Lesson 2 - Our Loving God: Father and Creator Flashcards by Yna Milagrosa Book

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“You will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are steadfast, because they trust in you.”

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Isaiah 26:3

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“The LORD himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

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Deuteronomy 31:8

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“Come to me, all you who are
weary and burdened, and I will give
you rest. Take my yoke upon you
and learn from me, for I am gentle
and humble in heart, and you will
find rest for your souls.”

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Matthew 11:28-29

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But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power may rest on me. That is why, for Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

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2 Corinthians 12:9-10

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For I know the plans I have for
you,” declares the LORD,
“plans to prosper you and not
to harm you, plans to give you
hope and a future.

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Jeremiah 29:11

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central to all other aspects of our Catholic faith.

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Belief in one true God

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a loving Father, in charge, directing us to our destination.

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God, our Father

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beliefs in only one God

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Monotheistic religions

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Monotheistic religions

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Judaism
Christianity (Father)
Islam (Allah)

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‘mono’ means?

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one

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‘theos’ means?

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God

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‘poly’ means?

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many

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beliefs in many Gods

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Polytheistic religion

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Polytheistic religion

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Hinduism (Yahweh)

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most popular religion

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Christianity (33.32%)

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believes that God created the universe, but that he takes no further interest in it

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Deists

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people that do not believe in the existence of God

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Atheists

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claims the world can operate without any recourse to God

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Secular humanists

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people who claim that God’s existence cannot be known

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Agnostics

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man can know God with certainty, on the basis of his works.

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By natural reason

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order of knowledge, which man cannot possibly arrive at by his own powers:

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the order of Divine Revelation.

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God has revealed himself and given himself to man.

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Divine Revelation

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God has fully revealed this plan by…

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sending us Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit.

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St. Thomas Aquinas’ Intellectual Proofs for God’s Existence

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The Unmoved Mover

First Cause

Everything Comes from Something

Supreme Model

Grand Designer

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whatever is in motion must be | moved by something else

The Unmoved Mover

nothing causes itself

First Cause

“nothing” cannot create “something”

Everything Comes from Something

we can only speak of different degrees of qualities (truth, beauty, goodness) by comparing them to a reference point

Supreme Model

the beauty, immensity, symmetry, and power in the world forces us to conclude that a Grand Designer made it all

Grand Designer

St. Augustine's Heartfelt Proofs for God’s Existence

An unquenchable thirst for joy and happiness An experience of beauty and truth A sense of personal conscience, moral goodness, and justice Love

God implanted a homing device that causes us to be restless until we find him

An unquenchable thirst for joy and happiness

when we experience profound joy and truth, we get a taste of God’s beauty and truth

An experience of beauty and truth

we sense there is an absolute moral | authority that teaches the standard of human behavior

A sense of personal conscience, moral goodness, | and justice

love comes from love itself: God

Love

Divine Revelation

God’s self-revelation

Divine Revelation

Human Reason Salvation History (Bible)

Revelation through covenants in the bible

Noah Abraham Sinai Jesus Christ

TRUE OR FALSE: Jesus was registered way back on the time of Julius Caesar

TRUE

entrusted by Christ to the Apostles

The Deposit of Faith

divinely inspired writings by the Holy Spirit (Bible)

Sacred Scripture

the living “handing on” of the Church’s Gospel message

Sacred Tradition

there are how many writers of the bible?

at least 400 writers

infallible truth - cannot be wrong - that the Church has defined to be contained in divine revelation

dogma

central truths and center - absolute - of faith

dogma

First gospel written

Mark (80 A.D)

LINNEAGE OF DIVINE REVELATIONS

[1] Sacred Tradition & Sacred Scripture [2] Christ - [3] The apostles [4] Magisterium; Pope & bishops [5] dogma

Who Is God?

Attributes: Unique, Eternal, Infinite, Immense, Contains all things, Utterly simple, Immutable unchanging, Personal, Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Holy, Yahweh “I Am” and 100+ adjectives

everywhere

Omnipresent

almighty

Omnipotent

The Blessed Trinity; the central mystery of faith

Father Son Holy Spirit

TRUE OR FALSE: God is one but has three persona

TRUE

TRUE OR FALSE: God is holy because he is pure

TRUE

Truths about God’s creation:

God freely created an orderly and good world out of nothing. God is totally beyond us. At the same time, God is present to us, upholding and sustaining creation. God guides creation through divine providence. God created human beings in his image and likeness.

"In the beginning, when God created the heavens and the earth..."

Genesis 1:1

Truths about God’s creation [2]:

God created us male and female out of love and for love. God is the creator of all that is seen and unseen. Though essentially good because God made us, humans are tainted with sin. Through Jesus Christ and the power of the Holy Spirit, God invites us into a personal relationship with him.

The Fall and Original Sin

Adam and Eve's misuse of freedom; disobedience = Original Sin

The Fall and Original Sin [2]

Loss of Original Holiness and Justice Disunity between God and their descendants Disharmony between nature and humans Alienation from each other

Our fallen human nature:

Ignorance Suffering Concupiscence Death

Liberation from Original Sin:

Only through Jesus Christ Baptism Constant help of Holy Spirit

rewards for those who believe in the | one, true God:

knowledge of God’s greatness and his love for us Our life has meaning God will always care for us

We come to knowledge of God’s | greatness and his love for us

God | loves us unconditionally

Our life has meaning

we have dignity | and should care for one another

God will always care for us

God will not abandon us when we sin

Personal Revelation

you and God

Divine revelation

sacred traditions and sacred scriptures