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fides qua

faith; free, personal, and ecclesial act of submitting entirely to god in confidence

TRUE OR FALSE: fides qua is subjective

true

fides quae

aposstle's confession of faith becomes a symbol preserved and transmitted to deepen our faith

is fidas quae subjective or objective?

objective

what does "credo" mean?

belief in latin

creeds

condensed formulas of faith that developed over the course of time

apostle's creed

oldest authoritative doctrinal formulation of the Church's belief in the Holy Trinity

what number signifies completeness and is also the number of handpicked apostles by christ?

12

nicene creed

arose out of a defensive struggle against the heresy of arianism and macedonianism

articles of faith

Statements of belief in God, Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, and the Church

FIVE WAYS OF GODS EXISTENCE. whatever is in motion is put in motion by another

prime mover or unmoved mover

FIVE WAYS OF GODS EXISTENCE. there is an order of efficient causes

first efficient cause or uncaused cause

FIVE WAYS OF GODS EXISTENCE. there are things possible to be and not to be

necessary being

FIVE WAYS OF GODS EXISTENCE. there is some less good, true, noble, and the most good

perfect being

FIVE WAYS OF GODS EXISTENCE. things that lack intelligence act for an end

grand architect or intelligent designer

natural revelation

these are the human reason. asks "what is god"

supernatural/divine relevation

this is the deposit of faith. asks "who is god"

holy trinity

most fundamental mystery of the catholic faith revealed by jesus christ

dogmas

truths revealed by god himself

the trinitarian dogma

the trinity is the one; the divine persons are distinct; the divine persons are relative

TRUE OR FALSE: there is no sharing of divine substance among the three persons

true

father

he is unbegotten and the origin without an origin

son

he is eternally begotten of the father and the origin of the origin

holy spirit

proceeds from the father and the son

paternity

comes from the word "pater" or "father"; it is the relation of the father to the son

filiation

"filia" or the "son"; it is the relation of the son to the father

passive spiration

it is the relation of the holy spirit to the father and the son

nature

the person is the essence and acts as a substance

person

it refers to what perfectly signifies nature; that which possesses being and existence

relation

the reference of one thing to another

creation

the work of the holy trinity

ex nihilo

"out of nothing"; god created the world out of nothing

ex amore

"out of love"; god has no other reason for creating than his love

in statu viae

"in the state of journeying"; everything god created is in the state of journeying toward an ultimate perfection yet to be attained

genesis

the first book of the jewish and christian scriptures

gignesthai

means "to be born" and "origin"

first account of creation

priestly account; gives a description of how god created the universe in six days and rested on the seventh day

second account of creation

yahwist account; emphasized god's relationship to human beings(represented by adam and eve)

atheism

total rejection of the existence of god

materialism

reject any transcendent origin for the world but see it as merely the interplay of matter that has always existed

deism

some admit that the world was made by god but has abandoned it

gnosticism

the world is evil, the product of a fall, and is thus to be rejected or left behind

dualism/manicheanism

others have affirmed the existence of two eternal principles, good and evil, light and darkness, locked in permanent conflict

pantheism

everything is god

freedom

stems from our human dignity

body

material composition of the person; is corruptible

soul

principle of vivification; is immortal

vegetative

responsible for nutrition and growth

appetitive

responsible for perception, imagination, and movement

rational

enables us to contemplate or engage in theoretical, practical, and political activity