Chapter 1 Flashcards
Adam
The First Man and our father. Together with Eve, he committed the first sin (Original Sin). The Hebrew name refers to the particular individual or mankind in general.
Bible
Sacred Scripture; the books that contain the truth of God’s revelation, which were composed of human authors under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit. The bible contains 46 books in the Old Testament and 27 in the New.
Serpent
The form taken by Satan in the Garden of Eden. The Hebrew word ‘nahash’ refers to a fearsome, murderous creature.
Inerrant
Making no mistakes or errors. Scripture is inerrant; it always teaches the truth, never falsehood.
Infallible
Incapable of error. The Bible and the Church are infallible because of a special protection by God the Holy Spirit.
Inspired
Guided by God; from a word meaning “breathed in.” The human writers of Scripture wrote in their own words but through God’s inspiration wrote what he intended them to write and nothing more.
Evolution
The scientific theory that species came to be as they are by gradual process of change and development. Valid theories on the origin of life cannot contradict two facts: God created all matter, and the creation of human beings is a special act of the divine Creator
Original Holiness
The state of harmony that existed between our first parents and God before the Fall by which they participated in divine life.
Image
A representation such as a statue or picture. Each human person is made in the image of God; that is, human beings are like God insofar as having intelligence, free will, and the capacity to love.
Eden
The name of the garden in which God placed Adam and Eve
Empirical Data
Information gathered from sensory observation and expirimentation
Soul
The form of the body, this is an individual spiritual substance created directly by God in his image and likeness. The unity of a body and soul form a human person. The soul is immortal–it does not perish when separated from the body at death–and it will be united with a glorified body at the final resurrection.
Serpent
The form taken by Satan in the Garden of Eden. The Hebrew word nahash refers to a fearsome, murderous creature.
Transcendent
Beyond the limits of ordinary human experience or knowledge.
Concupiscence
fosters the appetite to escape the dominion of reason. This is opposed to the cardinal virtue of temperance.