Revelation (def) is God's self-communication to humanity throughout history. Through an utterly free decision, God reveals himself to humanity. God's revelation and communication happen gradually.
Incarnation (def) is the truth of the faith that the Son of God assumed human nature and became man in order to accomplish our salvation in that same human nature. Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the second Person of the Trinity, is both true God and true man, not part God and part man. The incarnation is not a plus; it's not a mixing together of different things; and it's not as though Jesus is half divine and half human. If we really want to learn about Jesus and God and what the incarnation means, then we should pay very close attention to what Jesus says and what Jesus does. Jesus says whenever you see me, you see the Father because the Father and I are one. You see me, and you see the Father. When you experience me, you experience the reality of who the Father is. When you see what I do, when you see how I act, you experience the reality of God. In this respect, Jesus is the sacrament of God because he points to God the Father. He reveals who God is to humanity.
Apostolic Tradition (def) the apostles transmitted all they received from Christ and learned from the Holy Spirit to their successors, the bishops, and through them to all generations until the end of the world. Scripture and tradition are bound closely together and communicate with one another.
What Faith Is, and What Faith Is Not"
Welcome! This one-semester sophomore course explores the doctrinal, theological, liturgical, and historical dimensions of the seven sacraments in the Catholic faith community. This blog will serve as our class website and a helpful resource for the whole semester.
9/08/2012
9/05/2012
Optional Study Session
There will be an optional review session for the exam on Friday, September 7 in the Criss Auditorium @ 7:10am. The Unit 1 exams will be on Monday and Tuesday.
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