Chapter 1 Flashcards
(26 cards)
Who created the 5 proofs for an existence of God?
Thomas Aquinas
Seeing aspects of divinity or God in the natural world
Natural revelation
What are the 5 proofs provided by Aquinas
- unmoved mover (laws of motion)
- first cause (cause and effect)
- everything comes from something
- supreme model (things can grow and get better, but what’s the best?)
- grand designer (the perfectness of earth and space)
How God makes himself known to us
Divine revelation
How we come to know Divine revelation through a story
Salvation history
Where are the sacred scriptures contained?
The bible
The scriptures tell the story of the development of the binding and unity of man and God, also known as the…
Covenant
This covenant is symbolized by a rainbow
Noahic covenant
A symbol of Gods promise to provide the Hebrew people with numerous descendants under the covenant with Abraham
Circumcision
The 10 commandments are at the very heart of this covenant
The Sinai covenant
This covenant begins with the “family of King David”
Messianic covenant
He is the fulfillment of the covenant, he is God then made flesh
Jesus
This is a positive response , our “yes”, to gods Devine revelation
A virtue
This prophet was nicknamed “the rock”, for his firm faith in Jesus
St.peter
A divinely revealed truth that Catholics embrace and believe
A dogma
What are the three theological virtues?
Faith Hope love
Virtues are moral skills that help us to develop these, which empower us to do good
Healthy habits
The teaching authority of the church
Magisterium
One who speaks for God
Prophet
The two general types of “theists”
Monotheists and polytheists
The two symbols of st.peter
The key, and the upside down cross
The tradition of the bishops to continue the authority of those who came before them and caretakers of the church.
Apostolic succession
A collection of various books of various types
The bible
One belief of the Catholic Church is that the scriptures are _________ by the word of God
Inspired
