Legrange Flashcards
Heaven
The place and condition of supreme beatitude
Understanding God perfectly because it is given to us freely by gods grace.
Why do we want heaven
Because humans have a natural desire to know the causes of things and we ultimately desire to know God
We desire to love and be loved perfectly
Joy of heaven is the perfect knowledge and love of God
Goal of our freedom
Love
Heresy of apocatopsye
Universal reconciliation
Beatific vision
Beatific- supernatural, blessed
Vision- metaphor for understanding
To attain heaven is to _______
Reach our ultimate and supernatural God
to see God as he sees himself and to love him as he loves himself
What do we find in heaven?
Humanity of Jesus
Blessed Virgin Mary
The Angels
Souls of the saints