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GR. 12 THEOLOGY SIGNS OF THE TIMES (SOT): “WE KNOW THE TRUTH” John 21:24 1. What does the word “mystery” mean? ANSWER 1.1  Mystery means beyond comprehension; something whose meaning is inexhaustible and...

GR. 12 THEOLOGY SIGNS OF THE TIMES (SOT): “WE KNOW THE TRUTH” John 21:24 1. What does the word “mystery” mean? ANSWER 1.1  Mystery means beyond comprehension; something whose meaning is inexhaustible and superabundant. 2. How is the Blessed Trinity a mystery?  The Blessed Trinity is a mystery because God is Really Himself and by the limitation of our capacity to know Him, prevents us to Him totally. 3. What is the relationship between faith and understanding of the Holy Trinity?  Faith is our personal relationship with God. It is our response to God’s revelation. 4. How is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit become one?  Each Person is the whole God, the Three Persons constitute one God, one divine nature 5. How is the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit distinct from each other?  The Father is neither the Son nor the Holy Spirit; they are one God but not identical 6. What does God share to us that we also share to others?  We share in the love that exists between 7. How does the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist unite us to the Triune God?  By being united to Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit dwelling in us, we are drawn up into the eternal relationship of love among the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.  UNIT 1.2 1. What does “Proof” mean?  Proof refers to evidence or anything that proves something 2. Are proofs all the same in all fields of life? Why?  No. Proofs depend on the particular field of life. 3. How do changes around us prove God’s existence?  Change implies temporariness. It also points to a “changer. But the ONE who changed. He must be eternal 4. How does goodness in beings prove God’s existence?  Goodness found in beings shoes gradation. There is good, better, and best. This points and leads to the One who is Goodness and from whom comparison of goodness is based on. 5. How does the universe prove God;s existence?  The universe shows order and harmony. Such order and harmony are workings of the One who is Most Intelligent. 6. Why does believing in God’s existence mater to one’s daily life? Life would find meaning. We will live with hope. We become open to the possibility of coming to know God and His love personally. 7. How does the sacrament of the Holy Eucharist become an encounter of God’s loving presence?  In the Eucharist, we listen to the Word of the Father and receive His Son Jesus through the host. In the Eucharist, the Holy Spirit moves us to experience the Divine.  UNIT 1.3 ANSWER 1. What does “Jesus being born of the Virgin Mary “ imply?  That Jesus is human 2. What is the difference between assuming and absorbing a bodily form?  Assuming a bodily form implies that Jesus became human like us, without ceasing to be Divine while absorbing a bodly form implies mixtue of Divine and human, giving rise to the 3rd element which is the product of mixing Divine and human natures. 3. What is the only thing that Jesus in unlike us? What does this tell us?  Sin. This tell us that overcoming sin is not imoissible. Oftentimes, people wold use their humanity as alibi for sinning. Jesus became truly human and yet overcame sin. It is not because of His Divine natue, rather, through His love and obedience to the Father and ardent prayer in the Spirit> 4. Why did Jesus become human?  He was sent by the Father in order to save us from the slavery of sin and to give example of holiness. 5. How is Jesus a true God? Jesus is true God for he is the only Begotten Son of the Father who in eternity is God, one with the Father and the Holy Spirit. 6. What does the Son of God being human tell us?  Jesus tells us of the love of God for all of us.  UNIT 1.4 ANSWERS TO EQ 1. In what way the Holy Spirit “the forgotten person” of the Holly Trinity?  People do the sign of the cross and know Christ through the Bible but rarely the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit is accepted to be present but is not really known personally. 2. Who is the Holy Spirit?  Third person of the Trinity who proceeds from the Father and the Son  Breath of love of the Father and the Son 3. What does the Holy Spirit as Paraclete mean?  The “Paraclete “ literally means “he who is called to one’s side,” ad- vocatus. 4. Who is the Holy Spirit in the creation? redemption ?  The Holy Spirit is God’s creative power giving and keeping all in existence. 5. What is the Activity of the Holy Spirit to the Church?  The Holy Spirit sent by the Father and the Risen Christ, gave birth to the first Christian community.  UNIT 1.5 ANSWER TO E.Q. 1. How are we and the world created?  It is God - Father, Son and Holy Spirit – who created the world and continues to keep it in existence 2. How is the whole creation redeemed by God?  Jesus redeemed the world as sent by the Father in the Holy Spirit. It is the Father’s plan that everyone will be saved. 3. In what way are we sanctified by the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?  God sends His Spirit to share His divine life with us. By sharing His divine life, we participate in the glory and holiness of God.  4. Why is it important to point out the workings of the Holy Trinity from creation, redemption, to sanctification  knowing the workings of the Holy Trinity will help us realize how much God loves us and with us from the very beginning 5.In what way can we participate in the workings of the Holy Trinity? As God is communion of love , we can participate in Them by loving Him abd each other 6. How was Jesus or the Holy Spirit “sent” if it is the Triune God who is at work in creation, redemption, and sanctification from the very beginning? Being sent implies uniqueness and distinctiveness of the working. It does not mean from absence to presence.