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Why do we we reflect God’s love and eternal goodness?

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We are made in God’s image and likeness

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1 John 4:8

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God Is Love

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Human Dignity

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The value of worth that we share because of being made in Gods image and likeness

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Why do we have the ability to choose from right and wrong?

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When God created us he placed his law in our hearts

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What are two names for the law that God put in our hearts?

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Human reason, natural law

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How do we understand the natural law?

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Through our conscience

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What is our conscience?

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The ability to know the difference between right and wrong, good and evil

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What enables us to make choices?

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Our conscience

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What is free will?

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The freedom and ability to choose what we do

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What is original sin

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The first sin committed by the first humans. As their descendants we are now born with this sin

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What is sin?

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Any thought, deed, omission or word against God’s love.

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What sacrament does God offer us the hope of eternal life?

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Baptism

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What is eternal life?

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A life with God and happiness forever

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What is grace?

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A participation or sharing in God’s life and friendship

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What is a mortal sin?

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A sin that breaks our friendship with God and takes away his grace

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If one commits a mortal sin, what is the only way of having hope of eternal life?

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We must repent though the sacrament of Penance

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On what 3 conditions is a sin classified as a mortal sin?

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1) the sin is about a serious matter
2) we commit the sin knowing that it is seriously wrong
3) we committed the sin completely on our own free will

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What is a venial sin?

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A less serious sin that weakens our friendship with God

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What happens if one continues to commit venial sins?

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It leads us farther away from the God and the Church

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What is holiness?

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A participation in God’s goodness and a response to God’s love by the way we live

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Who makes up the Holy Trinity?

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God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit

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What is an apprentice?

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A pupil who learns a specific skill or trade under the guidance of a master teacher

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Who was the master teacher?

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Jesus

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Jesus showed his followers that through discipleship to him they would share what in this life?

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Love, freedom, justice, and peace

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By being disciples of Jesus we do what?

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Choose eternal life over eternal death and sin

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What is the Kingdom of God?

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The power of God’s love active in our lives and in the world

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