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30 Cards in this Set
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Bible
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The written record of God's rRevelation and his relationship with his people
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Tradition
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The Revelation of the Good News of Jesus Christ as lived out in the Church, past & present
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Divine Inspiration
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The special guidance that the Holy Spirit gave to the human writers of the Bible
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Covenant
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An agreement between God & his people
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Book of Genesis
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The first book in the Bible
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Human Dignity
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The value and worth that comes from being made in God's image & likeness
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Free Will
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The freedom & ability to choose
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Gospel
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The Good News about God at work in Jesus Christ
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Soul
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The invisible spiritual reality that makes each of us human & that will never die
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Steward
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a person who is given both the authority over what he or she cares for & the responsibility for seeing that it lives & grows
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Sin
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A thought, word, deed, or omission against God's law
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Original Sin
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The first sin that weakened human nature & brought ignarance, suffering, & death into the world; we all suffer from its effects.
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Patriarch
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A father, or founder, of a clan, a group of related families
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Pharoah
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A king of Egypt
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Providence
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God's plan for and protection of all creation
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Manna
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a sweet bread-like food that God provided for Israelites in the desert
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Mt. Sinai
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A mountain peak in the rocky, Southern part of the Sinai peninsula
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10 Commandments
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The laws of God's covenant given to Moses on Mt. Sinai
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Adam & Eve
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God made Adam out of dirt after he created the Earth; Eve was made out of Adam's rib; Told them not to eat from the tree in Garden; Devil convinced them to eat; God got mad & told them to leave the Garden. Original Sin
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Cain & Abel
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Adam & Eve's children; Cain got mad because he felt Abel was loved more so he killed Abel; God got mad & had Cain kill himself
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Noah
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Because all the people in Noah's city were bad except for Noah, God told Noah to build an ark to hold 2 of each kind of animal; Noah followed God's orders & then God sent a flood. 40 days & nights of rain; white dove brought olive branch as sign of land. Rained stopped & water receded; God amde a covenant to never send a flood again to cleanse humanity
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Abraham & Isaac
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Abraham was old man whofollowed God's command & led his people to Canaan; He only asked God for a child; Isaac was born; God asked Abraham to kill his only son; They both went up the mountain & Abraham was about ready to sacrifice Isaac; But God said, "Stop don't do it" God loved his people & wanted them to turn to Him.
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Jacob (patriarch) & Esau
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Isaac's twin sons; Jacob was chosen by God to inherit but he had to get laws changed; Jacob agered a lot of people especially Esau who wanted to kill him; Jacob fled to Haran where he had a dream that God told him he would inherit Canaan; Jacob had a good life after that; God chenged Jacob's name to Israel & called his people Israelites
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Joseph (patriarchs)
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Jacob's favorite son; Joseph wore a long robe & had strange dreams; brothers took Joseph away & sold him to merchants who sold him to work for Pharoah; Joseph interpreted Pharoah's dreams & prepared Egypt for famine;during famine, Joseph's brothers went to Egypt for food; Joseph moved his family to Egypt fulfilling God's purpose that his people would find a temporary home in Egypt
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Moses
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Found by the Pharoah's daughter in the river as a baby; Moses cared deeply for the Hebrews & was angry about how they were being treated; he led them out of Egypt into the deseert; after 40 days & nights they found Mt. Sinai; Moses climbs it & gets the 10 Commandments
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What truths are found in the Creation stories?
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That God created everything like the Earth & Man; everything that God created is good.
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How did God respond when Adam and Eve sinned?
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God was mad & sent them out of the Garden; He didn't abandon them though & said that he would send a descendant to rescue humanity & restore order
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How did the Israelites end up slaves in Egypt?
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Abraham moved to Canaan,Jacob's son was taken to Egypt to work & his family followed looking for a better life.
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How were the Israelites rescued from slavery in Egypt?
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Moses led them out of Egypt & into the desert to the Promised Land
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What was the Israelites' experience in the desert?
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Difficult journey & they often lost faith; God showed them miracles to keep their faith; got the 10 commandments, learned to worship God who would see them through all their troubles
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