Basic Doctrinal Knowledge Flashcards
What is the Holy Trinity?
The Trinity, or Holy Trinity, is a way of describing God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. and Lord over all the universe.
Who is God the Father?
God the Father is a title given to God in Christianity. In mainstream trinitarian Christianity, God the Father is regarded as the first person of the Trinity, followed by the second person, God the Son Jesus Christ, and the third person, God the Holy Spirit.
Who is God the Son?
The doctrine of the Trinity identifies Jesus as God the Son, identical in essence but distinct in person with regard to God the Father and God the Holy Spirit (the first and third Persons of the Trinity).
Who is God the Holy Spirit?
For the majority of Christian denominations, the Holy Spirit is the third Person of the Holy Trinity – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and is Almighty God. As such he is personal and also fully God, co-equal and co-eternal with God the Father and Son of God.
Who is Mary, the Holy Mother of God?
The Blessed Virgin Mary is honored as the Mother of God because she conceived and gave birth to Christ, who is the incarnation of God the Son, the Second Person of the Blessed Trinity. She is also without any SIN.
Who are the saints?
The saints of the church are a diverse group of people with varied and interesting stories. Their ranks include martyrs, kings and queens, missionaries, widows, theologians, parents, nuns and priests, and “everyday people” who dedicated their lives to the loving pursuit of God. saints are also pray for us.
What is the purpose of the Sacraments?
The purpose of the sacraments is to make people holy, to build up the body of Christ, and finally, to give worship to God; but being signs, they also have a teaching function.
What is the Mass?
mass, the central act of worship of the Roman Catholic Church, which culminates in celebration of the sacrament of the Eucharist.
What is Transubstantiation?
the bread and wine are transformed into the actual flesh and blood of Jesus Christ.
What is the Sacrament of Confession?
a sacrament instituted by Jesus Christ in His love and mercy to offer sinners forgiveness for offenses committed against God.
What is salvation?
Salvation is God’s grace. It is the gift of freedom from our sins that Jesus made possible by taking the punishment for our sins on the cross. Salvation is the idea that humans can be saved from sin through faith in Jesus.
What is divine revelation?
God’s communication of himself, by which he makes known the mystery of his divine plan, a gift of self- communication which is realized by deeds and words over time, and the most fully by sending us his own divine Son, Jesus Christ (CCC 50).
What is sacred scripture?
Sacred Scripture is the inspired word of God, the collection of sacred books that hand on the truth of Revelation in written form. Tradition, as understood by the Church, is more than a collection of customs or time-honored habits. It encompasses the Church’s teaching, life and worship.
What is sacred tradition?
Sacred or apostolic tradition consists of the teachings that the apostles passed on orally through their preaching.
What is sin?
Sin in the Catechism of the Catholic Church: Sin is an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is a failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods…. It has been defined [by St Augustine] as “an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law.”
