Spirit of Truth, School Edition > Grade 4 1st Ed. > Unit 1
Lesson 1: Exploring the Goodness of God with Sacred Art
Adam was created in God’s image.
Adam was created in God’s image.
We respond to God’s goodness, and to the good things He has given us, with thanksgiving and with the pursuit of holiness.
We can come to know God and His goodness through His creation.
We are all made in God’s image and likeness.
Made in God’s image and likeness, the human soul has been gifted with intellect, free will, and the ability to love.
God knows His creation intimately and cares for all of it.
God created all things, both visible and invisible, spiritual and material.
God communicates invisible, spiritual realities to us through visible, material signs and symbols in creation.
The Church seeks to gather all persons together for the sake of their salvation and to be part of God’s Kingdom as one people, one Body of Christ.
Grace is the free and undeserved gift of God’s life within us that makes us adopted sons and daughters of God.
God has always desired that all of humanity be united in love with each other and with Him.
The story of creation in Genesis is not meant to be science, but rather it communicates important truths about God and humanity.
God made Adam and Eve in His image and likeness to live out the roles of priest, prophet, king, son or daughter of God, and spouse.
Cain and Abel both fulfilled their priestly role given to them through Adam by offering sacrifice to God. Cain’s sacrifice, however, was unacceptable as it did not represent a true spiritual sacrifice.
God sent the Great Flood to cleanse the earth of wickedness and sin.