Freshman Theology - Unit 3 Assessment Study Guide

Vocabulary flashcards covering faith, divine revelation, the Trinity, divine persons and natures, procession, and theological concepts from Unit 3.

Act of Faith

Trust or confidence in someone or something, directed from God to human and human to God.

Motive of Faith

The 'why' behind placing trust or confidence in something, rooted in God's own nature and who He is.

Object of Faith

The reality or Being that is being unveiled, specifically God Himself.

Act of Revelation

The act of God making Himself known or being revealed.

Object of Revelation

The Being who is being unveiled; God Himself.

Motive of Divine Revelation

God's love for us.

Truths Known Primarily Through Supernatural Faith

Divine truths that require faith rather than natural reason alone, specifically the Trinity and the Incarnation.

Truth Accessible Primarily Through Reason

A truth knowable through human intellect, specifically the existence of God.

The 'What' of God

The divine nature or essence of God, identified with love.

The 'Who' of God

The three divine persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Jesus (Natures and Persons)

One divine person possessing two natures: man and God (human and divine).

Father

The first person of the Trinity, having one person and one divine nature.

Son

The second person of the Trinity, who proceeds from the Father.

Holy Spirit

The third person of the Trinity, who proceeds from the Father and the Son, having one person and one divine nature.

God (Natures and Persons)

Three divine persons sharing one divine nature.

Procession

The origination or manner in which the divine persons of the Trinity come from one another.

Economic Trinity

What God does outside of Himself, which is visible and seen in the world through Jesus Christ.

Immanent Trinity

God in Himself, defined as the hidden, infinite life shared among the three divine Persons.

Exitus

The theological concept that all things come forth from God.

Reditus

The theological concept of the return of all things back to God.