This is the gift from God that allows us to choose what we do.
What is free will?
This is a set of principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong behavior.
What is morality?
The Beatitudes describe these types of people.
Who are those who are ready/ripe for the Kingdom of God/Heaven?
This refers to the outcome one is hoping to achieve.
What is the intent?
This refers to not being influenced by personal feelings or opinions.
What is objective?
This is the idea that from birth everyone is equipped with an understanding of what is good.
What is natural law?
This is a fundamental idea that serves as a foundation for a system of belief or behavior.
What is a principle?
The "poor in spirit" describe these people.
Who are those who rely on God?
This refers to the act itself.
What is the object?
This is an important activity when making a difficult moral decision.
What is prayer?
Because of natural law, people around the world from different cultures and religions forbid this.
What is murder? (or stealing, or...)
This is our judgement in which we decide the moral quality (good/evil) of an act.
What is our conscience?
This is translated from the original Greek word prautes.
What is meek?
This refers to the conditions or situation of an event.
What are the circumstances?
This term refers to judgement influenced by personal feelings or opinions.
What is subjective?
Concerning natural law, this never happens.
What is change?
This is our highest authority when we are deciding between good and evil.
What is a well-formed conscience?
"Blessed are the meek" describes these people.
Who are the humble? (or non-violent, or those who give their life to others, or etc.)
These two criteria must both be good to declare an act to be good.
What are the object and the intent?
We are called to protect human life from these two threats.
What are abortion and the death penalty (or suicide and euthanasia)?
This is not subjective.
What is morality?
These are the three criteria boy which we judge the quality (good/evil) of an act.
What is the object, the intent, and the circumstances?
This describes the original audience of Matthew's Beatitudes.
Who are those persecuted by the Romans and their fellow Jews?
This does not decide the quality (good/evil) of an act, but has an effect on how good or evil the act is.
What are the circumstances?
This refers to intentionally ending a life of one who has a terminal illness or to relieve pain and suffering.
What is euthanasia?