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Natural Revelation
5 proofs
scripture
divine revelation
100

nature is a mirror that reflects God. True or False

True

100
Proof: there's bad, good, better. There must be a perfect ideal by which the lesser qualities are measured. 

Perfection

100

Scripture is dictation. True or False

false

100

means "what is handed on"

tradition

200
In natural revelation God makes himself known through what 2 things?

creation & reason

200

Things behave regularly and in an orderly fashion. An intelligent being must have given order to the universe.

Intelligent Being

200

the primary author of the bible?

God

200

The two modes of divine revelation

Sacred Scripture & Sacred Tradition

300

all humans beings have a duty to _____________.

worship God

300
Things move. Something must have started movement.

first mover

300

what are the two parts of the Bible

Old Testament & New Testament

300

this type of tradition is found in creeds, writings of the early church fathers and the liturgy

sacred tradition

400

diversity of creations shows what? 

That God is creative

400

Cause and effect. Something must have happened first.

Causality

400

what does inerrancy mean?

free from error

400

God's self communication through which he makes know the mystery of his divine plan

divine revelation

500

What is a key limitation of natural revelation? 

*can show that God exists but not fully WHO HE IS 

500

Everything depends on something else. Something must have existed first. 

Contingency

500

the divine assistance the Holy Spirit gave the authors of the Bible so the authors could write in human words the message of salvation God wanted to communicate.

divine inspiration

500

this is not divine revelation but falls into logic: The use of philosophical methods to better understand revealed truth

scholastic theology