God & Religion
For what purpose are we here on earth?
To know and to love God
How does God reveal himself in the Old Testament?
Through theophanies and prophets God makes himself known in the Old Testament.
In what category of books of the bible do we place Genesis?
in the historical books
What is the first Person we profess belief in in the two most famous creeds we recite?
God the Father
Which Person of the Trinity is the one through whom the world was made?
How did God create us?
Freely
Is Sacred Scripture true?
Yes. The books of Scripture firmly, faithfully, and without error teach the truth.
Wisdom Books
Why is God "Father"?
He loves us as a father loves and he is origin and authority of all that is... and Jesus revealed to us a prayer in which we call upon God as Our Father.
Why do we call Mary the Mother of God?
She is the Mother of Jesus who is the Second Person of the Trinity (a divine Person and therefore God) incarnated. She is not the mother of a nature, but of a Person. That Person is God. Ergo...
Why do we seek God?
Our heart is restless until it rests in you, Lord.
What are we to understand about how scripture is truth when it has historical inaccuracies?
The inerrancy of Scripture pertains to everything man must know about God and the way of his salvation. The bible is not meant to convey precise historical information or scientific findings.
Malachi and Haggai were prophets. What classification of books do their works fall under in the Bible?
Prophets
What is God's name as revealed to Moses?
I AM WHO AM
Why do we say that Jesus is the "only-begotten Son" of the Father?
Only Jesus' filiation is of the same nature as the Father (divine) while our filiation is by adoption.
Can we know the existence of God by our reason without the aid of revelation?
Yes. We can know God with certainty even by the unassisted reason.
Is the Holy Spirit important in the reading and interpreting of Scripture?
Yes. One must read and interpret Scripture in the light of the Holy Spirit.
Luke and John wrote Acts and some letters in Scripture. What else did they write in Scripture?
Gospels
How is God truth?
He is the measure of the truth of all that is because his knowing and creating are the same act and in fact do not differ from who he is.
Does Jesus have a human heart and soul?
Jesus has a human heart, the Sacred Heart, and he has a human soul by which he experiences sorrow and joy as humans do.
Is it possible for man to grasp anything about God in human concepts?
Yes, we can have coherent knowledge of God, but not comprehensive knowledge about him.
What does canon mean regarding Scripture?
Canon with regard to Scripture is the authoritative collection of books of the OT and NT. Canon means the "measure" or "rod" or "standard".
Who were the 4 authors of the Catholic Letters in the New Testament?
James, Peter, John, and Jude
What rational argument do we have for believing in only one God?
If there were two gods, then the one god would be a limit on the other... and neither would be infinite or perfect and so, neither would be God.
The Church understands that God became man, remaining what he was and perfecting what he became. By his humanity he suffered. By his divinity he sanctified us.