2nd Qtr Flashcards
What is Faith?
It is a personal act to seek personal union with God
What are the 7 characteristics of Faith?
Sheer Gift of God
Necessary for our Salvation
Requires freewill and clear understanding
Absolutely Certain
It should be in the Active Love (charity)
Grows more through prayer
Foretaste of Heaven
How do we strengthen our Faith?
Our heart’s resolve - Good deeds/works
Prayer - acknowledgement of God
What is Meditative Prayer?
It is an expression of prayer which is done by lifting our open hearts to what God would want to tell us.
What is creed?
the summary of our Christian Faith
What is Apostle’s Creed?
Faithful summary of the Apostles’ faith which brought the common faith
What is Nicene Creed?
Stems out from the first two ecumenical councils and remains common to all Great Churches
What makes our Faith absolutely Certain?
It is founded on the Word of God which cannot and will never lie
Faith without ___ is dead
action
Through ___, man freely commits his entire self to God
Faith
What are the sins against faith?
Voluntary Doubt Involuntary Doubt Incredulity Heresy Apostasy Schism
Why is the Church Apostolic?
Founded in the Apostles
Apostolic Tradition
Apostolic Succession
What do we mean when we say the Church is founded in the Apostles?
Jesus founded the Church in the Apostles under the leadership of Peter as the first Pope
What do we mean when we say the Church has Apostolic Tradition?
The teachings of Christ are handed down to the apostles and passed on to the next generation
What do we mean when we say the Church has Apostolic Succession?
Jesus established the authority in the Church under the resposibility starting from Peter as the first Pope and passed on to the next successor.