Vocab Flashcards
An education of children, young people, and adults in the faith of the church through the teaching of Christian doctrine in an organic and systematic way to make them disciples of Jesus Christ.
Catechesis
A specific gift of grace of the Holy Spirit which directly or indirectly benefits the church,given in order to help a person live out the Christian Life, or to serve the common good in building up the church
Charism
Church teachers and writers of the early centuries whose teachings are a wittiness to the tradition of the church
Church father
Belief that the three persons of the blessed trinity— while distinct— are of one and the same substance. The father, son and Holy Spirit possesses exactly the same nature
Consubstantial
A person believing that there is only one god, who is the creator of the universe
Monotheist
A divinely revealed truth whose very possibility cannot be rationally conceived before it is revealed and after revelation, whose inner essence cannot be fully understood by the finite mind.
Mystery
Essence of a being considered as the principal of activity. The substance of a thing as distinguished from its properties
Nature
A name for the holy spirt, meaning “advocate “
Paraclete
Of or pertaining got, god
Divine
Gods activity in creating and governing the world, particularly with regard to his plan for the salvation of the world of Jesus Christ, a plan which is being accomplished through his body the church, in its life and sacraments
Economy
The fact that the son of god assumed human nature and became man in order to accomplish our salvation In that same human nature. Jesus Christ, the son of god, the second person of the trinity, is both true god and true man, not a part god and part man.
Incarnation
The gift if the Holy Spirit which assisted a human author to write a biblical book so that it has god as it’s author and teaches faithfully, without error, the saving truth that god has willed to be consigned to us
Inspiration
An individual substance of a rational nature, complete itself, uncommunicable, and possessing responsibilities and rights as well as the essential elements of distinctiveness, uniqueness, intelligence, and will
Person
That which is positively immaterial, having no dependence on matter for its existence or activities. God is uncreated pure spirit; angels are created pure spirit; human souls are created spirits. Spirits have the power to know and love
Spirit
The study of god, based on divine revelation
Theology
