Chapter 1: Vocabulary - God Reveals

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Which term refers to the definitive list of the books of the Bible, by virtue of having been declared by the Church as inspired by the Holy Spirit?

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Canon of Scripture

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What is concupiscence?

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The disordered state of human appetites or desires due to the temporal consequences of Original Sin.

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Which statement best describes the Deposit of Faith?

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All of Divine Revelation granted to the Church by Jesus Christ, contained in Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition, and entrusted to the Magisterium

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What is Sacred Scripture?

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Scripture comprises the canonical writings inspired by the Holy Spirit.

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What is the Magisterium?

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The universal teaching authority of the Church, entrusted to the Pope and bishops in communion with him, which defines matters of faith and morals without error through interpretation of Sacred Scripture and Tradition.

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Which term is defined as the guiding principle of the human mind in the process of thinking, and the intellectual power or faculty by which man adapts thought to some purpose?

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Reason

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Who is the Redeemer?

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Jesus Christ, the expected Messiah who would come and save people from their sins

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Supernatural Revelation (also called Divine Revelation) is BEST described as which of the following? Human traditions that originated with Christ and are free from error, God’s communication of himself by the prophets and eventually in his Son, Jesus Christ, by which we know the mysteries of his divine plan; its truths are transmitted through Scripture and Tradition, A process of adapting thought by applying reason, The disordered state of human appetites resulting from Original Sin

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God’s communication of himself by the prophets and eventually in his Son, Jesus Christ, by which we know the mysteries of his divine plan; its truths are transmitted through Scripture and Tradition

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This is the transmission of the Word of God entrusted to the Apostles and handed on in the Church under the Holy Spirit’s guidance.

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Sacred Tradition

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What is Natural Revelation?

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What God communicates to us about Himself through the existence of creation. When God creates us, He writes knowledge of Himself on our hearts, and through that mark we can learn something about God