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Reason
Why Revelation?
Sacred Scripture
Sacred Tradition
Vocab
100
Can we know God through reason alone? 

Yes

100

What are the two modes of Revelation?

Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition


100

Who guided the human authors of Sacred Scripture in writing the Divine Word? 

The Holy Spirit

100

Who is in the Magisterium?

The pope and bishops

100

A gift of God that makes it possible for us to believe what God has revealed.

Faith

200

What makes humans different from animals? 

Rational/spiritual soul

200

What kind of things does God reveal to us? (give 3)

- Himself

- His plan for us

- His love for us

- Truths about ourselves (human nature)

200

How many books are in the Bible? 

73

200

Who did Jesus entrust the deposit of faith to? 

St. Peter

200

A truth of the faith that is beyond reason, but not contrary to it.

Mystery

300

What can we do as humans, that animals can't do, because we have rational souls? 

Know/understand (intellect) and choose/love (will)

300

Who is the fullness of God's revelation? 

Jesus Christ

300

Who unifies the Old and New Testaments? 

Jesus Christ

300

Who has to listen to the Magisterium? 

All Catholics

300

What God has told us about Himself and about His purpose for us. It is the Word of God.

Revelation

400

What is an example of an argument for God's existence, from reason alone? Explain the argument.

Argument from Order and Design. By looking at the world, we see that it is ordered. We see that it can't have been ordered by accident or pure chance, so it must've needed something/someone to order it. But it must've been ordered by someone with a supreme intelligence. And that someone is God.

400

What is Revelation? (textbook answer)

Revelation is God's communication to man in words and deeds, and most fully in the Person of Jesus Christ. Revelation is found in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition. 

400

What is the Bible? 

God's revelation of Himself through human authors

400

Where do "new" Church teachings come from? 

The deposit of faith, given to Peter by Jesus, discerned and shared with the faithful by the Magisterium.

400

The teaching authority of the bishops/official teaching of the Church.

Magisterium

500
In which book of the Bible did we see the author tell the story of people who saw the attributes of God within nature, but wrongly thought the things themselves were gods, instead of reasoning to the one true God?

Wisdom/Wisdom of Solomon

500

What are St. Thomas' three reasons why we need Revelation? 

- time

- accuracy

- certainty

500

Is Sacred Scripture free from error? (textbook answer)

Yes, Sacred Scripture is free from error in teaching us about God and what is necessary for our salvation.

500
On which kinds of matters is the Magisterium protected from error (infallibility)?

Matters of faith and morals

500

The Word of God given by Jesus to the Apostles and through them to their successors, containing the whole truth of God.

Tradition