life in christ unit one test

soul

animating principle of a living being

spirit

invisible source of action that is not dependent on matter

moral good

acting according to the nature of a thing

moral evil

acting against the nature of a thing

truth

correspondence between idea and reality

justice

giving another what is due to them

concupiscence

disordered desire/inclination to sin

habit

a pattern of behavior that disposes a person to repeat the same actions

virtue

habitable to do good easily, promptly, and joyfully

vice

destructive habit to choose sin more easily , promptly, and with pleasure

passions

emotion and feelings (instinct not action)

What is the Didache?

“There are two ways; the way of life and the way of death, and the difference between them is very great.”

corporal works of mercy

1. feed the hungry

2. give drink to the thirsty

3. clothe the naked

4. shelter the homeless

5. visit the sick

6. visit the imprisoned

7. bury the dead

Spiritual works of mercy

1. admonish the sinner

2. instruct the ignorant

3. counsel the doubtful

4. bear wrongs patiently

5. forgive others willingly

6. comfort the afflicted

7. pray for the living and the dead

partial happiness

attainment of one of the goods

complete happiness

attainment of the full goods (total satisfaction)

pleasure

experience/feeling of being satisfied

criteria for ultimate happiness

1. lasting - doesn’t leave/end

2. sufficient - fully satisfied/don’t need anything else

3. infinite - forever

what is ultimate happiness for a human being?

happiness is knowing and loving God and others

the nature of a thing is determined by ______

action

Qualities that make a soul vegetative:

alive

Qualities that make a soul sensitive:

locomotion, sense, instinct

Qualities that make a soul rational/spiritual:

will, intellect, lanuage

3 theological truths about a human person

1. made in the image of God - from love for love

2. redeemed by Jesus - died for our sins = infinite value

3. we’re destined for eternal life - immortality (we have souls)

list the three types of morality

relativism, legalism, wisdom

relativism

truth is relative/only based on each person’s perspective

legalism

law makes justice

wisdom

seeks truth through truth and God’s own wisdom

principle of action for relativism

toleration; do whatever seems right to you

principle of action for legalism

follow the rules

principle of action for wisdom

loving God and others

the source of justice for relativism and the people’s response

source - individual

response - conflict

the source of justice for legalism and the people’s response

source - power

response - anger, resentment, rebellion

the source of justice for wisdom and the people’s response

source - gift from God

response - turning to God and bringing what is good

passions

emotions and feelings; pleasures and pains; attraction and repulsion. it is instinct not action.

explain the analogy of the archer

archer - person

arrow - passion/sin

target - ultimate happiness

“we are what we repeatedly do” because _____ produce ______ and ______ produce ______

actions, habit, habit, character

Is freedom of indifference interior or exterior?

exterior

Is freedom for excellence interior or exterior?

interior

freedom of indifference definition

having many choices

freedom for excellence definition

power/ability to choose or do the good

freedom of indifference - what limits freedom

law

freedom for excellence - what limits freedom

sin

freedom of indifference - what makes me free

the ability to choose

freedom for excellence - what makes me free

virtue

freedom of indifference’s relationship to the good

partial happiness/pleasure

freedom for excellence’s relationship to the good

complete happiness