Assessment Test: The Doctrine of Salvation: What it Means to Be Saved

MIXED FORMAT ASSESSMENT (22 questions total)

a) A natural human ability to do good

b) God's forgiveness of our sins

c) A supernatural gift of God bestowed on us through the merits of Jesus Christ for our salvation

d) The sacraments of the Church

2. The Baltimore Catechism teaches that Baptism is necessary because:

a) It is a symbolic act of faith

b) It removes original sin and makes us children of God

c) It demonstrates our commitment to the Church

d) It fulfills a biblical command

3. The threefold dimension of salvation includes:

a) Past (justification), Present (sanctification), Future (glorification)

b) Faith, Hope, and Charity

c) Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

d) Body, Soul, and Spirit

4. Sanctifying grace is:

a) Temporary help from God

b) The supernatural life of the soul that makes us holy and pleasing to God

c) Only received through prayer

d) Available only to priests and religious

5. The Baltimore Catechism defines faith as:

a) Blind belief without evidence

b) The virtue by which we firmly believe all the truths God has revealed

c) Personal feelings about God

d) Church attendance and participation

According to Romans 3:23, only some people have sinned and fall short of God's glory.
The Baltimore Catechism teaches that through Baptism, we become children of God and heirs of heaven.
Grace is a natural human ability that we can develop through practice.
The three dimensions of salvation are past, present, and future.
Catholic teaching holds that salvation is by faith alone without any cooperation with grace.
Sanctifying grace is the supernatural life of the soul that makes us holy and pleasing to God.
The Spirit bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God according to Romans 8:16.
Faith is merely personal feelings about God according to Catholic teaching.
John 3:16 teaches that God gave His only Son so that whoever believes in Him should have eternal life.
Catholic doctrine teaches that salvation involves both God's grace and our cooperation with that grace.

Explain Romans 3:23 and its connection to the necessity of salvation.
What does the Baltimore Catechism (Question 153) teach about Baptism?
Define sanctifying grace according to Catholic teaching.
How does Catholic teaching understand the relationship between faith and works in salvation?
What are the three dimensions of salvation and their timeframes?

"For all have _______ and fall short of the _______ of God." (Romans 3:23)
The Baltimore Catechism teaches that through Baptism, we become _______ of God and _______ of heaven.
Grace is a _______ gift of God bestowed on us through the _______ of Jesus Christ for our salvation.
The three dimensions of salvation are: Past (salvation from sin's _______), Present (salvation from sin's _______), and Future (salvation from sin's _______).
"For by _______ you have been saved through _______. And this is not your own doing; it is the _______ of God." (Ephesians 2:8)
The Spirit himself bears witness with our spirit that we are _______ of God. (Romans 8:16)
Sanctifying grace is the _______ life of the soul that makes us _______ and pleasing to God.
Faith is the virtue by which we firmly _______ all the truths God has _______ on the authority of God revealing them.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only _______, that whoever _______ in him should not perish but have eternal life." (John 3:16)
Catholic teaching emphasizes that salvation involves both God's _______ and our _______ with that grace.

Discuss the role of faith and works in Catholic salvation, including how grace enables our cooperation with God's plan.
Explain the threefold dimension of salvation (past, present, future) with specific Scripture references and Catholic teaching.