religion chapter 25

• what is natural moral law?

  it is our God-given instinct to be in the right relationship with God, other people, and ourselves.
• what is the old law?

  it is the Law of Moses or the Ten Commandments
• what is the first commandment?

  1. I am the LORD you God: you shall not have strange Gods before me
• What is the second commandment?

  2. You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain
• what is the third commandment?

  3. Remember to keep holy the Lord's Day
• what is the fourth commandment?

  4. Honor your father and your mother
• what is the fifth commandment?

  5. You shall not kill
• what is the sixth commandment?

  6. You shall not commit adultery
• what is the seventh commandment?

  7. You shall not steal
• what is the eight commandment?

  8. You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor
• what is the ninth commandment?

  9. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife
• what is the tenth commandment?

  10. You shall not covet your neighbor's goods
• what is the New law?

  it is the Law of the Gospel of Jesus, as well as the law of love, grace and freedom, it is also the perfection of God’s moral law, both natural and revealed
• what are the precepts of the church?

  1. attend to Mass on Sundays and holy days, 2. confess your sins at least once per year, 3. Receive the Eucharist at least during the Easter season, 4. Observe the days of fasting and abstinence established by the Church, 5. Help to provide for the material needs of the church according to your ability
• what is the magisterium?

  it is the official teaching authority of the church that is responsible for interpreting and preserving the truths of salvation that are revealed in both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition
• How do you check and refine your conscience?

  1. receive the eucharist 2. examine your conscience, 3. Go to confession, 4. Study and reflect on scripture, 5. pray, 6. Discover what the church teaches, 7. Examine moral daily choices, 8. Read and watch stories that inspire virtue (Garbage in-Garbage out), 9. Choose good role models, 10. seek the truth
• What is the old law?

  it is the 10 commandments and it was the first at age of God’s Revelation to us about how we are to live as people made in God’s image
• What is the church law?

  The law for her member that help guide us toward the moral life, good actions and attitudes that are our ongoing spiritual worship