Terms Ch.1
What is holiness?
a participation in God's goodness and a response to God's love by the way that we live
Venial Sin is a very serious sin that complete breaks our friendship with God
False " Mortal Sin"
Jesus called his first disciples to ______________ which is the Turing back to God with all one's heart.
Conversion
Our ________ guides us to make good and moral decisions.
conscience
What is conscience?
the ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong
The law of God within us, which is known by human reason, is called free will
false- It is called natural law
Beatitudes
Created in God's image, we all share the same _______ and are one human community.
human dignity
What is human dignity?
The first sin committed by the first human begins is called mortal sin
false it is called Original Sin
God made a _________ with Moses and the Israelites.
Covenant
______ refers to unjust situations and conditions that negatively impact society and its institutions.
Social Sin
What is the Kingdom of God
The church is the community of people who believe in Jesus Christ, have been baptized in him, and follow his teachings
true
In Jesus' parable about the man with two sons, whose actions remind us of God's mercy?
The father's actions
In a special way, through the Sacraments of Penance and Reconciliation, we receive the gift of God's forgiveness and the gift of ________.
grace
How can we live out the New Commandments?
loving as Jesus loved us
Name the teaching of Jesus the tells us what true happiness is and what we must do to find it
The Beatitudes
What do we call the Law of God's covenant?
the Ten Commandments
examine our conscience