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Christian Morality

Chapter 1
The Gift of Being Human

Humans are Made in the Divine Image:


• God is the Creator:
– Out of His ___________ and ___________, God did ____________
us
– God keeps us in _________________
– Starting point for morality: we are __________, we are
_______ _______
– We should know our __________ and acknowledge God’s
lordship over all creation
• Human’s Place in Creation:
– The only creatures on Earth that God __________ for their
_____ _____
– We are created to return God’s __________ and to __________
Him.
• God Makes us in the Divine Image:
– God endowed us with God-like qualities, the ability to
__________, __________, __________, and relate to others in
____________
– We are not just __________ but __________.
• God made us Male and Female:
– Scripture reveals how God created us as __________ beings,
male and female
– God made us __________ in dignity
– We are __________ beings, and God declares that __________
he made, including our sexuality, is very good.
– Unique among God creatures, Humans have a __________
nature (soul)
– We are and become __________ through our __________.
• Creation is Good:
– Creation stories assert the __________ __________ of human
beings who were created for __________ with God.
– The __________ of our fundamental goodness is that He
gave us “His only son so that everyone who believes in him
might not perish but have eternal life.” (Jn 3:16)

Human Dignity (p.32)


• Each and every human being possesses __________ __________.
• Human dignity is __________, __________, and __________
– Inherent: does not need to be __________, an __________
__________ of being human.
– Inviolable: no one has the __________ to __________ it.
– Inalienable: cannot be __________ away by __________.
• We have dignity despite our __________ or lack thereof.

Our Spiritual Nature (p.33)


• God has created us with both a __________ and a __________ and
__________ soul.
• Our __________ give us a share in God’s life.
• Our __________ __________ makes us __________ with living merely
a physical existence in the here-and-now.
• God __________ humans with some awesome __________ that
separate us from any other earthly creatures.
• Ability to Think:
• We can __________ and __________. Because we can
__________ we can discover truth. __________ enables us to
recognize God’s voice.
• Free Will:
• Capacity to choose from __________ __________. Helps
humans make themselves the kind of persons God calls
them to be.
• Ability to Love:
• Choosing to do good for others __________ __________ point
of personal sacrifice. Love of God above everything and
neighbor as ourselves is the __________ choice humans can
make.
• Responsible beings:
• Free __________ make us who we are… _______________!
Choices have __________.
• Capacity to Grow:
• We can learn from our __________.

TheSocial Nature of Humans (p.38)


• God made us __________ beings
• We relate to others by __________and __________ our gifts
• God is a perfect __________ of love: __________
– Divine persons who relate __________ to each other in
giving, receiving and loving.
• Our job is to __________ the love of this __________ community in
our own __________ as brothers and sisters.

Wounded by Sin (p.39)


• All humans through history have __________ the __________ of
Original sin.
• We humans, though __________ __________ of a loving God, are
also __________.
• A Savior:
– Jesus showed us how to live __________, __________,
__________ lives.
– The __________ __________ of Jesus’ passion, death and
resurrection and glorification has __________ us from the
clutches of sin and the Evil One.
– Jesus gave up his life so that we may live.
– At __________ we gain new life in the __________ __________.
We become children of God
– Through the Holy Spirit we receive God’s grace to live
moral loving lives.

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