rel chapter 14 vocab/study guide

Question 1

an object that god had moses make and raise up on a pole in order to heal people who had been bitten by a snake

Answer 1

bronze serpent

Question 2

the gift that god, given to us without our mertiting it

Answer 2

grace

Question 3

a serious decision to turn away from god by doing something that we know is wrong

Answer 3

mortal sin

Question 4

a choice we make that weakens our relationship with god or with other people

Answer 4

venial sin

Question 5

an attitude or way of acting that helps us do good

Answer 5

virtue

Question 6

being truly sorry for sin because god is all good and worthy of all my love

Answer 6

perfect contrition

Question 7

we have committed a mortal sin if:
we have done something that is ___________________________ wrong

Answer 7

seriously

Question 8

we __________________________ it was seriously
_____________________, and
we __________________________ and ______________________ chose to do it

Answer 8

knew, wrong, freely, willingly

Question 9

jesus gives himself to us – his body and his blood- in this sacrament

Answer 9

eucharist

Question 10

the gift of god, given to us without our meriting it

Answer 10

grace

Question 11

being truly sorry for sin because god is all good and worthy of all my love

Answer 11

perfect contrition

Question 12

we can be reconciled with god by celebrating the ____________________

Answer 12

eucharist

Question 13

god wants to give us ___________________

Answer 13

forgiveness

Question 14

if something we do is seriously wrong but we don’t know it, it is not a ____________________

Answer 14

mortal sin

Question 15

we show faith in jesus’ sacrifice by trying to live his law of ______________

Answer 15

love

Question 16

the sacrament of penance and reconciliation can help us overcome our
___________________________ sins

Answer 16

venial and mortal

Question 17

it is still good to confess these lesser sins called ______________________

Answer 17

venial sin

Question 18

the lifting up of the bronze serpent __________________ jesus’ death on the cross

Answer 18

prefigured

Question 19

the bronze serpent brought health and life; what did jesus being lifted up on the cross bring us

Answer 19

eternal life

Question 20

jesus’ death on the cross _____________________________ all sinners with god

Answer 20

reconciled

Question 21

snakes bit the people after they had ________________

Answer 21

complained

Question 22

when we confess our sins in the sacrament of penance and reconciliation, we receive
special help to overcome ______________ in the future

Answer 22

temptation

Question 23

what did moses do for the people in order for god to forgive their sins

Answer 23

intercede

Question 24

what sins must you confess in the sacrament of penance and reconciliation

Answer 24

mortal

Question 25

a habit of doing good is ____________

Answer 25

virtue

Question 26

a regular examination of _________________________will help us see if we are growing in love for god and others

Answer 26

conscience