Creation And Covenant Flashcards
The fall
A story in Genesis 3 where humans commit the first sin.
Original sin
The state in which all humans are born
Concupiscence
The natural temptation to sin that all humans have
Sinai covenant
The covenant Moses made with God at mount Sinai. Gave Moses the ten commandments
The Decalogue
The ten ‘words’ or sayings of God that he gave to the Jewish people. Also called the ten commandments
Freedom
The power or right a person has
Responsability
Having control or power over something
Conscience
An intuitive knowledge or fight and wrong
Baptism
The sacrament of initiation that washes away all of the original sin.
Concupiscence
The idea that humans are vulnerable to comiting sin
Chrism oil
Olive oil mixed with balsam. Oil symbolises strength.
Purification
The act or process of making something pure and free
Israelites
An ethnic tribe of people in the ancient Africa
Commandments
A divine rule/s to be obeyed
Commitment
Being dedicated to something
Covenant
An agreement between God and someone
Greatest commandment
‘You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.’
Conscience
A persons moral sense of right and wrong
Morality
Principles concerning good and bad behaviour
Informed
Having or showing knowledge of a subject or situation.
