Creation
God rested on the 7th day. He knew that we would need rest and time with him.
What two powers does the rational soul have?
- free will
- intellect
What is sanctifying grace?
a supernatural gift of God’s own life
How many choirs of angels are there?
9
What is Original Sin? Could we fix it ourselves?
was the first sin committed by Adam and Eve, the head or origin of all humanity
Original Sin created a chasm between God and man that man could not overcome alone. We needed a Savior!
Why did God create the world, creatures, humans, etc.?
He wanted to share His love and goodness with people!
Men and women are created with a __________ and a ____________ ___________________.
body
rational soul
Why do we need sanctifying grace? List some ways to grow in it.
We need sanctifying grace to be in a relationship with God. It is God's life in us.
Mass, Confession, Prayer
What is an angel?
A pure spirit with intellect and free will.
What are some of the effects of Original Sin?
Death (sickness and corruption of the body)
Ignorance of things divine
Concupiscence (inclination to sin)
Disharmony in nature and among men
Loss of grace
Loss of union with God
Created vs. Made (What's the difference?)
Create - make something from nothing (ex nihilo)
Make - use resources around you to make something
Define free will AND intellect.
intellect - ability to think and reason
free will - ability to choose
What are the 3 prenatural gifts we talked about? (Garden of Eden gifts)
Immortality (live forever)
Infused knowledge of God and all that is necessary for life
Integrity
Are men and women different? Is this a good thing? Why? Please give an example.
Yes and yes! Men and women were created complementary. For example (strong leadership - men) vs. (everyone heard - women).
True or False: Original Sin stopped with Adam and Eve. It has no effect on us.
False! We experience the effects of original sin.
Who are men and women made in the image of?
How does this make us different from the animals?
We are made in God's image!
We have a rational soul that makes us like God!
True or False: A soul is invisible and immortal while the body will die.
True!
What is atonement? Why did we need Jesus?
reparation for sin
We did not have a share in God's life through grace, so Jesus (fully human and fully God) won grace and opened heaven for us!
What is redemption? (Why did we need God?)
To pay the price for something (A redeemer would have to be a perfect priest, with perfect love for God, offerings perfect victim.)
Define concupiscence
The inclination to sin that is the effect of Original Sin.
What are 3 important truths we learn from the creation story?
God is the only God, who is Creator of all things.
God created in an orderly way in order to share his love and goodness with man
Everything God created is good!
Put the following creation from lowest form of earthly creation to the highest!
Humans
Rocks
Animals
Plants
Lowest - Rocks
- Plants
- Animals
Highest - Humans
Define the prenatural gift of integrity.
- harmonious relationships with oneself, among people, and with nature
Man could not save himself from sin because of concupiscence (inclination to sin)
We are all descendants of Adam and Eve. Original Sin affected the human nature that Adam and Eve passed on to us, so we experience the effects of Original Sin.