Lesson 18, 19, 20: Faith and Church Flashcards
A habitual and firm disposition to the good
Virtue
Allows the person not only to perform good but also to give the best to himself.
Virtue
Firm attitude, stable dispositions; habitual perfections of will and interest that governs our actions, order our passion, and guide our conduct according to reason and faith.
Human virtues
They make possible ease, self mastery, and joy in leading a good life
Human virtues
are rooted in the theological virtues,
which adapt man’s faculty for participation in divine nature: for the theological virtues relate directly to God.
theological virtues
They dispose Christians to live in a relationship with
Holy Trinity. They have the One and Triune God for their origin, motive, and object.
theological virtues
Theological virtues are the foundation of
foundation of Christian moral activity;
they animate it and give it its special character. They inform and give life to all the moral virtues.
theological virtues
They are infused by God into the souls of the faithful to
make them capable of acting as his children and of making
meriting eternal life.
theological virtues
They are the pledge of the presence and action of Holy Spirit in the faculties of human being
theological virtues
The believer seeks to
know God and do God’s will
“Living faith” work(s) through
Charity
the gift of faith remains in one who
has not sinned against it
The disciple of Christ must not only keep the faith and live on it,
but also
profess it, confidently bear witness to it and spread it.
about the faith disregards or refuses to hold true what God has
revealed and the Church proposes for belief. (CCC 2088)
Voluntary doubt
when the person hesitates to believe or cannot
overcome objections to faith.
Involuntary doubt
Intentionally calling into question the truths of some aspect of divine
revelation
Voluntary doubt
ex. When a person question a Church’s teaching abt a homosexual
act ; the person is doubting voluntarily because he is practicing it.
Voluntary doubt
is the neglect of revealed truth or the willful refusal to assent (agree)
to it ; heresies (CCC 2089)
Incredulity (disbelief)
total repudiation of the Christian faith (CCC 2089)
I believe someone created the earth but I don’t know what
Apostasy
abandonment or renunciation of a religion by a person
Apostasy
refusal of submission to the roman pontiff of of communion with the
members of the Church subject to him
Schism
Refusal to submit to church authority, I don’t believe in the authority
that is being given
split or division between strongly opposed sections
Schism
rejects teachings about Christ
Schism
Denial of a truth that must be believed with divine and catholic faith.
A denial by baptized persons of the tenancy of the faith
Heresy
Complete denial of the existence of god
Atheism
is the theological virtue by which we desire the kingdom of heaven
and eternal life as our happiness, placing our trust in Christs’
promises
HOPE
man ceases to hope for their personal salvation from God, for help in
attaining it or the forgiveness of their sins
This is against God’s goodness, justice, and mercy.
Despair
considers everything to end in failure, that not even God’s mercy will
rescue us.
Despair
man presumes upon his own capacities (w/o God’s help) or he
presumes upon God’s almighty power or his mercy (w/o conversion)
(CCC 2092)
Presumption
committed by someone who trusts in his own power to save himself;
or who presumes on God’s forgiveness without any need for
repentance and good works.
Presumption
it takes for granted God’s mercy
Relying on God’s mercy, the onus is on us to be merciful ourselves.
Presumption
abuse of God’s mercy
Presumption
it is the theological virtue by which we love God above all thunfs for
his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselfes for the love of God
Love / Charity
Jesus made this the new commandment
Charity
neglects or refuses to reflect on divine charity ; it feels to consider its
prevenient (expectant) goodness and denies its power
Indifference