Spirit of Truth, Classic Edition > Grade 7 > Unit 1
Lesson 7: Spiritual Growth
The virtues of faith, hope, and love help us to know and be in relationship with God.
The virtues of faith, hope, and love help us to know and be in relationship with God.
Every human being possesses intrinsic dignity because he or she is made in God’s image and likeness.
Sometimes we sin not by doing something bad but by failing to do the right thing.
We each receive unique gifts from the Holy Spirit and can ask God for His grace to strengthen these gifts.
Human beings image God not only as individual persons, but most perfectly as male and female in a common union (communion) of love.
Bearing wrongs patiently is a spiritual work of mercy.
We must rely on the gifts and talents of others and ask for and receive help from God and others in order to flourish in this life.
Pope Saint John Paul II taught that, “The body, in fact, and only the body, is capable of making visible what is invisible: the spiritual and divine. It has been created to transfer into the visible reality of the world the mystery hidden from eternity in God, and thus to be a sign of it.”
Adam was created in God’s image.
We have a solemn obligation to form our consciences.
Jesus shows us the greatest expression of love: giving oneself completely to another, body and soul, and He calls us to love as He loves.
We respond to God’s goodness, and to the good things He has given us, with thanksgiving and with the pursuit of holiness.
The Ten Commandments have their fullest meaning in the context of covenant.
Like Him, we can think, we can make choices, and we can love. God wants us to make loving choices.
We can come to know God and His goodness through His creation.