Spirit of Truth, Parish Edition > Grade 8 > Unit 2
Session 20: Structures of Sin and Social Sin
Sin is “an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law” that offends God.
Sin is “an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law” that offends God.
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.
The sins of adultery, fornication, masturbation, and homosexual activity offend the unitive and procreative purposes of marriage and diminish the goods of marital love.
The sins of pornography, prostitution, rape, the use of contraception, and abortion offend the unitive and procreative purposes of marriage and diminish the goods of marital love.
The virtue of chastity blossoms in friendship and shows us how to follow and imitate Christ.
Adam and Eve disobeyed God. This was a bad choice.
As Christians, we should always try to make good choices.
Jesus told His disciples that He would always be with them, and that we must be humble and open to the Holy Spirit.
Grace is the free gift of God’s life in us.
We learn from Jesus’ example that God wants to enter into our ordinary lives and make them extraordinary.
The story of the Good Samaritan teaches us what it means to love our neighbor.
This conscience is God’s voice in our hearts.
God speaks to us in our consciences, helping us make good choices.
We need to learn and practice how to make good moral choices.
When we love unselfishly, we live as the Lord lives.