Chpt. 22 Flashcards
(38 cards)
The Fourth Commandment
Honor your father and mother
Why is the 4th Commandment the HINGE?
If you get the first one right, most likely you’ll get the other right (5-10 Commandments)
What’s God’s promise to us?
Your days will be long in the land the Lord gave you
How is the promise still good today?
Today the land of the Lord is HEAVEN- honoring parents gets us in Heaven
Why is there no formal record in the Book of Genesis that Adam and Eve ever got married?
They were created in a state of marriage; “one flesh”
Fully understood, what does the Fourth Commandment require us?
Respect for all family members, as well as to all lawful authority and the rest of society
*Think Finding Jesus in the Temple
“When families are corrupt, their actions lead eventually to corruption of community” why??
The family is the basic unit of society, the first social organization to which we belong; “The Ripple”
What can we learn from Jesus’ example of how He lived in the home of Mary and Joseph in Nazareth?
Respect and obedience are always required even if the child is “greater” than the parents
What is the primary job of all PARENTS?
~ Raise their children in faith
~ Care for physical and spiritual needs of children
What are two of the vital lessons that WE should LEARN at home FROM OUT PARENTS?
~ Self-sacrifice
~ Obedience and respect
Through SELF-SACRIFICE, what are the primary responsibilities of parents towards their children?
The giving up of one’s own interests, happiness, and desires for the sake of duty or the welfare of others
Why is it vitally important that children respect, obey, honor, and love their parents?
It teaches children to respect, obey honor, and love others
What are some examples of lawful authority?
Teachers, leaders, lawgivers, those who govern, government officals, law enforcement, administrators, employers, and priests
GOD has instituted FAMILY LIFE for what two ends or purposes?
~ Unity of spouses
- Joining memeber into deeper personal relationships with moral obligations set by God
~ Procreation
- Education of children to populate Heaven
Using the analogy of the human body, the text states to us that the father is the ___ of the family and the mother is its ___
head; heart
God entrusted the right and responsibility for educating children to ___
Parents
Parenting is a full time job, requiring tremendous energy, patience, and self-sacrifice. Where do parents draw the strength they need to fulfill their sacred role?
~ From family counseling
~ By having a fulfilling career they can feel good about
~ By taking time for themselves
~ From the graces received in the Sacrament of Matrimony
Some people think that a religion shouldn’t be “forced” on a child. Rather, the child should be allowed to mature first, and then choose a religion. What does the text state about this?
The children should be educated in the faith ASAP, to be given what is good- children aren’t always given a choice in things that are good for them
God requires children to show love and respect for their parents. This alone is sufficient reason. Yet, for what other reason should children honor their parents?
Children should also do this out of gratitude for their parents’ love and sacrifice
Within the family, what are some of the obligations that brothers and sisters have as siblings to one another and to the family?
Forgive! Pray for each other! Be good role models for each other!
Children eventually grow up and leave home. It is obvious that how an eight year-old lives out the Fourth Commandment will be different than how an eighteen year-old or a thirty-eight year-old lives it. How night this be?
As you’re older, you give more love. At age 40, you can love them by taking care of them
If we stand by and say and do nothing, when other plan parties and activities around sinful behaviors, what are four sad and evil consequences that are likely to come out?
~ Others commit immoral actions (scandal)
~ Poor “friendships” are formed
~ We act as a poor friend by allowing another to be harmed (omission!)
~ It becomes difficult to find real, true friends for outselves
What forms the basis for all other social structures?
FAMILY
What are some of the obligations that civil authorities have towards the family?
~ Respecting right of each person
~ Protecting marriage
~ Protecting rights to private property
~ Protecting rights to work, to housing to enterprise