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Flash cards Theology
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- 1Divine RevalationGod's communication of Himself by which He makes known the mystery of His divine plan by deeds and words over time, must fully, by sending His Son, Jesus Christ.
- 2Sacred ScriptureThe written record of God's revelation of Himself contained in the Old and New Testaments. It was composed by human authors inspired by the Holy Spirit. Also called the Bible or the Word of God.
- 3Sacred TraditionThe living transmission of the Gospel message in the Church.
- 4MagesteriumThe living teaching authority of the Catholic Church whose task is to give authentic interpretations of the Word of God found in scripture and Tradition and to ensure the faithfulness of the Church to the teachings of the Apostles in matters of faith and morals.
- 5Salvation HistoryThe story of God's love and mercy revealed to us throughout human history, culminating in Christ's sacrifice on the Cross and Resurrection from the Dead, which won for us salvation from sin and death.
- 6GospelRecord of Jesus' life and teachings in the first four books of the New Testament. It is also the teaching and revelation of Christ.
- 7Christology:A branch of theology dedicated to person, nature, and role of Christ.
- 8Synoptic Gospels:The accounts of Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John of the life of Jesus Christ though John's account is different because he talks about the divinity of Jesus.
- 9Gentiles:A name Jews branded onto non Jewish people in the biblical era.
- 10Annunciation:The visit of the angel Gabriel to Mary to inform her that she was to be the mother of the Savior. After giving her consent to God's Word(Fiat), Mary became the mother of Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit.
- 11Incarnation:The fact that the Son of God assumed human nature and became man in order to accomplish our salvation. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity, is both true God and true man. The "Word" made flesh.
- 12Kingdom of God(Heaven):The Kingdom of God, otherwise known as the Kingdom of heaven is the eternal kingdom in which God will rule for all eternity at the end of time and also his rule now as the sovereign God of all the universe.
- 13Disciples:Disciples are the students of Jesus Christ who follow the teachings that He commanded.
- 14Sermon on the Mount:Jesus' most important moral teaching, found in the gospel of Mathew, in which He explains the divine principals of justice guiding us to the narrow path that leads to heaven.
- 15Beatitudes:The teachings of Jesus on the Sermon on the Mount on the meaning and way to true happiness or fulfillment.
- 16Parables:Short stories that convey unfamiliar or complex truths in a simple and easy to understand way by using characters and situations that are familiar.
- 17Great Commandments:Jesus' summary of the Law and the prophets: Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind, and love your neighbor as thyself.
- 18Corporal Works of Mercy:Loving actions taught to us by Christ that help us meet a person's physical needs or needs "of the body".
Examples are: feed the hungry, give drink to the thirsty, clothe the naked, shelter the homeless, visit the sick, visit the imprisoned, and bury the dead. - 19Spiritual Works of Mercy:Loving actions taught to us by Christ that help us meet the needs of a person's soul.
Examples are: instruct the ignorant, counsel the doubtful, admonish sinners, bear wrongs patiently, forgive offenses willingly, comfort the afflicted, and pray for the living and the dead. - 20Transfiguration:The event described in three synoptic Gospels when Jesus took Peter James, and John up a mountain to see Him transformed in radiant divine glory.
- 21Paschal Mystery:Christ's work of redemption accomplished by His Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension.
- 22The Resurrection:The bodily and oldest Christian feast, which celebrates Jesus' Resurrection from the dead on the third day after His Death on the cross.
- 23The Ascension:Jesus' return to Heaven in His glorified body that occured 40 days after His Resurrection. There He is seated at the right hand of the Father in all His glory.
- 24Pentecost:The day Jesus sent the Holy Spirit upon Mary and the Apostles and the Church was born. Fifty days after Jesus' Resurrection (10 days after His Ascension to Heaven), Mary and the Apostles gathered in the upper room and were filled with the Holy Spirit, who came in a rush of wind and appeared as tongues of fire over their heads. The blessings of Pentecost reversed the curse of the Tower of Babel.
- 25Paraclete:The Holy spirit being our advocate and counselor.
- 26Revelation: ApocalypseThe times nearing the coming of the Messiah which has multiple symbols who's meaning shows the tribulations we will face before Jesus' second coming. Revelation means to reveal a shocking or enlightening thing, and Apocalypse is to unveil.
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