Who is God
Who is the Holy Trinity? How many Gods are there? How many Persons?
The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit
There is only One God, but 3 Persons
How did God create the whole universe?
Out of nothing.
Simply out of his pure Infinite Power
What is original sin?
“The sin by which the first human beings disobeyed the commandment of God, choosing to follow their own will rather than God’s will.”
The Bible is divided in 2 parts--what are they and what marks the distinction?
Old and New Testament. What marked the distinction is The Incarnation, i.e. God becoming man
What are the 3 pillars of our faith?
Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, and the Magisterium
What are the 2 ways in which we can know God?
By Reason and by Faith in Revelation
Why did God create us?
Out of pure love in order for us to enjoy his presence one day in Heaven.
What is the main effect of original sin? i.e. the wound of original sin. What does this word imply?
Concupiscence, i.e., The inclination to sin that remains in us even after Baptism due to our wounded nature
How many books are in the Bible? How many in the Old and how many in the New?
73
Old -- 46 & New--27
Who guides the Magisterium of the Church? Can the Magisterium be wrong in matters of morals and faith? Why or why not?
The Holy Spirit
It cannot be wrong, it is infallible because God is the one who guides it and God cannot be wrong
How is God different from his creation?
God is infinite, perfect, eternal, and uncreated.
Creation is finite, imperfect, changing, and dependent on God for its existence
What does it mean Man is made in the image and likeness of God? Are angels also made in the image and likeness of God?
It means that Man has a spiritual soul which is immortal and also man has an intellect by which he can know and a will by which he can love
Yes--angels are also in the image and likeness of God and even then way more than us
What was the cause of original sin?
The sin of disobedience of Adam and Eve which was born from their pride
What are the Gospels? How are they different from the rest of the books? How many gospels are there?
The Gospels are the books which speak of the life of Jesus. There are 4 Gospels; Matthew, Mark, Luke, John. They are different from the other books since all the other books were written after Jesus or before Jesus life
What would happen if someone tried to live their faith using only one pillar (like just the Bible)?
Their faith would not make sense, it would be incomplete. It would fall into subjectivism and each person would have their own interpretation.
Provide 5 attributes of God?
Simplicity, Infinity, True, Goodness, Perfection, Infinity, Eternal, Omnipresent, Omnipotent, etc...
How are we supposed to take the story of Creation in 7 days? What does it mean God rested on the 7th day?
It is not a literal definition of Creation. It is a figurative way of placing it.
It means that God rejoiced in His creation, he does not need to rest since he is God
Explain the state of man in Original Justice? How were his powers ordered?
He was created in the grace of God, i.e., in communion with God.
His passions were obedient to his will and his will to his intellect and his intellect to God
What does the Church mean when it says Scripture is “inspired” by God?
God willed to put the desire into Man in order for him to write exactly what God wanted to reveal to us.
How can we strengthen our faith through these pillars?
Sacred Scripture, Tradition, and the Magisterium
Sacred Scripture -- reading the Bible
Tradition -- learning what the Church Fathers taught
Magisterium -- Learning Catechism and listening to what the Church says about certain teachings
Give 2 proofs of God's existence?
Give the powers of Man? Those which he has in common with plants, animals, and proper to him!
Vegetative -- Growth, Reproduction, Nurture
Sensitive -- Knowledge & Appetite
Spiritual -- Intellect & Will
Why are we all born with original sin? How do we get rid of original sin, and what does this do to our nature?
Because we participate from the human nature of our first parents (Adam and Eve). It wounds our nature and destroys our communion with God
Who is the author(s) of the Bible?
Who is the content of the Bible?
Who interprets the Bible?
The main author is God and the instrumental secondary author is man inspired by God.
The Content is God Himself, the Word of God--Jesus Christ
The Bible is Interpreted by God the Holy Spirit through the Magisterium of the Bible
Explain how they all work among each other. Tradition with Scripture, Scripture with Tradition, and those 2 with the Magisterium?