chapter 1: our loving God
what are four ways we see the human heart yearning for God
1 an unquenchable thirst for joy and happiness 2an experience of beauty and truth 3a sense of personal conscience, moral goodness and justice 4love (personal and communal)
magisterium
teaching authority
what is salvation history
the account of God's saving activity for humankind that is spiritual history that others learn in different ways
Deism
the belief that God created the universe but he takes no further interest in it
Christ commissioned the ____________to interpret authentically god's _____________
Apostles Word
what are the most important covenants recorded in the Bible
the covenant with Noah the covenant with "Abraham" the Saini covenant Jesus Christ, the new covenant
50 percent of the worlds population
Christian, Islam, Judaism
what was the consequence of original sin
the immediate loss of the grace of Original Holiness and Justice- separation from God
we can only speak of degrees of goodness, truth, and beauty by comparing them to a reference point
the supreme model
whatever is in motion had to be moved by something else
the unmoved mover
the Saini covenant taught what
to acknowledge the one, living, true God
god has revealed himself as a _____ of Persons
trinity
mrs mal pushing a tissue box off of a table
unmoved mover
the word "revelation" means "______________". It is God's ___________ of self-communication by which he makes known the mystery of his ____________ _______________
unveiling gift divine plan
what is a dogma
what Catholics are obligated to believe and live by
st luke wrote the most about
woman
through history, the vast majority of people have _________ some kind of deity
worshiped
we can observe this deep ___________ for God in many ways
yearning
God does not abandon his creatures, rather, he established a series of _____________ with humankind
covenants
nothing cannot create something
everything comes from something
the first verse in the Bible says that God is the creator of all that
exists outside himself
the symmetry, beauty, and power in the world
grand designer
st luke was-
greek/pagan (polytheistic)
we were created out of and for
love
God is _______________, _____________ god
one, true God
what are the four common elements typically found in religion
prayer, ritual, sacrifice, ethical code
is there is no ironclad way to prove God's existence, how can humans know God
signs that reflect/ appeal to the intellect (brain) and heart (feelings)
what is an atheist
a person who denies the existence of god
God reveals himself through
a single "___________ of faith, found in both sacred ____________ and in the sacred ____________ of the church"
to say that God is omnipotent means that he is ________ and his power is _____________
almighty unlimited
covenant
an open-ended contract of love in which God commits himself totally to human beings.
The ________ were the first to receive the ___ and they in turn entrusted it to their success
apostles faith
which religions claim more than 50 percent of the world's population
Christian, Islam and Judaism
According to the _____ the ___________ for God is written in the human ________ because man is created by and for ____
ccc, desire, heart, God
due to original sin we are born into a __ where we are inclined to surrender to the powers of _______ in the world
condition evil
salvation history begins with the ________ of the first humans and the _____________ ____________ we live in
creation beautiful world
Sacred Scripture is like a single ___________ of faith, found in both the sacred ________ and in the Sacred __________ of the church
deposit scripture tradition
few questions are more important than the question of God's _______________
existence
we need to have __________ and enjoy the life journey by recalling God's ___________ and ____________ and by helping others on our journey together
faith, presence, guidance
god is our loving ___________ who is in charge, directing us to our ___________________
father destination
it is right and proper to call God _________ but it is also proper to use images of _____________ to emphasize God's closeness to us
father motherhood
who did st luke talk to/ told him what
blessed mother told him all we know about the first Christmas
nothing causes itself
first cause
what are the attributes of God explained by St Thomas Aquinas 10
god is unique, infinite and omnipotent, eternal, immense, contains all things, is immutable, utterly simple and pure spirit, personal, holy
what did saint luke write
gospel of of luke and acts of the apostles
the number of people who belong to the world's __________________________ attest to _________ beliefs
great religions atheistic
he reveals himself to be the _____ in our midst whose only motive for revealing himself is his totally free gift of ______
holy one love
-- if a name expresses a person's inner identity, how should we understand the name of yaweh
he is omipontent- everywhere holyset of all names because God gave it to himself I am, I am who I am, I am who am
the bible is ______ meaning it
inerrant contains no errors
sacred scripture is like a ______________ of divinely inspired _____ God used human _____ to put into writing what he wanted written and _________ more
library writings authors nothing
creation is the result of God's _________, ____________, and his great desire to show his __________, ______, and _____________
love, wisdom, beauty truth goodness and life
the high point salvation ____________ _________________ was his promise to send a ______________
loving concern messiah
by this jesus shows that God is a __________ Father whose children should approach him with love and __________
loving confidence
their original sin as was their __________ of their God given freedom and their ____________ in not relying on his goodness
misuse disobedience
what is the difference between monotheistic religion and a polytheistic religion
monotheistic means to believe in one God and polytheistic means believing in many god's and goddesses
although human reason cannot discover that God exists, left to itself it cannot get a true picture what god really is- a ________________
mystery
the name Yaweh acknowledges God's ________. His ________ and eternal nature is beyond human ________
mystery omnipotent understanding
the blessed trinity is the certain ________ of faith. this mystery reveals that Jesus is the _____ image of God the Father and that the holy spirit is _______________ in the name of the Son
mystery visible sent by the father
st luke is the only writer that followed
never met Jesus peter
both scripture and tradition firmly teach that the triune God created
out of his wisdom and love to show faith and glory
God the _______ is the first person of the Blessed Trinity
Father
the great variety of ___ point out that the human ______ can discover a Supreme being but that God's complete _____ remains a mystery only to be discovered with God's direct help or revelation
religions intellect revelation
baptism erases original sin and
restores our relationship with God
_____________________ is the living transmission of the Church's ______________ _____________ found in the Church's_______________ , life and worship
sacred tradition gospel message teaching
god never abandoned his _______ creatures . he created _________________________ and was passionately faithful to them
sinful chosen ppl
what is an agnostic
someone who claims that God's existence cannot be known
today over ______ percent of people around the world believe in some type of god
90
Jesus taught us to pray to _____________, our father, an Aramaic word of ______ and ______.
Abba love and endearment
______________________ ____________________disobeyed God and committed _______________ _________________, falling out of friendship with God
Adam and Eve Original Sin
Genesis tells how _______ and ____________ rejected God's love, resulting in humankind's loss of his _________.
Adam and Eve friendship
concupiscence
, the inclation to sin, is a consequence of the fallen human nature we have
a recent study found that ____ percent of Americans claim to be ___________ while _____ percent describe themselves as _________
1.6- atheists 2.4- agnostics
_________ has the power to free ourselves from sin
Jesus
what was the climax of the salvation history because he is the fullness of _______________ _____________
Jesus God's Revelation
the father named __ as his son and God the Son and God the Son revealed that the father would send the __________ _______________ in his name
Jesus Christ Holy Spirit
st luke wrote of
Jesus' healings