We Respond to God's Love (CH 1)
The first sin committed by the first human beings weakened all of human nature and brought about the state that is called what?
Original Sin
How do we receive the gift of God's forgiveness and gift of grace?
Through the Sacrament of Reconciliation
What is a covenant?
An agreement with God
What is the sin of atheism
To reject or deny God's existence
TRUE OR FALSE
If I do not physically kill someone, then it is impossible for me to break the commandment You Shall Not Kill
FALSE
You can spiritually or mentally "kill" others through lack of love
This is an action that unjustly takes away the property or rights of others
Stealing
What is the ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong. It enables us to make the right choices.
When we choose to follow God's law and do what is good, we become humans who have dignity.
Conscience
(Examination of Conscience)
What is a social sin and give an example
When our personal sins start negatively affecting the community, it gives rise to "structures of sin" called social sin.
EX: Racism, Poverty, Homelessness, Discrimination
What is Jesus' New Commandment?
"I give you a new commandment: love one another. As I have loved you, so you also should love one another."
What is the Great Commandment?
1) Love God with all your heart, soul, and mind
2) Love your neighbor as yourself
What is human sexuality?
To speak or act falsely with the intention of deceiving others
To lie
What is the value and worth that we humans all share because we were made in God's likeness?
Human dignity
TRUE or FALSE: A well-formed conscience comes naturally
FALSE
We continue to form our conscience throughout our life
When someone turns back to God with all one's heart
Conversion
This is the sin of giving worship to a creature or thing instead of God
Idolatry
This is the use of our human sexuality in a responsible and faithful way to integrate sexuality and spirituality in a unity of body and spirit
Chastity
Respecting the rights of others and giving them what is rightfully theirs is called what?
Justice
What is Holiness?
Participation in God's goodness and a response to God's love by the way that we live
The process by which we make choices that show our love for God, others, and ourselves
Moral decision making
What are the Ten Commandments?
1. I am the Lord your God, you shall not have strange gods before me
2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
3. Remember to keep the holy Sabbath day
4. Honor your Father and Mother
5. You shall not kill
6. You shall not commit adultery
7. You shall not steal
8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
9. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife
10. You shall not covet your neighbor's goods
This is another name for the Ten Commandments / Mose's Law.
the Decalogue
God's "ten words"
Infidelity in marriage / unfaithfulness to one's husband or wife is called what?
Adultery
This is the attraction to choose sin
Temptation
What is God's Grace?
A participation or sharing in God's life and friendship.
"God's grace restores what sin had damaged in us" (CCC 1708)
A well-formed conscience should recognize these two things
Well-formed conscience should
1) recognize what is good
2) direct us to at on that good
What are the 7 Beatitudes?
The Beatitudes teach us that we will be blessed and happy if we are faithful to God
Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
What is the Paschal Mystery?
Paschal Mystery refers to the events of suffering, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus.
We celebrate Jesus' gift of himself during the Eucharist
What is right to life?
From the moment of conception to the moment of natural death, we all have human dignity and should not abort
What is temperance?
A cardinal virtue that moderates the attraction of pleasures and helps us to bring our desires into balance