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Theology
Winter Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Sacred Scripture | The inspired Word of God; the Bible |
| Genesis | The first book of sacred scripture; beginning |
| Faith | One of three theological virtues; the belief and acceptance of something that is beyond human understanding or knowledge. Faith is necessary for salvation. |
| Original Justice | before sinning, the mastery that Adam and Eve experienced over themselves; freedom from death |
| Original Holiness | state of perfect friendship with God enjoyed by Adam and Eve before the Fall |
| Grace | God’s life within us that he shares so that we may live in His image and one day be united with Him |
| Epistle | a letter |
| Mystical Body of Christ | all Christians are members, Christ is the head, together, we make up the “whole Christ.” |
| Divine Revelation | Hidden truths God chose to reveal about Himself |
| Vulgate | the first Latin translation of Sacred Scripture, compiled by Saint Jerome |
| Literary form | a type of book (ex. Math, History, Science, Prayer, etc.) |
| Literary forms in the OT | History, Law, Prayer, Wisdom, Prophecy |
| Literary forms of the NT | Gospel, Letters, History, Prophecy |
| B.C. | Literally, “Before Christ,” refers to events occurring before the birth of Christ |
| A.D. | Anno Domini, in the year of Our Lord; refers to events taking place after Christ’s birth, we are living right now in the year 2025AD |
| Objective Truth | God’s truth; truth that is unchanging and eternal; what is right and good is, was, and always will be right and good, even if no one alive accepts it |
| Moral Relativism | A gravely flawed outlook on life in which right and wrong are not absolute, but determined at the whim of each individual based upon personal feelings and opinion, even popular opinion; moral relativism leads inevitably to evil because of man’s fallen nat |
| Concupiscence | the tendency toward sin |
| Importance of the Beautiful | We should actively immerse ourselves in the beautiful because God resides there! Beautiful art, music, theater (entertainment in general), walks and hikes amidst God’s Creation, all allow us to be in God’s presence. We should strive, whenever possible, t |
| Created in God’s Image | 1) Power to think and to choose 2) dignity & worth 3) ability to love others as God loves us 4) We share God’s very life: Grace |
| Pentateuch | Literally, five scrolls; the first five books of the Old Testament: Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy |
| Theological Virtues | Faith, Hope, Charity |
| Limbo | a place of waiting before holy souls were admitted to Heaven by Christ’s sacrifice on the cross; the word does not appear in scripture, however, an intermediate place of waiting is referenced in scripture, such as in 1 Peter 3:18-20 |
| Sacrifice | an action in which someone or something is offered to God as a sign of love |
| Merciful love | love that draws something good out of evil, such as God’s treatment of Abel after he murdered Cain |
| Covenant | 1) an act of merciful love between God and His people 2) a promise to continue that love 3) expressed in words and deeds |
| Effects of Original Sin | 1) our wills are weakened 2) we suffer pain and death 3) we must work to sustain ourselves 4) we must strive for God’s grace in order to win salvation 5) we find it easier to sin (concupiscence) |
| Effects of Baptism | 1) removes original sin and any personal sins 2) sanctifying grace 2) makes us adopted children of God 3) gives us theological virtues |
| Peer Pressure and Noah Story | Noah was mocked for building the ark according to God’s plan. He stood strong and he and his family were saved. We should never let pressure from those around us steer us from the path of doing what’s right, just like Noah’s example. |
| Aquinas Ark Metaphor | The Ark represents the Church and all that is necessary for salvation, the waters represent sin and temptation. We should strive to remain in a state of grace, under the protection of the Church (ark), avoiding being drawn into the turbulent “waters” of s |
| Suffering | Christ teaches us in His cross how to offer our sufferings as an act of love. The sacrificial offering of our trials and earthly struggles plays an essential role in our redemption as we strive for God’s grace |
| . Saint Louis Marie de Montfort: | Why are you afraid, then, to take up the cross when through it you can win an eternal kingdom? In the cross is salvation; in it is life; in it is protection from your enemies; in it is sweetness, in it is strength of mind; in it is joy of spirit; in it i |
| Noah walked with God | We wish to aspire to Noah’s example by being in prayerful dialogue with our Lord as often as we can throughout the day. |
| Tower of Babel | Builders committed sin of pride, placed themselves before God. God’s merciful love triumphed in that He spared them from destruction, choosing only to confuse their language |
| Cardinal Virtues | 1) Justice 2) Prudence 3) Temperance 4) fortitude |
| Melchizadek | Priest-king of the Old Testament, offered sacrifice of bread and wine that prefigures the Institution of the Eucharist by Christ in the New Testament |
| Abraham | Father of many nations |
| Isaac | Laughter; Sarah is to conceive well beyond her child-bearing years |
| God’s promise to Abraham | He would have a son through his wife, Sarah (in spite of her advanced age); he would be blessed and his descendants would be as numerous as the stars; he would be the father of nations |
| Sodom and Gomorha and sinful attachment | In spite of God granting Lot’s family protection from the destruction of these cities, his wife disobeys God and looks back as the destruction commences. She perishes, “turns into a pillar of salt.” This account teaches us that we should always strive to |
| Abraham’s “sacrifice” a prefigurement | The account of Abraham’s obedient response to God testing his faith contains a plethora of details that link this episode to Christ’s redemptive sacrifice on the cross. 1) “I am” is a title used to refer to God. Abraham replies to God with “I am,” drawing |
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