religion unit 2 test review
faith
beleif, trust, or confidence in something or someone
how to show faith
talk about faith, take a friend to church, pray with family and friends, bible study group, be spiritual
covenant
treaty, alliance or agreement between two or more parties that includes conditions
examples of covenants
the noahic covenant (primisr to never destory earth with a flood) abrahamic covenant (promised great blessins to his family) and the new covenant (primise that god will forgive sin and restore fellowship with those whose hearts are turned toward him
why are covenants important?
establishes our relationship with god, guide choies, resist temptations, and make and keep covenants qualifies us to receive the blessins god primised
creed
a set guiding princples or beleifs professed by a church community of beleivets
what are the two creeds of the catholic chruch
the apostles creed and nicene creed
metanoia
literally repentance or penance. this is shown by faith, baptism, confession of sins, and producing fruits worthy of penance. it means a change of heart from sin to th practice of virtue
pentecost
the christian feast day of prntecost which is celebrated ten days after ascension thursday, commemorates the descent of the holy spirir upon yhe apostles and other followers of jesus christ
why is the pentecost important
it marks the day when the holy spirit was poured out on all beleiver. its when jesus promised that he would send them another advocate
fruuts of the holy spirit
love (devotion and care for god), joy (true happiness from knowing christ), peace (inner peace w god in our hearts), pateince (overcome temptations and sufferings with god), kindness (treat other how we want to treat), goodness (honor god and avoid sin), generosity (share gifts and possessions), gentleness (act calmly), faithfulness (live out commutments), modesty (being pure), self control (doong godd will), and chastity (gift of sexuality)
why r the fruits of the holy spirit important?
allows relationship with god to grow, leads to spirital growth, helps build strong friendship, build principles to live christian life
dogmas about mary
the immaculate conception (teachers of her conception and preserved from the stain of original sin), the divine motherhood of mary (jesus conceived in wonb or marh conceived by holy spirit), the perpetual virgnity of mary (virginity maintained before and after, chrusch teachers jesus was marys onky son) and the assumption of mary into heaven (assumption tells us the association continues in heavan and linked to her son).
gifts of the holy spirit
wisdom (helps see gods plan), understanding (confirmation to gods plan), counsel (talk things over yo make comfortable choices), foritutde/courage (walk into world prepared), knowledge (know ourselves and world), peitt reverence (see god in everything), and fear of the lord (keep us awestruck by power and beauty of god
dignity
of all creatures only humans know and love the creator, humans are called to happiness and holiness, humans are rational and free, humans are moral beings, humans have passions ore feelings, humansare blessed with concisense, humans are able to sin
10 ways to open up to holy spirit
prayer, acots of the apostles, gifts if the holy spirit, silence, docitility, spiritual readings, be careful and alert, prayer penance poeer perdevenedce and perfectuon, loneliness and provlems, mary and the holy spirit
apostolic
the church is founded on the apostles and their misson
transformation
what happens at mass when the bread and wine are changed into christd body and blood
conversion
any turning or changing from a state of sin to reptentance, from a lax a revernt way of life, from unbeleuf to faith
repentance
to be sorry for sin with self condemnation (blaming of oneself for something)