Natural Revelation
nature is a mirror that reflects God. True or False
True
Perfection
Scripture is dictation. True or False
false
means "what is handed on"
tradition
creation & reason
Things behave regularly and in an orderly fashion. An intelligent being must have given order to the universe.
Intelligent Being
the primary author of the bible?
God
The two modes of divine revelation
Sacred Scripture & Sacred Tradition
all humans beings have a duty to _____________.
worship God
first mover
what are the two parts of the Bible
Old Testament & New Testament
this type of tradition is found in creeds, writings of the early church fathers and the liturgy
sacred tradition
diversity of creations shows what?
That God is creative
Cause and effect. Something must have happened first.
Causality
what does inerrancy mean?
free from error
God's self communication through which he makes know the mystery of his divine plan
divine revelation
What is a key limitation of natural revelation?
*can show that God exists but not fully WHO HE IS
Everything depends on something else. Something must have existed first.
Contingency
the divine assistance the Holy Spirit gave the authors of the Bible so the authors could write in human words the message of salvation God wanted to communicate.
divine inspiration
this is not divine revelation but falls into logic: The use of philosophical methods to better understand revealed truth
scholastic theology