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Your Life In Christ Chapter 5 Vocab

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Conscience
a practical judgment of reason that helps a person recognizes decide the goodness or sinfulness of an action or attitude. It is the subjective norm of morality that we must follow properly and then follow. It is the moral quality of a concrete act that he is going to perform, is in the process of performing, or has already completed
Vice
A bad habit, such as laziness, that inclines us to choose the evil rather than the good.
Fortitude
The moral virtue that ensures firmness in difficulties and constancy in the pursuit of the good.
Martyr
A witness ready to suffer and even die for truth and virtue; martyrdom is the ultimate act of fortitude.
What is Christian conscience?
1 - An awareness of God's call to be;
2 - an awareness of God's call to know the good;
3 - an awareness of God's call to do the good.
When does conscience work?
1 - before we act
2 - as we act
3 - after we act
After studying all the issue in a particular situation, a conscientious decision will involve
praying for divine assistance.
Conscience is the subjective norm of morality but
it can still judge the objective truth
A good conscience judgment includes
Humility in saying I don't know everything.
A faulty conscience judgment might include
1 - rejecting Church teaching
2 - being ruled by emotions
3 - ignorance of Christ's gospel
You must never go against what your conscience tells you is moral - T or F
True
Conscience is primarily a judgment of the intellect - T or F
True
Conscience always means we must go it alone when making moral decisions - T or F
False
It is always a part of a good conscience decision to evaluate and reflect on actions already performed - T or F
True
The excuse "This is the way I am" is often a sign of an insincere conscience - T or F
True
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