The living word of God Flashcards
what is the source of true happiness?
God.
Why do we want to be happy?
because we were made to be happy, only if we understand, accept and live God’s plan for us
What does God want us to share?
his love
Where is true happiness found? What is the source?
In God alone. The source of every good and of all love.
What can make us perfectly happy?
nothing in this life can make us fully content or perfectly happy.
why can’t we be perfectly happy?
because God gave us a hunger for happiness. An unquenchable hunger and a deep yearning for completeness.
what can fill our hunger for completeness?
only God can fulfill this hunger.
Who placed the hunger in our hearts in us?
God.
Who prayed for Saint Augustine and how many years?
St Monica his mother for 20 years.
what was Saint Augustine’s quote and what book was it from?
“are heart is restless until they rest in you” The book of confessions
what life did Saint Augustine live?
A life filled with drinking, gambling, women, and bad decisions.
what did Saint Augustine say the four objects of love were?
God, neighbors, selves, body
what have human search for from the beginning?
answers
what does being made in gods image endow us with?
The abilities to choose and think
What does endow mean?
give
what does religion mean?
reconnecting to God
what does every religion have in common?
believes, practices, worship, and service
What does “re” mean
do again
what have humans discovered throughout history?
they are not whole or complete persons unless they are connected to God
Who did prayers, sacrifices, rituals, and meditations?
Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, aztecs, and native American tribes
what is irreligion?
A vice that directs us away from God and what we owe to God in justice
why do we owe God?
because we were born
what does “ir” mean?
no
what is a vice?
A bad thing or habit
what do we owe God?
our life
what is secularism?
an indifference to religion; desire to exclude religion from civic affairs and education
what are the two situations in which secularism people care?
when religion is brought into politics or school
what is monotheistic?
I believe in one God (Christianity, Islam, Judaism)
what does mono mean? What does the mean?
Mono»_space;one
the» God
what is polytheism?
belief in many gods and goddesses.
what is a current example of polytheism?
Hindu
what is an atheist?
A person who denies the existence of God
what is secular humanism?
person as the center of the universe
what is agnostic?
A person who believes that God’s existence cannot be known. Someone who needs proof
how can we know God through natural revelation?
prayer, mind, heart
what is natural revelation?
something does not come out of nothing there must be a creator behind everything that exists.
Who was Johannes Kepler?
(1571- 1630) German astronomer who discovered elliptical orbits
why did Johannes Kepler sink there had to be someone who started the universe?
because there was no crashing or chaos and the world was perfectly orbiting
Who was Thomas Aquinas?
A doctor of the church that discovered the five proofs for God’s existence
what are the five proofs of gods existence?
- )unmoved mover
- )first cause
- )everything comes from something
- )supreme model
- )grand designer
what is the first proof for God’s existence?
unmoved mover – there had to be a first mover who started everything
what is the second proof for God’s existence?
first cause – nothing causes it’s self
what is the third proof for God’s existence?
everything comes from something – cosmological argument, nothing cannot create something
what is the fourth proof for God’s existence?
supreme model – compare qualities of goodness, beauty, truth, and justice to a reference point of god
what is the fifth proof for God’s existence?
Grand designer – world with beauty symmetry, order (God is the engineer of life God made everything)
What is Joy?
The presence of beauty and truth; hints of what God’s beauty and truth are like
what is conscience?
tells us to do good and avoid evil (based off of personal experience) (subjective)
what is free will?
enables us to love or not love
what is intelligence?
enables us to think (make decisions)
What is Original Sin?
are limited human reason and perception (fallen state of human nature)
what is the major difference between divine revelation and natural revelation?
divine revelation is much more dramatic
what is the characteristic of God described in divine revelation?
omnipotent (all powerful and all knowing)
what are the two reasons in which we cannot fully describe God?
human reason and human language
what is God described as during divine revelation?
A mystery
what did God give us so that we did not have to use our own limited knowledge?
divine revelation
what is divine revelation?
god’s free gift of self communication
what does God make divine revelation known as?
his divine plan
what does God tell us who he really is through?
salvation history
what is salvation history?
stories of God saving his people (bible)
God invites us to live in ____ with him?
covenant
what is a covenant?
A binding and solemn agreement of unconditional love. agreement, deal, promise, bargain, vow.
what was the greatest sign of God’s love? (his greatest covenant)
The sending of his son, Jesus Christ, to be our savior from sin to death
what is gradual revelation?
smaller covenants leading up to God greatest covenant
what was the covenant with Noah?
God told Noah to gather two of each animal because he was going to flood the earth for 40 days and 40 nights because he wanted to start over
what was the sign of Noah’s covenant?
a rainbow
what was the covenant of Abraham?
God tested Abraham to see how faithful he was so he told him to cut his son. Abraham was going to do it until an angel came down and saved his son
what was Abraham’s son named?
Isaac
what was Abrahams wife named?
Sarah
what nickname did God give Abraham because he was so faithful?
father of many nations
what was the sign of Abrahams covenant?
circumcision
what was the covenant with Moses?
The Sinai covenant
what is another name for the covenant with Moses?
The 10 Commandments
what was the sacred name for god that the Jews never said? His other name?
YHWH
Adonai
when David was king what did he announce the capital city was?
Jerusalem
what kind of man was David?
emotional
what did Solomon build? What kind of person was he?
the Temple. Wise.
Who was Solomon?
Davids son
what did the city split into?
Northern and southern kingdoms
what did the prophets warn against?
abuses
what are profits
One who speaks before others
what are some modern day prophets
Rosa parks, MLKJ
what are wisdom literatures?
proverbs, riddles, stories, questions
what did psalms express? Who probably wrote them?
emotions. David.
what is the new covenant?
Jesus Christ
what was Jesus’s nickname from God?
The word
what was gods fullest revelation?
Jesus
what was the old covenant?
adam and eve
what is the deposit of faith?
Heritage of faith handed down in the church from the time of the apostles to the magisterium
what is the official teaching us already? And what were they inspired by?
bishops and pope. They were inspired by the Holy Spirit
what does tradition mean?
handing down
what did the apostles preach and to who?
The gospel to all nations
Who did they choose to succeed?
men as bishops
Who is the Bishop of Rome?
pope. Francis
what does Bible mean?
books
what authority did Jesus give the apostles?
The authority to interpret the divinely inspired scripture
what is the old testament?
history of the chosen people (jews)
how many books are in the Old Testament?
46
what is the new testament?
The story of Jesus Christ and the early Christian communities
how many books are in the New Testament?
27
what is the most important part of the Bible?
the 4 Gospels
what is magisterium?
teaches with Christs authority
what is a dogma?
A central truth of revelation that Catholics must believe (a believe statement)
what are the three virtues?
Faith hope and charity
what is the most important virtue?
charity- love
what does charity mean?
love
what does faith mean?
believe, firm attitude
what does hope mean?
I trust
