Unit 1: Sacraments Flashcards

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Through sacraments people are able to…

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Encounter God and see him in all things

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What is a sacrament

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A transforming experience of God that invites a response to God shown through kingdom building actions

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The sacraments mediate God’s….

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Grace

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What is theism?

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Believing that God exists and plays a role in everyday life

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What is atheism?

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Believing that there is no God

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Agnostic

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Someone who doesn’t know weather or not God is there so they don’t care

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What is grace?

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Gods free and undeserved gifts that he gives us

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What is conversion

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Conversion is turning away from sin and turning towards God through a sacrament

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What is a sacrament? (4 things)

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1) effacious signs of grace
2) instituted by Christ
3) entrusted to the church
4) give us divine life

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What is a symbol?

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Symbols are not physical and they have more than one meaning

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What are rituals?

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They are symbols that include actions and words

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What is the liturgical year?

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It marks the celebration of her liturgies and celebrates gods time

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What is a sign

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Anything that points beyond itself

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What is a symbol

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Something that has many meanings

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What is an image

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A sign that shows us the nature of what it signifies

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What is a ritual

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A series of symbolic actions performed in a order

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What is prayer

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1) Lifting our minds and hearts to God
2) to thanks
3) adore him
4) ask for forgiveness
5) ask him for grace we need

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What is liturgical year

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  • Cycle of feast, fast, and seasons,
  • begining with advent and
  • ending with the feast of Christ
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What is polytheism

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Believing in multiple gods

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What is pantheism

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Believing that everything is part of God

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What is monotheism

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Believing that there is only one God

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What is divine revelation

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The ways God teaches us about himself

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What is general revelation

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The truth about God that anyone can know just by looking at the world

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What is supernatural revelation? Where is it contained

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  • The knowledge God gave to special people throughtout history to teach them more about him self
  • it is contained in sacred scripture and sacred tradition passed down by the church