Spirit of Truth, School Edition > Grade 8 > Unit 3
Lesson 15: Support for Moral Living: Personal Prayer and Openness to the Holy Spirit
Prayer is a battle, and Scripture provides guidance for how to triumph.
Prayer is a battle, and Scripture provides guidance for how to triumph.
We study the history of the Church so that we can learn about our identity as Christians, why we are who we are, and to inform our future, built upon the successes, wisdom, and traditions of the past.
The Church is like a family: God is our Father, the Church is our mother, and Christ is our brother.
The Incarnation is a dogma of the Church that says that the Son of God assumed a human nature in the Person of Jesus Christ.
The precepts of the Church present the bare minimum required for Christian living.
The Church is One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic.
The Church is both a visible society and a spiritual community.
Mary is our advocate and intercedes for us in prayer.
God communicates invisible, spiritual realities to us through visible, material signs and symbols in creation.
Jesus extends His offer of salvation to all of humanity.
We receive new life in the Blessed Trinity through Baptism.
Jesus is eternally begotten—not made. He is of one being, or consubstantial, with the Father.
Mary is our advocate and intercedes for us in prayer.
Believing in and loving God “with all our being has enormous consequences for our whole life” (CCC 222).
Faith is a gift from God. We also choose to have faith.