Unit 1
List the 4 proofs of God's existence.
Unmoved mover, argument for desire, order needs intelligence, and Pascal's wager
List the Sense of Scripture.
The Literal and Spiritual Sense (Allegorical, Moral, and Anagogical)
What do both creation stories have in common? (answers can vary)
They are about the creation of the world, God created everything in these stories, and God created everything through a process.
What role do you play as a member in the Church? What is an example? (answers vary)
My role in the Church is to be a believer in Jesus, proclaim Jesus' Gospel, and to be a student of God.
Examples: I can make a card for someone who is sick.
How is the Church a gift to us?
The Church is a gift because it it gives us grace, strengthens our Christian lives, and brings us closer to God.
Explain the Senses of Scripture.
Literal: what the human author intended to communicate
Spiritual sense: the truth which God wishes to reveal to us
Types of Spiritual sense:
Allegorical: how the passage points to Christ
Moral: teaches moral code (how to act)
Anagogical: reveals eternal significance (relates judgements, heaven, and
How do both Creation Stories differ? (answers can vary)
Both stories take place in different periods of time (7 days, and unspecified). In one story he created light first, and in the other one he created humans first.
List at least 4 of the 7 core beliefs of the core Beliefs of the Catholic Church.
God as trinity, Incarnation, Crucifixion and Resurrection, Dwelling of the Holy Spirit, The Church and Communion of Saints, Sin and Justification, and Mariology.
How can we use the Literal Sense of Scripture while reading Scripture? (What questions can you ask yourselves to understand the passage?)
What is the straight-forward meaning of this passage? (literal)
What do the 2 creation stories reveal?
First story - Reveals that the God loves for us and his power.
Second Story - Reveals that humans beings practice divine living.
Explain the 4 proofs of God's existence.
Unmoved Mover - If there is an effect, there must be a cause. Nothing can set itself in motion and there must be something/someone who brought everything in the world into motion.
Argument for Desire - Every innate desire corresponds to a real object that can satisfy it. There is a hunger in us for something infinite.
Order Needs Intelligence - Natural bodies work towards some goal and do not do so by chance.
Pascal's Wager -It is safer to believe in God's existence from the point of risk and reward.
How can we use the Spiritual (Allegorical) Sense of Scripture while reading Scripture? (What questions can you ask yourselves to understand the passage?)
Where is God in this passage? (Spiritual – allegorical)
What orientation do both creation stories have?
First story has liturgical orientation. The Second Story has nuptial orientation.
Explain at least 4 of the 7 core beliefs of the Catholic Church
God as Trinity - There are 3 persons in 1 God (Go the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit).
Incarnation - This occurred when Angel Gabriel visited Mary, it tells us that Jesus is fully God and fully man.
Crucifixion and Resurrection - Jesus suffered death on a cross and rose from the dead 3 days later. He won us eternal life through this.
Dwelling of the Holy Spirit - Before he ascended in Heaven, Jesus promised to send help to the Apostles. 10 days later, the Holy Spirit descended upon them and it now dwells among us.
Church and Communion of Saints - Jesus founded the Church with Peter as its head. It is a mystical gathering of people of God and physical institution. The Communion of Saints is the Church on Earth, all souls in purgatory, and those in heaven.
Sin and Justification - Original Sin (the stain of the first sin we inherit because we are descendants of Adam), Actual Sin (a willful act or thought against the eternal law of God), and Justification (God transforming man to be taken out of a state of sin into a state of grace)
Mariology - About Mary: Assumption, Perpetual Virginity, Mary was born without original sun, and she is the Mother of God.
How can we use the Spiritual (Moral and Anagogical) Sense of Scripture while reading Scripture? (What questions can you ask yourselves to understand the passage?)
How should I act in response to this passage? (Spiritual – moral)
Why look to heaven from this passage? (Spiritual – anagogical)
Describe each type of orientation of the creation stories.
Liturgical - The expression of union between man and God. Indicates story points towards a liturgy.
Nuptial - The expression of union between man and woman. Indicates a marriage covenant is established between Adam and Eve.