What dis mean?
The fallen state of human nature, inherited from the sin of the first humans, which corrupted our nature and from which only God's grace can save us
Original Sin
This person is the fullness of God's revelation to us
Jesus
The study of Christ
Christology
The first stage in God's revelation
Creation of mankind/humans
The argument that states: Many things exist but don't have to (they are contingent); if everything were contingent, nothing would exist. Therefore, there must be a Necessary Being that causes all other things to exist, and this is God .
Argument from Contingency
A solemn promise or an everlasting bond established by God with humanity, proceeding in historical stages, such as with Noah and Abraham, and ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ
Covenant
St. John the Apostle / Last Apostle
The field that studies the natural world
Science
Marks of the Church
One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic
To show it is safer to believe in God
The entirety of divine revelation, comprising both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, which was entrusted by Christ to the Apostles and is faithfully preserved and expounded by the Church under the guidance of the Holy Spirit
Deposit of Faith
Jesus gave the keys to His kingdom to this apostle
Peter
The four pieces of evidence for Jesus' resurrection
1) Empty Tomb
2) Presence among the disciples
3) Transformation of the disciples
4) Impacting lives today
The three theological virtues
Faith, Hope, Charity (Love)
The argument that states: Every effect has a cause, and nothing can cause itself to exist; an infinite chain of causes is impossible. Thus, there must be an uncaused First Cause, and this is God.
Argument of Cause
The teaching authority of the Church, entrusted to the Apostles and their successors, the bishops in communion with the Roman Pontiff, to authentically interpret the Word of God, whether written or handed on
Magisterium
Jesus chose these to represent the 12 tribes of Israel
12 apostles/disciples
Amount of Old Testament prophecies that Jesus fulfilled
Over 300
God's definitive self-disclosure to all humanity, completed in Christ and binding on all the faithful
Public Revelation
The argument that states: Natural things, even without intelligence, act purposefully towards an end, indicating design. This purposeful action requires an intelligent director, and this director is God.
Argument from Intelligent Design (Teleological Argument)
The saving work of Christ, particularly His death and resurrection, which is celebrated in the Church's sacraments and brings about sanctification and transformation
Paschal Mystery
The successors of the Apostles
Bishops
The field that studies the supernatural world, and can prove God's existence
Philosophy
These are particular divine communications to individuals or groups that do not add to the deposit of faith but can aid in living it out and are not binding on the entire Church.
Private Revelation
Argument that states: We see varying degrees of perfection (like goodness or truth) in the world, implying a standard of ultimate perfection. There must be a being that is the maximum of all perfections and the cause of these perfections in others, which is God
Argument from Degree