Unit 1 Flashcards
(29 cards)
What are the two greatest commandments?
- Love god above all else
2. Love your neighbour as yourself
What are the three faces of love?
Love of God
Love of self
Love of others
Explain St. Augustines of Hippos line “love do what you will”.
It says that if all our actions and words are rooted in love, then nothing but good can result
Define agapé.
Love that is selfless and involves basic concern for the well being of the other person
List and discuss three scripture quotes which present agape love
- 1 John 4:8 - this passage tells us that if we love we know god because god is love
- 1 Corinthians 13:7 - this passage tells us that we must believe in love, have hope for love, and endure love
- John 16:27 - his passage tells us that the father will love anyone who chooses to love those around it p
What does C in caring mean?
Concern - is to express interest in others welfare and to prevent unnecessary harm
What does A in caring mean?
Acceptance - recognizing other as valuable and loved by God. (Non judgemental)
What does R in caring mean?
Responsibility - to act out of concern for the welfare of the other and to think before acting.
What does I in caring mean?
Integrity - totally committed to truth and honesty
What does the N in caring mean?
Nurturing - desiring and supporting the growth of the other toward goodness
What does G in caring mean?
Giving - involves a sharing of oneself with other and is unconditional
What are the three reasons humans need to be loved and explain them
- Caring overcomes alienation- people need to love and be loved
- Love is life giving- concern for well being of other through actions and can literally cause people to feed hungry etc (mother Teresa)
- Love increases self esteem- we feel more loveable when we are loved, we are more likely to expand our relationships knowing we’re loved.
“The whole of Christian tradition has made it clear that love of God and love of human beings are inseparable” discuss and name a scriptural reference that backs this up.
This tells us that by loving other we are loving god. If we are not loving others we are not loving god.
In 1 John 4:16-20 John tells us that those who say they love God but hate his brother are lying because god is in us all
Define Vocation
Vocation comes from Latin word vocare which means to call
Vocation means a call to love
Define Vocare
Latin word which means to call
Define baptism
Comes from Latin word bapteim
The religious rite of sprinkling holy water onto an individual symbolizing purification and admission into the Catholic Church
We receive our Christian vocation through this
Define bapteim
Latin word that means “to immerse”
What is our Christian vocation?
It is the belief that we are created by god to love and are called by god to love.
It is received through baptism
What are three aspects to loving god?
- develop personal relationship through prayer
- Put god at the centre of our lives rather then making anything else reason for living
- Treating all god creation with love and respect
What are three aspects to loving your neighbour?
- Be peacemakers
- Build a loving community based on faith and mutual service
- Challenge others to reach their potential in loving and life giving ways
Define sin
Happens when we choose not to love in an agapé way
Define collective/social sin
Collective: sins that are part of society and we contribute to them without knowing (pollution, war)
Define individual sin
Freely chosen Actions that harm others without considering consequences (lies, theft)
Define sin of comission
Involves doing something that harms oneself or something else
