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.vocabulary.
Question | Answer |
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act of faith | supernatural assent of the intellect through which a truth revealed by God is believed on the authority of God who reveals it |
covenant | solemn agreement between people or between God and man involving mutual commitments and guarantees |
divine | modifier indicting something that refers or pertains to God |
faith | theological virtue by which one believes all that God has said and revealed to man. Church proposes for belief |
magisterium | name given to the universal teaching authority of the church,through the interpretation of sacred scripture and Tradition |
miracle | sign, wonder, or event that transcends the laws of nature and can be attributed to divine power. Miracles of Jesus were messianic signs of the presence of God's kingdom. |
motives of credibility | 4 signs and evidence that certain affirmations are made by God(or those chosen to speak for him which are passed along to us without error) |
motive of faith | the reason why a person comes to believe in God |
object of faith | content of true Christian faith and belief; God himself; and all the natural truths revealed by God |
original sin | "man, tempted by the devil disobeyed God's command" Adam and Eve lost the grace of original holiness |
prophecy | something that is said in the name of God |
prophet | a person who talks to man in the name of God, often to announce future events |
revelation/divine revelation/supernatural revelation | God's communication of himself and his divine plan, by deeds and words.EX: sending his only son Jesus Christ REVELATION ALSO REFERS TO THE NEW TESTAMENT BOOK |
word of God | God's speech to man refers to sacred scripture and Jesus Christ. "Christ, the son of God made man, is the father's one, perfect, and unsurpassable word." |