Vocab
Ex nihilo- translation
Out of nothing
What did God create?
Everything
was man created weak and sinful as we are now?
No
He planted a seed of doubt in God’s goodness and trustworthiness
What does “Protoevangelium mean?
First Gospel
Imago dei-translation
Image of God
Why did God create?
Plan of sheer goodness and out of love
What destiny did God ordain for man?
Happiness in union with him forever
In what way did Adam and eve sin?
Disobedience
Why does mankind need a savior?
Because he cannot save himself. Only a supernatural power can bridge the chasm caused by sin
What two things make a rational soul?
Intellect and free will
How did God create?
Ex nihilo, freely, through the divine word
What does it mean that we are created in the image of God?
Rational Soul (intellect and free will), we can know and love
Why did Adam and Eve sin?
They freely chose to based on the doubt from the devil
Abad- translation
To tend/keep/work
God did NOT create from what three things?
Loneliness, boredom, or necessity
What is the supernatural Gift that original man had?
Sanctifying grace- sharing in God’s life
What did we lose supernaturally as a result of original sin?
We lost our sanctifying grace
What do “Abad” and “shamar” have to do with creation?
One of God’s commands to Adam. Adam is given all of the material world, and given the instruction to abad it.
Is the world entirely the work of God?
Yes!
What are the preternatural gifts?
Immortality, Impassibility, infused knowledge, integrity
What does it mean to lost our integrity because of original sin?
We have disharmony and corruption in all relationships