The living word of God Flashcards by Olivia Torres

what is the source of true happiness?

God.

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Why do we want to be happy?

because we were made to be happy, only if we understand, accept and live God’s plan for us

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What does God want us to share?

his love

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Where is true happiness found? What is the source?

In God alone. The source of every good and of all love.

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What can make us perfectly happy?

nothing in this life can make us fully content or perfectly happy.

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why can’t we be perfectly happy?

because God gave us a hunger for happiness. An unquenchable hunger and a deep yearning for completeness.

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what can fill our hunger for completeness?

only God can fulfill this hunger.

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Who placed the hunger in our hearts in us?

God.

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Who prayed for Saint Augustine and how many years?

St Monica his mother for 20 years.

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what was Saint Augustine’s quote and what book was it from?

“are heart is restless until they rest in you” The book of confessions

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what life did Saint Augustine live?

A life filled with drinking, gambling, women, and bad decisions.

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what did Saint Augustine say the four objects of love were?

God, neighbors, selves, body

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what have human search for from the beginning?

answers

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what does being made in gods image endow us with?

The abilities to choose and think

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What does endow mean?

give

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what does religion mean?

reconnecting to God

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what does every religion have in common?

believes, practices, worship, and service

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What does “re” mean

do again

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what have humans discovered throughout history?

they are not whole or complete persons unless they are connected to God

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Who did prayers, sacrifices, rituals, and meditations?

Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, aztecs, and native American tribes

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what is irreligion?

A vice that directs us away from God and what we owe to God in justice

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why do we owe God?

because we were born

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what does “ir” mean?

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what is a vice?

A bad thing or habit

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what do we owe God?

our life

what is secularism?

an indifference to religion; desire to exclude religion from civic affairs and education

what are the two situations in which secularism people care?

when religion is brought into politics or school

what is monotheistic?

I believe in one God (Christianity, Islam, Judaism)

what does mono mean? What does the mean?

Mono >>one | the>> God

what is polytheism?

belief in many gods and goddesses.

what is a current example of polytheism?

Hindu

what is an atheist?

A person who denies the existence of God

what is secular humanism?

person as the center of the universe

what is agnostic?

A person who believes that God's existence cannot be known. Someone who needs proof

how can we know God through natural revelation?

prayer, mind, heart

what is natural revelation?

something does not come out of nothing there must be a creator behind everything that exists.

Who was Johannes Kepler?

(1571- 1630) German astronomer who discovered elliptical orbits

why did Johannes Kepler sink there had to be someone who started the universe?

because there was no crashing or chaos and the world was perfectly orbiting

Who was Thomas Aquinas?

A doctor of the church that discovered the five proofs for God's existence

what are the five proofs of gods existence?

1. )unmoved mover 2. )first cause 3. )everything comes from something 4. )supreme model 5. )grand designer

what is the first proof for God's existence?

unmoved mover – there had to be a first mover who started everything

what is the second proof for God's existence?

first cause – nothing causes it's self

what is the third proof for God's existence?

everything comes from something – cosmological argument, nothing cannot create something

what is the fourth proof for God's existence?

supreme model – compare qualities of goodness, beauty, truth, and justice to a reference point of god

what is the fifth proof for God's existence?

Grand designer – world with beauty symmetry, order (God is the engineer of life God made everything)

What is Joy?

The presence of beauty and truth; hints of what God's beauty and truth are like

what is conscience?

tells us to do good and avoid evil (based off of personal experience) (subjective)

what is free will?

enables us to love or not love

what is intelligence?

enables us to think (make decisions)

What is Original Sin?

are limited human reason and perception (fallen state of human nature)

what is the major difference between divine revelation and natural revelation?

divine revelation is much more dramatic

what is the characteristic of God described in divine revelation?

omnipotent (all powerful and all knowing)

what are the two reasons in which we cannot fully describe God?

human reason and human language

what is God described as during divine revelation?

A mystery

what did God give us so that we did not have to use our own limited knowledge?

divine revelation

what is divine revelation?

god's free gift of self communication

what does God make divine revelation known as?

his divine plan

what does God tell us who he really is through?

salvation history

what is salvation history?

stories of God saving his people (bible)

God invites us to live in ____ with him?

covenant

what is a covenant?

A binding and solemn agreement of unconditional love. agreement, deal, promise, bargain, vow.

what was the greatest sign of God's love? (his greatest covenant)

The sending of his son, Jesus Christ, to be our savior from sin to death

what is gradual revelation?

smaller covenants leading up to God greatest covenant

what was the covenant with Noah?

God told Noah to gather two of each animal because he was going to flood the earth for 40 days and 40 nights because he wanted to start over

what was the sign of Noah's covenant?

a rainbow

what was the covenant of Abraham?

God tested Abraham to see how faithful he was so he told him to cut his son. Abraham was going to do it until an angel came down and saved his son

what was Abraham's son named?

Isaac

what was Abrahams wife named?

Sarah

what nickname did God give Abraham because he was so faithful?

father of many nations

what was the sign of Abrahams covenant?

circumcision

what was the covenant with Moses?

The Sinai covenant

what is another name for the covenant with Moses?

The 10 Commandments

what was the sacred name for god that the Jews never said? His other name?

YHWH | Adonai

when David was king what did he announce the capital city was?

Jerusalem

what kind of man was David?

emotional

what did Solomon build? What kind of person was he?

the Temple. Wise.

Who was Solomon?

Davids son

what did the city split into?

Northern and southern kingdoms

what did the prophets warn against?

abuses

what are profits

One who speaks before others

what are some modern day prophets

Rosa parks, MLKJ

what are wisdom literatures?

proverbs, riddles, stories, questions

what did psalms express? Who probably wrote them?

emotions. David.

what is the new covenant?

Jesus Christ

what was Jesus's nickname from God?

The word

what was gods fullest revelation?

Jesus

what was the old covenant?

adam and eve

what is the deposit of faith?

Heritage of faith handed down in the church from the time of the apostles to the magisterium

what is the official teaching us already? And what were they inspired by?

bishops and pope. They were inspired by the Holy Spirit

what does tradition mean?

handing down

what did the apostles preach and to who?

The gospel to all nations

Who did they choose to succeed?

men as bishops

Who is the Bishop of Rome?

pope. Francis

what does Bible mean?

books

what authority did Jesus give the apostles?

The authority to interpret the divinely inspired scripture

what is the old testament?

history of the chosen people (jews)

how many books are in the Old Testament?

what is the new testament?

The story of Jesus Christ and the early Christian communities

how many books are in the New Testament?

what is the most important part of the Bible?

the 4 Gospels

what is magisterium?

teaches with Christs authority

what is a dogma?

A central truth of revelation that Catholics must believe (a believe statement)

what are the three virtues?

Faith hope and charity

what is the most important virtue?

charity- love

what does charity mean?

love

what does faith mean?

believe, firm attitude

what does hope mean?

I trust

The living word of God Flashcards

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