midterm Flashcards
kerygma
Greek word for “proclamation”; , created , captured, rescued, response
- What is beatitude?
the blessings listed by Jesus
- What is virtue
trait
- What is heresy?
a belief that doesn’t agree with your religon
Epistemology
the theory of knowledge
The Paschal Mystery
– The Passion, Death, Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus
Arianism
Jesus is created not eternal
Pelagianism
denies original sin
Nestorianism
Christ is 2 Persons and Mary is not the Mother of
God
Monophysitism
; christs humanity is
swallowed up in his divinity
Docetism
Jesus’ humanity was a sort of disguise
Council of Nicaea
Countered Arianism
1st Council of Constantinople
Finalized the Nicene Creed
Council of Ephesus
– Countered Nestorianism
Council of Chalcedon
Countered Monophysitism
Credo deum
– I believe that God exists
Credo deo
– I believe God
Credo in deum
I believe in God
Faith
– the theological virtue that enables one to know God and all that he has
revealed
Hope
– the theological virtue that enables one to desire God above all things
Charity
– the theological virtue that enables one to love as God himself loves, to
love God above all things, and one’s neighbor as oneself.
Wisdom
moves one to order one’s life according to God’s will
Understanding
enables one to see more deeply into the mysteries of the faith and judge with certainty all created things
Counsel
enables one to respond fully to the direction and guidance from the Lord
Fortitude
moves one to endure difficulties for the sake of eternal life with God
Knowledge
– guides one in knowing what to believe and how to share it with others
Piety
– inclines one as a child of God to have devotion and honor to God as Father
Fear of the Lord
brings forth the fear of offending God by sin
- What is the difference between natural revelation and divine revelation?
Natural revelation is what can be learned about God from His creations. Divine revelation is what God has revealed to us directly
Explain St. Augustine’s analogy for the Trinity and why this is the best description of God as
Trinity
when the mind knows itself and loves itself, a trinity remains: the mind, love, and knowledge
and this makes sense because there is 3 in the Trinity
