Spirit of Truth, High School > Course V > Unit 1
Chapter 1: What Is a Sacrament?
Sacraments are efficacious signs of grace by which divine life is dispensed to us.
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 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.
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.
Human beings are the crown jewel of creation, alone out of all of Gods creatures made in His image and likeness.
The sin of Adam and Eve caused them to lose sanctifying grace, and Original Justice and Holiness, and brought sin, suffering, and death into the world.
Christs Death is a perfect act of redemptive love and suffering in Gods plan of Salvation.
The eternal life of Heaven, to which we are destined, is a gift from God offered to us through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Reason and free will separate us from animals and are how we are made in the image and likeness of God.
In order to be a disciple of Jesus we must love Him as our Savior and imitate Him.
Having faith requires us to put our trust in another. Faith is an essential part of being human.