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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 nature | the essence of a being which causes it to act in certain ways and defines its characteristics. |
| Homoousis | a greek word which means the same nature. consubstantial |
| filioque | latin word which literally translates to "and the son" |
| mystery | a supernatural truth which cannot be figured out by human reason but must be revealed by God. |
| economy | god's actions inside human history in order to bring about the salvation of humanity |
| omniscient | the quality of having all knowledge |
| omnipotent | quality of having all power |
| immutable | the quality of being unchangeable |
| endow | to freely or by nature give some gift, right, or characteristic |
| inherent | a characteristic which belongs to something or someone because of its nature |
| abba | aramaic word for father that expresses affection and familiarity, similar to the english words "dad" and "daddy" |
| demon | a fallen angel who rejected God, was cast out of heaven and now works against God to destroy humans |
| morality | a set of ideals which distinguish between right and wrong behavior |
| incarnation | literally means to take on the flesh. the moment when the divine 2nd person of the trinity became human as well as god |
| messiah | literally means annointed one. the expected king of the jews whose arrival was prophesied in the scripture |
| nativity | the circumstances of birth. the birth of jesus |
| christ | the greek translation of the hebrew word messiah |
| scribe | a well- educated Jew who studied and explained the Torah in ancient Israel |
| pharisee | a member of an ancient Jewish group which was characterized by its strict observance of Jewish laws and devotion to oral traditions |
| sadducee | a member of an ancient Jewish group which rejected any laws and traditions not written down in the Torah ( including angels and any life after death) and which included many of the Jewish priests of Jesus' time |
| blasphemy | the act of claiming the power or characteristics of God for oneself |
| eucharist | literally means thanksgiving |
| person | an individual example of rational nature |
| consubstantial | latin word which refers to beings that share the same nature |
| hypostatic | greek term which refers to the actual, real existence of a thing |
| hypostatic union | the theological term that describes the complete joining together of Jesus' divine and human natures so that he is one person with two natures ` |
| will | the ability by which a person decides on and initiates action according to their desires |
| intellect | the capacity for thinking and acquiring knowledge, especially of high or complex order |
| dogma | an official teaching of the church which baptized members of the church must believe in order to remain in good standing with the church |
| heresy | the persistent denial by a baptized person of dogma of the church. |
| divine | relating to god |
| anoint | to apply oil to someone or something for the purpose of consecrating or dedicating them to a sacred purpose. |
| sacrament | a visible sign of an interior action which is also the instrument by which the action is accomplished. |
| virtue | morally excellent trait or quality |
| paraclete | an advocate |
| omnibenevolent | -god is love - everything god does is out of love |
| one | god is united and there are no doubts or disagreements within himself |
| eternal | -there was never a time when the father, the son, or the holy spirit was not - god will always exist - god's name is yahweh |
| spirit | god has no body or material needs and limitations |
| immutable | god cannot become better or become worse; he is already perfect |
| perfect | every good quality is present to the infinite degree in god |
| true false; the holy spirit proceeds from both the father and the son | true |
| t or f; in his different modes, the one person of God does different things which accomplish our salvation; for example, he is the son of Mary in his role as Jesus and he guides the church in his role as the holy spirit | false |
| t or f; the father generates from the son, but this is an eternal act and so the father did not exist before the son | true |
| t or f; god hates the devil | false; god hates no one |
| t or f; each person of the trinity individually possesses all the attributes of God | true |
| t or f; because christians believe that our god is three divine persons, we must admit that we believe in three seperate God's. | false; we believe in one god |
| t or f; as human persons, we have the capacity to fully understand God and to completely describe hum through the use of language | false; we are limited |
| t or f; through the hints of his trinitarian nature which God placed in the natural world he created and in his revelation in the old testament, especially holy jews such as abraham and moses could fully know that god is three persons in one god through their reason alone | false |
| t or f; only very intelligent and holy humans can know through their own reason that God is three persons in one god; therefore, the trinity is a mystery and god had to reveal this face to most other people | false |
| t or f; our ears and eyes cannot see or hear the father because he is pure spirit and our physical senses cannot comprehend non-material things | true |
| t or f; god the father and the holy spirit are homoousis with one another, but because jesus has a body he does not have a full divine nature and is no longer consubstantial with them. | false |
| t or f; god hinted at the mystery of the trinity to the jews in the old testament; and example of this revelation is found in Genesis when god said, " let us make man in our image and likeness." | true |
| why is the trinity the central mystery of christian faith? | the trinity is the source of all other mysteries of faith the mystery of who god is in himself all other mysteries can only be understood in relation to the trinity |
| who came first? | all three persons have no beginning and have always existed |
| all of the following is true about a person ( in theological sense of the word) except what? | only a human is a person |
| in what way do christians most clearly live out their faith in the trinity? | through baptism, in the name of the father, the son, and the holy spirit by which we become the adopted children of god the father |
| which of the following is a true statement? | in order for god to be full and complete, all three persons of the trinity must be present |
| what is jesus' main role in god's plan for our salvation? | take on human nature, die for us and resurrect |
| through which of the following teachings of jesus does he make clear that god is the trinity? | when jesus told the apostles to go out and baptize right before his ascension |
| what does the title alpha and omega reveal about god? | he is the beginning and the end |
| why must god be a trinity? | god must love and he must have an object to love; therefore, he is a community of different persons who love each other |
| because god is pure spirit... | we can correctly speak of him being in our hearts and minds he is not restricted by matter, space or time he encompasses all of the material world |
| how does god experience time? | god is outside of time, which is his creation, and all of time is for god the same moment of existence |
| how can we distinguish between the different persons of the trinity? | the persons of the trinity are distinguished from each other through their relationships with each other |
| which person or persons of the trinity died on the cross? | only the son |
| apollinarianism | this heresy taught that Jesus had a fully divine and a human body but no human soul, mind, or will. |
| nestorianism | this heresy taught that jesus possessed a fully divine nature and a fully human nature and was two seperate persons |
| council of constantinople and council of nicaea | this council condemned the heresy of arianism |
| arianism | according to this heresy, jesus was a creature of god who was above humans who did not share the divine nature of the father |
| council of constantinople | this council condemned the heresy of apollinarianism |
| monothelitism | according to this heresy, jesus did have two natures, but it was incorrect to speak of his human will because it was so closely united to his divine nature. |
| monophysitisim | this heresy taught that jesus was one person with one nature because his human and divine natures were so closely united that his human nature had been incorporated into his divine nature. |
| council of chalcedon | this council condemned the heresy of monophysitism |
| docetism | according to this heresy, jesus appeared human but actually only possessed spiritual flesh; therefore, he only seemed to ( but did not actually) suffer and die on the cross |
| gnosticism | this heresy taught that jesus was one of several lesser spiritual beings, not god, and that people could only receive salvation through secret knowledge. |
| t or f; jesus has two complete natures: a divine nature and human nature | true |
| t or f; in the gospels, jesus says that he comes from the father and identifies himself as god | true |
| t or f; many people question the real, historical existence of jesus because he is not mentioned in any sources outside of the bible | false |
| t or f; jesus human nature, including his dna, comes solely from mary | true |
| t or f; it wrong to speak of one of jesus' natures doing something which his other nature does not do because whenever one of his natures acts, the other does also | true |
| t or f; before jesus' death and ressurection, all people were in slavery to sin, except for a few very holy people who managed to overcome temptation in order to go to heaven. | false; everybody was in slavery & no one could go to heaven |
| t or f; at the incarnation, jesus' human nature and his divine nature mixed together to form a new nature which had never existed before | false |
| t or f; the power and glory of jesus' divine nature were not lessened at all by its union with his human nature | true |
| t or f; jesus does not have a human biological father | true |
| which of the following is the correct statement about jesus' natures? | jesus will possess both his human nature and his divine nature forever |
| what is the central defining event of christianity which also proves jesus' divine nature? | jesus ressurection |
| which of the following is a true statement about jesus' human nature? | jesus possesses a human body, a human will, and a human soul |
| which of the following is a true statement about jesus' human and divine natures? | Jesus' two natures do not interact in such a way that either one is changed into something different or new, but they cannot be divided or separated and they are so closely united that he is one single person. |
| which of the following is a correct statement about jesus' two wills? | when jesus acts both his human and his divine will act, but he always follows his divine will. |
| why did jesus have to be completely divine to save us? | in order for jesus to be totally sinless and to have the perfect sacrifice, made with full knowledge of what he was doing and without any selfishness, he had to be fully God |
| why did have to be completely human to save us? | jesus had to share our nature in order that his sacrifice would have the power to heal human power |
| jesus life in order | - the incarnation - the finding in the temple - the baptism of jesus - the last supper -the crucifixion - the ressurection |
| t or f; when jesus takes on human nature, becoming limited in a human body and subject to human weakness, this is an act of great humility and sacrifice | true |
| t or f; during jesus' "hidden life", we believe he was preaching and working miracles, but the gospels do not record this period because it takes place before his baptism | false |
| t or f; jesus became fully human at the moment he was born; this moment is called the incarnation | false |
| t or f; when jesus meets simon, he gives him a new name whcih means "the leader" because simon will be the leader of the apostles | false |
| t or f; in the gospels, jesus only works miracles during those times when he truly needs to prove that he is the messiah | false |
| t or f; the romans convicted jesus of a crime of blasphemy, while the jews convict him of planning to lead a revolution | false |
| t or f; after jesus' ressurection, he remains fully human and can still talk, eat, and be touched | true |
| t or f; because jesus remained fully god even after the incarnation, he did not experience any fear or suffering during his time on earth | false |
| when as a baby jesus is visited by the jewish shephards and the non- jewish magi, what does this demonstrate? | jesus has come for all people, not just for the jews |
| why is jesus baptized? | jesus' baptism is an example to us and is a symbol that he fully identifies with sinful humans |
| where was jesus born? | bethlehem |
| which of the following is one way jesus' baptism resembles our baptism as christians? | at his baptism, the holy spirit appeared like a dove and at our baptisms we recieve the holy spirit |
| what do all of jesus' teachings reveal? | the best way to love god and to love others |
| which of the following jewish holy days were jesus and his apostles celebrating at the last supper? | passover |
| which two sacraments were created at the last supper? | eucharist and holy orders |
| all of the following are true statements except what? | in order for us to have the chance of eternal life, jesus had to ascend into heaven |
| all of the following are true statements about the ascension of jesus except what? | immediately before he ascends, jesus forgives those who had him killed |
| what is the period of suffering jesus endured up to and including his death called? | jesus' passion |
| what is the greatest commandment? | you shall love the lord, our god, with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind |
| what is the second greatest commandment? | you shall love your neighbor as yourself |
| t or f; angels have free will and can choose whether or not to serve god | true |
| t or f; god the father is the source of all things, except Jesus his son and the holy spirit, that now exist or have ever existed | false |
| t or f; the catholic church began at the incarnation of jesus through the power of the holy spirit | false; pentecost |
| t or f; the likeness of humans to go was lessened because of original sin | true |
| t or f; the holy spirit worked with the father to create the universe because the father created through his word, who is the holy spirit. | false; the father created through his word who is jesus |
| t or f; the church has not stated for sure whether children who die without being baptized go to heaven; instead, the church teaches that we must hope in mercy of god | true |
| t or f; the continuing existences of all created things depend on god; if he were to stop causing our existence, we would return to nothingness | true |
| t or f; the holy spirit was created by god the father and god the son and came into being before the creation of heaven and the angels | false; god is eternal |
| t or f; as baptized, adopted children of god the father, we have the opportunity to go to heaven and rule there with god | true |
| t or f; the holy spirit has been with the church since pentecost and he will remain with the church forever | true |
| t or f; in order to believe that the story of creation in the book of genesis teaches truth, catholics are required to believe that the holy spirit inspired the biblical author to write the story of creation literally as it actually happened. | false; we dont have to believe |
| t or f; all human life is sacred because all people are called to share in eternal life with god and we, as christians, must respect and protect human life. | true |
| how are humans in god's image and likeness? | humans are like god in our souls and through the characteristics we possess because we are partially spirit |
| which of the following is not one the theological virtues? | chastity |
| which of the following is not a result of baptism? | baptism ensures we will never be seperated from god again |
| why did god create angels? | to serve and worship him |
| which of the following earthly, material creatures are capable of forming loving relationships with god? | humans |
| which of the following is true about the creation of humans? | humans are the summit of material creation, which god created for them |
| what event fulfilled the prophecy of john the baptist that the messiah would baptize "with the holy spirit and with fire"? | the descent of the spirit at pentecost |
| why did god the father create heaven and earth? | the father created heaven and earth in order share his love with his creatures and so we could experience the joy he offers to us |
| why can we say that humans possess a unique dignity among all earthly creatures? | humans are made in god's image and likeness |
| all of the following are true statements except what? | without baptism, a human is incapable of knowing god's will for his/her life |
| what is the purpose of the sacrament of confirmation? | confirmation perfects the grace in which was recieved at baptism and strengthens a person in the gifts of the holy spirit |
| what does the title"father" reveal about the first person of the trinity ( in other words, what ways is he considered to be a father?) | he is the adopted father of all baptized people he is the father of jesus because he gives jesus divine nature he is called the father of all people because he created them |
| which of the following is a true statement about angels jobs on earth? | our guardian angels can interact with us through our imagination and memories angels serve god as messengers to people on earth every person has been given an angel by god to guard them |
| list four characteristics humans share with god | ability to love, free will, knowledge of god, to serve and love god |
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