theo test 1

someone save me from this madness

Experience

what we do or what happens to us

Human

body, soul, Spirit, conscience, free will, senses

Spiritual Experience

what we do or what happens to us that touches our spirit

Revelation

communication through which the communicator discloses self

Covenant

agreement, contract between God and people

Monotheism

belief in one God

Incarnation

doctrine of one God becoming human in Jesus

Salvation

Jesus saves us from sin and death

Scripture

holy writings

Tradition

process of passing on experiences to future generations

Church

a building; a community of believers in Jesus

The accuracy and faithfulness of our faith, once the apostles died, is guaranteed by ___________ __________

apostolic succession

The apostles chose their successors to carry on their role by the _________ (sacrament of Holy Orders.)

laying on of hands

Who succeeded the apostles?

the bishops

The ___________ is the teaching office of the bishops in union with the pope to interpret and teach the faith as found in the _____________

magisterium; deposit of faith

Deposit of Faith

Scripture & Tradition

What happened in 46 AD?

Nero — Peter and Paul martyred

What happened in 250 AD?

Decius — first empire-wide requirement to worship the emperor

What happened in 303 AD?

Diocletian and Galerius

Orthodoxy

Right Teaching

Marcion

had Gnostic tendencies, believing the material world was evil; he denied humanity of Jesus; dichotomy between the OT God (stern, wrathful judge) and the NT God (loving Father); opposed by Polycarp of Smyrna.

Montanus

claimed his private revelations had the same authority as Scripture and the teaching of the Church; believed sins committed after Baptism could not be forgiven.

Modalism

one person in the Trinity that appeared in different modes

Arianism

propagated by priest Arius; said Jesus was only human, not divine; opposed by St. Athanasius; resolved at Council of Nicea 325.

What is a Heresy?

Incorrect and otherwise errant teachings or understandings of Christian beliefs

The “father of monasticism” was

St. Anthony the Great

The Doctrine of the Incarnation refers to

God becoming human in Jesus

Church can mean

1. The people of God

2. A building

3. a community of belivers

St. Jerome was known for

Translating the Bible into Latin

Who was a martyr?

St. Ignatius of Antioch

Which emperor started the last persecution?

Diocletian

Which apostle started preaching the Gospel to the Gentiles?

Paul

Apostolic Succession means

The apostles chose and ordained their successors, the bishops

Our Catholic Faith is expressed in

1. Rituals

2. Creeds

3. Doctrines