We Believe Grade 6 Chapter 4

What are the 7 sacraments?

1.) Baptism 2.) Communion/Eucharist 3.) Confirmation 4.) Penance/Reconciliation 5.) Holy Orders 6.) Matrimony 7.) Anointing of the sick

List 2 ways or levels that the story of Cain and Abel can be understood

1.) In one level it declares the sacredness of human life and prohibits murder of any kind. 2.) In another level it symbolizes the separations of human beings from one another.

How long did the rain last?

40 days and 40 nights

An ancient structure that is made up of rows of brick platforms that are built on top of each other. The Tower of Babel was an example.

A ziggurat

What does the Hebrew word "babel" mean?

Babylon

Who were the first sons of Adam and Eve?

Cain and Abel

Adam and Eve's sons made offerings to God. Which sons offering did God favor and accept?

God accepted Abel's offering

Since God was pleased with Noah what covenant did he make with him?

God made a covenant of never flooding the whole earth again.

What did God do to fully restore his friendship with humanity since the friendship was broken by humans' disobedience?

God sent a savior to fully restore his friendship with humanity.

There are 4 gospels in the New Testament. What does the word gospel mean?

Gospel means the good news about God at work in Jesus Christ

What do we call the sharing in God's life and friendship?

Grace

How did God stop the ancient people from doing what they wanted to do?

He confused languages.

Why was God displeased with humanity?

His people were not listening, and the world became lawless.

God wanted people to spread out amongst the earth but man feared this. Where did man choose to live?

In a Tower

What does the story of Babel symbolize?

It symbolizes the separation among different groups of people

Name the four gospels

Matthew, Mark, Luke and John

Who was commanded by God to build an ark so his family and two kinds of each animal could be saved from the flood?

Noah

What did Noah do when the flood had stoppped and his family and animals were safe on land?

Noah built an altar and laid a sacrifice on top of it for God

What do the gospels teach?

The gospels teach the Good News about God at work and Jesus Christ.

The story of Noah's ark in Genesis reveals an important religious truth. What is the important religious truth?

The important religious truth that is revealed in the story of Noah is that God's forgiveness and love, and human goodness can overcome all evil.

What prophet spoke to the people on God's behalf and reminded them of the way God wanted them to live?

The prophet Isaiah

What sin came into the world because Cain resented his brother?

The sin of murder

In the story of Noah's Ark, what symbolized Gods justice, love, and forgiveness?

The symbol of water

What is the symbol of God's covenant?

The symbol was a rainbow.

How do we receive grace?

Through the sacraments

What are we supposed to learn from the story of Cain and Abel since the biblical writer does not tell us why God favored one son's offering and not the other's?

We cannot always understand the ways of God and should not try to judge his ways.

What does humanity living in the tower symbolize?

resisting or going against God's will.

What words did Isaiah use to describe God's son Jesus?

suffering servant

What does the Ark symbolize

the Church because of its saving power

What does the waters of the flood symbolize?

the waters of the sacrament of baptism.