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| First Commandment | I am the Lord your God, you shall not have strange gods before me. |
| Second Commandment | You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain. |
| Third Commandment | Remember to keep holy the Lord's day. |
| Which of the commandments do we refer to as the "God Commandments"? | The first three commandments |
| How did Jesus change the Commandments? | Jesus brought the commandments to fulfillment amd redifined them in terms of love |
| Explain three ways Jesus transformed the commandments | 1. Sgns of love. 2. Invitations to love. 3. Guides to love. |
| Who received the commandments from God | Moses |
| Where did Moses receive the Commandments | Mount Sinai |
| What is the definition of covenant | a sacred agreement between God and His people |
| Name three things the first commandment embraces | Faith, hope, and charity |
| According to the Catechism, how do we see God? | As a constant, unchangeable being, always the same, faithful and just, without any evil. |
| St Paul speaks of the "obedience of faith" as what? | St Paul believes this is our first obligation to God. |
| What is faith defined as? | Our duty toward God to believe in him and to bear witness to him. |
| What is hope defined as? | We HOPE God will give us the ability to love Him and act as we should |
| What is charity defined as? | By following the First Commandment we are asked to love God above everything and show love to all of God's creations. |
| What is "adoration" in terms of the First Commandment? | We acknowledge God as the Creator, Savior, Lord and Master of everything that exists. |
| How does prayer help us in following the First Commandment? | We can show faith, hope, and charity toweard God through prayer. |
| Superstition | The belief that magical powers account for our life circumstances. Ex: good luck can come from a rabbit's foot and bad luck can come from the #13. |
| Idolatry | We commit idolatry whenever we honor something in place of God.Ex: money, power, pleasure, other people. |
| Divination | When we seek to learn of the future from palm readers, fortune tellers, horoscopes |
| What is forbidden by the Second Commandment? | The abuse of God's name, the improper use of the names of God, Jesus, Mary and all the saints |
| Promises made in God's name | Any promise made in God's name must be kept. To be unfaithful to the promise is to make God a liar. |
| Blasphemy | Uttering against God, either inwardly or outwardly, wors of hatred, reproach or defiance. Includes misusing God's name or failing to respect Him in your words or speech. |
| Perjury | When a person makes a promise under oath with no intention of keeping it, or when after promising on oath he does not keep it. |
| Sermon on the Mount | Jesus spoke about the Second Commandment when he said, "I say to you, do not swear at all...Let what you say be simply 'Yes' or 'No'." |
| False oath | Call upon God to lie |
| Scandal | an attitude or bwehavior which leads another to do evil |
| What does scripture say of the Sabbath? | For in six days the Lord made Heaven and earth...and rested on the seventh day. |
| Why do Christians recognize Sunday as the Sabbath? | It is the day Jesus rose from the dead |
| Sunday celebration of Mass and Eucharist | It is to be considered a holy day of obligation |
| When did Christian assembly begin | Early days of Church history |
| Definition of parish | A definite community of the Christian fainthful |
| Why must we go to church to celebrate Mass | You cannot pray at home as at church, where there is a great multitude of believers |
| How many holy days of obligation? | Besides Sundays, there are 6 holy days of obligation in U.S. |
| Can Catholics work on Sunday? | Yes, it is not forbidden to work if necessary |
| What are Catholics called to do on Sundays | Worship at Mass, rest from work, spend time with family |
| acedia | "spiritual sloth" or to refuse the joy that comes from God |
| sacrilege | to treat with disrespect the sacraments or other liturgical actions, a grave sin |
| blasphemy | uttering against God, inwardly or outwardly, words of hatred, reproach, or defiance |
| Importance of our given Christian name | discussed in the First Commandment |
| simony | the buying or selling of spiritual items for evil purposes |
