Semester 1 Junior Theology Morality Exam Study Guide

What is Christian Morality ?

• Christ’s love with teachings and guidelines to assist the moral life.

• Christ’s love for all and anything.

• Christ’s teaching of the hungry and poor.

• Suffering and reclaiming God’s love.

What is Free Will ?

• A gift God gives us the right to do what we want.

• A spiritual gift or charism is an endowment or extraordinary power given by the Holy Spirit.

• A gift from God that sets us apart from the rest of creation that makes possible the free choice to love God.

• A gift that God helps us do what we want when we want.

Free will and intellect allow human beings to have the ability to ?

• Learn from mistakes and accomplish goals

• Lie, steal, and commit adultery

• Freely choose to love God and others

• Define our moral character by the choices we make

What is a Virtue ?

• A habit only God can give us.

• A good habit that makes us stronger.

• A bad habit that makes everything we do right.

• A good habit that empowers us to do good and avoid evil with ease.

The Following it true about ​virtues

• Received at Baptism, but are not fully developed

• The cardinal virtues; prudence, temperance, peace, fortitude, are the foundation of all morality.

• Must be strengthened through human effort expressed in repetition of action

• Enable us to live the Christian life and counteract the effects of Original Sin

What are Cardinal Virtues ?

• Virtues that can be gained through human effort. Repetition, repetition.

• Virtues that help you revel your faith.

• Virtues that can’t be gained

Fortitude

• makes you do what’s right.

• Helps us believe in God.

• gives us strength to do God’s will in the midst of trials and difficulties

Temperance

• Doing what we like to do everyday

• To resist the temptation to act on our desires.

• Turning dreams into reality

Prudence

• The virtue enables us to choose the right course of action inspired by the moral law. It is right reason in action.

• The virtue that helps people stronger.

• The virtue that allows you and your friends to come together better.

Effects of Original Sin

• separated mankind from God

• darkened the human intellect

• weakened the human will

• introduced into human nature an inclination toward sin