This body of believers has been entrusted with the sacred deposit of the Word of God.
What is the Church
100
Summary statements containing the main beliefs and Traditions of the Church
What is a Creed.
100
This Father of the Church led a life of great sin before becoming a Christian and one of the greatest theologians of the Church.
Who was St Augustine
100
Although the Deposit of Faith ended with the last Apostles, our ________ of Jesus' teaching and its meaning has developed over the last 20 centuries.
What is our understating of Jesus' teaching and its meaning.
200
The Reason God reveals himself
What is so we might come to know and love Him
200
While there is ONE single sacred deposit of the Word of God, both of these flow from it.
What is Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture
200
This Creed was the earliest of the Church.
What is the Apostles Creed
200
______ of the Church are saintly Christian writers from the early centuries who are recognized as special witnesses of the Faith.
Who are Fathers of the Church.
200
The gradual unfolding of the meaning of many things Christ revealed to us is called this?
What is Development of doctrine.
300
These are known as Doctrines of the Church
What is God's Revelation
300
This is known as the written Word of God.
What is Sacred Scripture or the Bible.
300
Finally approved in the 4th Century at the council of Constantinople, this creed was written to explain more fully the the early Creeds of the Church.
What is the Nicene Creed.
300
This man who lived in Italy during the 13th century is considered on of the foremost Doctors of the Church.
Who is St. Thomas Aquinas.
300
This guides the Church in the development of doctrine.
What is the Holy Spirit.
400
This is known as Pre-Christain Revelation
What is God's Revelation Found in the Old Testament
400
In which book of the bible was this said: "There are so also many other things which Jesus did; were every one of them to be written, I suppose that the world itself could not contain the books that would be written"
What is The Gospel of John
400
Under the authority of the Pope, this is a gathering of Bishops from around the world to discuss matters of concerns to the Church.
What is an Ecumenical Council
400
_________ of the Church are saintly theologians of any century whose writings are outstanding in guiding the faithful at all times.
Who are Doctors of the Church
400
This church teaching about Mary is an example o the development of Doctrine.
What is the doctrine of The Immaculate Conception.
500
This phase is known as Christian Revelation
What is the revelation that was completed when God fully showed himself to us by becoming Man.
500
These were passed down from Jesus to the the Apostles then to their disciple and also make up the Word of God.
What is Sacred Tradition.
500
The statements of the ecumenical councils are a written expression of this.
What is Tradition.
500
Expressed through thoughts, writings and actions, ___________ is part of the the faithful belief of the truth.