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catholic christianity beliefs ✅ Flashcards

1
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what is the trinity?

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is the three persons, God the father, son and holy spirit

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what prayer declares belief in the trinity?

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the nicene creed

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where in the bible is the trinity seen?

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jesus’ baptism and creation

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what does revelation mean?

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when something is revealed by God

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what sacraments relate to the trinity?

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baptism and eucharist

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what is a doctrine?

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belief held by the church that isn’t written down in the bible

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what is a creed?

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a formal expression of what the church believes

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what is apostolic tradition?

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teachings and doctrines that have been passed down for thousands of years in the church

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what happened on each day of creation?

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first day: heavens, earth, light and dark
day 2: water and sky
day 3: land and plants 
day 4: sun, moon and stars
day 5: fish and birds
day 6: land animals and humans
day 7: God rested
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what was the second account of creation in Genesis?

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the stories of adam and eve and temptation

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who tempted adam and eve to eat the forbidden fruit?

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the devil, as a serpent

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what are the two interpretations of the creation story?

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literal and metaphoric

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why is the creation story significant?

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teaches us about gods characteristics and the trinity was present

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what are god’s characteristics?

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omnibenevolent
omniscient
omnipresent
transcendent
omnipotent
eternal
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what do catholics believe we are made in?

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)the image of God (imago dei)

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how do catholics know they are made in the image of God?

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we are rational, we have free will and a conscience (voice of God), we relate to God, give and receive love and accountable to God of our actions

17
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what is dominion?

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the belief that humans have the ability to rule over the planet

18
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what is stewardship?

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the belief that humans should respect and look after the planet as God made it

19
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what is the incarnation?

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God being in human from (jesus)

20
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what does incarnation mean?

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‘enfleshment’ or ‘making flesh’

21
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how do we know Jesus was human?

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he was born of a human mother, he died on the cross, he got tired and had emotions

22
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how do we know Jesus was God?

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his mother was a virgin, he performed miracles and he rose form the dead

23
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why is the incarnation important?

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because it gives humans something to relate to with Jesus

24
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what is the paschal mystery?

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the events leading up to jesus’ death and resurrection

25
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what does ‘paschal’ mean?

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passover

26
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what is redemption?

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when jesus’ life was exchanged for the freedom from sins for all humans

27
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what is justification?

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only just (righteous, holy and loving) people can enter a relationship with God

28
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why did the word become flesh?

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to save us, to know God’s love, to model holiness and to share the grace of God

29
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why did Jesus die?

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to show how to respond to cruelty, jesus erased the sins of the world with God’s mercy

30
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why is the resurrection important?

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it is the foundation of the church, proof that Jesus is god and its a present event (easter celebrations)

31
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what does the ascension mean?

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prepares humans for heaven, was a way of letting go of Jesus

32
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what are we taught about salvation?

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the church teaches us that we can’t save ourselves from sin but we can accept salvation from God

33
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when do we receive God’s grace?

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through the sacraments

34
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what is the most important expression of the paschal mystery today?

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the eucharist

35
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what does eschatology mean?

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life after death

36
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what are the three beliefs for life after death?

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heaven, hell and purgatory

37
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what are the two types of judgement?

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particular; after death a person will go to heaven, hell or purgatory
general; end of time God will judge us all and we will be resurrected

38
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why is life after death important?

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because it teaches catholics how to live their lives well in order to go to Heaven

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