theology unit 1 test

Omniscient

All-knowing.

Immutable

Never-changing.

Omnibenevolent

All good.

Omnipotent

All-powerful.

Omnipresent

Always present.

Original holiness

The original state of human beings and their relationship with God, sharing divine life in full communion with him.

Original justice

The original state of Adam and Eve before the fall, a state of complete harmony with themselves, with each other, and with all of creation.

Prophets

People sent by God to oversee the covenant and call the kings and Israelites to be faithful to God.

Soul

Our spiritual principle that makes us most like God and is the seat of human consciousness and freedom.

Theophany

God's manifestation of himself in a visible form to enrich human understanding of him.

Trinity

From the Latin word Trinus meaning 'Threefold', referring to the central mystery of the Christian faith that God exists as a communion of distinct persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Original Sin

Refers to the fallen state of human nature that affects every person born into the world, except Jesus and Mary.

Paschal Mystery

The work of salvation accomplished by Jesus Christ mainly through the Passion, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension.

Mortal Sin

A sin committed where a person was fully aware that the act is evil, must be a serious offense, and the sinner must have fully and freely consented to the act.

Venial Sin

A sin that is less serious and does not result in complete separation from God.

Protovangelium

The 'first gospel', which is God's first promise to send a savior to free us from the effects of the fall.

Covenant

A solemn agreement between two parties.

Cycle of Sin

The pattern of Shame, Temptation, Sin.

The fall

The biblical revelations about the origins of sin and evil in the world.

Concupiscence

Inclined to sin.

Anti-myth

Creation stories inspired by God, conveying theological truth, meant to contrast ancient mythological stories.

Human beings and soul

Human beings are created with a body and soul; the soul is created by God at the moment of conception.

Three goods of marriage

'Bonum Fides' - fidelity, 'Bonum Sacramentum' - unbreakable, 'Bonum Prolis' - procreative.

Gender vs. Sex

Gender is how we perceive/express our sex; sex is a person's objective biological reality.

Effects of the Fall

Because of the Fall, we now have original sin, concupiscence, struggle to find God, and we experience death.

Fallen angels

Angels who were originally part of God's heavenly host but rebelled against God.

Covenants established by God

Covenants were established with Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David.

Prophets' role

The prophets offered hope that humanity's relationship with God would be fully restored.

God's love after the fall

God still loves humanity after the fall.

Israelites and God's covenant

The Israelites did not follow God's covenant and continued to break it.

Sign of the Abrahamic covenant

Circumcision.

Promise of the Mosaic covenant

The condition on their obedience to the law.