Chapter 3 terms Flashcards
the fallen state of human nature into which all generations of people born
original sin
an inclination to commit sin. it can be found in human desires and appetites as result of Original Sin
concupiscence
God’s plan for human living that is written in the very way he created things
natural law
the saving love of God most fully revealed in the life and especially the passion, death, resurrection and glorious ascension of his son
paschal mystery
means supreme happiness. the 8 __ preached by Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount respond to our natural desire for happiness
beatitudes
any thought, word, or act that expresses hatred or contempt for God. Christ the church saints or holy things
blasphemy
the state of men and women before sin. “From their friendship with God flowed the happiness of their existence in paradise .
original holiness and original justice
humans shared in God’s life
original holiness
includes immortality and the absence of suffering/pain
original justice
the open-ended contract of love between god and human beings
covenant
called yom kippur. is the holiest day of the year for Jews. It is a day when Jews ask forgiveness for both communal and personal sins
day of atonement
the day when the holy spirit descended on the apostles and gave them the power to preach with conviction the message that Jesus is risen and is Lord of the universe
Pentecost
the dogma that God’s eternal son assumed a human nature and became man in jesus christ to save us from our sins
incarnation
a theological virtue, belief in a personal knowledge of God
faith
a theological Virtue, trust in God’s salvation and the graces that his gives us to attain it
hope
