Exam 9: Christianity

Which of Jesus' early disciples first identified him as the Messiah?

A sacrament is a rite instituted by Jesus to bestow the grace of God.

Who wrote the Institutes of the Christian Religion ?

Christianity teaches that through the suffering of some innocent people other people have been saved.

Describe how the person of Jesus is presented in the Gospel of John. What do the "I am..." statements signify?

Christians developed their own interpretation of religious persecution based on the Jewish Book of Daniel.

What fourth century Christian monk modeled his order as a garrison of Christ's soldiers?

According to Christians, the world was created by God as a

Describe the beliefs of the early Christians regarding the meaning of their suffering in persecution. What was God's role in their suffering, and what did they expect His eventual action(s) to be?

After Jesus' resurrection, the stories say he was only seen as a spirit -- never in an actual, physical body.

Most Christians deny the existence of evil.

Christianity teaches that

Early Christian teachers incorporated Greek philosophy into their theology to attract converts from among intellectual leaders of the time.

What was the final act that permanently separated the Eastern and Western Catholic churches?

Describe the main differences in devotional practices of the early Eastern and Western Catholic churches.

Identify and briefly describe at least two examples of Christian religious diversity in America.

Describe the activities of the first Vatican Council (1869-1870) and its impact on contemporary Roman Catholicism.

Paul negotiated with the Jewish Christians to allow Gentiles acceptance into the church by which sacrament alone?

The Orthodox church omits the fourth foundation of faith.

Why did the Jesuits succeed in introducing Christianity to China?