Theology 2 Semester Exam
By Nate Grundy
The Original State of Man; Original Sin and its Consequences
Words Became Flesh
The Paschal Mystery
The Theological Virtues
The three theological virtues consist of Faith, Hope, and Charity/Love. Faith is when we accept truths guaranteed by the authority of God. Faith is when we seek to understand God. Its when we are devotional to God and we put all of out faith in God then continue to learn and understand him as best we can. Faith is something we need to fully accept God. Hope is when we are completely confident in will respond to us and to confidence in his salvation plan for each and ever one of us. Things we cans do that goes against hope are things such as despair when we give up on God and full ourselves with doubt. Another example would be presumption which is expecting salvation without trying to live out God's grace and just not trying. Hope is essential in gaining access into heaven. Charity or Love is what causes a person to put God first and love God above all things. We should love God because he created us and "he first loved us." Without this virtue we cannot get into heaven because eternal life with God requires that we put him first and love him above everything else in our lives. All these virtues are the things we need to live by to get into heaven and spend eternity with God.