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1_Human Dignity in the Story of Creation (1).pdf Flashcards
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1_Human Dignity in the Story of Creation (1).pdf Flashcards
1_Human Dignity in the Story of Creation (1).pdf Flashcards
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1
Question
How are human beings described in relation to God's creation?
Answer
Human beings are described as the crowning glory of God's creation and as stewards of God's creation.
2
Question
What does Genesis 1:26-27 state about the creation of man?
Answer
Genesis 1:26-27 states, 'Then God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and all the creatures that crawl on the ground. God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them.'
3
Question
What is the dignity of the human person rooted in?
Answer
The dignity of the human person is rooted in his or her creation in the image and likeness of God.
4
Question
What qualities are human beings endowed with according to the text?
Answer
Human beings are endowed with a spiritual and immortal soul, intelligence, and free will.
5
Question
To whom is the human person ordered, and what are they called to?
Answer
The human person is ordered to God and called in soul and in body to eternal beatitude.
6
Question
Which sections of the Catechism of the Catholic Church discuss the dignity of the human person?
Answer
The dignity of the human person is discussed in sections CCC 1699-1715.
7
Question
What is the basis of Christian anthropology?
Answer
The basis of Christian anthropology is the identification of the foundation of man's dignity as a person in his creation in the likeness of God.
8
Question
According to the passage, who are the image of the Creator?
Answer
Neither man nor woman separately are the image of the Creator, but man and woman in their reciprocity.
9
Question
How are man and woman described in relation to God?
Answer
Both man and woman are equally God's masterpiece.
10
Question
What is the scriptural reference that St John Paul II cites regarding creation?
Answer
St John Paul II cites Genesis 1:27: 'God created man in his own image; in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.'
11
Question
What does 'Imago Dei' refer to?
Answer
Imago Dei refers to the belief that the divine image is present in every man.
12
Question
What qualities are endowed to every human being according to CCC 1702-1711?
Answer
Every human being is endowed with a spiritual and immortal soul, intellect, knowledge, and freewill.
13
Question
What is the composition of the human person?
Answer
The human person is composed of body and soul.
14
Question
What does Genesis 2:7 say about the creation of man?
Answer
Genesis 2:7 states, 'the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.'
15
Question
What is said about every spiritual soul in relation to God?
Answer
Every spiritual soul is created immediately by God and is immortal.
16
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What ability did God give us through our intellect?
Answer
God gave us the ability to learn about things and understand them by the use of our intellect.
17
Question
How do we gain knowledge of things around us?
Answer
We gain knowledge of things around us through our senses.
18
Question
What does the exercise of freedom entail according to CCC 1747?
Answer
The exercise of freedom does not entail the putative right to say or do anything.
19
Question
What dignity does God confer on man?
Answer
God created man a rational being, conferring on him the dignity of a person who can initiate and control his own actions (CCC 1730).
20
Question
What is true freedom according to CCC 1731?
Answer
True freedom is the power and right to do that which is right and good. It is rooted in reason and will to act or not to act, to do this or that, and to perform deliberate actions on one's own responsibility.
21
Question
How does one become freer according to the text?
Answer
The more one does what is good, the freer one becomes.
22
Question
What is said about the relationship between true freedom and service?
Answer
There is no true freedom except in the service of what is good and just.
23
Question
What happens when one chooses to disobey and do evil?
Answer
The choice to disobey and do evil is an abuse of freedom, and one becomes a slave to sin (CCC 1733).
24
Question
What does the Philippine Constitution Article 2 Section 11 B guarantee?
Answer
The State values the dignity of every human person and guarantees full respect for human rights.
25
Question
What are human beings described as in relation to God's creation?
Answer
Human beings are described as stewards of God's creation.
26
Question
What does St. John Paul II state about world peace?
Answer
St. John Paul II states that world peace is threatened not only by the arms race, regional conflicts, and continued injustices among peoples and nations, but also by a lack of due respect for nature, the plundering of natural resources, and a progressive decline in the quality of life.
27
Question
What does being an image of God imply?
Answer
Being an image of God implies our responsibility to His creation.
28
Question
What does stewardship involve according to the text?
Answer
Stewardship involves joyful appreciation of the God-given beauty and wonder of nature, protection and preservation of the environment, respect for human life, and development of the world through noble human effort.
29
Question
What is defined as work in the context of the text?
Answer
Work is defined as a fulfilling human vocation, involving caring for and cultivating the world.
30
Question
What are the threats to world peace mentioned in the text?
Answer
World peace is threatened by the arms race, regional conflicts, continued injustices among peoples and nations, a lack of due respect for nature, the plundering of natural resources, and a progressive decline in the quality of life.