chapter 4 Flashcards
The ability to know difference between good and evil and right from wrong.
Conscience
The act of determining whether the choices we have made showed love for God, ourselves, and others.
Examination of Conscience
A good conscience calls us to turn away from_____________.
Sin
A good conscience lead us to be __________.
Truthful
God is ____________ ready to welcome us back in.
Always
Name 6 ways a good conscience if formed:
- listening to God the Holy Spirit
- Asking your parents or guardians, priests, teachers, and catechists in the Church to help you.
- Following the good example of a life of one of the saints.
- Deepening you love for God.
- Learning more about God through Scripture.
- learning more about God through Church teachings.
Forming a good conscience is _______ responsibility.
Our
Who’s responsibility is it to form a good conscience and keeping it through your life?
Yours
We become more like Jesus when we_______________, ___________, and _____ as he did.
think, speak and act
Following the teachings and actions of Jesus helps us to examine our ____________.
Conscience
The more we follow the teachings and actions of Jesus, we learn to hear and follow our conscience and learn to understand the __________ of our choices.
Results
The conscience works in 3 ways:
- It works before we make decisions. It helps us to know what is good. It helps us consider the results of our choices.
- It works while we are making the decision. It brings about feelings of peace or discomfort depending on the choices we have made.
- It works after we make decisions. It enables us to judge, as good or evil the decisions we have made
God’s _______ of a conscience guides us in our choices. It helps us to turn away from sin and turn toward God.
Gift
True of False: The Holy Spirit can help us to form our conscience.
True
True of False: The ability to know the difference between good and evil, right from wrong is called our communion.
False
True or False: Forming our conscience involves listening to trusted adults.
True
True or False: We can examine our conscience only once a year.
False
A good conscience call us to turn away from_____.
Sin
What did Jesus teach us in the story about the father and son?
Jesus told this story to remind us that God is a loving Father. God will always welcome us back to him. When we forget his love or turn away from it, God is always ready to welcome is back as his children.
How does our conscience help us before we make a decision?
It helps us consider the results of our choices.
