Theology Vocab Words Ch.1

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What is the Bible?

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Scripture. The collection of all the canonical books. The Bible is divided into two parts: the Old Testament, made up of books written before the coming of Jesus Christ, and the New Testament, made up of books written after the coming of Jesus Christ.

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What is a Canon?

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The list of inspired books, Greek for “measuring rod.”

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What is a Catholic?

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Universal. Can describe the Church or one of her members.

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What is a Church?

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The faithful. This can refer to the Roman Catholic Church or an individual diocese.

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What is a Covenant?

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AN agreement that establishes a sacred family bond between persons. It is more than a contract: a contract establishes a temporary relationship beneficial to both parties, whereas a covenant is intended to bind both persons in kinship forever.

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What is a Inerrant?

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Making no mistakes or errors. Scripture is this. It always teaches truth, never falsehood.

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What is a Infallible?

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Incapable of failing. The Bible and the teachings of the Church are this because of a special protection by God.

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What is a Inspired?

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Guided by God. From a word meaning “breathed in” The human writers of Scripture wrote in their language, but through God’s inspiration, they wrote what God intended them to write and nothing more.

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What is Magisterium?

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The teaching authority of the Church which, guided by the Holy Spirit, interprets Scripture and Tradition.

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What is a Protestant?

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A Christian not in communion with the Church. This owes allegiance to one of the reform movements, most of which began in the 1500’s.