Test 1 Review Flashcards
A man has his own moral laws for himself influenced by God
Moral Relativism
Law directly from will of God. We get these laws through the bible and church teachings
Divine law
Savior of the human race; son of God; true God and true man
Jesus Christ
Sacred scripture; source of God’s revealed truth
The Bible
When the pope calls all the bishops of the world to address important issues
Ecumenical council
Communal prayer
Worship
The law that gives humans a sense of right or wrong
Human law
Mother of God; First disciple
Mary
A person known as holy by the church
Saint
The way you ought to act
Morality
Things in nature are govern by natural uniform laws
Natural law
The mind of God
Eternal Law
System of rules
Law
Natural ability human beings have to know and understand
Reason
List of books that make up the catholic bible
Canon
Every one can come to certainty about the existence of God
Natural revelation
God’s communication to us to let us know his plan and himself known to us
Divine revelation
The guide to truth
Holy Spirit
Official teaching authority of the church
Magisterium
Special relationships based on mutual promises
Covenants
Process of passing on the gospel message
Sacred tradition
Sacred writing which is the old and New Testament and are recognized as the word of God
Sacred Scripture
The good news of the revelation of God in and through Jesus Christ
Gospel
Heritage of faith contained in sacred scripture and sacred tradition that’s been passed from the apostles
Deposit of faith
Guidance of the Holy Spirit in the development of scripture
Inspiration
Belief in the existence of God
Faith
Fact that books of scripture are from error regarding the spiritual and religious truth God wishes to
Inerrancy
Believe that God created the universe, but that he takes no further interest in it
Deist
Do not believe in the existence of God
Atheist
Claim the world can operate without any recourse to God
Secular Humanist
People who claim that God’s existence cannot be known
Agnostics
The seven sacraments are examples of ______
Practices
Moral codes based on the Ten Commandments are examples of ______
Practices
Fullness of truth is in the Church, yet recognize the truth in other faiths is an _______
Attitude
The Holy Spirit is at work in the world is an example of a _____
Belief
Would a bouncing-universe need a beginning?
Yes
According to St. Thomas Aquinas what are the two objects of faith ?
Proximate and Ultimate
A law is not a real law unless it consists of what?
Ordinance, reason, for the common good, promulgated, and it can be authorized
Cautioness
Prudence
A command
Ordinance
Law is not given to one individual
For the common good
Can enforce the law
Authority
Helps the community
For the common good
Made known
Promulgated
The essence of the law is guided by what?
Intellect
The essence of the law presupposes movement of what?
Your will
How does lewis describe the materialistic view of the universe?
People who think everything just magically appeared; happened to exist and no one knows why
According to CS Lewis how can we investigate whether the law of Human Nature exists or not?
By man.
How does lewis describe the religious view of the universe?
That those people believe in a creator; mind
What is St. Thomas Aquinas’ definition of law?
“Law is an ordinance of reason for the common good, promulgated by one who has the care of the community”
According to Lewis what is our third impulse?
The moral law
According to Lewis, what are the two reasons the natural law is universal truth like mathematics?
Because more than one civilization follows a set of morals; also if you say that one moral is better than another, you’re saying there is some law or moral
What is the difference between the Act of Faith vs. the Object of Faith
The act of faith is believing
The object of faith is what you believe
What are the four aspects of religious faith?
Emotional, intellectual, volitional, and heart
True or false; it’s nearly impossible to disprove God
True
True or false; a bouncing universe doesn’t need a beginning according to modern science
False
True or false; Father George Lemaitre discovered the Big Band Theory
True
True or false; the BVG theorem states that the average rate of expansion of a universe is greater than zero then it had to have a beginning
True
True or false; the scientific method is useful in disproving God’s existence
False
