In which book of the Bible can we find the 10 Commandments?
Exodus
In which book of the Bible can we find that we are created in God’s image and likeness?
Genesis
Soul
Our spiritual principle, it is immortal, and it is what makes us most like God. Our soul is created by God, and he unites it with our physical body at the moment of conception.
Intellect
The divine gift that gives us the ability to see and understand the order of things that God places within creation and to understand God through the created order.
Free will
The gift from God that allows human beings to chose from among various actions, for which we are held accountable. It is the basis for moral responsibility.
Original Sin
The sin of the first human beings, who disobeyed God’s command by choosing to follow their own will and so lost their original holiness and became subject to death; it is the fallen state of human nature that affects every person born into the world.
Original Holiness
The original state of human beings in their relationship with God, sharing in the divine life in full communion with him.
Concupiscence
The tendency of all human beings toward sin, as a result of Original Sin.
Paschal Mystersy
The work of salvation accomplished by Jesus Christ mainly through his life, Passion, death, Resurrection, and Ascension.
Beatitude
Our vocation as Christians, the goal of our existence. It is true blessedness or happiness that were experience partially here on earth and perfectly in Heaven.
Eternal Law
The order in creation that reflects God’s will and purpose, it is eternal because it is always true and never changes. All other types of law have their basis in Eternal Law and are only true if they reflect the truth of Eternal Law.
Moral Law
The Moral Law is established by God and is a rational expression of Eternal Law. Moral Law reflects God’s wisdom; it is the teaching that holds us to the blessed life that he wants for us.
Natural Law
The moral law that can be understood through the use of reason. It is our ability to understand what it means to be in right relationship with God, other people, the world, and ourselves. The basis for natural law is our participation in God’s wisdom and goodness because we are created in the divine likeness.