Lesson 1 Flashcards
Who said that “For those with faith no evidences are needed, for those without no evidences will suffice”
St. Thomas Aquinas
Faith is a ______ and a ______
Grace and a Choice
What is the adequate response to God’s invitation
faith
By his ________, “The invisible God, from the fullness of his love, addresses men as his friends, and moves among them, in order to invite and receive them into his own company”
Revelation
By _______, completely submits his intellect and his will to God
Faith
Sacred Scriptures calls this human response to God, the author of revelation, ________
The obedience of faith
By faith, man completely submits his intellect and his will to God
The obedience of faith
to obey (from the latin ______, to “_______”)
ob-audire, hear or listen to
Who is the model of obedience of faith offered to us by the sacred scriptures
Abraham
Who is the perfect embodiment of the obedience of faith
Mary
Father of all who believe
Abraham
The ________, in its great eulogy of the faith of Israel’s ancestors, lays special emphasis on Abraham’s faith
Letter to the Hebrews
Abraham by faith:
Lived as a stranger and a pilgrim
Sarah was given to conceive the son
Offered his only son in sacrifice
Abraham thus fulfills the definition of faith in ________
Hebrews 11:1
Faith as defined in the Hebrews 11:1
“Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen”
Father who believed
Abraham
because he (Abraham) was “strong in his faith,” Abraham became the “___________”
Father of all who believed
The _________ is rich in witness to this faith (Abraham’s faith)
Old testament
The pioneer and perfecter of our faith
Jesus
Blessed is she who believed
Mary
By faith Mary welcomes the ___________ brought by the angel ___________
Tidings and promise, Gabriel
How did Mary give her assent
“Behold the handmaid of the Lord; Let it be done to me according to your word”
Who greeted Mary with “Blessed is she who believed that there would be fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord”
Elizabeth
Why did God make us free
So that we could love him by our own decision
God created man with __________ to know what is rights and wrong
Intellect and will
principal witness of the obedience of faith
Abraham and Mary
who parallel’s eve or at least what she was supposed to be
Mary
Levels of venerations
Latria, dulia, hyperdulia
Latria
Supreme worship to God alone
Hyperdulia
The veneration offered to Virgin Mary
Dulia
reverence accorded to saints and angels
The covenant of revelation and faith
Jesus
_____ doesn’t limit, but guides the people
Law
Truth: Jesus revealed ______ about _________
Everything about the father, son, and holy spirit
Personal adherence of man to God
Faith
True or False: Christian faith differs from our faith in any human person
true
True of False: It is not right to entrust oneself wholly to God
False
True of False: Believing in God is separate from believing in the one he sent
False
The word made flesh
Jesus