Chapter 2

Question 1

Prophecy

Answer 1

Something that is said in the name of God

Question 2

Divine

Answer 2

Modifier indicating something that refers or pertains to God

Question 3

Motive of Faith

Answer 3

the reason why a person comes to believe God - namely, the authority of God himself

Question 4

Faith

Answer 4

the theological virtue by which one believes all that God has said and revealed to man and that the church proposes for belief

Question 5

Word of God

Answer 5

God’s speech to man. Referenced to sacred scripture, as well as Jesus Christ, “the word made flesh”.

Question 6

Covenant

Answer 6

A solemn agreement between God and man where mutual commitments and guarantees are involved.

Question 7

Motive of Faith

Answer 7

The reason why a person comes to believe in God- namely, the authority of God himself

Question 8

Magisterium

Answer 8

the name given to the universal teaching authority of the church, which guides the faithful without error in matters of faith and morals through the interpretation of sacred scripture and tradition

Question 9

Miracle

Answer 9

A, sign wonder, or event which transcends the laws of nature and therefore can be attributed to divine power.

Question 10

prophet

Answer 10

a person called by god to speak to his people, often to announce future events that could not otherwise be foreseen. “he who talks to man in the name of god”

Question 11

Miracle

Answer 11

A sign, wonder, or event which transcends the laws of nature and therefore can be attributed to divine power. The miracles of Jesus were messianic signs of the presence of God’s Kingdom.

Question 12

Revelation

Answer 12

God’s communication of himself by which he makes known the mystery of his divine plan. A gift of God’s self-communication that is realized by deeds and words through time, the fullness of which was the sending of his Only-Begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Revelation also refers to the New Testament book containing the revelation given to St. John on Patmos, also called the Apocalypse.

Question 13

Divine

Answer 13

Something that refers or pertains to God.

Question 14

Miracle

Answer 14

A sign, wonder, or event which transcends the laws of nature and therefore can be attributed to divine power. The miracles of Jesus were messianic signs of the presence of God’s Kingdom.

Question 15

Object of faith

Answer 15

“The content of true Christian faith and belief: God himself; other truths that can be known only through Revelation, such as the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist; and all the natural truths specially revealed by God in order to confirm and strengthen our knowledge of them, such as the existence of our soul”

Question 16

Act of Faith

Answer 16

A supernatural assent of the intellect through which a truth revealed by God is believed on the authority of God who reveals it. One who makes an act of faith is certain of the truth and makes a free-will choice to believe in it.

Question 17

Prophet

Answer 17

A person called by God to speak to his people, often to announce future events that could not otherwise be foreseen. It comes from a Hebrew term meaning “he who talks to man in the name of God.”

Question 18

Why did God give us faith?

Answer 18

He loves us

Question 19

Magisterium

Answer 19

The name given to the universal teaching authority of the Church, which guides the faithful without error in matters of faith and morals through the interpretation of Sacred Scripture and Tradition

Question 20

Divine Revelation

Answer 20

Gods communication of himself by which he makes known the mystery of his divine plan. A gift of Gods self communication that is realized by deeds and words through time, the fullness if which was the sending of his Only-Begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Revelation also refers to the New Testament book containing the revelation given to St John on Patmos, also called the Apocalypse

Question 21

Revelation

Answer 21

Gods communication of himself by which he makes known the mystery of his divine plan. A gift of Gods self communication that is realized by deeds and words through time, the fullness if which was the sending of his Only-Begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Revelation also refers to the New Testament book containing the revelation given to St John on Patmos, also called the Apocalypse

Question 22

Original sin

Answer 22

“ORIGINAL SIN
“Man, tempted by the devil. . .disobeyed God’s command” (CCC 397) Adam and Eve immediately [lost] the grace of original holiness” (CCC 399). “The harmony in which they had found themselves, thanks to original justice, is now destroyed: the control of the soul’s spiritual faculties over the body is shattered; the union of man and woman becomes subject to tensions, their relations henceforth marked by lust and domination.16 Harmony with creation is broken: visible creation has become alien and hostile to man.17 Because of man, creation is now subject “to its bondage to decay” (CCC 400).”

Question 23

Magisterium

Answer 23

“MAGISTERIUM
The name given to the universal teaching authority of the Church, which guides the faithful without error in matters of faith and morals through the interpretation of Sacred Scripture and Tradition.

Question 24

Motive of Faith

Answer 24

The reason why a person comes to believe in God - namely, the authority of God himself.

Question 25

Supernatural Revelation

Answer 25

Gods communication of himself by which he makes known the mystery of his divine plan. A gift of Gods self communication that is realized by deeds and words through time, the fullness if which was the sending of his Only-Begotten Son, Jesus Christ. Revelation also refers to the New Testament book containing the revelation given to St John on Patmos, also called the Apocalypse

Question 26

Magisterium

Answer 26

The name given to the universal teaching authority of the Church, guides the faithful without error in matters of faith and morals through the interpretation of Sacred Scripture and Tradition

Question 27

Motives of Credibility

Answer 27

The four main signs and evidence that certain affirmations are made by God ( or those chosen by God to speak with his authority) and that they have been passed along to us completely and without error - namely, the miracles of Jesus and his saints; the fulfillment of prophecies; the sublimity or dignity of the message; and the growth, holiness, fruitfulness, and stability of the Church

Question 28

Faith

Answer 28

The theological virtue by which one believes all that God has said and revealed to man and that the Church proposes for belief

Question 29

Covenant

Answer 29

A solemn agreement between people or between God and man involving mutual commitments and guarantees.

Question 30

Miracle

Answer 30

A sign, wonder or event which breaks the laws of nature therefore we can attribute them to divine power.

Question 31

what is revelation

Answer 31

gods communication of himself by which he makes known the mysteries of his divine plan. A gift of gods self communication that is realized by deeds and words through time, the fullness of which was by sending of his only begotten son, Jesus Christ. Revelation also refers to the New Testament book containing the revelation given to St. John on Patmos, also called the Apocalypse.

Question 32

Divine Revelation

Answer 32

See revelation

Question 33

Supernatural Revelation

Answer 33

See Revelation.

Question 34

Prophet

Answer 34

A person called by God to speak to his people, often to announce future events that could not otherwise be foreseen. It comes from a Hebrew term meaning “he who talks to man in the name of God. “

Question 35

Motive of Faith

Answer 35

The reason why a person comes to believe in God—namely, the authority of God himself.

Question 36

Miracle

Answer 36

Anything that astounds, something admirable.

Something that defies or intensifies the laws of nature.

Question 37

Church Fathers

Answer 37

See Fathers of the Church

Question 38

Council of Jerusalem

Answer 38

Recounted in Acts 15, this synod of the Apostles around AD 49 or 50 spoke with the authority of the Holy Spirit in deciding that Gentile converts to Christianity did not have to be circumcised or obey the Law of Moses.