Lesson 6: The Truth about Happiness
for they shall obtain mercy.
Temporary Happiness: Earthly Happiness
Eternal Happiness: It is the Happiness that will last
forever. It is the only achieved when we are with
God in His eternal Kingdom.
- It cannot be achieved while on earth.
 There is nothing wrong in trying to achieve
temporary happiness; however, we must
never compromise eternal happiness.
 If we are to choose one between temporary
and eternal happiness, we must be able to
choose eternal happiness.
 Always prioritize Eternal Happiness.
Jesus made a guide so that we may achieve eternal
happiness.
- He gave during the Sermon on the Mount.
The Beatitudes:
- They are not a series of commandments
unlike the decalogue (10 commandments)
- These focuses on what values we should
have rather than simply avoiding sin.
- They do not focus on specific action, rather
on what we should become.
- The beatitudes opposes materialism, lust
for power and wealth, and ruthless
competition.
Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
Blessed are they who mourn,
for they shall be comforted.
Blessed are the meek,
for they shall inherit the earth.
Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for
righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Blessed are the merciful,
Blessed are the pure of heart,
for they shall see God.
Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they shall be called children of God.
Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake
of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven."
Lesson 7: The Truth about our
Relationship with God
Matthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters. He will
either, hate one and love the other. You cannot
serve God and Mammon.
Mammon – devil or money in Hebrew
The gospel deals with worldly materials and that as
a disciple, we can only serve one master. It states
that one can choose only between God and
Mammon.
There is nothing wrong in trying to acquire wealth,
but we are reminded that too much love for wordly
possesion will lead us to sin. This means that we
should always prioritize God above all else.
The first 3 Commandments:
1. The First Commandment:
- I am the Lord your God, You shall not have
other gods besides me.
Virtues of Religion:
o Adoration:
- To adore God is to acknowledge, in respect
and absolute submission, the nothingness
of the creature who would not exist but for
God. (We are nothing without God)
 o Prayer:
- Adoration (praise), contrition (sorry),
Thanksgiving (giving thanks) and
supplication. The Virtues we all
acccomplished in prayer by lifting
ourselves to God.
o Sacrifice:
- Sacrifice, to the genuine, must be the
expression of spiritual sacrifice.
o Religiuos Vow:
- Our faith entauks us to make promises to
God, such as in baptism, confirmation,
matrimony and holy order.
When we say “God”, we confess a constant and
unchangeable being – a being who is always same,
faithful and without evil.
Prohibitions of the First Commandment:
 Superstition
- Attributing the officacy of prayers or of
sacramental signs to their mere external
performance object.
 Idoltary
- This is divinizing what is not God. It is
honoring, revering or worshipping idols og
gods or demons, power, pleasure, race,
ancestors, the state and the money.
 Polytheism
- Believing or venerating other divinities
then the one true God in three persons.
 Divination and Magic
- Falsely unveiling the future, horoscope,
astrology, palm reading, and interpretation
of omen, chairvoyance, recourse to
medium, invocation or occult powers.
 Irreligion
- Tempting God to proove His existence or
testing His Almighty power.
 Sacrilege
- Profaning or disrespecting sacred person,
things, or places; especially against the
Eucharist.
 Simony
- The buying or selling of spiritual things or
religious items.
 Atheism and Agnotiscism
- Rejects or denies Go, False Humanism and
declares the impossibility of proving God’s
existence.
2. The Second Commandment:
- You shall not take the name of the Lord
your God in vain.
- Prescribes respect for the Lord’s Name.
Like, the 1st commandment, but more
particular on our use of speech in sacred
matter.
Prohibitions of the Second Commandment:
 Abuse of God’s name
- Improper use of the names of God, Jesus
Chirst as well as Mary and the other saints.
 Unfaithfulness to Promises
- Promises made with God’s name
 Blasphemy
- Uttering words of hatred to God.
 False Oath
- Using God’s name to affirm something not
truthful.
 Perjury
- Makes a promise without any intention of
keeping it.
 Foreign Baptismal Name
- Using names that are against Christian
Sentiment.