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Religion 1B
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- 14 Harmonious Relationships- Harmony with God
- Harmony with Each Other
- Harmony with Creation
-Harmony with Themselves - 2What does Harmony with God mean?People need to develop a personal relationship with God through prayer and worship
- 3What does Harmony with Each Other mean?All people are created equal. God expects people to treat each other as family. Every person has the right to love, care and respect from others.
- 4What does Harmony with Themselves mean?We need to love our self and we do this by living our life as God would want us to
- 5What does Harmony with Creation mean?Humans have a special relationship with the world around us. Humans must sustain the existence of creation by caring and providing for its needs.
- 6What is Original Justice?God’s state of original justice is about being in harmony with each of these four relationships. By being in harmony, people mature and experience growing fulfilment and deeper happiness.
- 7How is Original Justice with the environment damaged?Pollution, mistreatment, not being stewards of creation (list on page 18)
- 8Ways that we can be stewards of creationDeveloping technology for health, agriculture, natural resources and energy, the arts, etc
- 9Reasons why creation is important for peace and harmonyBy maintaining peace and harmony we are maintaining integrity of creation for future generations
- 10What it means by God being the master of creation and God creates and sustains lifeGod initiated creation from nothing, He brought the universe into existence, he continues to sustain the universe.
- 11Definition of IncarnationTo become of human flesh and blood. This is evident in Jesus being fully human and fully divine.
- 12Reasons why Incarnation is important to ChristiansIn order for people to understand the desire God has for the salvation of each of us, He needed to send his son to live and die, and be resurrected. Jesus was the model of how each person should live and how to become the person God wants us to be. By Jesus being human, we are each capable of truly being the sons and daughters of God.
- 13Catholic perspective of conscienceThe conscience was created in us by God – it stirs within us thoughts and emotions towards what is good. Because of this, conscience stirs people towards goodness and love. The conscience is the most secret core of a person.
- 14Examination of conscienceThis allows us to evaluate our deliberate thoughts, words and actions. It is a judgement upon us, deciding how our actions follow God’s laws. Then seek forgiveness if they have broken these laws/if their actions haven’t followed God’s laws. Include the three questions on page 26.
- 15Ways that our conscience can be formed1. Relating with God
2. Examining Conscience
3. Learning laws for Christian living
4. Applying these teachings to moral questions - 16Three elements needed for a good moral decisionMorality of the Action
Morality of the Intention
Morality of the Circumstances (including consequences) - 17Ways that religion guides people in their choicesWe’ve been given the Laws of God in the Old Testament, and then Jesus came to give a clearer understanding of God’s laws.
- 18The Principal of Double EffectSome human actions have at least two simultaneous consequences. When one of these consequences is good and the other is bad, this is morally permissible under three conditions.
*The INTENDED consequence was a good one
*The bad effect is not the real reason for the action
*The benefit achieved by the action is equal to or greater than any harm done. - 19What it means by an immoral means cannot justify a good endJust because the end intention was a good one, the means in achieving this intention must still be morally good.
- 20What is Natural Law?A law that is found within human nature. It guides us to know about good and evil and be able to discern between the two. It stems from our need to reflect God, and so we constantly strive to know what is good.
- 21What is Divine Law?God revealed divine law to help guide and encourage us to do what is good. Divine law refers to the specific laws given to us to guide human behaviour
- 2210 Commandments and how these apply to modern world(List 10 Commandments)
All of the commandments are meant to prevent people from giving into evil and selfishness. The commandments seek to protect the principles of justice and rights. They teach us right and wrong. (Think of modern adaptations for each) - 232 greatest Commandments of Jesus- Love the lord your God with all your heart; with all your mind; with all your soul.
- Love your neighbour as yourself - 24What are the Precepts of the Church?
- 25Ways that believers can be instruments of Christ- Behaving like Chris to family members and friends, especially in their love, care, concern, and willingness to listen
- Spending time as Jesus would with family members, friends, neighbours who are sick, upset, elderly, lonely or feeling rejected
- Trying to reflect Christ-like love, forgiveness, tolerance and understanding for others they may not know well
- Reflecting the praying Chris through daily prayer and liturgical worship
- Promoting care and respect for the environment and its natural resources
- Showing Christ’s care to the poor, those in prison, the hungry and homeless, the sick, those discriminated against and those in any need. - 26Reasons why Christians are called to co-operate in the Church In order to change or recreate the world. This can be done by:- Respecting human life, born and unborn
- Ensuring others have the necessities of life
*LIST ON PAGE 48 - 27What is the Magisterium?Teaching authority in the church. This is the group of men within the Church who have participated in the special sacrament of Holy Orders. They are the official teachers of the Christian message in the name of Jesus.
- 28Role of the MagisteriumTo ensure that all who are trying to live and to teach the message of Christ do so authentically
- 29Role of the Bishops in the ChurchThe successors to the 12 apostles, they are to continue teaching the Christian message by preaching and explaining in different ways
- 304 levels of Catholic teachingsInfallible teachings of the Church – these are found in what God revealed.
Definitive Catholic Teaching – these teachings help define a person’s faith as Catholic.
Teachings which will help understand Revelation
Teachings on contemporary new issues - 31What is the role of the Catholic Social teachingsCatholic social teachings guide those seeking justice in the world. It emphasises the rights to live with dignity, life, religious freedom, economic needs and legal protection
- 32Examples of violations of the fifth commandmentsMurder or Intentional homicide
Suicide
Capital punishment
Respect for unborn human life/abortion
Euthanasia - 33The Christian perspective on human sufferingSuffering can help prepare for death – it has purifying aspect. Our sufferings are the sufferings of Christ
Our sufferings are turned into the good of others in some mysterious way that is not yet understood. - 34The universal Destination of Goods – ways to promote it and ways that society fails to promote itThe spread of the earth’s resources are unevenly spread. Some nations have more than others. The earth’s resources are for all people.
- 35How do we put this into practice?Encourage foreign aid, work to improve fish stocks, advance education
- 36Why should religions be involved in Social Justice?Within economics/businesses/governments there are conflicting interests, which means different people have different priorities. However, there is a moral dimension to all economic theory and action. This moral dimension is covered by three principles of catholic social teachings.
- 37Ways that we experience the Church as a SacramentThe Christian message needs to be lived by human effort. This can be done through the sacraments, e.g.
the special strength and gifts of the Holy Spirit are received by those confirmed
God makes home within those who have been baptised - 38Ways that Christians can struggle to live out the Church’s mission- Reluctant to bother caring for and respecting the environment
- Tempted to use and exploit the earth’s resources
- Ignoring God instead of praying and worshipping - 39The Sacrament of PenanceThe sacraments that restores the relationship between us and God. Jesus created this sacrament to give his Church the power to forgive sins. It restores completely the relationship between sinner and their Creator.
- 40Definition of sinA sin is a deliberate thought, word or action against the law of God.
- 41Conditions for mortal sin- The behaviour must indeed be a violation of what God has taught to be a grave law
- The behaviour must have been committed in the knowledge of the grave law
- The behaviour must have bee deliberate, that is, by personal choice. - 42Mortal and venial sinsThe sin that destroys the relationship you have with God – it leads to ‘death’ (death of the relationship with God)
Venial is less serious and only damages this relationship - 43Sacrament of AnointingIn times of illness, frailty and suffering God guides and strengthens them through the sacrament of Anointing.
- 444 Stages of Anointing- A liturgy of the Word
- The laying on of hands
- The anointing with oil and the praying simultaneously
- The reception of Holy Communion by the sick person as well as any other believer who is present - 452 Other Commandments of JesusBaptise them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirt (encouraging people to become Christians)
Do this in remembrance of me (why we celebrate the Eucharist)
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