Transcript CH 2 PP

2.1
Morality: A Response to God’s Love
Chapter 2
Jesus
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2.2
Chapter Overview
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Jesus is the starting point of Catholic
morality.
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Love is the guiding principle of Catholic
morality.
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The kingdom of God is a central theme in
the mission of Jesus.
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Jesus models service and calls upon his
followers to serve.
V2.1
Vocabulary
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Incarnation (p. 23): “The mystery of the
wonderful union of the divine and human
natures” (Catechism, #483) in Jesus the
Son of God.
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Sermon on the Mount (p. 23): A part of
the Gospel according to Matthew in which
Jesus preaches important moral
teachings, including the Beatitudes.
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Beatitudes (p. 28): The teachings of Jesus
in the Sermon on the Mount on the
meaning and way to true happiness.
V2.2
Vocabulary
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Beatitude saints (p. 28): People who take
the Beatitudes’ message to heart and
attempt to live it.
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Kingdom of God (p. 30): God’s reign or
rule―proclaimed by and present in
Jesus―in which people serve one
another, share their goods with one
another, and refuse to retaliate with
violence against others.
V2.3
Vocabulary
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Foot washing (p. 31): The activity Jesus
performed prior to the Last Supper that
becomes the model for all Christian
service.
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“Hard sayings of Jesus” (p. 32):
Teachings such as the Beatitudes and the
Last Judgment that overturn commonly
held values and priorities.
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Legalism (p. 35): Attitude of strict
observance of laws, regardless of
circumstances and possible harm to
people involved.
V2.4
Vocabulary
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Minimalism (p. 36): An attitude of doing
only the least that is required by law in our
moral life.
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Moral muscle (p. 36): Pushing ourselves
to do more than the minimum in our moral
life.
2.3
Review
1. Which moral questions does Jesus view
as more basic than What should I do?
2. What does it mean to say that Jesus
does “morality on the run”?
3. What does it mean to say that the moral
character of Jesus serves as the basis
for Christian morality?
2.4
Review
4. Who is Jesus? List five ways to describe
him.
5. Which word describes the guiding
principle of Christian morality?
6. According to the story in the Gospel
according to Matthew, where is Christ to
be found?
2.5
Review
7. In what context does Jesus put his
message to place God first in our lives?
8. How are the Beatitudes similar to and
different from the Ten Commandments?
9. What do the Beatitudes challenge us to
do?
2.6
Review
10. Define a “Beatitude saint.”
11. What are the two dimensions to God’s
reign?
12. What is the kingdom of God? How do
we participate in this kingdom today?
2.7
Review
13. Name two images Jesus uses to help us
appreciate the kingdom of God.
14. What action by Jesus modeled his
command to serve others? When did
Jesus perform this action?
15. What does the text mean by the “hard
sayings” of Jesus? Give an example.
2.8
Review
16. What is most striking about Gospel
stories related to Jesus and the Law?
17. Name four perspectives that Jesus held
about the law.
18. Rather than focusing on what we are
supposed to do, what does Jesus focus
on in his teachings?
2.9
Review
19. According to the text does Jesus
renounce the Law?
20. Define legalism and minimalism.
21. What does the text mean by the phrase
“exercise moral muscle”?
2.10
Review
22. How can we achieve the perfection to
which Jesus challenges us?
23. What is the relationship between the
sacraments and Christian identity?