Living in Christ Exam 2

Question 1

What constitutes a human action?

Answer 1

Circumstances can totally alter species of an act. Ex: cutting a mans chest for surgery to save life. Over murder to end life.

Question 2

Human acts are different from actions of humans

Answer 2

Human acts incorporate both the intellect and the will

Question 3

Object of the moral act

Answer 3

Exterior: the thing that is being done
Interior: Circumstances can mitigate and even remove the culpability of an act

Question 4

Proper object of intention

Answer 4

If you intend the ends, you must intend the means. Means fall under the intentions

Question 5

Explain the Virtue of Faith
Proper subject-
Object-
Characteristics-

Answer 5

The theological virtue by which we believe in God and all that he has revealed. Faith is the substance of things hoped for and evidence of things note seen.

• faith perfects the intellect
• We accept from God that things are there
• you can have formed and unformed faith

Question 6

Explain the Virtue of Hope
Proper subject-
Object-
Characteristics-

Answer 6

Virtue which we desire the kingdom heaven and rely on grace of the holy spirit for the attainment of this end.

• will
• desire to be in heaven
• you lose the theological virtue of hope when you commit mortal sin

Question 7

Explain the Virtue of Charity
Proper subject-
Object-
Characteristics-

Answer 7

Where we love God above all things and our neighbor for the love of God. Charity is a mystery
-act of the will
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-it can be lost with moral sin

Question 8

Order of Love

Answer 8

1. God 2. Self 3. Neighbor

Question 9

Importance of theological virtues

Answer 9

We need the theological virtues as grace to attain our supernatural end.

Question 10

How do theological virtues relate to the Gifts

Answer 10

Virtues provide internal orientation whereby we may use the external movement by God in the form of the gifts to attain our supernatural end

Question 11

Difference between natural virtues and the virtues in the one who is in grace

Answer 11

Natural virtues are strengthened with grace.

Question 12

How is friendship a virtue?

Answer 12

Pertains to charity

Question 13

How is charity friendship

Answer 13

Charity is the love of God. Loving of God as a friend. It’s God’s love in you

Question 14

Why are gifts necessary

Answer 14

They are necessary because they allow for Divine human acts so we can attain our final end.

Question 15

What are the gifts?

Answer 15

Wisdom, Counsel, Understanding, Knowledge, Fortitude, Piety, Fear of the Lord.

Question 16

Fear of the Lord (2 types)

Answer 16

Servile: Afraid of the consequences
Fiial: Comes from love

Question 17

Piety

Answer 17

Love that is owed to another, gift of piety has no limit

Question 18

Gift relate to virtues

Answer 18

Gifts and virtues are both habits. Gifts are exterior, Virtues are interior

Question 19

What are the fruits?

Answer 19

charity, generosity, joy, gentleness, peace, fatihfulness, patience, modesty, kindness, self-control, goodness, chastity

Question 20

How do the fruits relate to the gifts

Answer 20

Fruits occur naturally from exercising virtue

Question 21

Difference between created grace and uncreated grace

Answer 21

Grace brings up Imago Christi. Uncreated: God himself, cause of all other grace.
Created: in the soul, makes us like God.

Question 22

What are the theological virtues?

Answer 22

Faith, Hope, Charity