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Lesson 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.
Baptism is necessary for salvation from sin.
Theft is the usurpation of anothers goods against the reasonable will of the owner (CCC 2453). We have the right to use and enjoy those things we properly own. The right to property, however, is not absolute.
We must speak, act, and uphold the truth, and so we should not lie in word, thought, or deed.
Sin leads us away from God and the plan of happiness He has for us and leads us closer to eternal separation from Him in Hell.
Conscience is not a feeling but an ability of mans reason to judge whether an action is moral or immoral.
Grace is the expression of Gods love that not only makes us His adopted children but also makes us good.
Living a life of holiness as a disciple of Christ requires us to live a life of witness to Him by sharing with the world our love for Christ by our words and actions.
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 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.
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.