Unit 4: Divine Revelation Flashcards
Natural Revelation
The process by which God makes himself known to human reason through the created world
Our natural reason, through ______ revelation, can tell us that…
Natural; God exists
Divine Revelation
God’s communication of himself by which he makes known the mystery of his divine plan
Salvation History
The pattern of specific events in human history in which God clearly reveals his presence and saving actions
All of _____ history is ________ history.
Human; Salvation
What does God reveal?
God reveals himself
Divine Revelation is very _______
Personal
“By revealing himself, God wishes to make [us] capable of _________ to him, and of knowing him, and of loving him for beyond [our] own natural capacity…”
Responding; CCC 52
Apostle
One who is sent
The handing on of God’s revelation occurred in two ways as the Church grew:
Orally and Writing
Sacred Tradition
The oral form of passing on the Gospel
Sacred Scripture
The written form of passing on the Gospel
Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture are entrusted to the Church’s _________
Magisterium
Magisterium
Teaching authority of the Church, must guard, interpret, and teach the truths of Divine Revelation from the time of the Apostles to the present day
Apostolic Succession
The uninterrupted passing on of apostolic preaching and authority from the Apostles directly to all bishops
