Death and resurrection in the Mystery of Baptism

1) Think of words to fill in the gaps in the table and in the Bible verses

«For if we have been united together in the likeness of His …, certainly we also shall be in the likeness of His …, knowing this, that our old man was … with Him, that the body of sin might be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves of … . For he who has died has been … from sin. Now if we .… with Christ,

we believe that we shall also … with Him, knowing that Christ, having been … from the dead, dies no more. Death no longer has dominion over Him.

...Likewise you also, reckon yourselves to be … indeed to sin,

but … to God in Christ Jesus our Lord» (Rom.6:5-11)

2) Put the words into the right order

of God, the Spirit Himself, witness, spirit, children, are, bears, with, that, we, our

God, Christ, children, heirs, heirs, joint heirs, and, and, if, then, of, with,

we, we, Him, be, suffer, glorified, if, indeed, may, together, that, also, with

(Rom.8:16-17)

v «If you love the glories of men, and desire to be glorified, and seek comfort,

you are going off the path. You must be crucified with the Crucified One,

suffer with Him Who suffered, that you may be glorified with Him Who is glorified» (St venerable Macarius of Egypt)

3) Put the sentences into the right order:

Ø «If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are

Ø also will appear with Him in glory. Therefore put to death your members

Ø things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is

Ø above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God. Set your mind on

Ø desire, and greed, which is idolatry. Because of these things

Ø the wrath of God is coming upon the sons of disobedience, in

Ø hidden with Christ in God. When Christ who is our life appears, then you

Ø which are on the earth: sexual sin, doing anything immoral, passion, evil

Ø which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them» (Col.3:1-7)

4) Fill in the gaps with appropriate words:

v «Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit o……….. and w…………. in their trouble, and to keep oneself unspotted from the ………….»

(James 1:27)

«The world is the general name for all the p………….. When we wish to call the p………….. by a common name, we call them “the world”. But when we wish to distinguish them by their special names, we call them the p………….. »

(St venerable Isaac the Syrian)

5) Find the opposites and complete the sentences:

v «Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that … with the world is … with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a … of the world makes himself an … of God. Or do you think that the Scripture says in vain: the Spirit who dwells in us yearns jealously?» (James 4:4-5)

v «Enter by the … gate; for … is the gate and … is the way that leads to …, and there are many who go in by it. Because narrow is the gate and … is the way which leads to …, and there are few who find it» (Mt.7:13-14)

6) Put the words into the right order:

v «world, love (-), evil, this, things, or, in, it, the.

If, the world, love, the love, have (-), of the Father, in you, you, you

This is all there is in the world: please, wanting, sinful selves, our, to,

the sinful things, see, we, wanting, and, proud, of, being, we, what, have»

(1Jonh 2:15-17)

7) Fill in the gaps with prepositions from the box

v « who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh …. its passions and desires» (Gal.5:24)

v «be sober, and rest your hope fully …. the grace that is to be brought …. you at the revelation … Jesus Christ; as obedient children, not conforming yourselves …. the former lusts, as in your ignorance; but as He who called you is holy, you also be holy …. all your conduct, because it is written: Be holy, for I am holy» (1Pet.1:13-16)

v «Then one said to Him, “Lord, are there few who are saved?” And He said to them: Strive to enter …. the narrow gate, for many, I say to you, will seek to enter and will not be able» (Luke 13:23-24)

v «And .… the days of John the Baptist …. now the Kingdom …. Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it …. force» (Mt.11:12)

Date: 2016-04-22; view: 795