Vocab 9/17 Flashcards
Atheist
Is someone who does not believe in a God
Circumcision
Is the removal of the removal of a mans foreskin covenant made with God and Abraham
Conscience
Helps people decide right from wrong
Covenant
Agreement between God and the people
Deposit of faith
2 parts has to due with sacred scriptures and traditions passed down from the apostles
Divine revelation
God making himself know to us greatest act; Jesus
Dogma
Truth of revelation that Catholics are obliged to believe
Faith
Is a gift from God, one of the three theological virtues
Irreligion
People who know God is real but they chose to not communicate with him
Magisterium
Official teaching authority of the church
Omnipotent
Attribute that God is the almighty power
Original sin
Adam and Eve cast on all humans, done away with at baptism
Polytheistic
Belief in many gods
Prophets
Are people who deliver divine messages to people and rulers
Religion
Relationship between people and gods
Sacred scriptures
written record of divine revelation found in the books of the old and New Testament
Sacred tradition
Church’s gospel message found in life, teachings, and worship
Salvation history
Story of the gods saving action in human history
Secularism
In the social cities religion is not practiced and not involved in the civil and public education
Theological virtues
Faith,hope,love
Virtue
Guide are conduct according to reason and faith
Agnosticism
Is the belief that gods existence cannot be know
