Chapter 3

The Mystery of God

Remember in this chapter you learned:

1. God is the Mystery of mysteries who has revealed himself and his plan of Creation and Redemption.

2. Creation is the work of the Holy Trinity. God is the source of all truth, goodness, and beauty.

3. The mystery of the most Holy Trinity is at the center of our faith.

1. We ___________ fully know or understand God.

can cannot "can with a lot of prayer and study " need to

2. The gift of ___________, a Gift of the Holy Spirit, is often referred to as "fear of the Lord."

piety wisdom wonder and awe understanding

3. ___________ are one of the earliest forms of Christian art.

Paintings Cave etchings Mosaics Sculptures

4. Christian art is a ___________ that helps us respond in faith to the mystery of God.

sacramental symbol sacrament medium

5. ___________ is God making himself known to us.

Divine inspiration Divine unveiling Divine Revelation Divine Scripture

6. God has revealed attributes, or qualities about himself through ___________.

the newspaper the Internet Sacred Scripture parables

7. God has revealed himself to be Father, Son, and ___________.

Holy Trinity Holy Spirit Creator Savior

8. God has also revealed himself to be the mystery of one God in three ___________.

Gods Divine Trinities Divine Persons Human Persons

9. We call the mystery of one God in three Divine Persons the mystery of the ___________.

Creator God Holy Spirit Holy Trinity Kingdom of God

10. The Church has passed on the Divine Revelation of God as Holy Trinity in Sacred Scripture and in ___________.

the Creeds the Gospel the Second Vatican Council Sacred Tradition

11. ___________ is that first state of grace in which Adam and Eve shared in God's divine life.

Original sin Original justice Original holiness Original paradise

12. ___________ is that first state of grace before the Fall, when Adam and Eve and all of creation were in harmony.

Original sin Original justice Original harmony Original holiness

13. Humanity lost the states of original holiness and original justice because of ___________.

the serpent Adam and Eve Original Sin mortal sin

14. God the Father sent ___________.

God the Holy Spirit John the Baptist God the Son Mary

15. God the Son became like us in all ways but ___________.

looks intelligence sin vocation

16. God the Son became fully ___________.

divine alive human justified

17. The Father and Son have sent the Holy Spirit to make us holy, or to ___________ us.

bless sanctify baptize confirm

18. God created each person with a soul that bears the imprint of ___________.

God's image our physical features everlasting life a permanent mark

19. In the ___________ we come to know something about God the Creator.

Book of Exodus Book of Genesis National Geographic special teachings of the saints

20. The central belief about God is the belief in the Holy ___________.

Trinity Spirit Church Communion of Saints