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Chapter 4 (Abundant Fruit)
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Religious Studies
8th Grade
02/28/2012

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Love
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Care, compassion, and respect for all people. This includes forgiveness of wrongs.
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Joy
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Deeper than happiness (because it stays with you). May be quiet, brings and supports life even in tough times.
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Peace
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Resolution of conflicts within yourself and with others. Linked to the four elements of Shalom.
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Patience
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Being able to wait and work for what is good. May include correction, but allows time for the self and others to grow. Patience is not being a doormat to someone's disrespect or abuse.
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Kindness
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Going out of your way to do good for another. Kindness obligation.
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Generosity
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Sharing our gifts with anyone in need. Does not see lines of color or race when a need is present. looks only at the characteristics of the person who needs help.
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Faithfulness
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Also called integrity. Being true to one's promises and one's best self even if it is not convenient.
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Gentleness
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Making a difference without force or violence. Gentleness is not weakness; it takes a strong brave person to be gentle.
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Self-control
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Also called moderation. Knowing when to say "when".
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Long-suffering
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Enduring difficulties without complaint. There are times we need to complain, but don't make a habit of it; and recognize the difficulties of others.
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Modesty
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Treating all life as the gift it is... from God; treating all life with respect and dignity.
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Chastity
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safe-guarding the sacredness of the physical aspect of the relationship of love; applies to the married, vowed, or single state.
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Christocentric
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centered on Christ
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Virtue
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A habit or skill that allows us to easily choose what is right.
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Natural Virtue
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learned by practice (examples are generosity, honesty, and faithfulness).
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Supernatural Virtue
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gifts from God (examples are faith, hope, and charity). They can be observed in other people, but they cannot give them to us.
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