Sixth Grade Religion-Chapter One

As a disciple of Jesus, this year, I promise to...

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The Bible is a collection of books.

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What types of literary forms are contained in the books of the Bible?

Ancient folktales, histories, novels, short stories, advice on living, code of law, letters, prophecy, visions, poetry, hymns, and many other types of writing.

What are we called to be as Catholics?

Disciples of Jesus and Soldiers of Christ

What are two ways God's Divine Revelation is passed on?

It is passed on through the Bible and through living witness of the Church called Tradition.

We notice the great variety of plant and animal life in the world. We observe human life, the greatest and most astounding creation in the universe.

Learning about who we are, how we think and behave, and what we hope for, helps us to think about what God must be like.

God created us in his image and likeness and so every person reflects God's goodness.

Name a way that you reflect the ways of God

In the Old Testament, we learn about God's relationship with the people of Israel.

The New Testament contains the story of Jesus, his mission, his first followers, and the beginning of the Church.

When we "Gather Together," we come together as a class.

When we "Gather Together," we come together when we are in church

A disciple is always learning about his or her faith

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All of Sacred Scripture is the Word of God.

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Ask whether the students have even been surprised by something that they have learned. Explain that what they heard in that instance was a revelation.

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Explain that God makes himself known through Divine Revelation so that we can draw closer to him

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God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are the Blessed Trinity. The Blessed Trinity is Three Persons in One God.

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How do you respond to God's love for you?

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Sacred Scripture, also known as the Bible, is God's Revelation of his plan for us. Using the human words of many writers inspired the Holy Spirit. God tells us he wants us to embrace him and to share in his divine life.

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Show the students a wristwatch and a cell phone; explain that people invented these things, and that human inventiveness reflects God's intelligence and creative power. By observing God's creation and created things, we come to know about God.

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So, by making use of all of our natural gifts, and the gifts of other people, we get to know about our world, about ourselves, and about God.

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The Bible contains all kinds of literary forms or genres: Ancient folktales, histories, novels, short stories, advice on living, code of law, letters, prophecy, visions, poetry, hymns, and many other types of writing.

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The Pope is the Head of the Church

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The word Bible means "books." The Bible is not just one book but a library of scared or holy books. This Bible has 73 separate books. It is divided into two parts. The Old Testament contains 46 books. The New Testament contains 27 books.

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To be loved is a wonderful gift. In many ways, God has shown us how he loves us. He has pledged his love for us and promised to be with us always. He became flesh in the Person of Jesus Christ.

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We need God's help to get to know him better.

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We will learn about God's love for us, as his people and his action of their lives throughout history

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When we refer to a reading from the Bible, we refer to the book, the chapter of the book, and the verse of the chapter. The citation Genesis 1:1-2 refers to The Book of Genesis, chapter 1 and verses 1 and 2.

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Can anyone give an example of how they can show that they are a disciple of Christ?

Appreciating the Scripture and Tradition as God's revelation of himself; Praising God as the source of all life and living as the image of God; Recognizing the truths taught in Genesis stories of creation and of Original Sin; Understanding God's promise to send a Savior and his covenant with Noah; Learning about the Patriarchs, our ancestors in faith, and Abraham, the father of God's people.

What does the word Bible mean?

Books

By looking at the vast expanses in space through a telescope, we get to know something of God's power.

By discovering more about the universe, we get to know about God's knowledge and wisdom.

As disciples of God, we worship God

Can you list any ways you can show God you are worshipping him?

God loves us so much he told us about himself. He revealed himself to us. Reveal means to "make known."

Divine Revelation is God's making himself known to us. God has made himself known to us though his mighty deeds and by his interactions with his people throughout time.

How has God revealed himself to us?

God has revealed himself to us through creation, through acts of history, through interacting with us, through the Bible, and through Jesus.

The Pope and the Bishops form what is referred to as the Magisterium, the living teaching office of the Church.

In Jesus' name and with the help of the Holy Spirit, the Magisterium interprets both Scripture and Tradition.

We learn about God through Scripture in ways we learn about characters in books; what the character says, what the characters does, how the character acts, what the character thinks, what others say about the character, and how others react to the character.

In the bible, we learn about God and he is a character in the bible and we learn the same aspects about him; additionally, we learn the same about Jesus, Mary, the Saints, and the disciples and followers of God.

The simplest of these theories is based on the idea that a machine, such as a watch or a cellphone, or computer, does not make itself.

It has a maker. The reasonable conclusion is that the universe has a maker. We believe that the maker, or Creator of the universe is God

Tradition includes teachings and practices handed on orally from the time of Jesus and his Apostles. It includes the creeds, or statements of Christian beliefs. It also includes the teachings and documents of the Church.

It includes the Church's worship, and other practices.

The special guidance that the Holy Spirit gave to the human writers of the Bible is called Divine Inspiration.

It is guaranteed that the human writers wrote without any error God's saving truth. For that reason., God is the true author of the whole Bible. Thus, the Bible is the Word of God.

God's Revelation is full and complete in his only Son, Jesus Christ. By sending his Son, God tells us what we need to know about himself

Jesus Christ is the only Son of God who became man. Jesus shows us God his Father. Together with the Father, Jesus sends God the Holy Spirit who helps us respond to God's great love for us.

Who is Jesus?

Jesus is the Son of God, who became one of us

The events and the recollection that people had from God were passed on from generation to generation.

People's living experience of God helped to shape what would eventually be written down.

How does reason help us to know God?

Reason helps us to know that God is the maker, or Creator, of the universe.

How many books are in the Bible?

Seventy-three

The Bible, also called Sacred Scripture or simply Scripture, is the written record of God's revelation and his relationship with his people.

The Bible has a divine author, God, and many human authors, or biblical writers. These writers used their own words and expressions. As human writers wrote, they were guided by the Holy Spirit.

What is the Bible?

The Bible is the written record of God's Revelation and his relationship with people.

Who remembers learning about the Blessed Trinity?

The Blessed Trinity is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit

The Acts of the Apostles offers accounts of the early Church

The Epistles are letters

The Book of Exodus is history

The Gospels are narratives about Jesus

The books of Proverbs contains advice on living life

The psalms are poetry and hymns

What is the special term we use to talk about God revealing himself to us?

The term is Divine Revelation

Tradition is the source of the Church's ongoing understanding of the meaning of Revelation and the ways to apply it to our lives.

The written message of Scripture and the spoken message of Tradition have been handed on by the Apostles to the whole Church. The bishops are the successors of the Apostles.

Who knows how many reading there are at Mass

There are three readings; One from Old Testament, one from New Testament, and one from Gospel.

What is Tradition?

Tradition is the Revelation of the Good News of Jesus Christ as lived out in the Church.

How can we know God?

We can know God through his creation

When "We Respond", we think about ways our faith affects the things we say or do; share our thoughts and feelings, pray to God.

We say and do the things that show our love for God and others.

Through the gift of reason, we conclude that God is our Creator.

When we study God's creation, we learn about God.

We can know God through his creation

When we think, we are using our natural ability to reason and to come to a sound conclusion. The ability to reason is a gift that all human beings have.