Why did God create?
Vocab
Things Visible and Invisible
Senses
Religious and Theological Truths of the First Creation Account
100
Means that they were in harmony with God, themselves, and creation.

What is original justice?

100

Adam and Eve's fall from grace.

What is Original Sin?

100

The beginning of God's plan of loving goodness.

What is creation?

100

Recognizes the significance of Christ in scriptural events.

What is the allegorical sense?

100

The Bible's true author.

Who is God?

200

Means they shared intimately in God's divine life.

What is original holiness.

200

Having a physical, material body.

What is corporeal?

200

Every year, this reminds people of God's plan.

What is the Easter Vigil liturgy?

200

Is what the words mean at the surface level.

What is literal?

200

God inspired the Bible's human authors to reveal important of these about creation that are necessary for salvation.

What are Spiritual and theological truths?

300

Is a perfect communion of love, overflowing with goodness and protection.

What is the Blessed Trinity?

300

The bishops, in communion with the pope, who are the living and teaching office of the Church.

What is the Magisterium?

300

This is properly God's domain.

What is Heaven?

300

Refers not just to the words themselves but rather to what is signified by the words.

What is Spiritual/Mythical?

300

These are unique among all creatures because they are made in God's image and likeness.

What are humans?
400

God created this freely to manifest his glory and share it with humans.

What is the world?

400

The Second Coming of Christ.

What is Parousia?

400

God created three types of creatures out of nothing:

Spiritual creatures, fully bodily creatures, and this.

What are creatures that are bodily and spiritual?

400

Seeks instruction for living and behaving.

What is moral?

400

This did not result from chaotic forces, warring God's, fate, or chance.

What is creation?

500

Lived in the thirteenth century, once said that God can freely create the world out of his love only because he is a Trinity.

Who is St. Bonaventure?

500

The Babylonian epic or myth of creation.

What is the Enuma Elish?

500

These are purely spiritual creatures.

What are angels?

500

Derives heavenly matter from earthly matters described in the narrative.

What is anagogical?
500

God created the world out of this.

What is nothing?

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