Tulisan ini diperuntukkan bagi pemula, atau orang-orang yang haus dan lapar untuk mempelajari teologi dasar dan untuk mengenal Gereja Katolik.
Bagi setiap orang yang berkehendak demikian, artinya mereka telah mendapat dorongan luar biasa untuk menambah pengetahuan tentang Tuhan dan GerejaNya. Tulisan ini merupakan awal bagi saya juga untuk membagikan apa yang telah saya peroleh dan membangun api dalam diri untuk melanjutkan pewartaan, yang belakangan ini meningkat pesat dan terus mengerucut dalam keinginan untuk membaginya untuk orang-orang lain.
Saya berharap banyak dari teman separoki yang mempelajari tulisan ini, dan membagikannya bagi rekan yang lain. Tulisan2 ini diambil dari Tulisan Bob Stanley di websitenya. Tentu saya alihbahasakan dengan gaya sendiri.
Kegiatan ini dilakukan atas dorongan KGK no 900 sbb :
900. Kaum awam, seperti juga semua umat beriman, telah
menerima dari Allah tugas kerasulan berkat Pembaptisan dan Penguatan; karena
itu mereka mempunyai hak dan kewajiban, baik sendiri-sendiri maupun dalam persekutuan
dengan orang lain, untuk berusaha supaya semua manusia di seluruh dunia
mengenal dan menerima berita keselamatan ilahi. Kewajiban ini lebih mendesak
lagi, apabila orang tertentu hanya melalui mereka dapat menerima Injil dan
mengenal Kristus. Dalam persekutuan gerejani kegiatan mereka demikian penting,
sehingga kerasulan pastor sering tidak dapat berkembang sepenuhnya tanpa
mereka.
Menurut William Glaser :
Kita belajar dan menyerap pelajaran memiliki nilai serap sbb :
10 % menyerap apabila hanya membaca
20 % menyerap apabila kita mendengar
30% menyerap apabila kita melihat
50% menyerap apabila mengabungkan antara melihat dan mendengar
70% menyerap apabila kita menjalankan diskusi dengan beberapa orang atas bahan yang sama
80% menyerap apabila apabila mengalami sendiri secara pribadi
95% menyerap apabila kita mengajarkan bahan yang bersangkutan kepada seseorang.
Jelaslah, Mengajarkan pada orang lain adalah cara paling baik untuk belajar sesuatu......
Langkah ini saya lakukan untuk dapat belajar tentang iman katolik sebaik-baiknya.
PEDOMAN UNTUK saya dan anda yang akan belajar dasar2 TEOLOGI Katolik.
Ini adalah prosedur yang kami gunakan untuk mengajar. Ketika kita menjadi terbiasa dengan cara ini, mungkin ingin mengubah beberapa metode pengajaran agar sesuai dengan selera individu, tetapi tolong jangan mengubah kebenaran dasar yang disajikan di sini. Pelajaran ini disediakan secara mutlak tanpa biaya kepada siapa pun yang ingin menggunakannya. Silakan baca tentang 'Simony' dalam Katekismus Baru, no 2121.
Pelajaran ini diatur untuk periode tujuh minggu dengan satu sesi setiap minggu. Siapa saja yang ingin mengambil pelajaran bersedia berkomitmen untuk ini sebelumnya dan mencoba untuk melaksanakan setiap sesi. Dengan mengumumkan tanggal mulai dan berhenti, calon peserta dapat melihat pada akhir pelajaran, komitmen mereka.
Dua hari pertama intens dan menjadi landasan untuk sisa kursus. Jika seseorang melewatkan hari-hari pertama, dia akan mengalami kesulitan memahami beberapa materi di kemudian hari. Untuk alasan ini, kami mendorong siapa saja yang melewatkan dua hari pertama, tidak menghadiri sisa kursus tetapi memilih untuk memulai pada hari pertama dari kelas berikutnya yang dijadwalkan.
Atas ketentuan instruktur, hari 'taktik' dapat ditambahkan untuk merangkum beberapa mata pelajaran secara lebih mendalam, atau untuk menjawab hari pertanyaan yang ada, yang mencakup seluruh pelajaran. Setiap sesi dijalankan dua jam lamanya dan itu sangat dianjurkan bahwa kita tetap berpegang pada kerangka waktu ini. Rentang perhatian orang rata-rata adalah sekitar dua jam, dan setelah itu mereka menjadi gelisah dan kemampuan belajar mereka menurun. Rencana pelajaran dirancang untuk sesi dua jam bagi orang yang baru pertama kali melakukannya dan harus ada waktu khusus untuk pertanyaan dan jawaban. Hanya menjawab pertanyaan yang berkaitan dengan topik yang sedang dibahas dan tidak menerima pertanyaan yang diketahui akan dibahas nanti. Terlalu banyak pertanyaan akan menyebabkan kejenuhan dan kepenatan dari periode dua jam.
Material requirements
for this course are:
1. A Catholic Bible.
2. The New Catechism of the Catholic Church.
1. A Catholic Bible.
2. The New Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Optional Study Aids
(highly recommended):
Frank Sheeds books are a true treasure of basic theology.
1. Theology and Sanity, by Frank J. Sheed, ISBN 0-89870-470-7, $17.95
OR
2. Theology for Beginners, by Frank J. Sheed, ISBN 0-89283-124-3, $8.95
These books can be obtained from any Catholic bookstore or,
online at, WWW.AMAZON.COM...
Frank Sheeds books are a true treasure of basic theology.
1. Theology and Sanity, by Frank J. Sheed, ISBN 0-89870-470-7, $17.95
OR
2. Theology for Beginners, by Frank J. Sheed, ISBN 0-89283-124-3, $8.95
These books can be obtained from any Catholic bookstore or,
online at, WWW.AMAZON.COM...
3. Charts: These charts
might be hard to find. They are very good. They were published by Catholic
Viewpoint Publications and no response was received from them, so they
have moved or have gone out of business.
I suggest you make copies from others.
# 1 THE TRIUMPH OF THE CHURCH: This is a large chart showing
all major Christian Churches and their founders and dates of origin.
# 2 THE TEST
I suggest you make copies from others.
# 1 THE TRIUMPH OF THE CHURCH: This is a large chart showing
all major Christian Churches and their founders and dates of origin.
# 2 THE TEST
# 3 THE FOUR MARKS OF CHRIST'S CHURCH
# 4 THE MAKING OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
# 5 ORIGINS AND DIVISIONS OF PROTESTANTISM
# 6 THE LIFE OF THE SOUL
# 7 FAITH AND COMMON SENSE
# 8 THE STORY OF OUR SALVATION
# 4 THE MAKING OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
# 5 ORIGINS AND DIVISIONS OF PROTESTANTISM
# 6 THE LIFE OF THE SOUL
# 7 FAITH AND COMMON SENSE
# 8 THE STORY OF OUR SALVATION
4. Fr. Corapi Catechism
tapes: Fr. John Corapi recorded a set of 24 audio tapes covering the major
topics of the New Catechism. He is an excellent speaker and his tapes are a
treasure of truth. His commentary greatly reinforces the course. Write or call
Kurt Schirmer, Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity (S.O.L.T.), Media
Ministry P.O. Box 1058,
Fair Oaks Calif 95628 or call 916-967-6765.
Fair Oaks Calif 95628 or call 916-967-6765.
The course itself
consists of:
1. Seven lesson plans:
One lesson per two hour session.
2. A Question and Answer Sheet:
This is a summary of the best questions asked by students and is
subject to periodic updates.
3. A Definitions and Facts Truth Table:
This is a very handy tool that is used many times throughout the course
as a ready reference. I suggest you pass a copy of this to every 2 or 3 students.
4. Bible Passages For The Sacraments:
This is needed for days 5 and 6 as a ready reference and has other useful information in it such as, a reconciliation of Psalms between Catholic and protestant Bibles.
5. A Class Reference List:
This is a summary of references used throughout the course.
The course has many references built in. Read the top of each page.
1. Seven lesson plans:
One lesson per two hour session.
2. A Question and Answer Sheet:
This is a summary of the best questions asked by students and is
subject to periodic updates.
3. A Definitions and Facts Truth Table:
This is a very handy tool that is used many times throughout the course
as a ready reference. I suggest you pass a copy of this to every 2 or 3 students.
4. Bible Passages For The Sacraments:
This is needed for days 5 and 6 as a ready reference and has other useful information in it such as, a reconciliation of Psalms between Catholic and protestant Bibles.
5. A Class Reference List:
This is a summary of references used throughout the course.
The course has many references built in. Read the top of each page.
(?) means a question
concerning this topic is on the Question sheet.
*(opt) means this is optional to mention, usually it is from a comment
made by a student.
*TB and *TS refer to the Frank Sheed books.
*FC is referring to Fr. Corapi tapes.
*CCC is the New Catechism of the Catholic Church.
*(opt) means this is optional to mention, usually it is from a comment
made by a student.
*TB and *TS refer to the Frank Sheed books.
*FC is referring to Fr. Corapi tapes.
*CCC is the New Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Always start by invoking
THE HOLY SPIRIT.
Start Day # 1 with the
Catechism and page 5, bottom paragraph,
(Catechism is for all to read), page 6 (Pope John Paul II Signature) and paragraphs 904-906 (authorization to teach). You might mention 907 also.
(Catechism is for all to read), page 6 (Pope John Paul II Signature) and paragraphs 904-906 (authorization to teach). You might mention 907 also.
If you have any problems
with the lessons, have any questions, or wish to make any additions or
deletions, please feel free to email me and we can discuss it. If you have a
problem with any part of the course material, please read all references to
that subject first. The course is updated periodically mainly due to the
addition of questions from students which add to the understanding, and to the
addition of references from the various sources shown above.
It has been
said by Fr. Corapi, "Hey folks, the Nuns are gone,
the Priests are going, so it is up to you and me from here on in to
teach the TRUTH".
Class References...
CLASS
REFERENCES:
*CCCxxx is from the new Catholic Catechism,
*TSxxx is Theology & Sanity,
*TBxxx is Theology for Beginners,
*FCxx is Fr.Corapi CCC tape.
*CCCxxx is from the new Catholic Catechism,
*TSxxx is Theology & Sanity,
*TBxxx is Theology for Beginners,
*FCxx is Fr.Corapi CCC tape.
DAY # 1:
Person: 1THESS 5:23, 1COR 15:44-47, HEB 4:12, CCC 1730-1748,311,362-368, TB55,60-61, TS91.
Nature: TB28,90, TS91,239.
Material/Spiritual World: JN 4:24, CCC 328-336,391, TB75,54, TS181.
Law of Anabolism: JN 6:51-66.
Death: CAT 1005,1016, TB92, FC12a, CCC 1023-1037.
Conscience: CCC 1776-1802, TB64.
Why did GOD create us: CCC 293-294,319, GEN1:27,31.
Feelings: CCC 2262,2302, FC23a.
Love: 1COR 13:
Readings for the day: GEN 1:26-27, MT 28:19-20, 1JN 5:7.
Person: 1THESS 5:23, 1COR 15:44-47, HEB 4:12, CCC 1730-1748,311,362-368, TB55,60-61, TS91.
Nature: TB28,90, TS91,239.
Material/Spiritual World: JN 4:24, CCC 328-336,391, TB75,54, TS181.
Law of Anabolism: JN 6:51-66.
Death: CAT 1005,1016, TB92, FC12a, CCC 1023-1037.
Conscience: CCC 1776-1802, TB64.
Why did GOD create us: CCC 293-294,319, GEN1:27,31.
Feelings: CCC 2262,2302, FC23a.
Love: 1COR 13:
Readings for the day: GEN 1:26-27, MT 28:19-20, 1JN 5:7.
DAY # 2:
Start of Class: CCC 904-907.
HOLY TRINITY: CCC 232-267, TB 27-29, TS 88-89, FC2a.
Person: TB 27-28, TS 91-95,239-241.
Rational: CCC 1704.
Nature: TB 28,90, TS 91-95,239-241.
Spirit: TB 10, 60-61. Limits: TB 20, TS 101.
Father/Son: TB 45, TS 99-110, JN 8:58, TS 56-57, CCC 104,320, TS 74.
Holy Spirit: TB 45-46, TS 105-108.
JESUS: TB 28, TS 239.
Question-JESUS: Phil 2:6-7, TB 91, TS 239-241.
On the Cross: CCC 629-630, TB 92-93, TS 240-241,268-269, FC 4a, 5a, 8b, 11a.
Bible Readings: ROM 12:, 1COR 12:.
Start of Class: CCC 904-907.
HOLY TRINITY: CCC 232-267, TB 27-29, TS 88-89, FC2a.
Person: TB 27-28, TS 91-95,239-241.
Rational: CCC 1704.
Nature: TB 28,90, TS 91-95,239-241.
Spirit: TB 10, 60-61. Limits: TB 20, TS 101.
Father/Son: TB 45, TS 99-110, JN 8:58, TS 56-57, CCC 104,320, TS 74.
Holy Spirit: TB 45-46, TS 105-108.
JESUS: TB 28, TS 239.
Question-JESUS: Phil 2:6-7, TB 91, TS 239-241.
On the Cross: CCC 629-630, TB 92-93, TS 240-241,268-269, FC 4a, 5a, 8b, 11a.
Bible Readings: ROM 12:, 1COR 12:.
DAY # 3:
Origin of Christs' Church: MATT 16:13-19,28:20.
Finding the True Church: CCC 2467, FC 10,7a,9a.
The Four Marks: CCC 813-822
One....... JN 10:16, JN 17:20-21.
Apostolic..CCC 860-862,77,1576, MT 28:20,16:18, 2TIM 3:14, DEUT 32:7, ACTS 20:28-32
Catholic...CCC 830-856, MARK 16:16, MATT 28:19.
Holy.......CCC 823-829, JN 17:17-19, MATT 5:48.
Other Christian Churches: MATT 16:18.
Bible Readings: JN 1:42, JN 6:, MATT 26:26
Origin of Christs' Church: MATT 16:13-19,28:20.
Finding the True Church: CCC 2467, FC 10,7a,9a.
The Four Marks: CCC 813-822
One....... JN 10:16, JN 17:20-21.
Apostolic..CCC 860-862,77,1576, MT 28:20,16:18, 2TIM 3:14, DEUT 32:7, ACTS 20:28-32
Catholic...CCC 830-856, MARK 16:16, MATT 28:19.
Holy.......CCC 823-829, JN 17:17-19, MATT 5:48.
Other Christian Churches: MATT 16:18.
Bible Readings: JN 1:42, JN 6:, MATT 26:26
DAY # 4:
The Mass: 1COR 11:19-27, MT 26:26, MK 14:22, LK 22:14, JN 6:.
GOD is timeless and Spaceless: TS 62-69, TB 12-20.
The Bible: GEN 3:15,4:1-8,22:1-14,32:29, Ex 19:, MT 26:28, MK 14:24, LK 22:20, PS 109:4, HEB 5:6.
JESUS, THE CHRIST: LK 1:31, TS 233, JN 1:41, DAN 9:25-26.
Sacrifice and Atonement: TB 81, TS 197,237, 2COR 5:21, CCC 612-623, FC 8b, JN 6:, 1COR 11:23-27, MAL 1:11, DAN 12:11, HEB 7-10, 1PET 2:5-9, CAT 1546-1547,1591, REV 1:6,5:9-10.
The Mass: 1COR 11:19-27, MT 26:26, MK 14:22, LK 22:14, JN 6:.
GOD is timeless and Spaceless: TS 62-69, TB 12-20.
The Bible: GEN 3:15,4:1-8,22:1-14,32:29, Ex 19:, MT 26:28, MK 14:24, LK 22:20, PS 109:4, HEB 5:6.
JESUS, THE CHRIST: LK 1:31, TS 233, JN 1:41, DAN 9:25-26.
Sacrifice and Atonement: TB 81, TS 197,237, 2COR 5:21, CCC 612-623, FC 8b, JN 6:, 1COR 11:23-27, MAL 1:11, DAN 12:11, HEB 7-10, 1PET 2:5-9, CAT 1546-1547,1591, REV 1:6,5:9-10.
DAY # 5:
Grace: CCC 1987-2040, TB 12,67-70,137-138,143, CCC 1999-2000,2023-2024,2003.
The Sacraments:
Baptism: CCC 1213-1284, JN 3:1-5.
Reconciliation/Confession: CCC 1422-1498,2490, MT 1:21, LK 5:17-26,7:36-50.
Sin: FC 13a, CAT 1854-1864,1874, FC 23a, 1COR 13:
Apecho: MT 6:6.
Transubstantiation: TB 156-157, CCC 1373-1377.
Grace: CCC 1987-2040, TB 12,67-70,137-138,143, CCC 1999-2000,2023-2024,2003.
The Sacraments:
Baptism: CCC 1213-1284, JN 3:1-5.
Reconciliation/Confession: CCC 1422-1498,2490, MT 1:21, LK 5:17-26,7:36-50.
Sin: FC 13a, CAT 1854-1864,1874, FC 23a, 1COR 13:
Apecho: MT 6:6.
Transubstantiation: TB 156-157, CCC 1373-1377.
DAY # 6:
Holy Eucharist/Communion: CCC 1322-1419, EX 16:15, JN 6:, JN 6:54-57, FC13b, MT 13:, PHIL 2:1-11. Confirmation: ACTS 10:30-48, CCC 1285-1321, 1JN 4:8.
Matrimony: CCC 1601-1666, TB 145. Priesthood/Holy Orders: CCC 1536-1600, HEB 5:6-7,7:17,7:21, PS 109:4. Anointing of the Sick: CCC 1499-1532.
Holy Eucharist/Communion: CCC 1322-1419, EX 16:15, JN 6:, JN 6:54-57, FC13b, MT 13:, PHIL 2:1-11. Confirmation: ACTS 10:30-48, CCC 1285-1321, 1JN 4:8.
Matrimony: CCC 1601-1666, TB 145. Priesthood/Holy Orders: CCC 1536-1600, HEB 5:6-7,7:17,7:21, PS 109:4. Anointing of the Sick: CCC 1499-1532.
DAY # 7:
The Pope: TB 117-120, CCC 2030-2035.
Law:
GODS Laws, The Ten Commandments: CCC 2042-2057, FC 18, MT 28:, FC 20a.
Mans Laws-Church:
The Bible: CCC 104-121, 1COR 11:2, 2TIM 2:2, JN 10:30,14:28.
Class Definitions...
DEFINITIONS AND FACTS
TRUTH TABLE:
*TB xxx is: Theology for Beginners,
*TS xxx is: Theology and Sanity.
*TB xxx is: Theology for Beginners,
*TS xxx is: Theology and Sanity.
DEFINITIONS...
ACCIDENTS: Properties or characteristics of a substance. Whatever the senses can perceive. Bread has color, taste, odor, shape, softness. *TB 156-157
ANABOLISM: The phase of metabolism in which simple substances are synthesized into the complex materials of living tissue. The opposite of Catabolism.
ANGEL: A spiritual being created by GOD.
APOSTLE: One of the original 12 disciples chosen by JESUS to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. St Paul is called the 13th Apostle, the Apostle of the Gentiles.
APOSTOLIC: Relating to the faith, teaching, or practice times of the 12 original Apostles. Relating to a succession of spiritual authority from the 12 Apostles.
ATTRIBUTE: A quality or characteristic inherent in, or ascribed to someone or something.
BODY: The physical substance of a person, animal, or thing. Human knowledge with the material world comes through the five senses.
CATABOLISM: The metabolic breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones.
CHRIST: Of the Greek CHRISTOS, the Hebrew Messiah, the Anointed one, the long awaited Savior. The one set aside for sacrifice. CHRIST is eternal and always existed. HE is mentioned in the O.T., *DAN 9:25-26. See 'JESUS'.
CONSCIENCE: Is the judgment of the intellect. It is conceived to decide as to the moral quality of one's own thoughts or acts, enjoining what is good.
DEATH: The separation of the soul from the body. *TS184, *TB92
DEVIL/DEMON: A spiritual being who once was an angel but refused to obey GOD. They were banished from Heaven and became the devil and demons. GOD did not create them. The devil is Lucifer, the others are demons. *TB75
DISCIPLE: One who embraces and assists in the spreading of the teachings of another.
ENMITY: In the spiritual sense it means opposite or opposing. *GEN3:15
ERROR: The opposite of truth. Acceptance of what is untrue.
ETERNITY: Time without beginning or end. Infinite time.
FEELINGS: An emotional state or a normal, natural, spontaneous reaction. Feelings are neutral, being neither right nor wrong. There is no morality to feelings.
FREE WILL: I will power, I won't power. Free to chose to love GOD or not. The power to decide.
GENTILE: One who is not of the Jewish faith or is of a non-Jewish nation.
GRACE: See question sheet.
HEAVEN: The abode of GOD, the Angels, and the souls of those who are granted salvation. An eternal state of communion with GOD. We have no idea of what Heaven is really like. We each choose for ourselves, Heaven or hell.
HELL: The abode of condemned souls, the devil and demons. The place of eternal punishment. GOD does not send anyone to hell. Each one of us decides for ourselves where we will spend eternity.
IMMUTABLE: Not subject to change, unchangeable, as in reference to GOD.
INFINITE: Having no end or limits.
INTELLECT: The power to have ideas, to reason, to think and to know. The power to acquire knowledge. To know GOD is the primary goal.
JESUS: Joshua, means savior, or 'The Lord is Salvation'. JESUS, THE CHRIST, is the more correct name of OUR LORD and was shortened to JESUS CHRIST. JESUS did not always exist. HE came into being at the Annunciation. HE is not mentioned in the 'Old Testament', *LUKE 1:31. See 'CHRIST'.
LOVE: A decision and not a feeling. There are 4 kinds of love.
Stergein is love of parents for children.
Eros is love of a man and woman for each other.
Philein, like Philadelphia, is love of brother and love of friend for friend.
Agape (ah-gah-pay) is love for our enemies. Love of GOD is all of these.
JESUS said "LOVE OTHERS AS I HAVE LOVED YOU".
MAGISTERIUM: The Pope in conjunction with the Cardinals and the Bishops, and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, is the teaching authority and protector of Sacred Tradition and Holy Scripture in the Church.
MATERIAL WORLD: It is the world we sense with our five senses and it has chemicals, minerals, plants, animals and humans.
MESSIAH: The expected savior. In Hebrew, it means 'The Anointed One'.
MIND: Action of the spiritual soul on the brain. We have a conscious mind, a subconscious mind and a supra conscious mind.
MYSTERY: Something that is not fully understood, or that baffles or eludes understanding. A religious truth that is incomprehensible to the reason, and knowable only through divine revelation. We cannot know all about, but we can know a lot about a mystery.
NATURE: That which makes a thing to be what it is. It is a source of what it can do. Everything has a nature. Everything is not a person. We are each one person with one nature. GOD is three persons with one nature. JESUS is one person with two natures, a human nature and a divine nature. Nature poses the question 'WHAT',
not 'WHO'. See 'PERSON'. *TS241-248
OMNIPOTENT: Having unlimited power, authority, or force. All powerful.
OMNIPRESENT: Present everywhere simultaneously.
OMNISCIENT: Having total knowledge, knowing everything.
PERSON: The center of attribution in a rational nature. Person has a body, soul, spirit, intellect, and free will. Person possesses a nature, not vice- versa. Person poses the question WHO, not WHAT. See 'NATURE'. *TS241-248
PURGATORY: A place in which the souls of those who have died in grace stay, in order to be purified of their sins. The greatest torture in Purgatory is to be separated from GOD for a time. 2MACH 12:43,46
RATIONAL: Having the ability to reason. Logical.
REASON: The capacity for logical and rational thought.
SAINT: A deceased person officially recognized by the Church as being entitled to veneration and capable of intercession for people still living.
SIN: An offense against GOD, man, or self.
SOUL: The life force of the body. The principle of life. Every living thing has a soul. There is no element in the soul that is not the whole soul.
SPACE: Is what matter spreads its parts in. Since GOD is spirit and has no parts, HE does not occupy space. See 'Time'. *TS 60, *TB 13
SPIRIT: Has no parts and occupies no space. Spirit is indestructible, by GODS' will. Humans have a spiritual soul. Humans only, link the material world to the spiritual world. The human Spirit is the image of GOD.
SPIRITUAL SOUL: Only in humans. It has the intellect and free will. It knows and reasons and has ideas. The Spiritual Soul knows, loves, and animates the body. It has no parts, therefore it cannot die. It lives on forever. *TS 165-166
SPIRITUAL WORLD: We cannot sense it with our five senses. It has GOD, Angels, human spiritual souls, the devil, and demons.
SUBSTANCE: Matter, that which has mass and occupies space. Material of a particular kind or constitution. Only the mind knows the substance. In transubstantiation, the substance changes (mind perceives), accidents (perceived by five senses) remain the same. See Accidents. *TB 156-157
SYNOPTIC: Presenting a summary of the principal parts or a general view of the whole.
TIME: Is a measure of change. Everything in the material world changes. Since GOD never changes, HE is not in time. See 'Space'. *TS 66,146-148, *TB 19
TRANSUBSTANTIATION: The Church doctrine, teaching that the SUBSTANCE of the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the SUBSTANCE of the Body and Blood of JESUS although their appearances remain the same.
TRUTH: The opposite of error. Conformable to fact, correct. There is subjective truth and objective truth. Truth can be found by testing.
ACCIDENTS: Properties or characteristics of a substance. Whatever the senses can perceive. Bread has color, taste, odor, shape, softness. *TB 156-157
ANABOLISM: The phase of metabolism in which simple substances are synthesized into the complex materials of living tissue. The opposite of Catabolism.
ANGEL: A spiritual being created by GOD.
APOSTLE: One of the original 12 disciples chosen by JESUS to preach the gospel to the Gentiles. St Paul is called the 13th Apostle, the Apostle of the Gentiles.
APOSTOLIC: Relating to the faith, teaching, or practice times of the 12 original Apostles. Relating to a succession of spiritual authority from the 12 Apostles.
ATTRIBUTE: A quality or characteristic inherent in, or ascribed to someone or something.
BODY: The physical substance of a person, animal, or thing. Human knowledge with the material world comes through the five senses.
CATABOLISM: The metabolic breakdown of complex molecules into simpler ones.
CHRIST: Of the Greek CHRISTOS, the Hebrew Messiah, the Anointed one, the long awaited Savior. The one set aside for sacrifice. CHRIST is eternal and always existed. HE is mentioned in the O.T., *DAN 9:25-26. See 'JESUS'.
CONSCIENCE: Is the judgment of the intellect. It is conceived to decide as to the moral quality of one's own thoughts or acts, enjoining what is good.
DEATH: The separation of the soul from the body. *TS184, *TB92
DEVIL/DEMON: A spiritual being who once was an angel but refused to obey GOD. They were banished from Heaven and became the devil and demons. GOD did not create them. The devil is Lucifer, the others are demons. *TB75
DISCIPLE: One who embraces and assists in the spreading of the teachings of another.
ENMITY: In the spiritual sense it means opposite or opposing. *GEN3:15
ERROR: The opposite of truth. Acceptance of what is untrue.
ETERNITY: Time without beginning or end. Infinite time.
FEELINGS: An emotional state or a normal, natural, spontaneous reaction. Feelings are neutral, being neither right nor wrong. There is no morality to feelings.
FREE WILL: I will power, I won't power. Free to chose to love GOD or not. The power to decide.
GENTILE: One who is not of the Jewish faith or is of a non-Jewish nation.
GRACE: See question sheet.
HEAVEN: The abode of GOD, the Angels, and the souls of those who are granted salvation. An eternal state of communion with GOD. We have no idea of what Heaven is really like. We each choose for ourselves, Heaven or hell.
HELL: The abode of condemned souls, the devil and demons. The place of eternal punishment. GOD does not send anyone to hell. Each one of us decides for ourselves where we will spend eternity.
IMMUTABLE: Not subject to change, unchangeable, as in reference to GOD.
INFINITE: Having no end or limits.
INTELLECT: The power to have ideas, to reason, to think and to know. The power to acquire knowledge. To know GOD is the primary goal.
JESUS: Joshua, means savior, or 'The Lord is Salvation'. JESUS, THE CHRIST, is the more correct name of OUR LORD and was shortened to JESUS CHRIST. JESUS did not always exist. HE came into being at the Annunciation. HE is not mentioned in the 'Old Testament', *LUKE 1:31. See 'CHRIST'.
LOVE: A decision and not a feeling. There are 4 kinds of love.
Stergein is love of parents for children.
Eros is love of a man and woman for each other.
Philein, like Philadelphia, is love of brother and love of friend for friend.
Agape (ah-gah-pay) is love for our enemies. Love of GOD is all of these.
JESUS said "LOVE OTHERS AS I HAVE LOVED YOU".
MAGISTERIUM: The Pope in conjunction with the Cardinals and the Bishops, and with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, is the teaching authority and protector of Sacred Tradition and Holy Scripture in the Church.
MATERIAL WORLD: It is the world we sense with our five senses and it has chemicals, minerals, plants, animals and humans.
MESSIAH: The expected savior. In Hebrew, it means 'The Anointed One'.
MIND: Action of the spiritual soul on the brain. We have a conscious mind, a subconscious mind and a supra conscious mind.
MYSTERY: Something that is not fully understood, or that baffles or eludes understanding. A religious truth that is incomprehensible to the reason, and knowable only through divine revelation. We cannot know all about, but we can know a lot about a mystery.
NATURE: That which makes a thing to be what it is. It is a source of what it can do. Everything has a nature. Everything is not a person. We are each one person with one nature. GOD is three persons with one nature. JESUS is one person with two natures, a human nature and a divine nature. Nature poses the question 'WHAT',
not 'WHO'. See 'PERSON'. *TS241-248
OMNIPOTENT: Having unlimited power, authority, or force. All powerful.
OMNIPRESENT: Present everywhere simultaneously.
OMNISCIENT: Having total knowledge, knowing everything.
PERSON: The center of attribution in a rational nature. Person has a body, soul, spirit, intellect, and free will. Person possesses a nature, not vice- versa. Person poses the question WHO, not WHAT. See 'NATURE'. *TS241-248
PURGATORY: A place in which the souls of those who have died in grace stay, in order to be purified of their sins. The greatest torture in Purgatory is to be separated from GOD for a time. 2MACH 12:43,46
RATIONAL: Having the ability to reason. Logical.
REASON: The capacity for logical and rational thought.
SAINT: A deceased person officially recognized by the Church as being entitled to veneration and capable of intercession for people still living.
SIN: An offense against GOD, man, or self.
SOUL: The life force of the body. The principle of life. Every living thing has a soul. There is no element in the soul that is not the whole soul.
SPACE: Is what matter spreads its parts in. Since GOD is spirit and has no parts, HE does not occupy space. See 'Time'. *TS 60, *TB 13
SPIRIT: Has no parts and occupies no space. Spirit is indestructible, by GODS' will. Humans have a spiritual soul. Humans only, link the material world to the spiritual world. The human Spirit is the image of GOD.
SPIRITUAL SOUL: Only in humans. It has the intellect and free will. It knows and reasons and has ideas. The Spiritual Soul knows, loves, and animates the body. It has no parts, therefore it cannot die. It lives on forever. *TS 165-166
SPIRITUAL WORLD: We cannot sense it with our five senses. It has GOD, Angels, human spiritual souls, the devil, and demons.
SUBSTANCE: Matter, that which has mass and occupies space. Material of a particular kind or constitution. Only the mind knows the substance. In transubstantiation, the substance changes (mind perceives), accidents (perceived by five senses) remain the same. See Accidents. *TB 156-157
SYNOPTIC: Presenting a summary of the principal parts or a general view of the whole.
TIME: Is a measure of change. Everything in the material world changes. Since GOD never changes, HE is not in time. See 'Space'. *TS 66,146-148, *TB 19
TRANSUBSTANTIATION: The Church doctrine, teaching that the SUBSTANCE of the bread and wine of the Eucharist are transformed into the SUBSTANCE of the Body and Blood of JESUS although their appearances remain the same.
TRUTH: The opposite of error. Conformable to fact, correct. There is subjective truth and objective truth. Truth can be found by testing.
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