Fun Faith Flashcards
Motion
Whatever is in motion is put in
motion by another. But this cannot
go on to infinity
Prime mover or unmoved mover
Causation
There is an order of efficient causes.
There is no case known in which a
thing is found to be the efficient
cause of itself. And this cannot go
on to infinity.
First efficient cause or uncaused cause
Possibility and Necessity
There are things possible to be and
not to be. That which does not exist
only begins to exist by something
already existing. But not all beings
are merely possible.
Necessary being
Gradation in things
Among beings, there are some more
and some less good, true, noble, and the
like. The maximum in any genus is the
cause of all in that genus.
Perfect Being
Governance of the world
Things that lack intelligence act for an
end. Whatever lacks intelligence cannot
move towards an end unless directed by
something endowed with knowledge
and intelligence.
Grand Architect or Intelligent Designer
Can God be known with our faith?
Using the natural light of reason, God
can be known by observing the natural
world: “Ever since the creation of the
world, God’s invisible attributes of
eternal power and divinity have been
able to be understood and perceived in
what he has made.” (Romans 1:20)
“When an effect is better known to us
[than its cause from the effect], we
proceed to the knowledge of the
cause.”
Two-fold Order of Religious Knowledge
Human Pearson > Created World > Observation
Faith > Persons and Events > Deposit of Faith
Human beings attain their last end by knowing and loving God
Faith is necessary to know God in His essence and to attain perfect happiness: “Eternal life consists in the full cognition of God. Hence, it is necessary that some inception of this supernatural cognition should come to exist in us. And this inception comes through faith, which on the basis of an infused light holds fast to things that by [human] nature exceed our cognition.”
The Most Holy Trinity
is the most fundamental mystery of the
Catholic faith revealed by Jesus Christ:
“For [God] sent His Son, the eternal
Word, who enlightens all human beings,
so that [the Son] might dwell among
them and declare to them the secrets of
God.”
Creation
Let us make man in our
image, after our likeness
(Genesis 1:26)
The Annunciation
To the chosen and destined
by God the Father, and
sanctified by the Spirit for
obedience to Jesus Christ
and for sprinkling with his
blood (1 Peter 1:1-2)
The Baptism of Jesus
When Jesus was baptized, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove…a voice from heaven saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:16-17)
The Advocate
And I will ask the Father,
and he will give you
another Advocate to be
with you always. (John
14:16)
The Great Commission
Go, therefore, and make
disciple of all nations,
baptizing them in the
name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy
Spirit (Matthew 28:19).
Peter’s Epistle
To the chosen and destined
by God the Father, and
sanctified by the Spirit for
obedience to Jesus Christ
and for sprinkling with his
blood (1 Peter 1:1-2)
