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Lesson 4

Creation and the Fall

Sin and death entered the world through the sin of Adam and Eve, but God promised to send a Savior to save us from our sins.

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Lesson Topics
Conscience Covenant Creator & Creation Grace Interpretation Old Testament Scripture Sin Virtue
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Lesson Vocabulary

  • Angels
    :
    (n.): Heavenly creatures who are pure spirits and are servants and messengers of God.
  • Ex Nihilo
    :
    (adv.): Latin for “out of nothing.” It refers to the doctrine of creation that God freely created all that exists, both visible and invisible, out of nothing.
  • Omnipotent
    :
    (adj.): All-powerful.
  • Omniscient
    :
    (adj.): All-knowing.
  • Transcendent
    :
    (adj.): Apart from and beyond the limits of created things.
  • Temple
    :
    (n.): A house of worship and dwelling place for God. The Temple of Jerusalem was God’s dwelling place on earth in the Old Testament. Because of Jesus’ sacrifice on the Cross and the coming of the Holy Spirit, He dwells in us. Therefore our bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit.
  • Tabernacle
    :
    A tabernacle is a special container that keeps the Eucharist safe. There is a tabernacle in every Catholic church.
  • Imago Dei
    :
    (n.): Latin for “Image of God.” Man is made in God’s image, with equal dignity as male and female and possessing rational faculties of intellect, free will, and the capacity for love.
  • Rational Faculties
    :
    (n.): The collective name for human soul’s powers of intellect and free will.
  • Sabbath
    :
    (n.): The day set aside each week for rest and worship of God, echoing how God rested on the seventh day of creation.
  • Shaba
    :
    (v.): Hebrew for “oath swearing” or “to swear an oath.”
  • Sheva
    :
    (n.): Hebrew for “seven.”
  • Saba
    :
    (v.): Hebrew for “to be made full,” “to be made complete,” or “to be made whole.”
  • Adam
    :
    (n.): Hebrew for “man,” as in mankind or the entire human race. Also, in Scripture, the name given to the first man.
  • Shamar
    :
    (v.): Hebrew for “to cultivate and to care for,” or “to guard and protect.”
  • Original Justice and Holiness
    :
    (n.): The original state of human beings before sin. Original Justice refers to how, in the beginning, there was no suffering or death, man was at peace with himself, there was harmony between men and women, and there was peace between Adam and Eve and all of creation. Original Justice was lost due to the Original Sin. Original holiness refers to the state of friendship with God enjoyed by Adam and Eve before their sin brought pain, suffering and death into the world.
  • Pride
    :
    (n.): The undue self-esteem or self-love which seeks attention and honor and sets oneself in competition with God. It is the capital sin that is traditionally considered the source of all other sins.
  • Original Sin
    :
    (n.): The state of human nature deprived of the original holiness and justice Adam and Even enjoyed before the fall.
  • Concupiscence
    :
    (n.): The tendency or inclination to sin that is an effect of Original Sin. Even though Baptism erases the stain of Original Sin, the tendency to sin remains.
  • Protoevangelium
    :
    (n.): The name given to Genesis 3:15 in which God promises to send a Savior to crush the head of the serpent (Satan), defeating sin and death. It is the first announcement of the Gospel, the Good News of salvation won by Jesus Christ. Latin for “first Gospel.”
  • New Adam
    :
    (n.): A title for Jesus Christ reflecting His triumph over sin and death, and His creation of the world anew. The title refers to how Jesus redeems human nature which was wounded by the sin of the first man, Adam.
  • New Eve
    :
    (n.): A title for Mary that describes how eternal life became possible through her obedience to God. Just as sin and death entered the world through the disobedience of Eve, Mary’s obedience to God led to the birth of God’s Son, Jesus Christ, who died on the Cross and rose from the dead to save us from sin.

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