FCL Flashcards
Divinare means
GODLIKE
which means to UNCOVER or TO REMOVE THE VEIL.
revelare
Is God’s self-disclosure to us overtime.
It is a loving free gift.
Prompts our response of faith (love moves to love).
REVELATION
HOW GOD REVEALS HIMSELF TO US?
Scripture
Tradition
Our Daily Lives
The Bible is the inspired Word of God; written by human beings with the guidance of the Holy Spirit to teach without error those truths necessary for our salvation.
GOD’S REVELATION THROUGH SCRIPTURE
The process of handing on beliefs and practices over time.
Tradition
to hand on
Tradere
The official, authoritative teaching voice of the Church”.
Magisterium
Authoritative beliefs and dogmas (Think Nicene & Apostles Creeds.)
Will not change but can develop over time.
Big Traditions
Customs and practices
Can change over time.
Little Traditions
a revelation received directly from God.
Immediate
it is a passing of revelation.
Mediate
(sovereign power of God) manifestation of God in nature and creation. It is the revelation of God in His work.
Natural Revelation
a revelation above natural. It takes place in history.
Supernatural Revelation
a revelation to a group of people, or to the church, the people of God.
Public
it is given to individuals or a group of individuals for special reasons. The purpose is to enlighten the faithful on the way they should behave.
Private