Test 1 Flashcards
What do we need to be sensitive to while interpreting Scripture?
Genre
How should we interpret the Bible?
Literally, Morally, Allegorically, Anagogically, Theologically
Who are the two authors of Scripture?
God & Humans- God inspired them to write what he wanted in Scripture, while still allowing them to be authors
How should we read Genesis?
Prayerfully (as a theology book)
Is Genesis science?
No; it’s Theology
Who was Adam?
First man created by God, first philosopher, first namer of animals
Why does God create?
To manifest and share his glory
How does God create?
Out of nothing
What is man’s soul?
Spiritual part of man- allows him to know himself, improve himself, love others, perceive a person as a person, and think and act past instinct
Why was man made male and female?
Genders give expression to different aspects of God’s perfection and man and woman together can be co-creators with God
What does God’s resting on the 7th day symbolize?
That creation is nearing the last day
What are angels?
Pure spirits with more glory than man who protect man
What are fallen angels?
Angels that fell to pride and chose against God
How does man differ from animals?
Man has free will, allowing us to overcome our instincts and choose the higher good
In what ways does man have a capacity for God?
HS, TOG, S, D
1) To be filled with the Holy Spirit
2) To be a temple of grace
3) Sanctuary for God in the Eucharist
4) Become divinized
Exitus et Reditus?
Exit and return; we come from God and spend our lives trying to return to him
What is faith?
The substance of things hoped for and the proof of things not seen
4 dimensions of faith? (HIVE)
Heart, intellectual, volitional, emotional
What is reason?
Knowing, defining, or proving the truth
4 incorrect philosophies of faith? (DIRF)
Rationalism, Fideism, Dualism, Identity of Faith and Reason
How do Faith and Reason actually work together?
Partial overlapping
When was the nicene creed established?
325 AD
What kind of belief does the faith require?
Willing to risk your life as well as live your life for the faith
Cosmological Argument
All change has a cause, a series of causes cannot be infinite, there must have been a first cause
