Book 1 - Chapter 1 Flashcards

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1
Q

What is a being that is created by God in order to live in communion with God?

A

Religious being

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2
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What two fold effect does faith have on reason?

A

Faith purifies and perfects reason

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3
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What is God’s divine life present in the souls of his people?

A

Grace

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4
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What is the denial of the existence of God?

A

Atheism

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5
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What is God’s self-communication by which he makes known the mystery of his divine plan?

A

revelation

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6
Q

What is the theological virtue by which one believes in all God has said and revealed to man and the Church proposes for belief?

A

Faith

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7
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What are the five Characteristics of the knowledge of God as described in the Bible - what does each mean?

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1) Mediate - - through created things
2) Natural - - through light
3) Universal - - accessible to all people
4) Certain - - creation leads to creator
5) Easy to Attain - - use of reason

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8
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What are the “Five Ways” of St. Thomas Aquinas in which the existence of God can be known through reason?

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1) From motion
2) From Causes
3) From possibility
4) Degree of perfection
5) From governance

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9
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What is the revealed truth solemnly defined by the Magisterium of the Church?

A

Dogma

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10
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What is the process of knowing God’s existence because all creatioon must originate from First Cause?

A

Principle of causality

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What is God’s self-communication about himself simply through the existence of creation?

A

Natural revelation

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12
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How is science a restriction of reason?

A

Because science is concerned with observable behavior

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13
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What is the intellectual power or faculty ordinarily employed to adapt thought or action to some end?

A

Reason

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14
Q

Describe the two ways in which one’s faith development can be pursued?

A

Through prayerful contemplation and intellectual study of Divine Revelation

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15
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What is the belief that the existence of God canNOT be known or proven?

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Agnosticism

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