genesis 1-3 test Flashcards
name the sense of scripture asking “what does this scripture tell me about heaven?”
anagogical
name the sense of scripture asking “what does this scripture tell me about Jesus and the Church?”
allegorical
name the sense of scripture asking “what does this scripture tell me about what the author intended to say?”
literal
name the sense of scripture asking “what does this scripture tell me about my own life/me?”
moral
to say this type of truth means that it is true for the person(s) making the judgement, even though it may not be true for others.
subjective truth
to say this type of truth means that it is true for people of all cultures, time, etc., even if they do not know it or recognize it to be true.
objective truth
a human has a spiritual soul made up of intellect and will. the intellect can know and the will can choose. T or F
true
a belief/morality that states what is true and false can change based in the person thinking about it.
moral relativism
define fact
things that are true. they might be visible or invisible, provable or unprovable
define truth
the mind’s conformity to reality
in genesis 1-11, while the writing style makes use of allegory, it is still truthful. the style conveys truth even if the writing is symbolic. T or F
true
for C.S lewis, Jesus is either a…
Lord
liar
or lunatic
explain why, for C.S Lewis that the one thing we cannot say Jesus was that he was a great moral teacher.
a man who was merely a man and said the sort of things Jesus said would not be a great moral teacher. he would either be a lunatic or the Devil of Hell.
St. Thomas Aquinas’ 5 proofs of existence of God
motion
efficient cause
necessary being
gradation
design
why did God create?
to manifest and share his glory
