Spirit of Truth, Classic Edition > Grade 4 > Unit 4
Lesson 10: Obedience and Happiness
When God created us, He gave us rules to help us stay safe and happy.
When God created us, He gave us rules to help us stay safe and happy.
The three artifacts of the Fall are darkened intellect, weakened will, and inclination toward sin.
The Ten Commandments have their fullest meaning in the context of covenant.
Following these rules does not bind us; rather, following rules bring us closer to embracing the likeness of God in ourselves and in others.
Sin is “an utterance, a deed, or a desire contrary to the eternal law” that offends God.
There is continuity of the law from the Old Testament through the New Testament until the end of time.
Jesus performed miracles as a sign of God’s love.
Justification cleanses us of sin and communicates God’s righteousness to us, making us inwardly just.
Following Jesus means following the Ten Commandments.
Through Moses, God leads the Israelites to freedom from slavery in Egypt by parting the waters of the Red Sea and destroying Pharaoh’s army.
Prayer is a battle, and Scripture provides guidance for how to triumph.
God is love and He made us out of love.
God is love and He made us out of love.
The Old and New Testaments together make up one story of Salvation History.
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.