Chapter 2 Flashcards
non-jew
gentile
Hebrew word for the anointed one
Messiah
the bishops and teachers of the early church
Fathers of the Church
person who practices poly-theism
Pagan
brief summary or profession of our Christian faith
Creed
intellectual method that integrates philosophy and Christianity
Scholasticism
arguments that use human reason to conclude God exists
5 proofs for the existence of God`
meeting of all the worlds bishops in union with the Pope
Ecumenical Council
a philosophical movement in the 18th century that denied the value of truth
Enlightenment
a dangerous philosophy that says moral principles are a matter of individual preference
Relativism
one of the greatest intellects the Church has ever known
St. Thomas
this man is often made as a statue in gardens, he saw the rest of creation as his brother or sister
St. Francis
what is natural revelation(mc)
God revealing himself to us through creation
What should natural revelation lead us to(mc)
to worship God as the creator
what did Vatican 1 teach about the relationship between human reason and knowledge of God’s existence(mc)
that God’s existence can be with certitude by reasoning from His creation
what does relativism teach(mc)
that human reasoning is not capable of coming to know either truth or God
When we experience something in _____ and stand in awe of it, we are not just encountering _____; we are encountering it’s _____.
nature; creation; creator
Using the proof you were assigned in class for the group work:
1) explain the proof in your own words and
2) explain what you think St. Thomas did well and
3) what you think he could have done better.
argument from contingency
1) we all have the possibility to not exist and God is the only one who can live forever
2) describing how the worlds existence does not depend on us
3) describing how God was contingent
What are some of the attributes of God from Creation
Awesome
Beautiful
Creative
Powerful
Intelligent
Complex
choose 2 of the attributes and explain how we see it in creation and how it tells us about God.
Creative - species of creations; God didn’t just create one type of tree he was creative and made hundreds
Complex - life; we see God’s complexity through the complexity of our bodies and the way they function
Do you believe God is real? Why or why not?
I do
someone must’ve created us so it has to be God
I have faith in Him and that He is real
Do you believe that everything is created by God? Why or why not?
i do
everything created must have a creator
This creator is God.
Does creation “speak” to you? If so, what part? If not, what does?
no
my community
we all gather together to worship the Lord
we all desire the same relationship with the Father
we all seek to go to Heaven
Did anything in this chapter help you believe more about the existence of God? If so, what? If not, what do you need to know more about before you will believe?
proofs
St. Thomas explained questions I had about my faith
everything has a cause and effect that had to have been caused by something uncaused
