Revelation
Does God love everything that exists? Provide Aquinas’ argument.
God loves all existing things because insofar as they exist, they are good; since the existence of a thing is itself a good
When speaking about God, we need to remember two principles
We cannot grasp what God is, only what He is not and how other beings stand in relation to Him
Anytime we speak about God, we do so by way of analogy (affirm and negate)
by negation and through effects
What was Arius’ position on the Son’s relationship to the Father?
“Perfect creature of God”
“He Is not eternal”
“Nor has he his being together with the Father”
Athanasius was exiled how many times?
5
Instead of saying, “it’s ok, you’re human just like all of us!” when people sin or make mistakes, it would be more accurate to say
“it’s ok, you’re less than fully human, just like all of us!”
Do all human beings desire God? Provide Catechism argument.
Every desire for existence, truth, beauty, and goodness is, in some way, a desire for God
What does it mean when we say that God is “perfect”?
Perfection = Per + factum
(“completely made”).
God is not “made,” but God is “complete,” meaning he has no potency/potential— He is full actuality.
How does the Council of Nicaea respond to Arianism? Be specific in describing your terms
“Begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father”
By saying “begotten,” the Council Is Indicating that the Son Is distinct from the Father.
According to Chalcedon, how many persons is Jesus Christ? How many Natures?
one person (divine)
two natures (divine and human)
What is Partialism?
Three parts in one God– 1/3 of God
What are the Stages of Revelation?
Natural Law
Law and Prophets
New Law in Christ
God is the highest good. Define “good.”
For a thing is good according to its desirableness. Therefore, since God is the first effective cause of all things, it is manifest that the aspect of good and of desirableness belong to Him
What are the four heresies about the Trinity?
Partialism
Sabellianism(modalism)
Tritheism
Arianism
The notion that you can apply things said of the Word to the man Christ is called What?
The Communication of Idioms
What is consubstantial mean?
the Father and the Son share the same substance/being
What are the three ways Revelation is made known to us?
Tradition
Scripture
Magisterium
How does God exist in all things?
as long as a thing has being, God must be present to it, according to its mode of being.
since God is very being by His own essence, created being must be His proper effect. Now God causes this effect in things not only when they first begin to be, but as long as they are preserved in being
Where does the doctrine of the Trinity come from?
from the encounter with Jesus Christ
What does the word “person” mean when we say “three persons, one God”?
Person indicates a relation. Each person of the Trinity is radically distinct from the other (the Father is not the Son, and neither are the Holy Spirit),yet they remain radically united (all three persons are God).
Immutability means that in God there is no
composition (unchangeable and immovable)
What is revelation?
Revelation is ultimately a person–God Himself
What are the three degrees of desiring God that Aquinas lays out in the reply to objection 2?
some know Him as He is Himself; others know some participation of His goodness; others have a natural desire without knowledge
Augustine provides two main analogies for the doctrine of the Trinity. What are they?
Lover- Beloved - Love
I-Me-Self -Knowledge and love
What is Sin? What is Evil?
Sin is a privation of goodness, truth, beauty, and being.
Evil is a privation of the good, which draws all existence toward nothingness.
What does a name express?
A person's essence and identity, the meaning of this person's life.