Nicene Creed Quiz Flashcards
theology-
the study of god
monotheism
belief of one god
atheism
belives in no god
devine revelation
gods supernatural reveling of himself to man kind
creed
statements of faith made by man to express what we believe
what is the key difference between christianity & other religions
christianity- god fully revealed himself
other- man seeking to define god
what are the 1st 3 sources from which we get our catholic beliefs
devine revelation
ancient creeds
prayers
key difference between ROMAN catholic and other forms of christianity
only catholics believe tradition is part of divine revelation
what are 2 parts of divine revelation
scripture- written word of god
tradition- oral word of god
apostles creed
oldest creed written by apostles
Nicene creed
formulated to to deal with controversies surrounding the holy spirit
from who have the traditions of the catholic church been handed down orally too
the apostles
who protects tradition from being corrupted or misused
the magisterium (pope, bishops, priest, deacons)
who gives these people the super natural power to protect tradition from corruption
the holy spirit
name some of the prayers that have been with us sence the beginning of Christianity
hail marry, our father apostles creed
