CCC Compendium Flashcards
What is the plan of God for man?
created man to make him share in his own blessed life
Why does man have a desire for God?
written upon his heart the desire to see him.
How is it possible to know God with only the light of human reason?
through reason alone one can know God with certainty as the origin and end of the universe
Is the light of reason alone sufficient to know the mystery of God?
he stands in need of being enlightened by God’s revelation
How can we speak about God?
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.
What does God reveal to man?
he reveals himself and his plan of LOVING GOODNESS which he decreed from all eternity in Christ.
What are the first stages of God’s Revelation?
- Manifested in Adam and Eve
- Covenant with Noah and all living beings.
What are the next stages of God’s Revelation?
- God made more covenants like, Abraham, Moses, Mount Sinai (Israel), Messiah
What is the full and definitive stage of God’s Revelation?
- It was Jesus Christ the
mediator and fullness of Revelation.
What is the value of private revelations?
- help a person to live the faith as long as they lead us to Christ.
Why and in what way is divine revelation transmitted?
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.
What is Apostolic Tradition?
the transmission of the message of Christ.
In what ways does Apostolic Tradition occur?
Tradition: Word of Gods
Sacred Scripture: Written form (Bible)
What is the relationship between Tradition and Sacred Scripture?
one sacred deposit of faith from which the Church derives her certainty about revelation.
To whom is the deposit of faith entrusted?
whole of the Church (Her/Us).