LSP1501 ASSIGNMENT 9 2024 | DUE 8 OCTOBER 2024
Original Justice - (ANSWER)The state of complete harmony of our first parents in their
relationship with themselves, with each other, and with all of creation
merit - (ANSWER)God's reward to those who love him and follow Christ's Law of Love. To
have this is to be justified in the sight of God, free from sin and sanctified by his grace. We do
not earn it on our own; it is a free gift from God due to the grace of Christ in us
intellect - (ANSWER)The divine gift that gives us the ability to see and understand the order of
things that God places within creation and to know and understand God through the created
order. One of three divine gifts
New Law - (ANSWER)Divine Law revealed in the New Testament through the life and teaching
of Jesus Christ and through the witness and teaching of the Apostles. The New Law perfects the
Old Law and brings it to fulfillment. Also called the Law of Love
Original Sin - (ANSWER)From the Latin origo, meaning "beginning" or "birth." The term has
two meanings: (1) the sin of the first human beings, who disobeyed God's command by choosing
to follow their own will and so lost their original holiness and became subject to death, (2) the
fallen state of human nature that affects every person born into the world
Precepts of the Church - (ANSWER)Sometimes called the commandments of the Church, these
are the 5 basic obligations for all Catholics that are dictated by the laws of the Church to remain
in good standing as Catholics
Old Law - (ANSWER)Divine Law revealed in the Old Testament, summarized in the Ten
Commandments. Also called the Law of Moses or the Decalogue. It contrasts with the New Law
of the Gospels
infallibility - (ANSWER)The Gift of the Holy Spirit to the whole Church by which the leaders of
the Church—the Pope and the bishops in union with him—are protected from fundamental error
when formulating a specific teaching on a matter of faith and morals
, Natural Law - (ANSWER)A type of moral law that can be understood through the use of reason.
It is our God-given ability to understand what it means to be in right relationship with God, other
people, the ourselves. The basis for this is our participation in God's wisdom and goodness
because we are created in the divine likeness
justification - (ANSWER)The process by which God frees us from sin and sanctifies us
canon law - (ANSWER)The name given to the official body of laws which provide good order in
the visible body of the Church
salvation history - (ANSWER)The pattern of specific salvific events in human history that reveal
God's presence and saving actions recorded in Scripture
Eternal Law - (ANSWER)The order in creation that reflects God's will and purpose; it is eternal
(unchanging) because it is always true and never changes. All other types of law have their basis
in this
Magisterium - (ANSWER)The Church's living teaching office, which consists of all bishops, in
communion with the Pope.
catechism - (ANSWER)A popular summary, usually in book form, of Catholic doctrine about
faith and morals and commonly intended for use with in formal programs of catechesis
original holiness - (ANSWER)The original state of human beings in their relationship with God,
sharing in the divine life in full communion with him
soul - (ANSWER)Our spiritual principle, it is immortal, and it is what makes us most like God.
Our soul is created by God, and he unites it with our physical body at the moment of conception.
The soul is the seat of human consciousness and freedom. One of three divine gifts
covenant - (ANSWER)A solemn agreement between human beings or between God and a human
being in which mutual commitments are made
Original Justice - (ANSWER)The state of complete harmony of our first parents in their
relationship with themselves, with each other, and with all of creation
merit - (ANSWER)God's reward to those who love him and follow Christ's Law of Love. To
have this is to be justified in the sight of God, free from sin and sanctified by his grace. We do
not earn it on our own; it is a free gift from God due to the grace of Christ in us
intellect - (ANSWER)The divine gift that gives us the ability to see and understand the order of
things that God places within creation and to know and understand God through the created
order. One of three divine gifts
New Law - (ANSWER)Divine Law revealed in the New Testament through the life and teaching
of Jesus Christ and through the witness and teaching of the Apostles. The New Law perfects the
Old Law and brings it to fulfillment. Also called the Law of Love
Original Sin - (ANSWER)From the Latin origo, meaning "beginning" or "birth." The term has
two meanings: (1) the sin of the first human beings, who disobeyed God's command by choosing
to follow their own will and so lost their original holiness and became subject to death, (2) the
fallen state of human nature that affects every person born into the world
Precepts of the Church - (ANSWER)Sometimes called the commandments of the Church, these
are the 5 basic obligations for all Catholics that are dictated by the laws of the Church to remain
in good standing as Catholics
Old Law - (ANSWER)Divine Law revealed in the Old Testament, summarized in the Ten
Commandments. Also called the Law of Moses or the Decalogue. It contrasts with the New Law
of the Gospels
infallibility - (ANSWER)The Gift of the Holy Spirit to the whole Church by which the leaders of
the Church—the Pope and the bishops in union with him—are protected from fundamental error
when formulating a specific teaching on a matter of faith and morals
, Natural Law - (ANSWER)A type of moral law that can be understood through the use of reason.
It is our God-given ability to understand what it means to be in right relationship with God, other
people, the ourselves. The basis for this is our participation in God's wisdom and goodness
because we are created in the divine likeness
justification - (ANSWER)The process by which God frees us from sin and sanctifies us
canon law - (ANSWER)The name given to the official body of laws which provide good order in
the visible body of the Church
salvation history - (ANSWER)The pattern of specific salvific events in human history that reveal
God's presence and saving actions recorded in Scripture
Eternal Law - (ANSWER)The order in creation that reflects God's will and purpose; it is eternal
(unchanging) because it is always true and never changes. All other types of law have their basis
in this
Magisterium - (ANSWER)The Church's living teaching office, which consists of all bishops, in
communion with the Pope.
catechism - (ANSWER)A popular summary, usually in book form, of Catholic doctrine about
faith and morals and commonly intended for use with in formal programs of catechesis
original holiness - (ANSWER)The original state of human beings in their relationship with God,
sharing in the divine life in full communion with him
soul - (ANSWER)Our spiritual principle, it is immortal, and it is what makes us most like God.
Our soul is created by God, and he unites it with our physical body at the moment of conception.
The soul is the seat of human consciousness and freedom. One of three divine gifts
covenant - (ANSWER)A solemn agreement between human beings or between God and a human
being in which mutual commitments are made
