Knowing God
True or False: We can fully understand God through our own thoughts and ideas.
False
What day was it that God rested from the work of creation?
The seventh day.
What gift allows us to think about questions like “Why am I here?” and “Does God exist?”
Human Reason.
What do we call it when God freely makes Himself known to humanity?
What are the two ways God's Revelation is handed on through the Church?
Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition.
What is the big question that this entire talk is trying to answer?
How do we get to know God?
If a painting can tell us something about its artist, what can creation tell us about God?
That there is a Creator behind it / something about His creativity and greatness.
Name one big question human beings naturally ask that can lead us to think about God.
Why am I here? What is truth? What is the meaning of life? Does God exist?
What makes Divine Revelation different from simply using our own reason to learn about God?
God Himself takes the initiative to make Himself known to us.
What is the Bible?
The inspired Word of God.
What are the three main ways that we can come to know God?
Creation, the human person/reason, and Divine Revelation.
The original moral sense which enables man to discern by reason the good and the evil.
What is the natural law.
What is the limitation of reason when it comes to knowing God?
Reason can help us know that God exists, but it cannot fully tell us who God is.
Who is the fullness of Divine Revelation?
Jesus.
What does Sacred Tradition mean?
The living transmission of the faith handed on from the apostles through the Church.