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- False
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_______ An apologist is a person who makes a public apology for his or her sins
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- False
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_______ the Romans considered their emperor to be a god.
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- True
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_______ In the Church of this period, bishops oversaw local communities
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- True
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_______ People who believed in Gnosticism stressed the humanity of Jesus
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- False
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______ The church fathers helped people understand the faith.
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- True
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________ is a modern day martyr who was killed while saying Mass in San Salvador
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- Archbishop Oscar Romerof
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A martyr is someone who _____ for his or her faith
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- dies
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The ___________ is a summary of all that the apostles taught the first Christians
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- Apostle's Creed
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During this time in history, the Roman Empire moved its center from Rome to _______________
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- Constantinople ( Istanbul, Turkery)
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Followers of Montanism believed that sins committed after _______ could not be forgiven
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- Baptism
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Although he was not called "pope," the ___________ was considered to be the head of all the bishops of the church.
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- Bishop of Rome
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A major reason the Roman Empire continued to persecute Christians was more _________ than __________
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- political
- religious |
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To worship the emperor meant that Christians had to ________ their ________ in Jesus
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- reject
- faith |
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The final collapse of the Roman empire came about in the __________ century.
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- fifth (5)
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The only way for Christians to avoid excruciating torture and death was to these simple words: _________ ________ __________.
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- I reject Jesus
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__________ defended the faith through their lives and writings
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- apologists
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Two of the most famous apologists were St. ________ __________ and St. ___________
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- Justin Martyr
- Irenaeus |
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Two of the most well-known Church father were St. ________ and St. ___________.
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- Ignatius
- Polycarp |
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___________ are false teachings about our faith.
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- Heresies
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The apologists challenged the following two heresies: __________ and ___________
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- Gnoticism
- Montanism |
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The teachings of Jesus are a delicate __________ between ________ and ________, _________ and __________, the recognition of human ________ and awareness of human ______
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- balance
- spirit - matter - time - eternity - goodness - evil |
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The Church fathers kept the Christians centered on the ___________ truths.
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- Gospel
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Another word for martyr is _____________.
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- Witness (good example)
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By 300 C.E. __________ was well-established in just about every part of the empire.
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- Christianity
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The people and official leaders carried out the work of the Church by:
a)______________ b)______________ c)______________ d)_____________ |
a) Bringing the Eucharist to the sick and imprisoned
b) Caring for the poor c) Teaching new converts d) Sharing faith with non-Christian neighbors |
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St. __________, pope from 236-250 C.E. was the first victim of the persecution of Christians by Roman emperor, Decius
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- Fabian
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Define Martyrs
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Describe the two most painful methods of torture used against the Christians.
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- throat slit then hanged
- put on wood, cut and burned to death |
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Why did some bishops, priests, or deacons choose not to marry?
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- they want to be an imitation of Jesus
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Why were the early Christians viewed as traitors and enemies of the state?
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- they were blamed for many of the problems in the empire because of their refusal to worship the emperor as a god
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