Review Creation, salvation History and Source and Summitt

Sin

an offense against God, that damages or breaks a person’s relationship with Him

Mortal sin

Serious matter, you know it is a serious matter, even though you know it is a serious and it’s bad, you still make the free choice to do it anyway

Venial sin

A sin that is relatively sin that does not entail damnation of the soul

Free will

One of the faculties of the human soul; a person’s ability to choose and act upon knowledge and understanding.

Original sin

The first sin committed by Adam and Eve that inherited it to all of us

Concupiscence

a tendency to sin

Grace

free gift from God

Sanctifying grace

grace allows you to go to Heaven

Actual grace

grace that keeps you moving towards your goal

Salvation history

the ongoing account of God’s saving activity and intervention in human history, reuniting humanity with himself

Covenant

is an intimate familial relationship established by God with his people, you can not break covenant like a contract

Primeval history

time before the mention of writing and historical events

Figurative language

literary form that uses symbolics symbols, stories, and names to point to a deeper truth

The fall

Biblical event where Adam and Eve disobeyed God and introduced sin, suffering, and death to the world.

Ex Nihilo

Creating something out of nothing, what God and only God can do

Omega Dei

Have an innate dignitary to be respected, humans are made in the image of God

Aetiology

the study of two creations

How many creation narratives were there in the book of genesis

2 creation narratives

Define covenant and how it is different from a contract

covenant is an intimate, sacred, and familial bond established by God with his people. A contract is a temporary legal agreement with something that has to do with a good, service, or property.

When reading the bible we should try to understand what the author meant to his original audience and not necessarily what it means to us today

We should try to determine what the human author was intending to communicate with the audience.

Are we as Catholics required to believe the world was created in 6/24 hour days, why or why not?

No because it is used as a figurative language

What are the rational faculty of the soul (2 parts) made in the _____ and ______ of God

Intellect and Free will

Scripture has two authorships

divine and human

What are four things that Catholics are obligated to believe about God from creation

God is the creator, God is transcendent, God is omnipotent, and God is benevolent

Four things that we learn about humans from the creation account

humans are made in the image of God, humans are sacred, humans are free, and humans are stewards of creation

Define original holiness

The state of friendship with God enjoyed by Adam and Eve before their sin brought pain, suffering, and death into the world

What is the ruah

Hebrew meaning “breath” or “spirit”

What do we mean when we mean the resurrection of the dead

The resurrection of the dead refers to a Christian belief that at the end of time, God will reunite with the souls of everyone, sharing Christ’s history.

Chastity

the true integration of sexuality within a person’s bodily and spiritual being. It includes an apprenticeship in self-mastery. Each of us is called to chastity.

Dignity

the quality of being worthy of honor or respect, possessing great value or worth

Steward

one who has been given the duty to care for and cultivate something responsibly

Dominion

ownership of something, including the kingly power to rule over it and make decisions about how it will be used for the common good

Complimentary

combining in such a way as to enhance or complete one another

What are biblical types, give me an example of a biblical type

A type is a person or event in the Old Testament that foreshadows or points something that will happen in the New Testament, an example of this is Adam, which he is a type of Jesus, Adam fallen for humanity and Jesus is the “New Adam”

In your own words, explain how the fall of man brings sin and death to the world (at least 3 sentences)

Through free will, Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden by eating the apple from the tree. This action broke original harmony and trust with their creator, leading to loss of holiness and justice. As a result of this incident, sin, suffering, and death entered into the world.

Tell me what the Protoevangelism is, root words to explain prefix, explain it in genesis, whats the prophecy saying

Root words and prefix, derived from the greek prefix proto which means first, and evangelion mean news or gospel, together, it translates to First Gospel. Where it occurs is Genesis 3:15 talking about Protoevangelium where evil will not win. The explanation is that after humanity falls into sin, God delivers a prophecy to Satan. This is the very first promise of a savior in Salvation History.