Chapter 18 Flashcards
(22 cards)
free gift of God’s life in us: share in God’s life; friendship with God that
strengthens us and makes us holy; the promptings of the Spirit to do good.
Grace
God living within us
Sanctifying Grace
Friendship with God who is present with us
Spiritual life
We must work to grow our _________ _____, our friendship with God.
Spiritual Life
We grow our spiritual life through ______, _______, ______, and ______.
Prayer, receiving sacraments, reading scripture, and living as Jesus wants us to
general answer: Making good choices
_______ shows us truths about faith.
Scripture
______ means seeking to learn more about God and having trust in him.
Faith
_______ ____ left us with a tendency to do wrong.
Original Sin
power or habit for doing good
Virtue
Theological Virtues
powers given by God and centered on him (faith, hope,
charity)
power to trust God and accept as true all he has revealed &
teaches through the Church.
(Theological Virtue)
Faith
trusting in God to give us eternal life and the help we need
along the way.
(Theological Virtue)
Hope
2 sins against hope
Despair, Presumption
believing God can’t or won’t help you, so you give up
even trying.
Despair
expecting God to automatically give you eternal
life without your cooperation with grace or without your effort
to live a good life.
Presumption
(love)-enables us to love God and put him first in our lives.
(Theological Virtue)
Charity
Cardinal Virtues
moral virtues that are important in directing our conduct
(prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance)
empowers you to decide what is good.
Cardinal Virtue
Prudence
empowers you to respect the rights of others & give them
their due
(Cardinal Virtue)
Justice
-gives you the courage to do what is right even when it is
Cardinal Virtue
Fortitude
-empowers you to control your desire for pleasure.
Cardinal Virtue
Temperance
Growing closer to Jesus is vital-it takes
Time, energy, effort
