Knowing God Through Creation
We can know of the existence of God through these two things
reason and revelation
This book is free from error regarding religious truth
Bible
Human beings are made up of these two things.
physical body and spiritual soul
The events of human history that have been especially connected with the salvation of mankind
Salvation History
In the Old Testament, the special land also called the Holy Land was called this
the Promised Land
The three Divine Persons of the Blessed Trinity
Father, Son & Holy Spirit
The primary author of the Bible
The Holy Spirit
God created material and ____________ things.
spiritual
An agreement or contract between God and the people of Israel
Covenant
God promised this Old Testament patriarch his descendants would become a great nation and live in the Promised Land
Abraham
The gift we receive from God that helps us believe all that he has revealed through the Bible, Jesus and the Church.
Faith
The first section of the Bible
Old Testament
The effects of ________ ______ upon us are: separation from God, loss of grace, weakness for sin, sickness and death.
Original Sin
The new name God gave Jacob
Israel
In the Creation story in the Bible, God created these two things
earth, water, sky, light, plants, animals, humans, etc..
Two attributes of God found in the Bible
God is: good, merciful, loving, pure spirit, everywhere, knows everything
The second section of the Bible contains the four _____ about the life of Jesus.
Gospels
God created everything out of this
Nothing
This Old Testament figure saved his brothers by providing food for them when they came to Egypt during a famine.
Joseph
These spiritual creatures want humans to be unhappy
Fallen angels/demons
True or False: God wants us to know him
True
The one true teacher and protector of religious truth
The Church
These spiritual beings are more intelligent and powerful than we are
angels
A title given to the founding fathers of the Jewish people in the Old Testament.
Patriarch
Humans are the image of __________
God