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2022 Discipleship
4th Grade Discipleship Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| disciples | Those who said yes to Jesus' call to follow him. |
| Savior | A title given to Jesus because he died and rose to save us from sin. |
| church | The community of people who are baptized and follow Jesus. |
| grace | the gift of God's life in us |
| Beatitudes | Teachings of Jesus that describe the way to live as his disciples. |
| mission | The work of sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ and spreading the Kingdom of God. |
| Kingdom of God | The power of God's love active in the world today. |
| peace | The freedom that comes from loving and trusting God and respecting all people. |
| justice | Respecting the rights of others and giving them what is rightfully theirs. |
| Incarnation | The truth that the Son of God became man. |
| Blessed Trinity | The Three Persons in One God, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. |
| original sin | The first sin committed by the first human beings. |
| free will | The freedom to decide when and how to act. |
| sin | A thought, word or action against God's law. |
| temptation | An attraction to choose sin. |
| mortal sin | Very serious sin, that breaks a person's friendship with God |
| venial sin | Less serious sin that hurts a person's friendship with God. |
| conscience | The ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong |
| examination of conscience | The act of determining whether the choices we have made showed love for God, ourselves and others. |
| penitent | The person seeking God's forgiveness in the Sacrament of Penance. |
| absolution | God's forgiveness of sins through the words and actions of the priest. |
| Advent | Jesus is coming. |
| Christmas | Jesus is born. |
| Ordinary Time | Jesus teaches. |
| Lent | Jesus will die and rise. |
| Triduum | Jesus dies. |
| Easter | Jesus rises. |
| covenant | A special agreement between God and his people. |
| Ten Commandments | The laws of God's covenant given to Moses on Mount Sinai. |
| human rights | The basic rights that all people have. |
| prayer | Listening and talking to God with our minds and hearts. |
| worship | Giving God thanks and praise. |
| idolatry | Giving Worship to a creature or thing instead of God. |