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Chapters 1-4
4th Grade Discipleship Terms
Term | Definition |
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original sin | the first sin committed by the first human beings |
Savior | a title given to Jesus because he died and rose to save us from sin |
Incarnation | the truth that the Son of God became man |
Blessed Trinity | the Three Persons in One God, God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit |
disciples | those who said yes to Jesus' call to follow him |
grace | the gift of God's life in us |
Church | the community of people who are baptized and follow Jesus |
peace | the freedom that comes from loving and trusting God and respecting all people |
Kingdom of God | the power of God's love active in the world |
mission | the work of sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ and spreading the Kingdom of God |
Beatitudes | teachings of Jesus that describe the way to live as his disciples |
justice | respecting the rights of others and giving them what is rightfully theirs |
mortal sin | very serious sin that breaks a person's friendship with God |
temptation | an attraction to choose sin |
venial sin | less serious sin that hurts a person's friendship with God |
sin | a thought, word or action against God's law |
free will | the freedom to decide when and how to act |
examination of conscience | the act of determining whether the choices we have made showed love for God, ourselves and others |
conscience | the ability to know the difference between good and evil, right and wrong, |