Lesson 3 Original Sin
How did Adam and Eve hurt themselves when they chose to sin?
(a) They lost God's gift of grace and were not able to share God's life on earth or to live with Him in Heaven,(b) they damaged their abilities to think and choose, and (c) they wounded their bodies and would experience suffering and death
How are we affected by Original Sin?
(a) We are born without grace, (b) our abilities to think and choose are damaged, and (c) our bodies will experience suffering and death
What is a Sacrament?
A Sacrament is a physical sign, given to us by Jesus, through which Jesus meets us and gives us grace
What is charity?
Charity is the theological virtue that enables us to love God above all things and love our neighbor as ourselves.
What are the 3 theological virtues?
Faith, hope, and charity (love)
Why did God make you?
God made me to know Him, to love Him, and to serve Him in this world so I can be happy with Him in the next (Heaven).
Why did God the Son become a man?
God the Son, our Savior, came to return God's love and to help us return God's love. The Savior would also show us who we are and how we should act as images of God. Only the Savior could make up for Original Sin and all other sins and repair our relationship with God
What are the affects of Baptism?
It removes Original Sin, makes us adopted children of God, gives us grace, gives us the 3 theological virtues, and makes us members of the church
What do we call the first sin?
Original Sin
What is re-presented at every mass?
The sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross is recalled and re-presented.
Sacrifice
an action in which someone or something or someone is offered to God as a sign of love
Sin
an offense against God; knowing that something is wrong and choosing to do it anyway
Enmity
hatred or hostility
Merciful Love
love that draws something good out of evil
Original Sin
the first sin committed by Adam and Eve; with regards to us, the sin inherited by human beings(except Christ and Mary) from Adam and Eve