Ch 1 Section 1.04 Flashcards
With the use of human reason we are able to come to know everything that has come to us through Divine Revelation.
False
What is the most important reason that God gave Man the gift of reason?
So we could come to knowledge of Him
__________ are truths beyond our grasp, which God, in His mercy and love, reveals to us.
Mysteries
__________ is the theological virtue by which we believe in God and believe all that he has said and revealed to us.
Faith
God reveals certain truths about Himself that mankind would otherwise be unable to know.
True
Who said, “Faith and reason are like two wings on which the human spirit rises to the contemplation of truth”?
Pope John Paul II
Not everyone can understand with reason all the articles of faith that come to us by means of Divine Revelation, but we trust that which is revealed is true. What analogy does the book use to illustrate this reality?
Trusting the Periodic Table gives accurate info on the elements
The gift of faith, given by God does NOT work against our human nature.
True
Today there are many people falsely believe that there is a contradiction between faith and reason.
True
While man is capable of knowing God by means of natural reason, in order to into real intimacy with God, man needs God’s revelation.
True
Faith builds upon what we know by reason.
True
What prevents us from achieving a more perfect knowledge of God and His will for our lives?
Sin
There is not a very close relationship between faith and reason.
False
Faith in in God is not irrational. In fact it is __________ reason.
Above
Which Catholic theologian said, “Grace builds on nature.”
St. Thomas Aquinas
