Spirit of Truth, Classic Edition > Grade 4 > Unit 6
Lesson 3: Perfect versus Imperfect Happiness
The Beatitudes point us toward perfect happiness that lasts forever.
The Beatitudes point us toward perfect happiness that lasts forever.
The Ten Commandments have their fullest meaning in the context of covenant.
The most well-known and essential of Jesus’ teachings was the Sermon on the Mount, in which Jesus delivered the Beatitudes.
If we humbly recognize that we are God’s poor servants, that all our possessions are gifts from God, and that we are dependent on God for every minute of our lives, we will enter His Kingdom.
Jesus is the end of the moral law and the perfect model of holiness.
Jesus taught us how to achieve perfect happiness in Heaven with God by living our purpose here on earth by following the Beatitudes.
Jesus taught us how to achieve perfect happiness in Heaven with God by living our purpose here on earth by following the Beatitudes.
Jesus demonstrates His meekness throughout His Passion; He is firm in doing the will of the Father.
There is continuity of the law from the Old Testament through the New Testament until the end of time.
Jesus inaugurates the Kingdom of God on earth because He founded the Catholic Church during His earthly life.
We all need God’s mercy, and we must show mercy to each other.
The cardinal virtues are prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude and the theological virtues are faith, hope, and love.
As the Father loves Jesus, Jesus loves us, and Jesus wants us to love each other.
When we suffer, especially for Jesus, we can grow strong in love for Him to be with Him for eternity.
The Beatitudes teach us the character of the Christian life; they are “paradoxical promises” of hope.