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Chapters 1-4
4th Grade Discipleship Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| original sin | the first sin committed by the first human beings |
| Savior | a title given to Jesus because he died and rose to save us from sin |
| 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 |
| disciples | those who said yes to Jesus' call to follow him |
| grace | the gift of God's life in us |
| Church | the community of people who are baptized and follow Jesus |
| peace | the freedom that comes from loving and trusting God and respecting all people |
| Kingdom of God | the power of God's love active in the world |
| mission | the work of sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ and spreading the Kingdom of God |
| Beatitudes | teachings of Jesus that describe the way to live as his disciples |
| justice | respecting the rights of others and giving them what is rightfully theirs |
| mortal sin | very serious sin that breaks a person's friendship with God |
| temptation | an attraction to choose sin |
| venial sin | less serious sin that hurts a person's friendship with God |
| sin | a thought, word or action against God's law |
| free will | the freedom to decide when and how to act |
| examination of conscience | the act of determining whether the choices we have made showed love for God, ourselves and others |
| conscience | the ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong, |