Faith in Action Research Questions

  The following questions 

These questions are based on the Apostles and Nicene Creeds, see Christian Beliefs (Creed Topics). The "they" in the question could refer to a person or a group such as a church.

1. How did the Bible affect the way they lived?  How were they "Doers of the word? James 1:22-27
2. How did their faith in God the almighty creator make a difference in their life?
3. How did they Celebrate Christmas and Easter?
4. What in their life showed their relationship with Jesus Christ?
5. How did they show the "Fruits of the Spirit" see Gal. 5:22-23?
6. How did they show support for and receive strenth frin the church?
7. How did their belief in eternal life affect the way they lived and died.?
8. For each of the above questions ask what motivated the actions taken? 

Research related to these questions can be posted to a blog, which is linked to a summary page, see Faith in Action Alberta Index. The underlined words can be used as labels for your blog posts. The research posts can then be used to contribute to Faith In Action projects see "Faith In Action" Projects 2010 and

Faith in Action Alberta Index to

?*   believed in…	Actions	Motivation
Grade 7
[God of the Bible]
God [Meaning of Belief]
God the Father Almighty
God the Creator of Heaven and Earth
Jesus Christ his only Son
Jesus our Lord
[Virgin Birth]
[Jesus’ Crucifixion]
[Resurrection and Ascension]
[Jesus will come to judge]
Grade 8
The Holy Spirit
The holy Church
One catholic and apostolic Church
The communion of saints
The forgiveness of sins
The resurrection of the body
Life everlasting
Amen [Being different]

*Substitute with "They," "she," "he," or the name of the individual as appropriate.

Resources

Links to any additional resources that have helpful references to the phrases of the Creed are listed here with the relevant page numbers.

Resources that Apply to Several Topics:

• Nothing More Beautiful 
• Scripture Studies of the Life of Jesus

Colson on The Faith

This column provides a link to a list of page numbers and summaries of the pages in Charles Colson and Harold Fickett's "The Faith" that refer to to the phrases of the creed in the "We believe in..." column in Christian Beliefs (Creed Topics).

Also See:

1. Videos for the faith colson 
2. The Faith by Chuck Colson
3.  Interview:  Chuck Colson Why Faith Matters A former marine and prominent ... 

Oblate Bible

This column gives the pages in the Catholic Youth Bible that have additional references to the phrases of the creed listed in the "We believe in..." column. This does not include the scripture itself; scripture references are placed in the "Scriptures" column.

Text and Scripture

This column is a summary of the grade 7 and 8 Canadian Catholic school textbook's content related to particular topics listed in the "We believe in..." column. Also included are all Scripture references from the respective textbook unit, as well as any Scripture references from other sources.

We believe in...

This column lists the phrases from unit headings related to Christian Creeds that are studied by grade 7 and 8 students in Canadian Catholic schools. See Religious Education Curriculum Description in the following Alberta education documents.

• Grade 7 (822 kb)
• Grade 8 (870 kb)

The phrases are divided by the grade they are studied in.  Once the initial table is complete and reviewed a post for each phrase will be made to summarize common Christian belief. See creeds below (click thumbnails for larger image).