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Lesson 10: Baptism Makes Us Members of God's Family and the Church
Baptism is necessary for salvation from sin.
Baptism is necessary for salvation from sin.
We must speak, act, and uphold the truth, and so we should not lie in word, thought, or deed.
Sin leads us away from God and the plan of happiness He has for us and leads us closer to eternal separation from Him in Hell.
Conscience is not a feeling but an ability of mans reason to judge whether an action is moral or immoral.
Grace is the expression of Gods love that not only makes us His adopted children but also makes us good.
Original Sin is a wounded human nature transmitted to all the children of Adam and Eve, causing suffering and the tendency to sin even today.
Living a life of holiness as a disciple of Christ requires us to live a life of witness to Him by sharing with the world our love for Christ by our words and actions.
Sacraments are efficacious signs of grace by which divine life is dispensed to us.
The Church is a sacrament, a sign and instrument of Jesus’ continued presence and activity in the world.
Through the Sacraments, Jesus heals us of the effects of sin and transforms us to be more like Himself.
The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick gives the recipient the grace to bear suffering when facing a grave illness.
The Church was born from the blood and water that poured out from Jesus’ side on the Cross.
The Holy Spirit lives within the Church, directing her mission and providing the gifts she needs to carry it out.
The Church has both a divine and human dimension.
As the sacrament of salvation, the Church contains everything we need for communion with God. Through her, Gods grace is made visible to humanity; she lacks nothing.