Terms
Intellect
our ability to know
Free will
Our ability to choose
the moral law that God has written in the heart of man
Natural law
that grace which confers on our souls a new life, that is a sharing in the life of God Himself
Sanctifying grace
a supernatural help of God which enlightens our mind and strengthens our will to do good and avoid evil
Actual Grace
Invincible ignorance
ignorance that cannot be overcome
ignorance that can be overcome
our ability to know and judge right from wrong
Conscience
a firm and permanent disposition to perform good acts
Virtue
a state of complete separation from God inherited from our first parents
Original sin
failing to do something we ought
Sin of Omission
God’s Reason and Will (God Himself); it is the source of all other law
Eternal Law
law made by human representatives of God on earth
Human Positive Law
revealed Law (God makes His will known through supernatural revelation)
Divine Positive Law
any person, place, or thing that may easily lead us into sin
Near Occasion of Sin
Agnosticism
the belief that nothing can be known about God
Indifferentism
the belief that all religions are the same
Apostasy
the rejection of the Christian faith by a baptized person
Presumption
the belief that we can be saved without God’s help
Despair
the belief that we can never be saved
Superstition
the belief that creatures have supernatural powers
contemptuous treatment or violation of a sacred person, place, or thing
sacrilege
Usury
the sin of taking excessive interest for a loan of money
Plagiarism
using another person's words or ideas without giving them credit
Scandal
the sin of giving bad example which leads another into sin