Understanding Key Concepts of Faith

What term describes a person who believes that God's existence cannot be known?

• Religion

• Agnostic

• Theist

• Secularism

What is the term for the fact that the Son of God assumed a human nature to accomplish our salvation?

• Incarnation

• Holy Trinity

• Apostolic Tradition

• Salvation History

What term refers to the teachings of Jesus that were initially passed down orally to the Apostles and early disciples?

• Catechism

• Apostolic Tradition

• Magisterium

• Sensus fidei

Which term summarizes the Catholic teachings about faith and morals?

• Dogmas

• Catechism

• Natural Revelation

• Divine Revelation

What are truths contained in Divine Revelation or additional truths connected with those in Divine Revelation called?

• Dogmas

• Religion

• Secularism

• Incarnation

What is the way God communicates knowledge of himself to humankind?

• Natural Revelation

• Divine Revelation

• Holy Trinity

• Magisterium

What is the central mystery of the Christian faith that teaches there are Three Persons in one God?

• Incarnation

• Holy Trinity

• Apostolic Tradition

• Sensus fidei

What is the official teaching authority of the Church, made up of the bishops in communion with the pope?

• Magisterium

• Dogmas

• Religion

• Secularism

What is the knowledge that we can come to know God’s existence and his basic attributes by using our human reason and senses?

• Natural Revelation

• Divine Revelation

• Incarnation

• Holy Trinity

What is the truth that the Church faithful as a whole—lay people to bishops—cannot be wrong about matters of belief?

• Sensus fidei

• Apostolic Tradition

• Magisterium

• Dogmas