Temptation, Sin, and the Good Moral Act

Question 1

What are the two biggest lies that the devil tries to tell us and why?

Answer 1

1. that he doesn’t exist - so we won’t have to avoid him if we think he’s fake
2. that he is more powerful than he is - so we will fear him

Question 2

What are the consequences of the fall? What changed because of it?

Answer 2

• man vs. God, man vs. self, man vs. man, man vs. creation

- death enters the world

Question 3

What are the artifacts of the fall?

Answer 3

• darkening of the intellect
• weakening of the will
• an inclination to sin

Question 4

What is concupiscence?

Answer 4

an inclination to sin

Question 5

What is the threefold concupiscence?

Answer 5

concupiscence of the flesh (lust, gluttony)
concupiscence of the eyes (greed, envy)
pride of life (pride, arrogance, selfishness)

Question 6

How does the Church encourage us to fight against the threefold concupicence?

Answer 6

• fasting and temperence
• almsgiving and generosity
• praying and humility

Question 7

What is sin?

Answer 7

an offense against God

Question 8

What is the nature of sin?

Answer 8

offense against reason
offense against truth
offense against the right use of conscience
a failure to love

Question 9

What are the two types of sin and in what ways can we categorize them?

Answer 9

mortal - very bad sin

venial - not as bad sin

Question 10

What is a virtue?

Answer 10

the habit of choosing to do good things

Question 11

What is a vice?

Answer 11

the habit of choosing to do evil

Question 12

What are the seven deadly sins?

Answer 12

• envy
• lust
• greed
• gluttony
• sloth
• anger
• pride

Question 13

What are the virtues that oppose the seven deadly sins?

Answer 13

diligence
generosity
chastity
temperance
kindness
meekness
humility

Question 14

7 deadly sins and their opposite virtues

Answer 14

sloth - diligence 
greed - generosity
lust - chastity
gluttony - temperance
envy - kindness
anger - meekness
pride - humility

Question 15

What are the fruits of the Holy Spirit?

Answer 15

• love
• peace
• joy
• patience
• kindness
• generosity
• faithfulness
• gentleness
• self-control

Question 16

What is consequentialism?

Answer 16

the view that morality is all about producing the right kinds of overall consequences

Question 17

What is relativism?

Answer 17

the theory that morality is relative to the norms of society

Question 18

Why are relativism and consequentialism considered faulty moral reasoning?

Answer 18

they fail to realize one or more central moral truths

Question 19

What are the elements/parts of an action?

Answer 19

conscience
reason
will

Question 20

What are the elements/parts of a moral act?

Answer 20

object
intentions
circumstances

Question 21

How can we consider an action morally good?

Answer 21

If the act is good
If the intentions are good
If the circumstances are right

Question 22

What should we ground our moral decisions on?

Answer 22

on these assumptions:

• God is the author of life
• we have an immortal soul
• we are all individuals

Question 23

What are the two types of virtues and what do they mean?

Answer 23

theological - virtues infused in a human person through Divine Grace
cardinal - virtues acquired by practice and habit

Question 24

Why do we need to grow in virtue in order to defeat and oppose vices?

Answer 24

we cannot just stop bad habits we need to replace them with good habits

Question 25

How can we love our neighbors when they sin? In what way should we fraternally correct our brothers and sisters in Christ?

Answer 25

• love them no matter what they do but help them see the wrong
• encourage them in hopes of helping them avoid habitual sin