Unit 1 - Creation and Covenant

The Fall - Genesis 3

• Genesis 3 is known as 'The Fall' because it explains how evil entered the world.
• Adam and Eve eating the apple and sinning against God is known as the moment humanity fell from God's love.

Original Sin

• Original Sin is the disastrous, fallen state of humankind into which every person is born lacking holiness and justice.
• It's the imperfect condition that we are all born into.
• Original sin causes the world to be imperfect.

Consequences of Original Sin

1. The world became imperfect; death entered the world.
2. Adam (men) have to work hard to earn a living.
3. Women have to experience pain in childbirth.

Covenant

• A covenant is a relationship between God and his people involving promises.

The Sinai Covenant

• The Sinai Covenant is the relationship God made with his people through Moses.
• It involves the Ten Commandments, which humans should follow.

Jesus' Two Great Commandments

1. Love the Lord your God.
2. Love your neighbor as yourself.

Relevance of the Commandments Today

• The commandments show how God wants us to live.
• They help us understand how God loves us and our neighbors.
• The first three commandments are about our relationship with God.
• The other seven commandments are about our relationship with other humans.
• The basis of law in the UK is based on the ten commandments.

Conscience

• Helps us to make decisions in our lives-guides us to what is right or wrong

Ways a Catholic Develops Conscience

• Reading scriptures.
• Learning from family education.
• Following Church teaching.

Baptism

• Washes away original sin.
• Makes one a part of the Christian Church.

Infant Baptism

• It is a long tradition in the Christian Church.
• A baby can have a relationship with God from the beginning of their life.
• Babies have original sin washed away from the start of life.

Why is Baptism Important?

• Baptism begins the Christian Journey.
• It introduces you into a relationship with God.

Adult Baptism

• Someone can commit themselves to being a Christian.
• They can understand what is happening during baptism.
• Washes away previous sins.