Chapter 5 Flashcards
Immanent Trinity
A focus on the inner life of God as a Trinity of three divine Persons without consideration of God’s relationship to human beings or his creation work.
theology
The study of the existence or the attributes of God; a word taken from the Greek words theos (“God”) and logos (“word”).
Slavific Trinity
The active and inseparable work of the Triune God—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—in Salvation History.
consubstantial
The quality “of one being” in the relationship between all the divine Persons of the Trinity—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. So, the Son and the Holy Spirit have the exact same nature as the Father, the first Person of the Trinity.
divine missions of the Blessed Trinity
The distinctive works of God’s saving intervention in the world—creation, Salvation, and sanctification. Although creation is attributed to the Father, Salvation (Redemption) to the Son, and sanctification to the Holy Spirit, all three Persons of the Trinity act as one and are fully present in all the missions.
saint
A “holy one” of God who lives in union with God through the grace of Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit and whom God rewards with eternal life in Heaven.
Assumption
The dogmatic teaching of the Catholic Church that when the earthly life of Mary was completed, she was taken body and soul into the presence of God. Mary was granted this grace, the Church says, because she is the sinless Mother of God.
Immaculate Conception
The dogmatic teaching of the Catholic Church that Mary was conceived in the womb of her mother without the stain of Original Sin that all other human beings inherit. This teaching was declared as an infallible teaching by Pope Pius IX in 1854.
Theotokos
A Greek term for Mary meaning “God bearer” or “birth mother of God” that was first used by the Council of Ephesus in AD 431.
infallible teaching
Catholic teachings, proposed by the Magisterium in union with the Pope, that is declared to be totally free of error. Infallibility is a gift of the Spirit whereby the Pope and the bishops are preserved from error when proclaiming a doctrine related to Christian faith or morals.
Paraclete
Another name for the Holy Spirit that means advocate, defender, or consoler.
grace
God’s gift of friendship and life that enables us to share his life and love.
justification
The forgiving of our sins in order to welcome us into a right relationship with God through our faith in Jesus Christ.
gifts of the Holy Spirit
Seven spiritual gifts from the Holy Spirit given to the Church and her members, especially at Baptism and Confirmation. The gifts are wisdom, understanding, knowledge, counsel, fortitude, piety, and fear of the Lord or wonder and awe.
charism
A spiritual gift given by God to individuals to help build up and strengthen the Church.
