COMM#1 Flashcards
the Five Proofs of the existence of God summarized
by St. Thomas Aquinas in his Summa Theologiae
Quinquae Viae)
- an object that is in motion ( e.g. the planets, a rolling
stone) is put in motion by some other object or force,
there must have been an UNMOVED MOVER
(GOD) who first put things in motion.
The Argument from Motion
-deals with the issue of existence.
common sense tells us that no object creates itself,
some previous object had to create it.
Aquinas believed that there must have
been an UNCAUSED FIRST CAUSE(GOD) who
began the chain of existence for all things.
Causation of Existence
two types of objects in the universe:
contingent beings and necessary beings.
A contingent being is an object that can not exist without a
necessary being causing its existence.
contingent and necessary objects
St. Thomas formulated this Way from a very interesting
observation about the qualities of things.
For example one may say that of two objects, one has a
greater degree of beauty than the next.
there must be an perfect standard by which all such
qualities are measured. These perfections are contained in
God.
The Argument From Degrees And Perfection
Aquinas states that common sense tells us that the universe
works in such a way, that one can conclude that it was
designed by an intelligent designer, God. In other words, all
physical laws and the order of nature and life were
designed and ordered by God, the intelligent designer.
The Argument From Intelligent Design
WHAT DOES GOD REVEAL TO MAN?
There is only one God.
God is a personal loving God both Immanent and Transcendent
IMMANENT
God is present and joined to His creation
TRANSCENDENT
Transcendent-God is totally above and beyond
His creation
– basis of all the other commandments
-foundation of our moral life
COMM#1
COMMANDS
**Worship God and have faith in Him
PROHIBITION
**use of carved images (idols)
-that which distorts true belief in God
-perfect image of God, God Himself
JESUS
- adoration of or devotion to a person
- respect and reverence paid to God
WORSHIP (GOD ALONE)
-to regard with deep respect , to honor, to observe as sacred
VENERATE (GOD’S CREATION)
