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SCV.01 explain the relationship between Scripture and Divine Revelation (CCC §51-141);

SCV.03 describe the development of oral and written traditions in Scripture using historical, literary and critical approaches;

SCV.04 demonstrate a familiarity with and an ability to retell key biblical narratives that illustrate God’s faithful covenant relationship with a chosen people and the community’s response to this relationship;

SCV.05 express connections between the relationships described in biblical events and their own life experiences.

PFV.04 consider how religious faith is shaped by human experience PSV.01 use a variety of prayer forms to enrich and express personal and

communal spirituality (CCC §2559-2565, 2623-2643);

I will describe de-creation breaks the bonds of love and calls us to reconcile five relationships.

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To love means:

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To love means: to seek and foster the good of others in the context of their concrete situation.

The creation stories tell us that God loves us (at it’s best, creation is always a loving act) and calls us to love one another.

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To love means: to seek and foster the good of others in the context of their concrete situation.

The creation stories tell us that God loves us (at it’s best, creation is always a loving act) and calls us to love one another. God creates Adam and breathes life into

him; Adam is called to act as steward for

creation; Eve is created from Adam and shares his

breath.

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To sin means:

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To sin means: to place an obstacle in one’s relationship with God, self, and others. (We will build on this idea, adding two more relationships.)

Sin breaks the bonds of love It rejects the essential goodness of the

person; It rejects the desire for good; It rejects the call to live in loving

relationships.

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We can describe sin with greater precision by using the following terms: Personal Sin: Social Sin:

Sins of commission: Sins of omission:

Mortal sin: Venial sin:

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We can describe sin with greater precision by using the following terms: Personal Sin: the free act of an individual – I

have a choice and I make the choice to break the bonds of love.

Social Sin: the conditions of a community which encourage personal sin but remove some of the freedom of the individual to choose – it is driven by power, profit, and the rejection of the idea that all life is sacred/all people are essentially good.

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Name some examples of personal sin…

Name some examples of social sin…

We can describe sin with greater precision by using the following terms: Personal Sin: the free act of an individual

– I have a choice and I make the choice to break the bonds of love.

Social Sin: the conditions of a community which encourage personal sin but remove some of the freedom of the individual to choose – it is driven by power, profit, and the rejection of the idea that all life is sacred/all people are essentially good.

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We can describe sin with greater precision by using the following terms: Sins of commission: the sin of doing

something – I choose to act in a way that rejects love.

Sins of omission: the sin of doing nothing – I choose to not act even though love requires that I do.

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Name some ways we sin by commission…

Name some ways we sin by omission…

We can describe sin with greater precision by using the following terms: Sins of commission: the sin of

doing something – I choose to act in a way that rejects love.

Sins of omission: the sin of doing nothing – I choose to not act even though love requires that I do.

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We can describe sin with greater precision by using the following terms: Mortal sin: a very serious choice to reject love

– requires three things to happen: It is a grave matter (think of the ‘seven deadly

sins’); It is done with full knowledge of the person; It is done freely, with full consent of the will.

Venial sin: a less serious choice to reject love – it does meet one or more of the three things that have to happen to make a sin mortal.

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What might be an example of a mortal sin? Why?

What might be an example of a venial sin? Why?

We can describe sin with greater precision by using the following terms: Mortal sin: a very serious choice to

reject love – requires three things to happen: It is a grave matter (think of the ‘seven

deadly sins’); It is done with full knowledge of the person; It is done freely, with full consent of the will.

Venial sin: a less serious choice to reject love – it does meet one or more of the three things that have to happen to make a sin mortal.

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If we can describe the nature of sin, the next big question often is…

“From where does sin come? If God created everything good, how does evil evolve?”

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If we can describe the nature of sin, the next big question often is…

“From where does sin come? If God created everything good, how does evil evolve?”

Humanity has long tried to answer these questions by telling stories…the ancient Greeks talked about Prometheus and Pandora. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om3Xd6Ka-Go

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Humanity has long tried to answer these questions by telling stories…the ancient Greeks talked about Prometheus and Pandora. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om3Xd6Ka-Go

Watch the film and look for the following things: What does the film say about the origin of sin? How might the story reflect the six ideas we

discussed? (Personal/social, commission/omission, mortal/venial)

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REMEMBER:

We read scripture contextually, looking for the main messages that describe the people we…

…were …are …can be.

As Catholics, we understand the origin of sin by looking at several stories from the book of Genesis.

Read Path Through Scripture pages 19-25 and answer the review questions on page 26.

What big ideas can we find in the stories?

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REMEMBER:

We read scripture contextually, looking for the main messages that describe the people we…

…were …are …can be.

What big ideas can we find in the stories? Evil enters the world when people,

using free will, reject God’s love. There are five effects of sin: it

alienates people from…themselves, God, nature, other people, from other nations.

Sin spreads, building from one (in)action to the next.

There is always hope for reconciliation and redemption (Jesus).

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REMEMBER:

We read scripture contextually, looking for the main messages that describe the people we…

…were …are …can be.

What big ideas can we find in the stories? Evil enters the world when

people, using free will, reject God’s love.

Adam, Eve, and the serpent.

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REMEMBER:

We read scripture contextually, looking for the main messages that describe the people we…

…were …are …can be.

What big ideas can we find in the stories? There are five effects of sin: it

alienates people from… Themselves – Adam and Eve are naked

and ashamed God – A/E hide from God Nature – the ground is cursed, A/E leave

Eden Other people – Cain’s violence to Abel From other nations – the Tower of

Babel

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REMEMBER:

We read scripture contextually, looking for the main messages that describe the people we…

…were …are …can be.

What big ideas can we find in the stories? Sin spreads, building from one

(in)action to the next.

The family tree of A/E leading up to Noah and the Ark.

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REMEMBER:

We read scripture contextually, looking for the main messages that describe the people we…

…were …are …can be.

What big ideas can we find in the stories? There is always hope for

reconciliation and redemption (Jesus).

God does not reject A/E. God promises Cain he won’t be

killed. God sets the rainbow in the sky.

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Write a paragraph describing a time that you have sinned being sure to describe and apply each of the key learnings: Was it a personal or social sin? Was it a sin of commission or omission? Was it a mortal or venial sin? From which relationships were you

alienated? How where you reconciled?