Temptation, Sin, and the Good Moral Act Flashcards
What are the two biggest lies that the devil tries to tell us and why?
- that he doesn’t exist - so we won’t have to avoid him if we think he’s fake
- that he is more powerful than he is - so we will fear him
What are the consequences of the fall? What changed because of it?
- man vs. God, man vs. self, man vs. man, man vs. creation
- death enters the world
What are the artifacts of the fall?
- darkening of the intellect
- weakening of the will
- an inclination to sin
What is concupiscence?
an inclination to sin
What is the threefold concupiscence?
concupiscence of the flesh (lust, gluttony)
concupiscence of the eyes (greed, envy)
pride of life (pride, arrogance, selfishness)
How does the Church encourage us to fight against the threefold concupicence?
- fasting and temperence
- almsgiving and generosity
- praying and humility
What is sin?
an offense against God
What is the nature of sin?
offense against reason
offense against truth
offense against the right use of conscience
a failure to love
What are the two types of sin and in what ways can we categorize them?
mortal - very bad sin
venial - not as bad sin
What is a virtue?
the habit of choosing to do good things
What is a vice?
the habit of choosing to do evil
What are the seven deadly sins?
- envy
- lust
- greed
- gluttony
- sloth
- anger
- pride
What are the virtues that oppose the seven deadly sins?
diligence generosity chastity temperance kindness meekness humility
7 deadly sins and their opposite virtues
sloth - diligence greed - generosity lust - chastity gluttony - temperance envy - kindness anger - meekness pride - humility
What are the fruits of the Holy Spirit?
- love
- peace
- joy
- patience
- kindness
- generosity
- faithfulness
- gentleness
- self-control
What is consequentialism?
the view that morality is all about producing the right kinds of overall consequences
What is relativism?
the theory that morality is relative to the norms of society
Why are relativism and consequentialism considered faulty moral reasoning?
they fail to realize one or more central moral truths
What are the elements/parts of an action?
conscience
reason
will
What are the elements/parts of a moral act?
object
intentions
circumstances
How can we consider an action morally good?
If the act is good
If the intentions are good
If the circumstances are right
What should we ground our moral decisions on?
on these assumptions:
- God is the author of life
- we have an immortal soul
- we are all individuals
What are the two types of virtues and what do they mean?
theological - virtues infused in a human person through Divine Grace
cardinal - virtues acquired by practice and habit
Why do we need to grow in virtue in order to defeat and oppose vices?
we cannot just stop bad habits we need to replace them with good habits
How can we love our neighbors when they sin? In what way should we fraternally correct our brothers and sisters in Christ?
- love them no matter what they do but help them see the wrong
- encourage them in hopes of helping them avoid habitual sin
