Theology 1 Final 2 Study Guide
What Is The Blessed Trinity? (Trinity)
-A mystery -Not contrary to reason -Reason cannot explain it
What Were Examples Of Holy Spirit's Actions? (Holy Spirit)
-Anunciation: Jesus conceived through holy spirit -Visitation: Filled Elizabeth with the holy spirit -Presentation: Simeon filled with it -Baptism of Jesus: Dove shows how Jesus will be guided by way of the Holy Spirit
Argument From Motion (Natural Revelation)
-Anything in motion must have been set in motion by something else -First mover is God
What Happened At Pentecost? (Holy Spirit)
-Apostles and Mary were at the upper room -Jesus gave them the holy spirit healing power -Peter proclaimed to crowds -3,000 people baptized
Who Is God The Son? (Trinity)
-Bottom left of Trinity -Reveals God to us -Shares power with Father -Redeemer
Argument From Degree Of Perfection (Natural Revelation)
-Certain things are better than others -Perfect truth and goodness is God
What Did Create On Each Day? (God The Father)
-Day 1: Light and darkness -Day 2: Water and sky -Day 3: Sea and land -Day 4: Sun and moon -Day 5: Birds and fish -Day 6: Animals and man -Day 7: Rested and made the day holy
Argument From Governance (Natural Revelation)
-Elements in reality are controlled by some intelligence -Intelligent being is God
Argument From Possibility (Natural Revelation)
-Everything in nature is possible -Contingent being is God
What Are The Seven Gifts Of The Holy Spirit? (Holy Spirit)
-Given at baptism -Help us obey it -Follow God's plan
What Is Not True About The Trinity? (Trinity)
-Not three gods -Not three historical manifestations of God -All are God, but differentiate from one another
Argument From Causes (Natural Revelation)
-Nothing causes itself to be -First cause is God
Four Characteristics Of Christian Worldview (Natural Revelation)
-Objective truth from God -Value human person as individual -God decides morality -Human beings are rational, designed with body and soul, and for perfect happiness
Who Is God The Holy Spirit? (Trinity)
-Sanctifier for the church -Bottom right of Trinity
Three Types Of Grace? (Holy Spirit)
-Sanctifying: At baptism and dwells in us as we are sons and daughters of God -Actual: Certain circumstances -Sacramental: Through sacraments
God's Teaching Of Names (Attributes of God)
-Significant -I Am Who I Am -YHWH is God's existence
Why Did Jesus Become Man? (Jesus Christ)
-To save us from sin -To reveal God's love -Model of a holy life -Made us sons and daughters of God
Who Is God The Father? (Trinity)
-Top of Trinity -Depicted wearing unknown color and blue -Creator -Through baptism we become children of the Father
What Are The Symbols Of The Holy Spirit? (Holy Spirit)
-Water is action at Baptism, purifying -Spirit of God and Lord is strengthening -Cloud and light is presence of God or theopanies -Fire is the transforming power -Wind is the breath of God
What Does Being Made In The Image Of God Mean? (God The Father)
-We are sons and daughters of God -Human person is rational, has a body and soul, and is designed for happiness
What Are Each Of The Seven Gifts Of The Holy Spirit ? (Holy Spirit)
-Wisdom -Understanding -Counsel -Fortitude -Knowledge -Piety -Fear Of The Lord
God Is Omnipresent (Attributes of God)
God is everywhere. All creation is him and he is always with us
God Is Pure Spirt (Attributes of God)
God is not a human. He does not have a body or soul like us
God Is Immutable (Attributes of God)
God is unchanging. Evolution cannot occur in him
Divine Governance (God The Father)
God keeps creation is order
Divine Preservation (God The Father)
God maintains the existence of created things
Divine Revelation (Natural Revelation)
God making known to man himself, beyond human reason. Mysterious plan of his will
Divine Providence (God The Father)
God provides for us so that we will fulfill our purpose
Natural Revelation (Natural Revelation)
God speaking and making himself known through his creation
Substance In Trinity? (Trinity)
God's existence
What Is The Sacred Heart A Symbol Of? (Jesus Christ)
God's love for us
What Do The Three King's Gifts Represent? (Jesus Christ)
Gold=kingship Frankincense=divinity Myrrh=sacrifice
What Do The Theological Virtues Do? (Holy Spirit)
Grow our relationship with the Trinity
God Is Perfect (Attributes of God)
He does nothing wrong and is the epitome of good
What Is Understood About Jesus' Knowledge? (Jesus Christ)
He gained human knowledge
God Is Eternal (Attributes of God)
He has no beginning or end. His existence is evergreen
God Is Omnibenevolent (Attributes of God)
He is all loving. He love just like him, is everlasting and infinite
How Does Jesus Demonstrate The Fourth Commandment? (Jesus Christ)
He is obedient to his parents
What Was Jesus' Job? (Jesus Christ)
He was a carpenter
Knowledge (Holy Spirit)
Helps us moderate goods according to God and see things like him
Understanding (Holy Spirit)
Helps us understand the truths of faith
What Is A Human's Vocation? (God The Father)
Holiness
What Is The Laying On Of Hands? (Holy Spirit)
Holy spirit bestowed and is now at confirmation
What Is The Immaculate Conception? (Jesus Christ)
How Mary was conceived without original sin
What Does Utilitarianism Lack? (Natural Revelation)
Individualism
Why Is Christianity Unique? (Attributes of God)
It has the holy trinity and is not like polytheistic religions
What Does Gold Represent? (Trinity)
Kingship
Natural Faith (Natural Revelation)
Knowledge acquired through trust in the teacher or source of our information
What Does Green Represent? (Trinity)
Life
What Must We Do That Is Stated In Shema? (Attributes of God)
Love God with our hearts, soul, and might
Fortitude (Holy Spirit)
Makes us strong in our faith and continuation of it
Counsel (Holy Spirit)
Making wise decisions with God's help
What Did Divine Inspiration Do? (Holy Spirit)
Moved scripture writers while allowing free will
How Are The Theological Virtues Grown? (Divine Revelation)
Not by effort, but by seeking God
Why Did God The Father Create? (God The Father)
Not to show off, but to show his love for us
What Does Grace Cost? (Holy Spirit)
Nothing
What Does Relativism Lack? (Natural Revelation)
Objective truth
What Does The Nicene Creed Say About The Holy Spirit? (Holy Spirit)
Proceeds from the father and the son
Human Understanding Of Creation (God The Father)
Production or transformation from existing items
What Does Sentimentalism Lack? (Natural Revelation)
Reason
Supernatural (Divine Revelation)
Relating directly to God
Virtue of Faith (Divine Revelation)
Response to revelation; accept gift through testimony of others
What Does Consumerism Lack? (Natural Revelation)
Self-control
What Are Angels? (God The Father)
Spiritual beings that aren't divine and are God's messengers
What Does Empiricism Lack? (Natural Revelation)
Supernatural Faith
What Is Concupiscence? (God The Father)
Tendency toward sin
What Forms The Great Prayer Of Judaism? (Attributes of God)
The Shema
What Is Holiness And Vocation? (God The Father)
Becoming more like God and being a saint
Why Do We Sometimes Not Believe In God? (Natural Revelation)
Believing can make demands on us and when we don't know who he is, it is frustrating. We think of him as the old man in the sky
Where Was Jesus Born? (Jesus Christ)
Bethlehem
What Does Spirate Mean? (Holy Spirit)
Breath
What Is The Holy Spirit For Us? (Holy Spirit)
Breath of life
Sixth Worldview (Natural Revelation)
Christian Worldview
Three Types Of Receivers Of Faith (Divine Revelation)
Cradle Catholics, converts, reverts
St. Thomas Aquinas On Desires For God (Natural Revelation)
Desire for something is the desire for God. This is rooted in our hearts
Fear Of The Lord (Holy Spirit)
Desire to not offend God
Person (Trinity)
Distinction between parts of it
Relation (Trinity)
Distinction lies with relationship between them
Two Types Of Revelation (Natural Revelation)
Divine and Natural
What Are The Two Natures And Wills Of Jesus? (Jesus Christ)
Divine and human
Deposit of Faith (Divine Revelation)
Divine revelation granted to church by Jesus -Scripture -Tradition -Magisterium
What Does Blue Represent? (Trinity)
Divinity
How Is Jesus Represented In The Creation Story? (God The Father)
Eternal, divine, and part of the trinity
Importance of Abraham? (Attributes of God)
Even in a world of polytheism, he was chosen by God to share His will and be righteous
What Does Every Act Of God Involve? (God The Father)
Every person of the trinity
Theological Understanding Of Creation (God The Father)
Ex nihilo, something out of nothing. God willed creation
Pope Benedict On Faith (Divine Revelation)
Faith is received, verified, and alive with communion
Supernatural Faith (Natural Revelation)
Faith which is not attainable through our natural human capacity. Relating directly to God
Theological Virtues (Divine Revelation)
Faith, hope, and love (Or Charity) are all free gifts from God.
What Are The Theological Virtues? (Holy Spirit)
Faith, hope, charity
What Did Jesus Want Us To Call God? (God The Father)
Father
What Was Jesus' Body And Feeling? (Jesus Christ)
Finite and he had emotions
What Are The Fruits Of The Holy Spirit? (Holy Spirit)
Flow from Christian life and cause our soul to have freedom with the holy spirit
Grace (Divine Revelation)
Free help from God to help us respond to him
How Is The Holy Spirit Represented In The Creation Story? (God The Father)
Giver of life, breathed life into us
Wisdom (Holy Spirit)
Gives us knowledge of the Trinity and so we enjoy the presence of God
God Is Omnipotent (Attributes of God)
God conquered death and is unstoppable.
According To St. Paul, What Do We Know Through Reason? (Natural Revelation)
God is almighty and morality is a written code in our hearts
Why Do Humans Have Inherent Dignity? (God The Father)
Because of our immortal soul that comes with free will
What Did Jesus Promise To Send? (Holy Spirit)
A counselor or paraclete
What Is The Hypostatic Union? (Jesus Christ)
Union of human and divine being in Jesus
Why Did God Create Marriage? (God The Father)
Union of husband and wife to be co-creators with God
What Are The Two Orders Of Creation?
Visible and spiritual
How Do Humans Give Different Glory Than Other Creations To God? (God The Father)
We willingly do so, but the rest doesn't realize
God Is Omniscient (Attributes of God)
All wisdom is in God. He knows what will happen forever
How Was God Perceived In The Old Testament? (God The Father)
As distant or far off, not like a father
Piety (Holy Spirit)
Awareness of us being God's children
When Do We Become Sons And Daughters Of God? (God The Father)
Baptism
Why Is Creation Good? (God The Father)
Because God created it
Why Was God Forced To Create? (God The Father)
Because love, by nature, wants to overflow
What Was The Annunciation? (Jesus Christ)
When the angel Gabriel asked Mary to be the mother of Jesus and she accepted
Where Did Monotheism Begin? (Attributes of God)
With Judaism. God chose the Jews to proclaim His Word
What Does The Church Teach About Sacred Scripture? (Holy Spirit)
It is inspired which means God's breath is in it
Where Did Jesus Die? (Jesus Christ)
Jerusalem
What Was The Incarnation? (Jesus Christ)
Jesus being born to the virgin Mary and becoming man
Common Questions of Christianity (Divine Revelation)
Jesus is proclaimed as the son of God, but how do we make an act of faith off of this? How do we know for certain?
What Does The Name Jesus Christ Mean? (Jesus Christ)
Jesus means God saves and Christ is anointed
How Are Christians Similar To Early Judaism? (Trinity)
They are monotheists
What Does The Church Affirm About The Creation Stories? (God The Father)
They are truly the word of God
How Was The Relationship Between Father And Son Revealed? (God The Father)
Through the incarnation of Christ
