Lesson 11

God Has Shown Us How to Be Happy

Following these rules does not bind us; rather, following rules bring us closer to embracing the likeness of God in ourselves and in others.

Catechism Connections

Lesson Topics

Great Commandment Justice Old Testament Ten Commandments

Essential Lessons

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Lesson Vocabulary

Freedom: is the ability to choose to act one or another, or not to act at all. True freedom is found when it is directed towards God, who is all-good.
Happiness: Fulfillment or perfection. In the Sermon on the Mount Jesus gave the Beatitudes as the perfection of the Ten Commandments. They teach us how to be truly happy, or reach human perfection and fulfillment which we ultimately find in Heaven.

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Unit 4 Lessons 9-11 Quiz

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