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Lesson 12

Jesus Died for Our Sins and Was Raised for Our Justification

The eternal life of Heaven, to which we are destined, is a gift from God offered to us through His Son, Jesus Christ.

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Lesson Topics
Conscience Grace Sin The Four Last Things Virtue
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Lesson Vocabulary

  • Theological Virtues
    :
    (n.): Gifts infused by God into the souls of the faithful to make them capable of acting as His children and meriting eternal life. They are faith, hope, and charity (or love).
  • Virtue
    :
    (n.): An habitual and firm disposition to do the good. Moral virtues are acquired through human effort. The infused moral virtues and the theological virtues are gifts from God.
  • Moral Virtues
    :
    (n.): Virtues that help us live a good (moral), more fully human life. We acquire the moral virtues primarily through our own effort. © Sophia Institute for Teachers 2 Jesus says that we should be perfect as His Father is perfect. Doesn’t this seem like an impossible command? How can we do as Jesus says? We can not be perfect on our own, but everything is possible with God’s grace. Most of us will not attain that perfection here on earth, but that does not mean that the pursuit of perfection, which is truly a pursuit of love, is not worthwhile. If we seek to be like the Heavenly Father here on earth, then we will be united with Him in Heaven. 3 Do you have any good
  • Faith
    :
    (n.): A gift from God and a human act by which a person comes to know God and conform their minds, hearts, and wills to Him and the Truth He has revealed.
  • Hope
    :
    (n.): The theological virtue by which we desire the Kingdom of God and eternal life and place our trust in all of God's promises to us.
  • Charity
    :
    (n.): The theological virtue by which we love God above all things for His own sake and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God.
  • Death
    :
    (n.): The end of earthly life all people will endure that is a consequence of the Fall. It is the separation of the soul from the body. Death is one of the Four Last Things.
  • Pharisee
    :
    (n.): A member of a Jewish sect that strictly observed the Mosaic law in its ceremonies, practices, and oral tradition. They believed in the immortality of the soul and the resurrection of the body at the end of time.
  • Heaven
    :
    (n.): The state of being after death in which “those who die in God’s grace and friendship and are perfectly purified live forever with Christ” (CCC 1023). The souls in Heaven enjoy perfect communion and relationship with God, His angels, and all of the saints. In Heaven we will see God face-to-face, as He is. This is called the Beatific Vision.
  • Purgatory
    :
    (n.): The state of being after death in which those who “die in God’s grace and friendship, but [are] still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of Heaven” (CCC 1030).
  • Venial Sin
    :
    (n.): Less serious sin that hurts our relationship with God, but does not destroy it.
  • Indulgence
    :
    (n.): A partial or complete remission of the temporal punishment due to sins which have already been forgiven. The Church dispenses indulgences under certain conditions from the stored treasure house of satisfaction gained by Christ and the saints. The faithful can gain indulgences for themselves or for those who have already died.
  • Mortal Sin
    :
    (n.): Serious sin we choose to commit even though we know it is wrong. Mortal sin completely separates us from God, destroys His divine life within us, and rejects His love for us.

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