Religion Chapter 3
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 What does it mean to think something? | we are expressing our opinion |
| What does it mean when we know something? | it means we are absolutely certain that something will happen. |
| If we say that we believe or have faith in something, what does it mean? | we are putting trust in our past experiences or in someone else. |
| What is it wehn we have faith in people, our family and friends? | natural faith |
| What faith is our basis for our friendship with God. | religious faith |
| What does faith mean? | to hold firm to. |
| What is faith? | a holding on to God, him being worthy of our complete trust |
| What is a gift from God and a participation in his life. | faith |
| describe faith | a supernatural gift from God. |
| What are the four qualities of faith? Explain them. | Reasonable- faith always seeks understanding Certain- faith rests in God's word, God can't lie Communal- Faith happens in a community Free- God doesn't force us to believe Professed- we express it with our words and actions |
| What are atheists? | people who deny the existence of God |
| What are agonostics? | people who cannot decied whether they believe in God. |
| What are the 2 truths taught to us by the Genesis writers about humans? | 1. We are made in God's image 2. We have an immortal soul. |
| What did God create man in (know exact quote) | "God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them" |
| What does the phrase "in God's image" tell us? | 1. God creatded Adam and Eve- as his friends 2. that human being were created with intellect and will. We are intelligent being who can think/choose |
| What are our bodies made out of? | the same elements of creation |
| What is the soul? | the spiritual part of the body. It is immortal |
| What Catholics speak of evolution, what do they refer to? | the body, not the soul. |
| What is the soul deemed? | spiritual with not part and no evolution |
| Do Catholics have conflicts between Church teachings and science? | No, they accept eachother |
| What is it necessary for us to accept? | what we find in scripture, together with the findings of science |
| What is sanctifying grace? | a participation in the very life of God that brings us into an intimate and permanent relationship with the B.T. |
| what is original sin? | the rejection of God by our first parents, resulting in the loss of sanctifying grace. |
| What do we mean when we say we are born with original sin? | We mean we are born without sanctifying grace. We have an emptiness and absence of grace. We must be baptized ASAP |
| What are the four effects of oringinal sin? | 1. ignorance 2. suffering 3. inclin. to evil 4. Death |
| What is another term for inclination to evil? | concupisence |
| As humans, what do we inherit? | Adam's sin |
| Was human nature totally corrupted by O.S.? | No, just in need of santifying grace |
| Did God force the fist humans to sin? | no it was their choice. |
| Did we turn evil by choice? | yes |
| What do we think of mary as? | the woman would crush the devil. |
| What is Jesus? | the new Adam |
| What did O.S. and how do we fix it? | it weakened us. we have to work harder every day |
| Are we still loved by God even with O.S.? | YES |
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