Test 1: Shaping Relationships with God

Test 1: Shaping Relationships with God

• Relationships with God should be formed through love, not a prescribed set of rules.
• Christ's attitude was one of humility, acting as a friend who understands others' needs.
• Virtue: Attitudes and habits that guide good choices, empowering self-control.
• Poor in spirit: Recognizing one's reliance on God and others, embracing weaknesses and strengths.
• Meekness: Avoiding violence (physical, verbal, emotional) to achieve one's goals.
• Mourning: Showing empathy, sharing sadness with others.
• Beatitudes: Blessings/promises of happiness, acting as life guidelines.
• Beatitudes & Ten Commandments: Stepping stones to the kingdom of heaven, revealing true happiness.
• Philippians: Jesus' humility in fulfilling others' needs.
• Peacemakers: Bringing God's peace to the world, blessed by God.
• Beatitudes' delivery method: Sermon on the Mount.
• Good friend traits: Respect for another's dignity, feelings, values, needs.

Test 2: Saints, Angels, Incarnation, and God's Communication

• Saint: Recognized individual in Heaven, role model (Catholic Church). Two miracles required for saintly recognition.
• Communion of Saints: Communicating with Heaven.
• Angels: Not humans, different spiritual beings.
• Incarnation: Jesus becoming human while remaining divine.
• Purpose of Human Life: Knowing God.
• God's Communication: Through personal interests.
• Jesus' Eating Habits: Shared meals with all social classes breaking social norms.
• Emotions/Passions: Gifts enabling connections between senses & mind. Neither good nor bad, but shaped by actions.
• Intelligences: Linguistic, logical, spatial, physical, rhythmic, interpersonal, intrapersonal.
• Fifth Commandment: Prohibition on killing.
• St. Paul on the body: Human bodies are part of Christ's body and deserve respect and care.

Test 3: Prayer, God's Judgment, and Moral Decision Making

• Praying for Enemies: Fostering understanding and peace.
• Prayer of Intercession: Seeking God's help for others.
• "Poor in Spirit" Prayer: Humble and sincere, not showy.
• Sharing God's Love: Possible.
• Prayer of Petition, Thanksgiving, and Adoration: Seeking God’s help, gratitude, and praising God.
• God’s Answer to Prayers: Beyond our expectations.
• Moral Decision Making: Choosing loving actions, considering all options, and evaluating results.
• Magisterium: Pope and bishops as faith teachers.
• God's Speech: Catholic Church teachings.
• Chastity vs. Virginity: Chastity: Controlling impulses, Virginity: no sex prior to marriage.
• Human Sexuality: Gift for connection and love.
• Conscience Development: Time, consideration, and reflection.
• Peacemaking: Balancing assertiveness and empathy.
• Scientific Argument for God: Universe's beginning and end indicate a creator.
• First Commandment: Faithfulness to God.
• Alpha and Omega: God as the beginning (alpha) and end (omega).
• Abide: Conform actions to God's will.
• Abide in Love: Love relationship with God.

Test 4: Obedience, Family, and Common Good

• Obedience: Listening to and acting upon authority, seeking wisdom.
• Family: Basic unit of human life, first teachers of virtues.
• Obeying Parents: When beneficial for both child and family.
• Obeying: Listening and Responding with action to the will of an authority.
• Fourth Commandment: Respect parents and authority figures.
• Common Good: Conditions allowing maximum potential for all. Built on individual respect and peace.
• Legitimate Authority: Recognized authority serving the common good.
• God's Origin of all Authority.
• Good Samaritan: Ignoring prejudices to offer help.
• Thinking of Others: Treating others as equals and ourselves.
• Prejudice: Preconceived judgment without knowledge.
• Compassion: Feeling and acting with others.
• Eye of the Needle: Difficulty of rich entering Heaven.
• Preferential Option for the Poor: Favoring the destitute, mirroring God.
• Just Living: Practicing righteousness (justice) in God's sight.
• God's Revelation in Natural Law: Recognizing right/wrong through creation and conscience.
• Dominion over Creation: Stewardship of God's creation.

Test 5: Stewards, Lies, Truth, and Stealing

• Seventh Commandment: Prohibiting unjust taking or keeping of possessions. It is right to do right; high quality work and fulfilling obligations.
• Steward: Responsible caretaker—not owner—of resources belonging to God.
• Truth vs. Lies: Lies harm trust and community, all lies are wrong.
• Lying: Intentionally influencing someone to think or act in ways that differ from the truth.
• Truth Telling: Exceptions exist, when sharing truth will lead to harm or violate privacy and trust.
• Eighth Commandment: Forbids lying to others.
• Stealing: Any action that unfairly takes, holds back, or damages another's resources. Includes wasting, poor work, low wages, withhold talents or goods.
• Tithing: 10% contribution to religious organizations.

Test 6: Fasting, Prayer, Purity, Covetousness, & Judgment

• Fasting: Turning mind and heart to God, humility, and penitence.
• Privacy in Prayer: Private prayers, remain sincere.
• Envy: An unloving sin, leads to dishonesty.
• Purity of Heart: Acting out of love for God and others, not for reward.
• Modesty: Purity of heart trait, resisting self-promotion.
• Confidentiality: Respecting others' private things.
• Resisting False Appeal: Strength to challenge false needs.
• Ninth and Tenth Commandments: Forbid coveting; leads towards focus on God.
• God's Judgment: Responsive to sin, loving & compassionate.
• Separation from God: Sin.

This quiz explores the key concepts of relationships with God through love, humility, and virtue, as highlighted in the teachings of Christ. It covers important spiritual guidelines such as the Beatitudes, emphasizing empathy, meekness, and the pursuit of peace. Test your understanding of these foundational principles and their application in daily life.