Learn: proofs, vocab, & mem verse

1st proof

unmoved mover

2nd proof

uncaused cause

3rd proof

necessary being

4th proof

supreme being

5th proof

intelligent designer

agnostic

someone who practices atheism & expresses indifference to the search for God

apostle

Jesus's chosen closest friends

athesist

doesn't believe in God

Bible

sacred scripture that contains the truth of God's revelation

bishop

one who has received the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders

deposit of Faith

the entire body of truth revealed by God is preserved & taught by the Church (2 parts: Bible & sacred traditions)

sacred scripture

the Bible

divine

relating to or proceeding directly from God

divine revelation

God showing himself & sharing his truth with humanity (WHO GOD IS)

doctor of the Church

a title received from the Church to saints recognized to be wise, holy, and influential.

Faith

acknowledgement of an alliance to God

theology

faith seeking understanding

revelation

God's way of introducing himself

cosmological argument

a type of proof using the natural world, especially the creation of the universe

sacred tradition

the living transmission of the Gospel found in Churchs, teachings, life, & worship

magisterium

guided by the Holy Spirit & official teaching authority of the Church

intercessory prayer

a prayer in which you ask for something on behalf of someone else

natural revelation

knowing & learning/seeing God through nature & the world

religon

a shared set of beliefs, practices, and values of life

salvation history

the story of God's saving action in human history

what can fill restfulness?

- enough for everyone

- good, true, & beautiful

- lifts us higher

God is...

immortal & atemporal (not limited by amount & not bound by time)

MEM VERSE #1

"You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless till they rest in Thee"

MEM VERSE #2

"The word of God is living and effective"

why would God need a relationship with us?

love. (he doesnt need us, he loves us)