vocab
protoevangelium
Genesis 3:15; the first Gospel, which foretells the coming of the Messiah and Redeemer
what proof is the following...
God set all things in motion. God causes time to move forward. The universe cannot be in motion by itself without God
unmoved mover
what is faith?
Faith is the moment of trust. Saying yes to the beliefs of God and saying you believe and trust in those beliefs.
The theological virtue by which one believes all God has said and revealed to man and the Church proposes for belief
faith
Though each of the four Gospels are slightly different, on what do they all agree?
Jesus is God in the flesh, the second divine person in the holy trinity.
sacred tradition
The Word of God entrusted to the Apostles and their successors by Christ and the Holy Spirit, transmitted by teaching to each generation of Christians
what proof is the following...
all things in the universe are caused
first cause
what is fideism?
Knowledge depends on faith and revelation.
Greek and Latin for rule; the Church’s complete list of the inspired books of the Bible
cannon
What are four examples of common human emotions that Jesus felt?
Anger, distress, joy, sadness
inerrant
Term applied to Scripture because it always teaches truth, never falsehood
what proof is the following...
Everything in the universe either exists or doesn’t. Because of that there is a reason that nothing could exist.
contingency
what is an analogy?
An analogy is a comparison of things.
The intellectual power or guiding principle of the human mind in the process of thinking
reason
What is the heresy of Apollinarianism?
Though Jesus had a human body, he had no
human soul.
incarnation
The Second Person of the Blessed Trinity assumed human nature and became man for our salvation
what proof is the following...
All things come from something greater than us. The world exists so that life exists
grand architect
what can we determine about God using reason alone?
God exists and is good and perfect.
Means either Sacred Scripture or Christ himself
word
What is the definition of a miracle?
Extraordinary and observable events that cannot be
explained by human abilities or know natural forces.
a declaration of the essential beliefs of the Church
creed
what proof is the following...
There are different degrees of perfection. Things are good but other things are better. It depends on what is being compared.
degree
are faith and science opposed to each other in the minds of most modern people?
most modern minds think that they contradict each other but they really work together.
The ordinary and universal teaching authority of the Church, guided by the Holy Spirit
magisterium
What is the hypostatic union?
The union of the divine and human natures in one divine person , Jesus Christ.