PRESENTATION OUTLINE
-When our world was created God gave us the right to be able to choose from right and wrong, this is free will.
- Free will is related to sin because sinning is the outcome of choosing to do wrong
OUR CHOICE
- Having a choice is having free will
- Everytime we make the wrong choice it is a sin
- The amount we sin is completely up to us
- Sinning is a sign on choosing to do wrong
In our lives, we can make the decision to follow what Jesus taught us by serving others
It is up to as to chose which path we take.
We have the opportunity to accomplish many great things.
In the Nicene Creed we profess, "I believe in One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church". These are the essential features and mission of the Catholic Church.
HOW ARE WE ONE?
- We are one, their is one body and spirit that makes up our faith
- God is one in the Father,Son, and Holy Spirit which make up the Holy Trinity
- The Catholic Faith has one founder, Jesus Christ
- Our teachings and beliefs are one as we are united in charity
- We are one in our celebration of the 7 sacraments
"Because the loaf of bread is one, we, though many, are one body, for we all partake of the one loaf"
-Corinthians10:17
Holiness is sacred and only followers of Christ can be opened up to it.
The Catholic faith is apostolic because it originated with The 12 apostles who Jesus gave his authority and power to when He ascended into heaven.
The Church was built upon the foundation of the Apostles
Our professions of faith found in both Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition were taught and preserved by the apostles who handed them on through the generations
The Apostles are extremely important to Catholicism because they are the reason it's beliefs, concepts, and ideas were passed on and are still here today