test 2 Flashcards
Arianism
taught that the pre existent Christ was the first and greatest of God’s creatures but denied his fully divine status.
Docetism
taught that Jesus Christ as a purely divine being who only had the “appearance” of being human.
Partialism
taught that Father, Son and Holy Spirit together are components of the one God.
What is the difference between saying doctrine changes and doctrine develops?
Development is not synonymous with change/Consider a boy who develops into a man. The person gets biggers and stronger but essence of that person remains the same
At which 2 councils were the teachings of the Trinity addressed
Nicaea and Constantinople
What do we mean when we say the Trinity is a “mystery of the faith”?
The mystery of the Holy Trinity is the central mystery of the Christian faith and life
The difference between an “individual” and a “person”?
“You cannot be a person all by yourself, as a separated individual . You can be a person only along with other persons- you need interpersonal relations to be a person.”
What does it mean to be made in the image and likeness of God according to Genesis? (think of Adam and his son)
it means the love we are made for but also the love we rejected
Shamar means “to guard”
used in the Old Testament to describe priests guarding the holy tabernacle from intruders
When the devil tells Adam and Eve to eat of the tree, he is not simply interested in getting them to break a commandment? What does the devil ultimately want to do?
God gives this command because he knows they will be hurt if they eat from the tree and does not want them to be hurt. The devil wants Adam and Eve to feel God is limiting their freedom so they disobey him
The Protoevangelium (First Gospel)- this is the first point in the Scriptures that point to the saving plan of Jesus Christ.
Right away God unveils his plan to rescue Adam and Eve: he foretells how the woman will have a descendent who will defeat the devil, crushing the head of the serpent and liberating the human family from his reign of sin and death
What are the 4 faculties of the human person?
Intellect, will, emotions, sense
What is the purpose of each of the 4 faculties?
To work together harmoniously
The result of sin is death, and the corruption of our faculties
DEATH IS THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ORDER OF OUR FACULTIES/POWERS
How have each of the 4 faculties been corrupted?
the intellected is darkened and is unable to perceive truth clearly, the will becomes hardened and does not easily move to love and goodness, passion becomes inflamed and sense tries to rise up and rule will and intellect,