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Lesson 5: The Ten Commandments: The Fourth through Tenth Commandments
The Ten Commandments form a coherent whole; you cannot break one without breaking the others.
The Ten Commandments form a coherent whole; you cannot break one without breaking the others.
There is continuity of the law from the Old Testament through the New Testament until the end of time.
To love God means to love our neighbor, which is a sign of being a disciple of Christ.
Jesus helps us understand the Ten Commandments, and provided the example for the New Commandment.
With the two Great Commandments, Jesus helps us understand the Ten Commandments.
The cardinal virtues are prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude and the theological virtues are faith, hope, and love.
To love God means to love our neighbor, which is a sign of being a disciple of Christ.
When God created us, He gave us rules to help us stay safe and happy.
Jesus’ ultimate act of sacrificial love is celebrated and represented in the Mass.
The Beatitudes teach us the character of the Christian life; they are “paradoxical promises” of hope.
God is love and He made us out of love.
True freedom is possible only in service of the good and just.
The Commandments aren’t rules to prevent us from being happy, but rather safeguards to keep us happy.
The three parts of a moral act are: (1) the act itself, (2) our intention, and (3) the circumstances.
Sacred Scripture is the written record of God’s revelation of Himself.