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Religion
Chapter 9
Question | Answer |
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What is the first commandment? | I am the Lord your God, you shall not have strange gods before me |
What does the first commandment tell us? | To believe in God alone. Out of his great love, God created us. In return, God asks us to believe in him, to love him and to honor him above all. |
Who carved images of what they thought their gods looked like? | People (not Israelites) who believed in multiple gods |
What is the special prayer of the Israelites called? | The Shema |
What does "Shema" mean? | hear |
What prayer did Jesus pray? | The Shema |
Three ways how can we honor God? | 1. believing in him 2. prayer 3. worship |
What does prayer mean? | listening and talking to God with our hearts and minds |
What does worship mean? | giving God thanks and praise |
What is our greatest act of love and worship? | the celebration of the mass |
Are Mary and the saints worshipped like God? | No, they are venerated (shown devotion) |
How can we learn to honor God? | By the example of the saints |
What is Idolatry? | giving worship to a creature or thing instead of God |
What is another word for false god? | idol |
How is Mary an example of trusting God? | When the Angel Gabriel appeared to Mary to tell her that she would give birth to the Son of God |