Religion 37-39

CH 37!!

29 questions

Old law

-the part of the Sinai Covenant, the covenant God made with the Chosen People at Mount Sinai
-Consists of the Law of Moses and the 10 commandments
-Jesus fulfills the old law

New Law

\-fulfills and completes the Old Law
\-law of love, grace, and freedom
\-the law of the Gospel Jesus Christ

\-BEATITUDES

Free will

the gift from God that allows us to choose what we do

Beatitudes

-The teachings of Jesus during the Sermon on the Mount which describes the actions and attitudes that should characterize Christians
-Teaches us how to be happy

The Bible can be described as a ________ for our lives

compass

The most important laws we find in the old testament are the ________________

10 commandments

The ten commandments are incomplete without Jesus' New _______ of _________

Law..........love

A better name for the Old Law might be the ___________

Original law

The Jewish word for the Old law is _________ or "teaching"

torah

What do the first 3 commandments teach us

How to love and honor God

What do the other 7 commandments teach us?

how to love and respect one another

The ___________ are general laws, not specific laws

10 commandments

compassion

-a sign of our love for others
-"to mourn"

grace

Helps us to live the New Law and to love all people

Many other passages in the ___________ give us guidelines for making good _________ choices

Bible.............moral

Many of the letter in the ______________ also contain practical moral advice

New testament

Let God's _________ in Scripture be the __________ guiding you to a happy and holy life

word.............compass

the 4th commandment teaches us what?

to love and respect our neighbors

Jesus said he came not to do away with the _____________ but instead to fulfill it

old law

"To mourn" is to be ____________. This is a sign of our love for others.

compassionate

Jesus begins his Sermon on the Mount with a series of blessing statements called ______________

Beatitudes

These blessing statements teach us the _____________ that we need in order to live the New Law

values

Septuagint

the work of 7 greek writers

Matthew. mark, luke, and john are a __________

synopsis (shorten/a little summary)

Sacred traditions (3)

mass, prayer, feast

Sacred Scripture (2)

Old Testament, New Testament

Sacred Traditions andSacred Scripture are what?

divine revelation

greek word meaning blessed

Makarios

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Free will

-a gift from God that allows us to choose what we do
-basis for our moral responsibility

natural law

-the understanding of what is good that we all have from birth
-Law of God's will written on the heart

virtues

* habits we develop to help us consistently do the right thing
* The disposition to do good

God forms us in our mother's womb with a spiritual _________, and active _________, and a _______________

soul............mind.............freewill

___________, the wound that all humans share that make us open to choosing wrong and evil options, make choices harder

Original sin

Jesus shares the ______________ to help us connect the desires in our hearts with where we are going

beatitudes

God made us in his _________

image

Natural law lets us take part of God's __________ and _________

wisdom and goodness

Natural law brings ___________ together and should form the basis for _____'s laws

people...............society

The 10 commandments cover what?

serious matters and obligations

people had the commandments but needed the grace of the ______________ which comes from __________ in Jesus to live lives of selfless love

Holy Spirit.................faith

The sermon on the __________ is the ultimate expression of the ____________

Mount.............New law

Through the ____________ the new law communicates grace to us

sacraments

What do virtues do for us?

to use our minds and our free will in a more perfect way

Cardinal virtues (4)

-prudence
-Justice
-Temperance
-fortitude

prudence

good judgement

justice

giving to God and our neighbors what is due to them

temperance

balance and self-control

fortitude

strength to overcome temptation

How do we develop and keep virtues?

-WORK
- acquired by human efforts of practice
-Grows as we learn more about life, do good acts, and remain obedient to the commandments

Who helps us keep and develop virtues

GOD and others

Theological virtues (3)

-faith: belief in God
-hope: keeps us focused on the happiness of heaven
-charity/love

What do the theological virtues do for us?

they help us come near to God to live in relationship with the Holy Trinity

What is the connection between living a moral life and worshipping God

living a moral life IS a way we worship God because we are a living sacrifice along with members of the Body of Christ

Faith is _________ in God. He wants us to love him ________.

belief............. freely

Hope is __________ in Christ's promises through the _____________ of the Holy Spirit

trust...........grace

We must learn God's word though faithful prayer and study and put i into practice in our __________

lives

We have the freedom to choose whether to follow ___________

Jesus

Sacred Scripture tells us that God guides us with fatherly laws that call us to follow the path to __________ happiness and avoid evil ways

eternal

The sermon on the ___________ is the ultimate expression of the New Law

Mount

___________ is the power of the intellect

thinking

__________ life is not always clear

moral

relavist

when somebody believes in something and is true by their own principles

Opposite of virtue

vice

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Justification

a process through which God restores our broken relationships after we have sinned

doctrine

\-official teaching of the church based on God’s Revelation by and through Jesus Christ

\-truth statement

God is the only _________

truth

Magisterium

\-teaching arm of the church

\-ex: bishops

what are the sources of moral action

\-object

\-intention

\-circumstance

object

action being chosen

intention

WHY you did the action

circumstance

situation you are in

dogma

formally defined truth statement (doctrine)

Potential bonus: what does Baptism mean in Greek

plunge in water