Happiness
Something that, once had, would leave us desiring nothing more
Happiness
The way by which Christ reconciles humanity to God
Atonement
This refers to Being made right with God
This is how the benefit of Christ’s atonement is applied to us as individuals
Justification
The act of turning away from sin and turning toward God
Repentance
The First Commandment
You shall have no other gods before me
This refers to when we fail to love God and our neighbor, because we think we know better than God
(CCC 1849)
Sin
This refers to a strong pull of the mind toward a goal or object not yet reached
Desire
The idea that because of Adam & Eve’s sin, human persons are born outside of a state of grace. As a result of this, human beings drift further from God.
Original Sin
Aristotle's Four Causes
Efficient (agent or source of an effect)
Final (the purpose of an effect)
Formal (the pattern or model by which an effect is brought about)
Material (the material out of which an effect is made)
This refers to praying with the mind, especially by prayerfully reading and pondering the word of God
Meditation
The Fifth Commandment
You shall not kill
This refers to those laws passed by the government
Human Law
Things we desire for the sake of something else
Extrinsically Desirable objects of Desire
The idea that Jesus restores humankind’s relationship to God by having the punishment originally due to humankind transferred to himself on the cross.
The idea that we are saved by grace alone
Sola Gratia
This refers to using spoken words to communicate with God
Vocal Prayer
The Seventh Commandment
You shall not steal
This refers to God's plan for humanity as revealed in Scripture
Divine Law
The state of eternal and everlasting happiness is called...
Beatitude
The idea that Jesus restores humankind’s relationship to God by offering his perfect love to God the Father in place of humankind’s inadequate offering of love.
Satisfaction Theory of Atonement
How is Sola Gratia compatible with the fact that Faith, Hope, and Charity are necessary for justification?
God's grace *causes* faith, hope, and charity to manifest in our hearts. If we do not have these ingredients, then we cannot be justified. Grace is still the first domino that causes the other dominoes to fall.
This refers to a "gaze of love" between the soul and God. There is no need to even speak during this prayer. It involves simply "being" in the presence of God.
Contemplation
The ninth commandent
Do not covet your neighbor's wife (/spouse)
This refers to God's plan for humanity that we can discern from reason and common sense
Natural Law
This Aristotelian term means "human flourishing"
Eudaimonia
The Paschal Mystery (+ its FOUR ingredients)
Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Glorious Ascension of Christ by which he destroys death and gives us life.
Name the Five Causes of Justification according to the Council of Trent
Efficient Cause: God & his mercy
Meritorious Cause: Jesus Christ's Paschal Mystery
Final Cause: Glory of God
Formal Cause: Justice Created in us by God
Instrumental Cause: Baptism
This major prayer from the Old Testament is arguably the most important prayer in Judaism. The prayer is drawn from the book of Deuteronomy and is about loving God above all things.
The Shema
The Eighth Commandment
This refers to God's plan governing the cosmos