CL Flashcards
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- a grave violation of God’s law that destroys charity in the heart of man and turns him away from God.
Mortal Sin
allows charity to subsist, even though it offends and wounds.
Venial sin
3 Conditions for mortal sin
- Must involve grave matter. The act itself must be intrinsically serious, such as murder, adultery, or theft.
- Be committed with full knowledge. The individual must be aware that the act is sinful and contrary to God’s law.
- Be done with deliberate consent. The person must freely choose to commit the act, without coercion or significant external pressure
- a lesser offense that does not sever the relationship with God
Nature if Venial Sin
Nature of Venial sin can occur in 2 scenarios
- The matter involved is less serious.
- The act, even if grave, is committed without full knowledge or complete consent.
Consequence of mortal sin
Eternal Punishment - Mortal sin, if unrepented, leads to eternal separation from God, which is the essence of hell.
- Loss of Sanctifying Grace - The individual loses the divine life within them, which is essential for salvation.
Consequence of Venial sin
-Temporal Punishment - Venial sins incur a lesser punishment that can be expiated through earthly suffering, acts of penance, or purification in purgatory.
- Weakening of Charity - can lead to a disposition towards committing mortal sins if left unaddressed.
Ten Commandments also called as
Decalogue
are essential..
moral guidelines
Divided into 2 sections
- The first three commandments focus on the relationship between individuals and God.
- The remaining seven commandments address interpersonal relationships among people.
This division highlights the ____-__________ which Jesus later emphasized in the New Testament as the foundation of all moral law
dual commandment of love: love of God and love of neighbor,
Love of god
- First Commandment
- “I am the Lord your God; you shall have no other gods before me.”
Second Commandment
- “You shall not take the name of the Lord, your God, in vain.”
Third Commandment
- “Remember to keep holy the Sabbath day.”
Love of neighbor
Fourth Commandment
- “Honor your father and your mother.”
Fifth Commandment
- “You shall not kill.”
Sixth Commandment
- “You shall not commit adultery.”
Seventh Commandment
- “You shall not steal.”
Eighth Commandment
- “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor.”
Ninth Commandment
- “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife.”
Tenth Commandment
- “You shall not covet anything that belongs to your neighbor:”
• is a violation against reason, truth, and conscience due to a lack of genuine love for God and others.
• It includes words, actions, or desires that go against eternal law, harming human nature and relationships.
Sin
Sin, at its core, is disobedience to God, a turning away from divine love.
• It is a rebellion where individuals choose self-love over love for God, seeking to define good and evil independently.
Nature of sin
The Catechism categorizes sins by their __________ and whether they involve ___________
targets, virtues challenged, and
God, others, or oneself.
Sins can be ________ expressed through _____________
spiritual or physical,
thoughts, words, deeds, or neglect.
-is a serious offense against God’s law that removes love from the heart, alienating the person from God and requiring repentance and divine mercy for forgiveness.
Mortal sin
-is a minor wrongdoing that weakens but does not sever the relationship with God’s grace
Venial Sin
