Baptism

Sacred Christian rituals, instituted by Christ, comes from what word referring to the "oath taken by Roman soldiers"?

Grace is a gift from God and is considered by Christians as "underserved." What kind of grace refers to what is granted us through the sacraments, which works despite us to restore us?

• Actual

• Sanctifying

• Real

• Regenerating

Grace is a gift from God and is considered by Christians as "underserved." What kind of grace refers to what is granted by God, to all people despite their religion (or lack there of), to help us overcome temptation?

• Actual

• Sanctifying

• Real

• Regenerating

It is understood that the sacraments are "prefigured" in the Old Testament. These are most closely identified through the sacred promises made by God to his people called ________ . Examples of these are what God establishes in Abraham, Moses, and David.

The Israelites understood the need to purify uncleanliness through ritual. To do so, the blood of a sacrificed animal was sprinkled as a sign that its death took the place of a transgression. This was the ceremony called:

• Affusion

• Immersion

• Tabal

• Baptizein

Our tendency toward sin, which is deterred at Baptism, is called:

• Actual

• Mortal

• Venial

• Concupiscence

Pouring the water over a person's head during the Rite of Baptism is called:

• Immersion

• Affusion

• Baptizein

• Tabal

An ancient text, written around 50-60 AD, catalogues the practices and rituals of the earliest Christian communities kept as tradition to this day. It is also the name of the textbook called the:

Baptism, and the other sacraments, are believed to work and offer sanctifying grace ex opere operato, or "by the very fact of their being done," despite human brokenness.

• True

• False

During the Rite of Baptism, a great many symbols and actions are used to remind the faithful of what is accomplished: baptismal promises are often renewed by parents and godparents; a white garment is worn; a candle is lit from the Pascal Candle; oil is anointed on the person's forehead. Ultimately, a person is either immersed in or poured over with water and the words "I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit." The water is considered the necessary _______ of the sacrament.

• Tabal

• Matter

• Sacramental

• Form