SJJ - Sophomore Theology 1.2
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TheologyTitan on September 18, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ABBA | Aramaic word for father that expresses affection and familiarity, roughly equivalent to "Dad" or "Daddy." |
| Adam | The first man and our first father. Together with Eve, he committed the first sin (Original Sin). |
| Adoption | In terms of salvation, Baptism enables us to become adopted sons and daughters of God the Father. |
| Angels | From the Greek angelos, meaning "messenger," a spiritual, personal, and immortal creature who glorifies and serves God without ceasing. |
| Communion of Saints | The unity in Christ of all the redeemed, those on earth and those who have died, and especially the unity of faith and charity through the Eucharist. |
| Concupiscence | The disordered state of human appetites or desires due to the temporal consequences of Original Sin. |
| Creation | God's bringing forth the universe and all its inhabitants into being out of nothing. It is essentially good but has been corrupted by sin. |
| Divine Economy | When one person of the Trinity is present and acting, they are all three present and acting. |
| Eve | The first woman and our first mother; with Adam, she committed the Original Sin. |
| Evolution | The scientific theory that species came to be as they are by a gradual process of change and development. |
| Father | Title by which Jesus referred to the first Person of the Blessed Trinity. |
| Filiation | Jesus' familial relationship, or "sonship," to God the Father. |
| Free Will | This gift from God includes the power of directing one's own actions without constraint. It makes possible the choice to love God. |
| Governance | God's work in keeping creation in order - a task in which he invites us to participate. |
| Guardian Angel | An angel personally assigned by God to protect and intercede for every human being. |
| Hermeneutic | A way or method of interpretation. |
| Holiness | Spiritual perfection or purity arising from a likeness unto God; the free dedication of a Christian to the will of God and the participation in the life of grace. |
| Image and Likeness | A representation such as a statue or picture; regarding God, representation in intelligence, free will, an immortal soul, and capacity to love. |
| Matter | That part of a sacrament with which or to which something is done in order to confer grace. |
| Original Sin | Adam and Eve's abuse of their human freedom in disobeying God's command. |
| Preservation | God's work in sustaining creation as part of the same act of creation itself. |
| Protoevangelium | Greek for first gospel, it speaks of God's promise to send a redeemer despite original sin. |
| Providence | God's will by which every creature, including every human being, is led by grace and nature toward the purpose for which it was created according to God's plan. |
| Saint | A member of the Church on earth, in Purgatory, or in Heaven. |
| Satan | The prince of fallen angels; the tempter and accuser. |
| Stewardship | God's entrusting of the earth's natural resources to mankind in order to care for the world, to master it by labor, and to enjoy its fruits. |
| Woman | Name given to the first female human, Eve, because she was made "out of man." |
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