TOB Ch. 1,2,3 Flashcards
Human Person
God created us with both a body and a soul. We are the only creatures God made in His image and likeness, made to love and be loved. All other earthly creatures were made for our benefit. Every [this vocab word] is unique and unrepeatable. This is why human life is sacred from the beginning to the end. This fact flows from being created in God’s image and likeness, which is uniquely true about humans.
Incarnation
Refers to our belief that Jesus, who is fully God, became man. God the Son became man so He could die and rise, saving humanity from the destruction caused by sin so that we can really become sons and daughters of God, possessing divine life.
Saint
Someone who has lived a holy life, practiced virtue to a heroic degree, and chosen to love God above all things. They come from around the world and from different backgrounds. Some are priests and nuns others are married, and some are even children. the Catholic Church canonizes, or gives the title of [this vocab word], to those holy men and women to give us examples of how we should live too. We are all called to become [this vocab word].
Theology of the Body
On Wednesdays from 1979 to 1984, Pope John Paul the second gave talks about how the body reveals that human persons are created in the image of God, as male and female, with freedom for loving relationships. The Theology of the Body asks and answers two big questions: Who am I? How should I live?
In His Image and Likeness
The Trinity is three Persons united in one God who give themselves to each other in perfect love. We are meant to do the same, so when we are in loving relationships, we understand more about God.
In the Beginning
The Garden of Eden is named as the place where God created Adam and Eve. Because we know God does not make errors, the way He created us [this vocab word] is the way humans were designed to live.
Free Will
God created us with the ability to choose. This ability is necessary in order to be able to love. God wanted us to love Him and each other, so He gave us free will.
Original Sin
The loss of the four relationships and a wound to our humanity. Original sin hurts our ability to know what is right, choose what is good, and to love; it causes us to suffer and even die; and it makes us prone to commit sin, even when we try not to (CCC 405).
The Language of the Body
The major teaching that the visible human body can reveal truths about the invisible human soul, God, our relationships, and how we should act.
Resurrection
After the crucifixion, Jesus rose from the dead. His human body and soul were reunited. Jesus’ resurrection makes it possible for all of us to look forward to the [this vocab word] and reunion of our own bodies and souls after death.
Ascension
After the Resurrection, Jesus literally went up (ascended) to heaven with His reunited and glorified body and soul, where He still lives in a constant offering of love. One day, He will return to earth again, this time in all His glory, to bring us to live with Him forever.
Habit
An act repeated so frequently that it becomes a natural part of one’s character
Virtue
A good habit that empowers human persons to love God and others freely
Vice
A bad habit that enslaves us to selfishness. It robs us of the power to love.
Grace
God’s free gift of divine life given to us through Jesus Christ, especially through the Sacraments. It both inspires us and gives a powerful spiritual impact to our good efforts toward virtuous living.
