Religion and Divine Revelation Vocabulary

Vocabulary flashcards covering key theology concepts, proofs of God's existence, terms, and prayers from the study guide notes.

Desire for God

Written in the human heart because man is created by God and for God (CCC 27).

Agnostic

Someone who fails to recognize God.

Atheist

Someone who fails to recognize God.

Religion

The relationship between the divine and human that results in a body of beliefs and a set of practices and values.

Outward Signs

An attempt by communities of people to express their faith through symbols, celebrations, codes of behavior, and statements of beliefs.

Revelation

The unveiling of something hidden.

Natural Revelation

Being able to know God exists by using our reason.

Human Reason

The use of our own logic that leads us to conclude that God exists.

Divine Revelation

The unveiling where we need God's help to know WHO HE IS.

Holy Trinity

Three persons in One God and a BIG mystery revealed by God.

Magisterium

The official teaching authority of the church.

Deposit of Faith

Divine revelation and the entire body of saved truth.

Sacred Scripture

The word of God through the centuries that have been put into writing/ the bible.

Sacred Tradition

The living transmission of the church's Gospel message found in the church teaching.

Unmoved Mover

One of the 5 proofs of God's existence that focuses on change, movement, and motion.

First Cause

One of the 5 proofs of God's existence that focuses on cause + effect.

Everything Comes from Something

One of the 5 proofs of God's existence regarding existence, stating that God is the something everything comes from.

Supreme Model

One of the 5 proofs of God's existence based on perfection and comparison, such as beauty, justice, truth, and goodness.

Grand Designer

One of the 5 proofs of God's existence based on symmetry and order.

Faith

Believing in something with no proof, which enables us to connect with God and be at peace.

Prayer

Communication or conversation with God.

Our Father

Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us and lead us not into temptation and deliver us from evil amen.

Hail Mary

Hail Mary full of grace the lord is with thee blessed are art thou among women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus, holy mary mother of God pray for us sinners now and at the hour of death amen.

Glory Be

Glory be to the father, to the son, and to the holy spirit. As it was in the beginning is now and ever shall be world without end amen.

Fatima Prayer

o my jesus, forgive us our sins, save us from the fires of hell, and lead all souls to heaven, especially those in need of thy mercy amen.