morality ch4
Strictly speaking, why does God not owe us anything?
Because he has already given us all that we are and all that we have: the gift of life,the gift of our talents and possessions, he gift of salvation, the gift of adoption into the divine family.
What are five of Grace's effects?
Five of its effects are it enables us to adrress God as "Abba", adopts us into God's family,makes us heirs of heaven, allows the Holy Spirit to live in us, and unites us to our Lord and Savoir, Jesus Christ
What is Grace?
Grace is a free and unearned favor from God, infused into our souls at baptism, that adopts us into God's family and helps us to live as his children.
What is consecrated life?
It is the state of life of a person who take the vows to live to evangelical counsels.
What does it mean for the christian to participate in the priestly, prophetic, and kingly offices of christ?
It means we participate in the priestly ministry by offering up everything we do in our daily lives to God our father, especially through Jesus Christ when we celebrate the Eucharist. the prophetic mission by proclaiming the good news in both word and deed. And kingly by mastering their own passions, working for justice , and serving God's people according to their gifts
meaning of "who art in Heaven"
Means God lives in heaven and lives in our hearts
Contemplative orders
Religious orders that put a focus on living a life centered on the celebration of prayer, rather than on active ministry.
Apostolic orders
Religious orders that stress apostolic works like caring for the downtrodden and sick, teaching, or preaching.
Distinguish between and among these terms: sanctfying Grace, actual grace, sacramental grace, and charisms.
Sanctifying grace makes us Holy. Actual grace are God's inteventions. Sacramental grace are specific gift that come from a particular sacraments. And lastly charisms are special gifts of the Holy Spirit given to individual Christians to build up the church.
Identify secular institutes and Third Orders.
Secular Institutes vow the envangelical councels in order to serve Christ through a life of self-dedication to God. Examples are St. Paul, Don Bosco Volunteers, Fr. Kolbe Missionaries of the Immaculata, and the Holy Family Institute.Third orders promise to live the spirituality of specific religious communites. Examples are the Third Order Franciscans and the Third Order Carmelites
Charisms
Special gifts that the Holy Spirit gives to individual Christians to build up the church
Discipleship
The mandat of all baptized Christians to follow Jesus and participate in his role as priest, prophet, and king
What are the evangelical counsels? Why do people vow to live them?
They are the vow of chastity in celibacy for the sake of the Kingdom of Go, poverty, and obedience.They vow to live them because theses individuals strive to live the virtue of charity by dedicating themselves totally to God and that dedication is accomplished by taking the vows.
What is meant by the term Justification?
justification is the Holy Spirit's grace that cleanses us from our sins through faith in Jesus Christ and baptism. It makes us right with God
meaning of "give us this day our daily bread"
means that bread is life
meaning of "hallowed be thy name"
means we enter gods plan by praying
what is the significance of Jesus' invitation to us to call God "Our Father"?
the significance is Jesus is saying we are on the same level as him and we are God's children and with childlike trust
