Spirit of Truth, Parish Edition > Grade 3 > Unit 3
Session 15: We Must Love God above All Else
The first three commandments show us how to be faithful to God and honor Him.
The first three commandments show us how to be faithful to God and honor Him.
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.
Jesus established the Sacraments of Reconciliation and Anointing of the Sick so that we might be healed and strengthened, not only of our physical afflictions, but also of our spiritual sins.
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.
God speaks to us in our consciences, helping us make good choices.
The virtue of chastity blossoms in friendship and shows us how to follow and imitate Christ.
God desires for us to be reconciled to Him and see Him face-to-face in Heaven.
As Christians, we should always try to make good choices.
We need to learn and practice how to make good moral choices.
Adam and Eve disobeyed God. This was a bad choice.
The Parable of the Prodigal Son helps us understand God’s infinite mercy.
When we love unselfishly, we live as the Lord lives.
As Christians, we should always try to make good choices.
The matter, form, minister, recipient, effects, and symbols of the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation.
Learning to know and choose the good is a habit we can develop.