sin and forgiveness

Question 1

what is sin?

Answer 1

acing against the will and law of God

Question 2

what is absolution?

Answer 2

the belief that there are certain actions that are always right of wrong.
The belief that moral laws exist eternally and are not just humans inversion

Question 3

what is relativism?

Answer 3

the belief that there is no moral law and that the rules that govern what is right and wrong are human inventions and change from place to place from age to age

Question 4

what is punishment?

Answer 4

the consequence of a wrong doing.

a penalty imposed by a person in authority on the person who has committed a wrongdoing.

Question 5

what is forgiveness?

Answer 5

the act of pardoning someone for the offences they have caused you.
overlooking a person’s fault

Question 6

what is salvation?

Answer 6

the belief that through Jesus’ death and resurrection humanity has achieved the possibility of life forever with God

Question 7

what is crime?

Answer 7

crime is something that breaks the law or rules mad by parliament and enforced by the court.

Question 8

what are the examples of crime?

Answer 8

• murder
• rape
• speeding
• stealing

Question 9

what are the examples of sin?

Answer 9

-murder
-stealing
-abortion
-blasphemy
euthanasia

Question 10

what are the links between Crime and sin?

Answer 10

they are linked because they are about what is right or wrong or good and bad

Question 11

what is mortality?

Answer 11

rules we use for deciding what is right and wrong

Question 12

how is absolute mortality different from relative mortality?

Answer 12

absolute mortality is that no matter what the crime matter be, it’s wrong .
however, relative morality says killing is usually wrong but if someone kills in self defence, then it may be accepted

Question 13

what does st Augustine say about capital punishment?

Answer 13

he wrote two famous letters about capital punishment. he emphasized the need to look for other punishments if it was possible

Question 14

argument FOR capital punishment- Catholics

Answer 14

• Jesus never thought the death penalty was wrong
• the old testament teaches that the death penalty should be used for some crime:
• “life of life, eye for eye”
• ” he who can sheds a persons blood, shall have his blood shed, for in the image of God humans were made.

Question 15

argument AGAINST capital punishment- Catholics

Answer 15

• Jesus came to save lives of sinners, but you cannot reform a dead person.
• the 5th commandment says “do not kill”
• Jesus said that revenge is wrong.

Question 16

quotes AGAINST the death penalty

Answer 16

” you have heard that it was said, ‘eye for eye and tooth for tooth.’ but i tell you, do not resist and evil person. If anyone slaps you on the right cheek, turn to them the other cheek also.” Matthew 5:28

Question 17

what do some different Catholics thinks about the death penalty?

Answer 17

some Catholics argue that the death penalty upholds the 5th commandment for “ do not kill” by showing the seriousness of murder as a crime.

Question 18

what do Jews believe about the death penalty?

Answer 18

most Jews agree with capital punishment. the Torah says that capital punishment can be used, but with any restrictions.
some Jews do you agree with capital punishment because of the teaching of the Mishnah and the non-religious arguments against capital punishment.

Question 19

Torah

Answer 19

the five books of Moses. regarded as the holiest book of the Torah.

Question 20

talmud

Answer 20

spoken out accounts made by the rabbis on the Torah.

Question 21

mishnah

Answer 21

it is the written record of Jewish law.

Question 22

what is redemption and salvation?

Answer 22

christen believe that god created humans in His own image ( imago dei) and gave us the freedom of choice ; but people chose to disobey God. This results in separation from God. However, because God loves humans he gave them a way for human sin to be ‘paid for’ so that the way god did this was to become human as Jesus, and then to die on the cross.