1. DE-CREATION

2. De-Creation  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.

3. De-Creation  To love means:

4. De-Creation  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.

5. De-Creation  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.

6. De-Creation  To sin means:

7. De-Creation  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.

8. De-Creation  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:

9. De-Creation  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.

10. De-Creation 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.

11. De-Creation  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.

12. De-Creation 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.

13. De-Creation  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.

14. De-Creation 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.

15. De-Creation  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?”

16. De-Creation  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 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Om3Xd6Ka-Go

17. De-Creation  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 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)

18. De-Creation 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?

19. De-Creation 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).

20. De-Creation 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.

21. De-Creation 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

22. De-Creation 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.

23. De-Creation 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.

24. De-Creation  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?