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| why is temptation so powerful? find two reasons. |
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Temptation is so powerful because it is inevitable. Sometimes we will misuse our free will in response, but God’s love for us ensures that all is never lost.
2 examples of temptations are: You know that cheating on a test is wrong. But getting an A would please your parents, and help you get into college. Besides, your teammates are counting on you in the big game next weekend. If you fail the test you won’t be allowed to play and will let them down.
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| what are two important points about free will? |
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Free will is God’s invitation to help heal the world.
Free will is a sign of God’s great love and respect for us |
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| what are the two components of faith? |
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| Two components of faith are: beliefs and actions based on those beliefs |
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| your faith will grow when ....(complete this) |
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| Your faith will grow when you learn about it, try it out, reflect on it, and that it guide you. |
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| what should we do when we doubt faith or feel angry at god? why? |
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When you doubt….
Remind yourself of God’s promise
Be patient
Open your eyes watch and wait |
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| God is love- agape and eros love. what does that mean? |
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Agape love- giving self for the good of another
Eros love- a desire to be with another |
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| st. augustine made an important point about God. what was it? |
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| Humans have a god-shaped hole in our hearts. |
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| what is divine revelation? |
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| Divine Revelation - an insight or foresight purportedly revealed by a deity; revelation given by God or his prophets to spiritually gifted persons |
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| what is sacred tradition? |
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| Scared Tradition – God’s message delivered through the teachings and practices of the church since the first Christians. |
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| whats is grace? how do we experience it? |
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| Grace – god’s self – communication to us, the result of god’s love. We experience grace through strength, peace, direction, insight, hope… |
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| what are the arguments for God's existence that we studied? |
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Definition
Some of the arguments people make to prove God’s existence are…
- the order and beauty of nature
- Humans are too intricate to have developed by chance
- first cause. Some “thing” had to start the universe
- the existence of countless religions
- personal reflection |
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| define atheism, agnosticism, hedonism and secular humanism |
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Atheism – all the evidence shows god doesn’t exist
Agnosticism – there’s not enough proof to believe in god
Hedonism – physical pleasure is my God
Secular Humanism – we don’t need God. The goal of human existence is to develop self. Faith in God is unnecessary. |
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| what angered protestant reformers about the catholic church? (In the text) |
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| They felt by appealing to tradition, catholic religious leaders were exercising a biased control over the Church, and the only truly objective source for God’s Revelation was the Bible. |
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| know the difference between the apostle's creed and nicene creed (notes and text) |
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Creed- is a brief summary of the things you believe in.
- The apostle’s creed isn’t found in the bible, but it is very old, dating back to the early church in Rome, the city in which Peer settled to become the first Pope.
- The Nicene Creed used as an outline is an excellent way to explore those beliefs. |
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