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29 Cards in this Set
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What is the definition of natural non-religious faith?
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Accepting something as true through another person's testimony
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What are two characteristics of a reliable authority?
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knowledge of the truth and a willingness to communicate it reliably
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What are two definitions of supernatural faith?
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1. Belief in God
2. Believing God; believing what he says |
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Why do religious people belive in what God says?
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Beause of God's supreme authority: He knows all things and always communicates truthfully. he can neither deceive nor be deceived.
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What is meant when the Catechism states that faith is a grace?
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The Church teaches that God assists man in his believing through divind assistance and the aid of the Holy Spirit.
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What are motives of credibility?
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External proofs provided by God which appeal to reason to make belief easier such as miracles.
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What would be a brief account of the history of revelation?
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God reveals himself incrementally through Abraham, Moses, and the prophets
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For Christians, in what event does revelation culminate?
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Revelation culminates in the coming of Christ, the only Son of the Father. When God reveals himself through Christ, he says everything he has to say all at once.
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In the New Testament, are just the teachings of Jesus important, or is revelation more?
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Christ is a person, therefore everything about him is revelatory. His teachings, his actions, his emotions and his identity all reveal God to those who believe in Christ.
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What are the most prominent of Jesus' actions?
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passion, death and resurrection
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Give an example of Jesus' emotions as they are expressed in Christian writings?
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weeping at the grave of Lazarus
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What Christian teaching reflects most on Jesus' identity?
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Incarnation
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Were all the books about Jesus and the apostles available to the early Church considered authentic?
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No. Mostly aftre the New Testament Scriptures were written, apocryphal (false) books began to appear written by groups which deviated from the original witnesses.
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What are some examples of apocryphal writings?
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Gospel of Peter, The Secret Gospel of Mark, The Gospel of Bartholomew, The Gospel of Nicodemus.
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Name an apocryphal writing that is easily identified as false and one which is not easily identified.
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easily identified: Infancy Gospel of Thomas is at odds with the authentic memory of Christ
difficulty to identify: The Gospel of Peter compiled stories from the canonical gospels only difference is that Jesus does not suffer at crucifixion. |
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What significant task did Pope Damasus undertake in 382 A.D.?
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He convoked the Synod, a gathering of bishops to determine which books ought to be accepted as authentic.
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Who else, besides the bishops was at the Synod of 382?
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Scripture authority Jerome
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What does the Catholic tradition mean by Apostolic Tradition?
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The authentic transmission of what God has revealed in and through Christ to the apostles.
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What are ecclesial traditions? Examples.
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customs passed along unrelated to the official transmission of divine revelation. Some examples include customs for papal election, the Swiss guard.
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What are some extra-Biblical ways in which the truth concerning Christ has been passed down through tradition?
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Liturgy, particularly the Eucharist; the witness of holy life
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In Catholic understanding, are teachings transmitted by Scripture necessarily different from those transmitted by Tradition, or can the same teachings be passed along by both?
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The Catholic Church teaches that the same truths of God's revellation can be found both in Scripture and Tradition.
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What is original sin?
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The effects of the sin of our first parents--Adam and Eve.
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Is original sin properly a sin?
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No, sin properly speaking is a choice against God's will and human good. "Original Sin" is not "sin" in that sense.
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Which New Testament doctrine would have to be radically reinterpreted in original sin were to be denied?
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Salvation: if there were no original sin, from what would Christ have saved Christians followers?
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What are the disruptions of original harmony mentioned in class, and how are they reflected in the second creation account?
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Alienation from God (sin, hiding from God, eviction from the Garden); alienation between persons (Adam blames Eve, their relationship becomes marked by lust and domination); nature (toil)
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What were Christ's teachings concerning love?
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Matthew: Love of enemies and forgiveness of enemies
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Can Christ's suffering on the cross itself be understood as being a sign of love?
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yes in the teachings of Christ where he says there is no greater love than to lay down one's life for a friend. Christ's sufferings are interpreted by Christian's as sign of how much he was willing to endure to be faithful and loving to his followers.
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How does Christ save Christians?
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Death on the cross is salvific, expels demons, heals the sick, raises the dead, forgives sins
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How does Christ overcome an act of sin?
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by means of an act of perfect faithfulness and love for the Father.
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