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 Our Catholic Faith Living What We Believe CHAPTER 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments  Guidance  Called to Happiness  Love God: The First Three Commandments  Love Your Neighbor: The Fourth through Tenth Commandments ...

 Our Catholic Faith Living What We Believe CHAPTER 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments  Guidance  Called to Happiness  Love God: The First Three Commandments  Love Your Neighbor: The Fourth through Tenth Commandments  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments Guidance Good Good laws, laws, rules, rules, and and regulations regulations are are formed formed in in part part to to help help keep keep usus safe safe  We We violate violate the the Ten Ten Commandments Commandments at at our our own own risk risk  In In the the Beatitudes, Beatitudes, Jesus Jesus offered offered aa deep deep examination examination of of the the Christian Christian life life of of love love and and service service toto others others  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments Called to Happiness Does Does God God really really want want us us toto be be happy? happy?  Yes, Yes, God God wants wants usus to to be be happy happy  Only Only God’s God’s goodness goodness and and love love can can satisfy satisfy our our hunger hunger for for true true happiness happiness  From From the the beginning beginning of of creation, creation, God God desired desired humans humans to to share share in in his his divine divine nature nature  Jesus Jesus left left us us aa “blue-print” “blue-print” for for happiness: happiness: we we are are to to keep keep his his commandments commandments and and live live the the Beatitudes Beatitudes  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments Called to Happiness The The Beatitudes Beatitudes  The The Beatitudes Beatitudes complete complete thethe promises promises that that God God made made to to Abraham Abraham  They They show show us us how how to to fulfill fulfill our our desire desire for for happiness happiness  They They teach teach usus how how we we should should live live in in order order to to reach reach our our eternal eternal destiny destiny of of union union with with him him  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments Called to Happiness The The Beatitudes Beatitudes Blessed are they who hunger Blessed are they who mourn, for and thirst for righteousness, they shall be comforted. for they shall be satisfied. Jesus blesses those who Jesus blesses those who know mourn over injustices that only God’s righteousness and evils committed against can fulfill us. God’s people in need. Blessed are the meek, for Blessed are the poor in spirit, for they shall inherit the land. theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Jesus treated others with Jesus wants us to recognize our gentleness and compassion – spiritual poverty – everything we we too should be patient with are and everything we have are the weaknesses of others. gifts from God.  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments Called to Happiness The The Beatitudes Beatitudes Blessed they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness, for Blessed are the clean of theirs is the Kingdom of heaven. heart, for they will see God. Suffering for faith in Jesus is A person with a clean heart a great sign of love for him has a single-minded commitment and if we remain faithful to to God. him, he will reward us with eternal happiness in Heaven. Blessed are the merciful, they will be shown mercy. Blessed are the Our forgiveness of others, peacemakers, for they will especially our enemies, is a be called children of God. sign to the world of a merciful Christians are, and must God who loves everyone. be, peacemakers.  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments Love God: The First Three Commandments First First Commandment Commandment:: I,I, the the Lord, Lord, am am your your God. God. You You shall shall notnot have have other other gods gods besides besides me. me. Make God the top priority in our Violations Superstition lives by practicing the theological Heresy virtues Idolatry Apostasy Worship God and share our Divination Schism faith with others Sorcery Presumption Practice the virtue of religion Irreligion Despair Sacrilege Prayer Ingratitude Simony Spiritual laziness Atheism  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments Love God: The First Three Commandments Second Second Commandment Commandment:: You You shall shall not not take take the the name name of of the the Lord, Lord, your your God, God, in in vain. vain. Honor God’s name through praise, Violations reverence, and adoration Perjury Our names are also holy Blasphemy Forbids the wrong use of God’s name Swearing an oath with an intention to break it or the names of Jesus, Mary, or any saint Use of swearing, cursing, vulgar language Keep promises and vows and always be true to our word  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments Love God: The First Three Commandments Third Third Commandment Commandment:: Remember Remember to to keep keep holy holy the the Sabbath Sabbath day. day. The purpose is to praise God for his Violation works of creation and to thank him Willfully missing Mass God gives this commandment to all people for them to have a day of rest and recreation We acknowledge the one we are totally dependent on Jesus brought new meaning to the Sabbath observance – we worship, praise, and thank God for the gift of the Son Catholics are obliged to go to Mass on Sundays and Holy Days of Obligation  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments Love Your Neighbor: 4th – 10th Commandments Forth Forth Commandment Commandment:: Honor Honor your your father father andand your your mother. mother. Family is the domestic Church Violation Parents should: respect children, Societal laws that conflict with God’s will or God’s law educate them in the Catholic faith, loving home, unconditional love Behaviors from children: thankfulness, respecting, obey, meeting the physical and spiritual needs of aged parents, treat siblings with respect and love Respect and obedience is due all proper Church and other authority figures  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments Love Your Neighbor: 4th – 10th Commandments Fifth Fifth Commandment Commandment:: You You shall shall not not kill. kill. Human life is sacred from the Violations first moment of conception until Direct abortion natural death Intentional euthanasia We show respect for God’s gift Suicide of life by eating healthy, getting Scandal proper exercise and rest, avoiding Immoral medical procedures harmful substances, etc. Any direct and intentional killing of a human being is a violation Killing in self-defense is morally permissible as a last resort  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments Love Your Neighbor: 4th – 10th Commandments Sixth Sixth and and Ninth Ninth Commandments Commandments:: YouYou shall shall not not commit commit adultery. adultery. You You shall shall not not covet covet your your neighbor’s neighbor’s wife. wife. Violations God gave us the gift of sexuality so that Lust married couples can share their love and Masturbation cooperate with God in bringing forth new life Fornication Exercise the virtues of chastity, purity, Pornography and modesty Prostitution Married couples should be faithful to Rape each other Homosexual activity Chastity requires lifelong self-control Adultery  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments Love Your Neighbor: 4th – 10th Commandments Sixth Sixth and and Ninth Ninth Commandments Commandments:: YouYou shall shall not not commit commit adultery. adultery. You You shall shall not not covet covet your your neighbor’s neighbor’s wife. wife. Further Violations  Both commandments support Adultery the institution of marriage Divorce  Sexual intercourse in marriage Polygamy has two purposes: unitive and procreative  Children are a gift of marriage  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments Love Your Neighbor: 4th – 10th Commandments Seventh Seventh and and Tenth Tenth Commandments Commandments:: YouYou shall shall not not steal. steal. You You shall shall not not covet covet anything anything that that belongs belongs to to your your neighbor. neighbor. God created the goods of creation for everyone Violations Do not become too attached to belongings Greed Avarice Justice calls us to respect the property of others and to share our things Envy Jesus teaches that poverty of spirit is the way to combat sinful attitudes Keep promises and do not break contracts  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments Love Your Neighbor: 4th – 10th Commandments Seventh Seventh and and Tenth Tenth Commandments Commandments:: YouYou shall shall not not steal. steal. You You shall shall not not covet covet anything anything that that belongs belongs to to your your neighbor. neighbor. Types of justice Social justice Legal justice applies the teachings of Christ concerns our duties as citizens and the Church to political, and what we owe the government economic, and social orders Commutative justice Distributive justice regulates relations between deals with the obligations the individuals community has to its citizens  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments Love Your Neighbor: 4th – 10th Commandments Eighth Eighth Commandment Commandment:: You You shall shall not not bear bear false false witness witness against against your your neighbor. neighbor. Teaches that truth-telling is a matter of Violations justice Lying We respect other people, their False witness reputations, their right to privacy Perjury Governments and entertainment Rash judgment industries are to use the media Detraction responsibly and not for propaganda or Calumny to promote immoral behavior  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments VOCABULARY  Heresy (239) Simony (240)  Abortion (246)  Apostasy (239) Atheism (240)  Euthanasia (246)  Schism (239) Humanists (240)  Chastity (247)  Presumption (239)   Communists Modesty (247)  Despair (239) (240)  Lust (247)  Superstition (239) Agnostic (240)  Perjury (254)  Idolatry (239) Oath (241)  Rash judgment  Divination (240) Perjury (241) (254)  Sorcery (240)  Blasphemy (241)  Detraction (254) Irreligion (240)  Sacrilege (240) Cursing (241)  Calumny (254)  Murder (245)  Chapter 9 Christian Moral Life: The Beatitudes and Ten Commandments "When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit upon his glorious throne, and all the nations will be assembled before him. And he will separate them Matthew 25:31-40 one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats. He will place the sheep on his right and the goats on his left. Then the king will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.‘ Then the righteous will answer him and say, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?‘ And the king will say to them in reply, 'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’”