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The first Vatican Council asserted that human ____________ can discover God

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Intelligence

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A collection of prayers to God which is an essential part of Wisdom Literature

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psalms

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The ________ Literature includes proverbs, riddles, stories, warnings, questions, and so forth.

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Wisdom

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Proof for God’s existence which observes that nothing causes itself.

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First cross

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Jesus turned over revelation to them after he ascend to Heaven

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apostle

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The word Jews substituted for God’s name.

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?

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The ________________ argument for God’s existence observes that “nothing” cannot create.

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Cosmological

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An attribute of God that he is everywhere, unlimited, and all-powerful.

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Omnipotent

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Proof of God’s existence which observes that the world is in motion.

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Unmoved mover

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God created us to share his own blessed _____.

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life

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He was sent as the final prophet to prepare the way for Jesus’ public ministry.

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John

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Sacred _________ is the living transmission of the church’s gospel message.

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tradition

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The physical sign of the covenant between God and Abraham.

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Circumcision

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A central truth of Revelation

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Dogma

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Religions that believe there is only one God.

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Monotheistic

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The beauty, symmetry, order, and power of the word points to a Grand __________.

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designer

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We all recognize that in the world there are degrees of perfection therefore there must be a supreme ________.

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model

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Salvation ________ is the story of God’s saving action in human history.

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history

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An indifference to religion and belief

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secularism

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The church is guided by the _______ ________.

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Holy Spirit

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Jesus gave the Apostles the authority to __________ God’s word authentically.

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interpret

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He said: “Our heart is restless until it rests in you.”

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Augustine

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The greatest sign of God’s love

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Jesus Christ

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Firm attitudes, stable dispositions, habitual perfection of intellect and will that govern our actions

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A practical judgment of reason that helps a person decide the goodness or sinfulness of an action or attitude.
Conscience
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Our desire to be joyful, content, and satisfied
happiness
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This type of revelation comes through our human faculties.
natural
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God gave the chosen people his law through him
mosses
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In beauty and ______ God gives us a taste of Heaven on earth.
Truth
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Literally, it means "blinding to God"
religion
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He set out five proofs for God's existence
Aquinas
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The patriarch who became the father of faith for the Jewish people
Abraham
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The land God promised the Israelites
Canaen?
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An open-ended contract of love in which God commits himself totally to human beings.
Covenant
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Our sense of __________ tells us that those who have violated the moral order should be held accountable
Justice
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The _________ must have supreme intellect and embody all that is beautiful
creator
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The belief that God's existence cannot be known
agnosticism
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One of the reasons some people refuse to believe in god
suffering
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A spiritual reality that cannot be explained by a material universe
love
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The heritage of faith contained in Sacred Scripture and Tradition, handed down in the church.
Deposit of Faith
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These type of virtues include: faith, hope, and charity
Theological
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A library of divinely inspired writings
Bible
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The only source of every good and of all love
God
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Divine ____________ is the self-communication of God realized by his actions and words over time.
Revalation
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The official teaching authority of the church
Magesterium
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Jesus nicknamed him "Rock" to indicate that he would be the foundation of his church
Peter
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Religions that believe in the existence of many gods and goddesses
Polytheistic
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The name God revealed on Mt. Sinai.
Yawh
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A Greek word for "covenant"
Testament
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Sacred _____________ is the written record of Divine Revelation
Scriptures
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God speaks to us through the human ______.
Heart
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German astronomer who argued that something does not come out of nothing.
Capler
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The bishops chosen by the Apostles to succeed them were headed by the Bishop of ______.
Rome
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The most important part of he Bible
Gospels
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One who delivered the divine message to rulers and the people
Prophet
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This type of sin describes the fallen state of human nature into which all generations of people are born (Adam & eve)
Original sin
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A person who denies the existence of God
Atheist
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One of the ways God speaks to us is through human ______.
Reason
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God made a covenant with him promising never again to destroy earth with a flood
Noah