How many can you answer?
1: What is a cosmological argument for the existence of God?
2: What do we mean when we say, “Jesus Christ died for us”?
3: How do we “get saved” in one sentence?
4: How do you respond to someone who accuses Catholics of believing we’re saved by “faith+works”?
5: Name a Bible passage that describes the nature of Baptism.
6: What issue was Paul addressing in the first half of Romans?
7: Why is it necessary to have a church with a Pope?
8: Name a passage that describes the nature of the Church.
9: When does Papal infallibility apply?
10: In what century was the canon of the Bible codified?
11: Explain purgatory in under a minute.
12: What is the difference between a divorce and an annulment?
13: In what sense is the Mass a sacrifice, but not a re-sacrifice?
14: What is the doctrine of transubstantiation?
15: Name a passage which supports Confession.
16: What is the principle problem with the violinist argument?
17: Why be Catholic?
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1) These are arguments for the existence of God which begin by looking at the nature and characteristics of the universe. Examples include the Kalam Cosmological Argument, the Contingency Argument, and the Fine Tuning Argument.
2) On the cross, Jesus made of Himself an atoning sacrifice for the sins of mankind. The merits of this sacrifice can be applied to us in baptism (or the desire for baptism).
3) To be saved (as an adult) you must repent, believe, and be baptized.
4) We don't believe that. The Bible teaches us that we're not saved by faith alone. However, it doesn't teach we earn our way in either. As Catholics we believe one is saved by faith, hope, and love - all of which are given to us.
5) Examples include Matthew 28, Mark 16, Romans 6, 1Peter 3, Galatians 3, Titus 3, and others.
6) He was sorting out the contentious issues about salvation between the Jews and Gentiles.
7) If one looks at what happens when you remove the Church and the Pope from the equation, you get thousands of Protestant denominations arguing about the correct interpretation of the Bible. An authoritative interpreter and a head pastor are needed to maintain the unity of the Church which Christ desired.
8) Matthew 16, Matthew 18, Acts 15, and many others.
9) When the Pope is defining a matter of faith or morals as divinely revealed and binding on all Christians.
10) The late 300's AD.
11) In this life we're subject to all kinds of temptations, out of control passions, and illicit desires. And we can safely assume these will remain, in some degree, till the day we die. But in Heaven we know we won't be this way. That means after death there needs to be some kind of intermediate state of change which purifies us. We call it "Purgatory".
12) A divorce purports to dissolve a marriage by a human authority - something which Christ taught is impossible for Christians. An annulment is an investigation to determine if a marriage was validly entered into in the first place.
13) Jesus is in Heaven presenting his sacrifice before the father. At the Mass, we join Jesus in the presentation of His sacrifice. The unique sacrifice of Christ is made present and offered to the Father, but it is not repeated.
14) It describes how the sensible appearances of bread and wine remain with the Eucharist, but the essence of what they ARE is changed.
15) John 20, Matthew 18, and Matthew 9
16) The violinist argument observes that you don't have moral duties to the violinist, so you can unplug from him. Thus, they think abortion is justified. However, parents DO have moral obligations to their children, and abortion isn't just "unplugging" - its an intentional and directed act of violence.
17) Because it is true.
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