Unit 3 Commandments 1-4 Flashcards
what is the 1st commandment
you shall worship the Lord your God and only serve him
what does the 1st commandment mean/ how do we live it out
make God a priority
what do the rest of the commandments flow from
the 1st commandment
what does “no other gods” mean
attacks polytheism, pagans and idols of any kind
what are the 3 theological virtues
faith, hope and love
what is faith
what we need to put God first, a gift to say “yes” to God. something we must do in order to know him
what is hope
gives us confidence that God will keep his promises and good triumphs allows us to know we are made for perfect happiness and love with God
what is charity
AKA love! making time for things we love
what is agape love
unconditional, self-sacrificial love
what is agape love in terms of God’s love
there is nothing you can do to make God love you less
what is the veneration of images
worshipping Catholic crosses/statues
is the veneration of images considered idolatry
no because we recognize they are symbols that are physical signs to keep the memory alive. we are physical beings so we need physical objects to believe. we don’t believe in the object’s physical power or idolize them
ways to maintain a relationship with God
-rooted in prayer
-everything can be turned into a prayer
-running to the sacraments
-spending time in adoration
-making time for silence/quiet
-sacrificing your time and gifts for God
God’s _______ makes a difference.
grace
some ways to destroy the gift of faith
FIVIASH
F-faith
I-involuntary doubt
V-voluntary doubt
I-incredulity
A-apostasy
S-schism
H–heresy
voluntary doubt and incredulity
(aka faith willful ignorance)
*choosing to ignore what has already been said
ignores or refuses to believe what God has revealed or the Church teaches us to believe
involuntary doubt
hesitation in believing, difficulty overcoming objections, anxiety caused by obscurity—if deliberately cultivated, can lead to spiritual blindness
heresy
outright denial by baptized persons of some essential truth which we must believe with faith
apostasy
total rejection of the Christian faith
schism
refusal to submit to the pope’s authority or to remain in union with members of the Church
violations of hope
HPD–happy days prominent
H-hope
D-despair
P-presumptions
despair
losing hope that God can save us, give us help to attain heaven, or forgive our sins—-a total lack of trust in God
presumption
assuming we can save ourselves without God’s help
actions that can destroy love
LILIAH
L-love
I-indifference
L-luke warmness
I-ingratitude
A-acedia
H-hatred of God
indifference
neglecting or refusing to acknowledge God’s goodness and power in our lives
ingratitude
failure to acknowledge God’s love and give him love in return
luke warmness
hesitation or negligence in responding to God’s love
it might affect our personal relationship with God, or our lovingness toward others
acedia
spiritual sloth
refuses the joy offered by God and can even be repelled by goodness
hatred of God
the result of pride
contrary to loving God, denies his goodness and is resentful because he forbids sins and inflicts punishment
sins against the 1st commandment
-superstition
-idolatry
-irreligion
-sacrilege
-simony
-atheism
-agnosticism
superstition
deviation of religious feeling and of the practices this feeling imposes, when one attributes an importance in some way magical to certain practices otherwise lawful or necessary, to attribute the efficacy of prayers or sacramental signs to their mere external performance
divination and magic
falsely supported practices intended to “unveil” the future
idolatry
veneration of other divinities other than the one true God. not only refers to false pagan worship but divinizing anything that is not God, putting something else before God
irreligion
tempting God in words, deeds, sacrilege and simony
sacrilege
profaning or treating unworthily the sacraments and other liturgical actions as well as person, things or places consecrated by God
it’s a grave sin
simony
buying or selling of spiritual things
atheism
the rejection or denial of the existence of God
agnosticism
denying God but still postulating the existence of some kind of transcendent being
what is the 2nd commandment
you shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
why is it so important to not curse God’s name
a name is holy and to be proclaimed with respect, adoration and humility
we are called to respect God’s name out of respect for Him, should say it with adoration and respect
offenses against the 2nd commandment
-abusing god’s name
-breaking promises made in God’s name
-blasphemy
-swearing, obscenity
-perjury
blasphemy
speaking words of hate or reproach against God
perjury
making a promise under oath with no intention to keep it or promising an oath but not keeping it
what is the 3rd commandment
keep holy the sabbath
meaning of the word ‘holy’
to set apart
what are the 2 purposes of the Sabbath
worship and rest
why do we celebrate the Sabbath on Sunday
Sunday includes the significance of the resurrection, worshipping and celebrating the resurrection is our obligation as a symbol of our gratitude
true or false: is missing Mass on Sunday a grave sin
true
why do we rest on Sunday
because God rested on the 7th day when he created the world. He didn’t need rest but he did this to show US what WE need
why should we not do work on Sunday
it hinders the worship owed to God
what is the 4th commandment
honor your father and your mother
why was the 4th commandment placed before other commandments regarding love?
if you can’t honor those you gave you life, you can’t be entrusted or honor the lives of others.
our family is the original cell of social life. it is our earthly physical form of the Holy Trinity and shows that love and family is the first place we learn of that love is our ultimate end
what does family mirror
the Trinity, it’s the first place we see God’s love revealed
Family is the foundation of _________?
society
__________ is where you first learn respect, honor, obedience, gratitude, affection faith, hope and love
Family
the duties of the children
-obedience
-respect
-gratitude
-material and moral support
-support of brothers and sisters
the duties of the parents
-education (teaching the faith, virtues)
-providing for physical and spiritual needs
-choice of appropriate schools
-advice in career and spouse (not forced)
what does the state owe the family
-freedom to establish a family, have children and bring them up in keeping their own moral and religion convictions
-protection of the stability of the marriage bond
-freedom to profess one’s faith
-right to private property, free enterprise, obtain work and housing, right to emigrate
-right to medical care, assistance for the aged and family benefits
-protection of security and health
-freedom to form associations with other families and to have representation before civil authority
true or false: the 4th commandment extends to beyond our immediate family
True! it extends to elders and ancestors, pupils, teachers, employees/employers, leaders, citizens
true or false: you must always follow the laws of your country
FALSE! only if the civil laws are just (go with natural law). if they are unjust, we do not have to follow them
duties as citizens
-contribute to good of society
-pay taxes
-vote
-defend the country
-welcome the foreigner
-refusal of obedience to unjust demands
what does seperation of Church and State entail
Church cannot be confused with politics, should never endorse a party or candidate
