Ways of knowing God
We can experience God through the beauty and wonder of this.
Creation or nature
We can everything about God. T or F & Why?
False - God is beyond our understanding.
The communication from God through which human beings come to know who God is.
What is Revelation.
In faith this is the matter of the heart. It means placing confidence in God even when we don't have all the answers.
What is trust?
Catholics believe every human person possesses this because each person is created in God's image.
Human dignity
Thinking, questioning, and using our minds to search for truth is this way of knowing God.
What is Reason
Qualities of God emphasized by Jesus when speaking of the judgment of God.
Mercy and forgiveness
The pattern of events in human history in which God's presence and saving action is revealed.
What is salvation history?
Faith is considered this rather than something we earn or achieve.
What is gift?
Catholics believe that human beings were created with this within them.
built in desire for God.
This special book helps Catholics encounter God's revelation through listening and proclaiming.
What is the Bible or Scripture
The most complete self-revelation of God is understood by Catholics and all Christians to be in the person of _____.
Jesus Christ
How a person sees and understands the world.
Worldview
This involves accepting something as true, while trust involves relying upon someone.
What is belief?
from our book we read about common metaphors for God, name one of three
creator
loving parent
forgiving judge
We learn about the qualities of God through our friends, family, classmates. We discover God is revealed through our ________.
What are relationships/experience?
God desires this with every human person
What is a relationship/communion with us?
A statement that summarizes religious belief.
Creed
The teachings of the Catholic Church handed down from the Twelve Apostles are called
What is Tradition? with an uppercase T
Catholics believe that the Revelation of God is communicated in a unique and special way through the writings collected in _____.
The Bible
On pp 39 - 43 the book describes 8 ways we come to know God. What are two ways.
What are creation, reason, human relationships/experience, Scripture, Tradition, prayer/spiritual experience, and events of history?
Christians say God is beyond anything we can fully describe. This is why we use these to speak about God.
What are metaphors/images?
The gift of God by which one accepts the invitation to be in relationship with God.
Faith
Complete this idea: Faith does not mean having every answer; it means ______________
What is responding to/trusting God even when questions remain?
The Catholic understanding of faith that human beings are created by God with a
built-in desire for God.