Lesson 4 - On the Angels and Our First Parents Flashcards
- Which are the chief creatures of God?
A. The chief creatures of God are men and angels.
- What are angels?
A. Angels are bodiless spirits created to adore and enjoy God in heaven.
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- Who were the first man and woman?
A. The first man and woman were Adam and Eve.
- Were Adam and Eve innocent and holy when they came from God?
A. Adam and Eve were innocent and holy when they came from the hand of God.
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- Did Adam and Eve remain faithful to God?
A. Adam and Eve did not remain faithful to God; but broke His command by eating the forbidden fruit.
- What befell Adam and Even on account of their sin?
A. Adam and Eve, on account of their sin, lost innocence and holiness, and were doomed to misery and death.
- What evil befell us through the disobedience of our first parents?
A. Through the disobedience of our first parents we all inherit their sin and punishment, as we should have shared in their happiness if they had remained faithful.
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- What is the sin called which we inherit from our first parents?
A. The sin we inherit from our first parents is called original sin.
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- Was anyone ever preserved from original sin?
A. The Blessed Virgin Mary, through the merits of her Divine Son, was preserved free form the guilt of original sin, and this privilege is called her Immaculate Conception.
Command
an order
Conception
joining of soul and body at the beginning of life
Created
made, as God alone can make, out of nothing
Disobedience
refusing to obey
Doomed
condemned
Evil
harm; that which causes unhappiness
Faithful
true, steady obedience
Forbidden
that which we are told not to do
Guilt
stain, taint
Immaculate
not stained by sin of any kind
Inherit
to come into possession of through our parents or by will
Innocent
free from all sin
Merits
what Jesus won by the Redemption
Original
the first, from which the others flow
Preserved
kept free from, expected from
Privilege
exceptional favor
Punishment
suffering sent on them
Shared
had a part in