Spirit of Truth, Parish Edition > Grade 2 > Unit 3
Lesson 18: Baptism Makes Us Members of the Church
Baptism is the first Sacrament we receive and is the first of the Sacraments of Initiation.
Baptism is the first Sacrament we receive and is the first of the Sacraments of Initiation.
God created everything for man; but man in turn was created to serve and love God and to offer all creation back to Him.
Baptism is necessary for salvation from sin.
Mercy is love that continues even when it is rejected.
God shows His mercy in many ways, but most powerfully in the forgiveness of sins.
At the end of time the four last things will be: death, judgement, heaven, and hell.
The scriptural basis, matter, form, minister, and effects of the Sacrament of Holy Orders.
Sin is an offense against God.
The Original Sin was a result of the lies and temptation of the devil.
Jesus gave His Apostles authority to heal as He healed and to forgive sins as He forgave sins.
Virtues help us be receptive to God’s grace.
God will always welcome us back and forgive our sins if we are truly sorry for them.
A Sacrament is an outward and visible sign of an inward and invisible grace.
In order to live the good life we must cultivate not only the inner life of moral virtue, but the outer life by our participation in our communities, participation in the Sacraments, and instruction by those holy ones who came before us.
Jesus gave His Apostles authority to heal as He healed and to forgive sins as He forgave sins.