Jesus Christ: God’s Love Made Visible
Student Handout for Unit 7
Key Understandings
These are the key concepts you need to understand by the end of the unit:
 Jesus Christ saves us from the consequences of our sins and gives us eternal life.
 Jesus Christ conquered death.
 The Paschal Mystery includes victory over death and also over all sin, loss, and sorrow.
 Jesus Christ continues his saving presence in the Church.
Article 15: Evil and Suffering and a Good and
Powerful God
1. What is theodicy?
2. What would you say to a friend who believes that a natural disaster, such as an earthquake, is a
punishment from God?
3. When God created us, why did he give us free will?
4. Catholics view suffering, especially when endured on behalf of others, as __________.
5. Why is the Paschal Mystery considered the centerpiece of Christian love?
6. How can our faith in the power of God’s love and mercy help us to deal with suffering and evil in the
world?
7. Why is it important to have a close relationship with Jesus in times of suffering?
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Article 33: Jesus: Lord and Redeemer
1. The origin of calling Jesus Lord came from the __________ Testament.
2. God revealed the divine name to Moses as __________, which is unpronounceable, and in Hebrew
means, “__________.”
3. Why do both ancient and modern Jewish readers use the word Adonai, meaning “Lord,” whenever
they see the divine name God revealed to Moses?
4. In the Greek translation of the Old Testament, the word __________ is used for “Lord.”
5. Why is Jesus addressed as “Lord” in the New Testament?
6. In the New Testament, the word __________ refers to Christ’s deliverance of all Christians from the
forces of sin.
7. What enabled the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity to redeem us?
Article 34: Pentecost and the “New Age” of the
Church
1. After his Resurrection Jesus makes what promise to his Apostles?
2. The event in the New Testament at which God gives the Holy Spirit to the community of Jesus’
followers is known as __________.
3. How does Christ continue his ministry in the world today?
4. What do we mean when we say that the Church is Christ’s true Body?
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Article 35: Jesus Fulfills His Mission in the Church
1. Why do we say that the Church is both the goal and the means of God’s plan of salvation?
2. What do we mean when we say the Church is One?
3. How can we say the Church is Holy when its members are sinners?
4. The fact that the Good News of Jesus Christ is for everyone is a sign that the Church is
__________.
5. The fact that the Church continues to hand on the teaching of the Apostles to every generation is a
sign that the Church is __________.
6. We call the four characteristics of the Church, or ways of describing the Church, the __________ of
the Church.
Article 36: Communion with Christ through the
Sacraments
1. True encounters with the living Christ that give us real grace are the __________.
2. What is grace?
3. The three categories for classifying the Sacraments are the Sacraments of __________, the
Sacraments of __________, and the Sacraments at the __________.
4. Write the name of a Sacrament next to the visible sign that helps us to know the presence of God.
bread and wine
_________________________________________
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words of absolution
_________________________________________
Sacred Chrism
_________________________________________
holy water
_________________________________________
5. Besides celebrating important moments in life, what do the Sacraments empower us to do?
Article 37: Jesus’ Presence in the Eucharist
1. Define liturgy.
2. In how many different ways is Christ present at a Eucharistic liturgy?
3. In the Gospel of Matthew, what does Jesus say that helps us to know he is present in the assembly
of people praying and singing at the Mass?
4. How is Christ present in a unique way in the priest who presides at a Eucharistic liturgy?
5. Because we believe Christ speaks to us through the Holy Scriptures read at the Mass, we know that
he is present in his __________.
6. What are the Eucharistic species?
7. How does Christ become present in the consecrated bread and wine?
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Article 38: Jesus Teaches through the Church
1. The official teaching voice of the Catholic Church is the __________.
2. Who are the members of this official teaching group?
3. What kind of official pronouncements do they issue?
4. What is meant by infallibility?
Article 39: Jesus’ Ministry through the Community of
Faith
1. Define vocation.
2. All Christian vocations are oriented to __________.
3. In the ordained ministry, what is the unique role of a priest?
4. In what ways do the most people in the Church today live out their baptismal call to service?
5. What are the evangelical counsels?
6. What are vows?
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Article 44: Created, Redeemed, and Bound for Glory
1. According to the Book of Genesis, what is unique about the creation of humanity?
2. Explain how the Incarnation affirms the fact that the world in general, and humanity in particular, are
basically good.
3. What is the definition of the Fall, also called the Fall from Grace?
4. The fallen nature transmitted to every person in the world is called __________.
5. What are the effects on human persons of having a fallen nature?
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How were we redeemed?
7. What is our ultimate destiny?
8. What enables us to attain our ultimate destiny and strengthens us on our journey?
Article 71: Our Destiny: Union with God
1. The Catholic Church teaches that __________ is necessary for salvation.
2. The vision of God in Heaven after we die is called the __________.
3. Quote one Scripture verse that refers to seeing God in Heaven.
4. Tell how two people in the history of the Church shared the Gospel message through their faithful
witness to the truth and through courageous acts of service.
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Article 72: The Church: Visible and Spiritual
1. What is the Mystical Body of Christ?
2. Who are members of the Mystical Body of Christ?
3. Write the definition of Purgatory.
4. The union of all God’s holy ones––on earth, in Purgatory, and in Heaven—is called the __________.
5. Anyone who is trying to live a holy and Christian life through the grace of Christ is really a
__________.
6. What is it that unites all God’s holy people?
Article 73: The Christian Understanding of Death
1. What do Catholics and other Christians believe about death? Do they believe it is the end?
2. What happens to human beings at the moment their physical bodies die?
3. At the Last Judgment, when Jesus comes in glory, what happens to our body and soul?
4. In the Hail Mary, when we ask Mary to “pray for us now and at the hour of our death,” what does this
help us to realize?
5. Because Christians enter into the death of Christ at Baptism, what does our physical death allow us
to do?
6. A United States cardinal named __________ became a model of how to die with grace, dignity, and
faith.
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Article 74: Heaven, Hell, and Purgatory
1. The judgment by Christ at the moment of our death is called the __________ Judgment.
2. Who will go to Heaven immediately after they die?
3. Write one of the definitions of Heaven from the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
4. List three metaphors used in the Scriptures that give us a sense of Heaven.
5. Why is the Catholic belief in Hell rooted in God’s gift of free will?
6. What is the Catechism’s definition of Hell?
7. What is the primary punishment for those in Hell?
8. Explain what it means to say that God does not send anyone to Hell.
9. What is the purpose of Purgatory?
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