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religion midterm
religion III midterm
Question | Answer |
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morality | capacity to choose good or evil |
christian morality | our response to jesus |
grace | sharing in god's life |
morality as an art and science | critical thinking and imagination |
2 steps to the secret of happiness | draw near to christ and listen to his instruction |
the most important norm for a believer | divine law or scripture |
what does "full of grace" mean? | being open to the joys and pains of life |
from what scripture reference does the word talent first arrive from? | Matthew 25: 14-17 |
what does christian vision call for? | imagination |
what 2 concepts does christian morality imply? | freedom and knowledge |
Latin root of virtue | strength |
doing whatever we want to do | license |
having a sense of who we truly are and being who God has created us to be | authentic freedom |
5 characteristics of love | giving, caring, responsibility, respect, knowledge |
4 cardinal virtues | prudence, temperence, fortitude, justice |
agape | unconditional love |
2 core principles of human morality | human dignity and community |
heart of moral life | virtue |
3 things conscience is | awareness of God's call to be; awareness of God's call to know; judgment of intellect |
Latin root of conscience | with knowledge |
2 things conscience involves | knowing and doing |
3 dimensions of conscience | awareness;development; judgment |
what it means to follow your conscience | WWJD? |
biblical term that is closest to conscience | heart |
hardest part of the SEER method | execute |
main concern of Vatican II Bishops | human dignity |
official teachers of the church | magisterium |
innermost part of who we are | conscience |
change of heart | conversion |
what are 2 things we must constantly do to our conscience | form and inform it |
what 3 things must we do in prayer for rightful decisions? | listen; pay attention; ask the Holy Spirit for strength |
1st beatitude | blessed are they who are poor in spirit, theirs is the kingdom of God |
2nd beatitude | blessed are they who mourn, they will be comforted |
3rd beatitude | blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth |
4th beatitude | blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, they will be satisfied |
5th beatitude | blessed are the merciful, they will be shown mercy |
6th beatitude | blessed are they who are pure of heart, for they will see God |
7th beatitude | blessed are the peacemakers, they will be called children of God |
8th beatitude | blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of God |
"For where your treasure is, there also will be your heart." | Matthew 6:21 |
Christ identifies himself with the poor and needy | Matthew 25 |
Beatitudes begin and end | Matthew 5: 3-11 |
2 things in which Jesus places the concept of morality | love and response |
How does Jesus sum up the sermon on the mount? | "be perfect as the heavenly father is perfect |
what 2 ways do we help contribute to the communion of saints? | standing up for the rights of others and helping others when they are sick |
what is st. Paul's analogy of the body? | many parts come together to make one |
what scripture reference is st. Paul's analogy in? | 1 Corinthians 12: 12-24 |
how is the earth used as a part of the image of the body of Christ? | when 1 part hurts, all hurt |
where does faith come from? | Romans 10:17 |
what is faith? | Hebrews 11:1 |
What proves our faith is real? | James 2:14-18 |
How does Jesus love us? | John 15:8-17 |
what does 7 mean? | completeness |
List the 7 capital sins | Greed, lust, sloth, gluttony, pride, anger, envy |
3 ways the church defines sin | offense against reason; failure in love for God and neighbor; deed or desire contrary to eternal law |
what gifts were bestowed on Adam and Eve? | grace, great knowledgs, control of passsions, and freedom from pain and suffering |
what replace adam's and eve's gifts after original sin? | original sin, ignorance, inclination to sin, suffering and death |
three things necessary for a mortal sin | object chosen, mindful of wrong, give full consent |
in what old testament book does God promise to replace our hearts of stone? | Ezekial |
5 characteristics of law | provides good order, protects welfare and rights, names minimum requirements, stated in negative terms, and reveal what's important |
2 types of revealed law | old and new testaments |
3 ways the new law is summarized | love, freedom,and grace |
3 central elements common good consists of | respect life; social well being of a group; and peace |
no authority except God's and those authorities that exist have been instituted by God | Romans 13:1 |
3 elements actions consist of | Actions express who we are, they make or form who we will be, and they impact the world around us |
2 ways to stretch our point of view | seek alternatives and consider possible effects |
calling on God and asking Him to help us in our decision making | prayer |