CCC Compendium Flashcards

1
Q

What is the plan of God for man?

A

created man to make him share in his own blessed life

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2
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Why does man have a desire for God?

A

written upon his heart the desire to see him.

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3
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How is it possible to know God with only the light of human reason?

A

through reason alone one can know God with certainty as the origin and end of the universe

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4
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Is the light of reason alone sufficient to know the mystery of God?

A

he stands in need of being enlightened by God’s revelation

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5
Q

How can we speak about God?

A

however, continually purify our language insofar as it is image-bound and imperfect, realizing that we can never fully express the infinite mystery of God.

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6
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What does God reveal to man?

A

he reveals himself and his plan of LOVING GOODNESS which he decreed from all eternity in Christ.

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7
Q

What are the first stages of God’s Revelation?

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  • Manifested in Adam and Eve
  • Covenant with Noah and all living beings.
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8
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What are the next stages of God’s Revelation?

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  • God made more covenants like, Abraham, Moses, Mount Sinai (Israel), Messiah
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9
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What is the full and definitive stage of God’s Revelation?

A
  • It was Jesus Christ the
    mediator and fullness of Revelation.
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10
Q

What is the value of private revelations?

A
  • help a person to live the faith as long as they lead us to Christ.
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11
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Why and in what way is divine revelation transmitted?

A

Why - “desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth”
What
What way - Because of Jesus’s Apostolic Tradition.

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12
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What is Apostolic Tradition?

A

the transmission of the message of Christ.

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13
Q

In what ways does Apostolic Tradition occur?

A

Tradition: Word of Gods
Sacred Scripture: Written form (Bible)

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14
Q

What is the relationship between Tradition and Sacred Scripture?

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one sacred deposit of faith from which the Church derives her certainty about revelation.

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15
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To whom is the deposit of faith entrusted?

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whole of the Church (Her/Us).

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16
Q

To whom is given the task of authentically interpreting the deposit of faith?

A

Successor of Peter (Bishop)

17
Q

Magisterium

A

Interpretation of the word of God

18
Q

What is the relationship between Scripture, Tradition and the Magisterium?

A
  • United with one another
  • contribute effectively to the salvation of souls.
19
Q
  1. Why does Sacred Scripture teach the truth?
A

God is the Author

20
Q

It is the word of god “not a written and mute word, but incarnate and living”

A

Christian Faith

21
Q

How is Sacred Scripture to be read?

A
  1. Attention and Unity of the Scripture
  2. Tradition of the Church
  3. Analogy of faith
22
Q

What is the Canon of Scripture?

A

the complete list of the sacred writings

23
Q

46 books of the Old Testament and 27 of the New.

A

Canon of Scripture

24
Q

What is the importance of the Old Testament for Christians?

A
  • true word of God.
  • permanent value.
  • Preparation coming of Christ
25
Q

What importance does the New Testament have for Christians?

A
  • Ultimate truth of Divine Revelation
  • Life and Teaching of Jesus (Mathew, Mark, Luke and John)
26
Q

What is the unity that exists between the Old and the New Testaments?

A

The Old Testament prepares for the New and the New Testament fulfills the Old

27
Q

What role does Sacred Scripture play in the life of the Church?

A

the soul of theology and of pastoral preaching.

28
Q

The denial of existence of a deity (God)

A

Atheism

29
Q

Truth revealed by God, which the magisterium of the Church declared as binding

A

Dogma

30
Q

The teaching authority of the Roman Catholic Church, especially as exercised by bishops or the Pope.

A

Magisterium

31
Q

The entrusting or succession of the authority or mission
given by Christ to the apostles down to their successors, the bishops extending this authority to the priests.

A

Apostolic Succession