Trinity
Where do we begin when understanding the Trinity?
What is "God is love."
Man is created _____. (Fill in the blank)
What is "In the image of God."
What does it take for man to go to hell?
What is "To commit ONE MORTAL sin and to die unrepentant."
What is the cause of desirability of a thing?
What is "God".
What is Arianism?
What is "The heresy that the Son of God is created.
In boring and impersonal philosophy terms, what does it mean to be in a relationship?
What is "To be in reference to another."
In his own nature, man is a unity of what? In this way, man unites what two realities?
What is "In his person, man is a unity of body and soul. In this way, man unites the material and spiritual realities."
What are the three falls from "The Meditation on Sin" by St. Ignatius of Loyola?
What is "The Fall of the Angels, The Fall of Adam and Eve, and The Fall of One Man to One Mortal Sin."
Why do things exist?
What is "Things exist for us to make use of them insofar as they help man in attaining the end for which he is created." (First Principle and Foundation, St. Ignatius of Loyola)
What is Macedonianism?
What is "The heresy that the Holy Spirit is created."
What are the four essential doctrines of the Holy Trinity?
What is "1. In the one Divine Nature, there are three persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.
2. No one of the persons is either of the other, each is wholly himself.
3. The Father is God, the Son is God, the Holy Spirit is God.
4. They are not three Gods but one God."
What is man's purpose according to St. Ignatius of Loyola in "The First Principle and Foundation"?
What is "Man is created to praise, reverence, and serve God our Lord and by this means to save his soul."
What does it take for a man to go to heaven (or at least purgatory, which will eventually end with him entering heaven)?
What is "For a man to die repentant of his sins."
What is the argument proposed by the unbeliever about God's existence which is rooted in his experience of evil?
If God is all-knowing, all-powerful, and all-good, then evil would not exist. However, evil does exist. Therefore, God must not exist.
What two councils determined the Creed that Catholics profess universally in Sunday Masses today? (Provide the dates of each)
How are the Divine Persons the same in their natures? (Use divine attributes)
What is "The three persons of the Trinity are infinite, eternal, omnipotent, omniscient, whole/undivided, simple, goodness itself, and perfect in every way."
What are the four communions that man experienced in the garden? How did man lose these communions?
What is "In the garden, man experienced a communion of friendship with God, himself, others, and all of creation. Man lose these communions because of Original Sin."
What is the main effect of baptism? What effects remain after baptism?
What is "Baptism restores the soul to union with God by providing it with sanctifying grace. It does not remove the other effects of Original Sin, which are, death, pain, suffering, ignorance(intellect), weakness(will), and concupiscence."
What is evil? Give an example of a natural evil.
Evil is a privation of goodness. (validity of example is to be discerned by the teacher).
Who was the Theological Champion of the consubstantial reality of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit? What persecution did he suffer?
What is "(St.)Athanasius and exile."
How are the Divine Persons distinct from one another? (Use procession and spiration to describe these distinctions)
What is "They are distinct only in relation to one another. These relations are understood as through procession and spiration. The Son proceeds from the Father. The Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son. The Holy Spirit proceeds from the spiration of love between the Father and the Son."
What are the two types of fruitfulness God is referring to in Genesis 1:28? Which one is of greater importance and why?
What is "God is referring to physical and spiritual fruitfulness. Spiritual fruitfulness is more important because spiritual realities are more important than physical realities. For example, God and the angels are spiritual beings and they are more important than physical beings like rocks and trees."
What is the only way to approach the truth of sin?
What is "The only way to approach the truth of sin is in the light of Christ - fixing our eyes on the Revelation of Divine Love, manifested in Christ Jesus, who teaches us that ALL NEED SALVATION and SALVATION IS OFFERED TO ALL."
Why is it not possible for God to exist simultaneously with evil?
It is impossible for two contraries to exist at the same time. God is good. Evil and good are contraries. Therefore, if one exist, then the other must not exist.
What does the term consubstantial mean?
What is "Consubstantial is the word used to articulate how the Son and the Holy Spirit are united in the one divine nature of God. Neither of them are created, but rather they are one substance."