Easy (Concept Based)
Man's desire for God is…
Natural
How does God reveals Himself?
Natural revelation
Divine revelation
What are the Three Ways of Knowing God?
Reason
Faith
Revelation
Who argued the Five Ways to Know God Exists?
St. Thomas Aquinas
What are the Five Arguments to Know God's Existence?
Motion
Cause & Effect
Intelligent Design
Degrees of Perfection
Governance
How Many Books Are in Each Testament of the Bible? (Include the Total As Well)
Old Testament: 46 books
New Testament: 27 books
Total: 73 books
What are the 5 Biblical Literary Genres?
Historical
Prophetic
Poetic
Wisdom Literature
Law
What Are the Two Scripture Interpretation Senses?
Literal Sense
Spiritual Sense
What are the Three Types of Spiritual Sense?
Allegorical
Moral
Anagogical
How Does God Create the World?
Out of nothing
Is Creation Inherently Good?
Yes
How Are Humans Made in God's Image?
Intellect
Free Will
Ability to Love
How Does The Fall of Man Occur?
When Adam & Eve Decide Good & Evil for Themselves
What Is Original Sin?
The Result from Pride & Disobedience
How Is It Transmitted?
At conception
What Were the Consequences?
Shame
Disrupted relationship with God
Introduced Death
What Are the Two Types of Death?
(Spiritual and Physical)
What Are the Major Covenants in Chronological Order?
Adam
Noah
Abraham
Moses
What are the Characteristics of the Covenant?
Become more expansive and demanding over time
Personal relationship between God and His people
Each covenant has a specific sign/mark
Who Is Noah & What’s His Trait + Importance?
Righteousness, new beginning after flood
Who Is Abraham & What’s His Trait + Importance?
Faithful, willingness to sacrifice
Who Is Moses & What’s His Trait + Importance?
Courageous, receiving Ten Commandments
Who Is David & What’s His Significance?
David: Brave, confronts Goliath
Who Is Solomon & What’s His Significance?
Solomon: Wise, requested wisdom from God
What Is the Teaching Authority of the Church?
The Magisterium
Who Guides the Church?
The Holy Spirit
What Does the Church Do?
It Preserves and Transmits Revelation
Who Are the Successors of the Apostles?
Bishops
Who Is Considered the First Pope of the Church?
St. Peter
Can Faith & Reason Go Together?
Yes, they are complementary & not contradictory
What Is the Relationship Between Faith & Reason?
Faith builds upon and expands reason
Does Reason Have Limits? Why?
Yes, it is due to Original Sin
What Are Miracles?
They are events with supernatural cause
What Are Prophecies?
The infallible prediction of future events
What Is Love?:
It is willing the good of the other