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25 Cards in this Set
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creed |
I believe (credo) |
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monotheistic |
religions who believe in 1 God |
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polytheism |
religions that believe in many Gods |
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deism |
belief that God created the world but takes no further interest |
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secular humanist |
believers that the world can operate without any source to God |
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agnostics |
people who claim God's existence cannot be known (don't know) |
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transcendence |
God's total otherness & being infinitely beyond creation |
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immanence |
God's total presence to His creation |
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Doctor of the Church |
(St. Thomas Aquinas) church writer of great learning |
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covenant |
open-ended contract of love between God and his humans |
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Bible |
inspired word of God and the written record of revelation |
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Divine Revelation |
God's free gift of self-communication |
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Salvation History |
account of God's saving activity for mankind |
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Dogma |
central truth of revelation that Catholics are obliged to believe |
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Yahweh |
hebrew for God which means I am who I am |
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Omnipotence |
God is almighty; His power is unlimited |
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Blessed Trinity |
central dogma of Christian Church and 3 divine persons |
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Abba |
aramaic term "daddy" also God is a loving father |
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Divine Providence |
God's loving & watchful guide over his creatures |
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Original Sin |
fallen state of human nature; Jesus came to save us of Original Sin |
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Original Holiness & Justice |
men and women before sin |
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Concupiscence |
inclination to commit sin that can be found in human desires |
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Omnipresence |
God is everywhere |
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5 Intellectual Proofs |
-Unmoved Mover -1st Cause -Everything Comes from Something -Supreme Model -Grand Designer |
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4 Heartfelt Proofs |
-unquenchable thirst for joy and happiness -experience of beauty and truth -sense of personal conscience & moral goodness - love |
