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Sources of morality
Happiness
God's Revelation
Known through Scripture and Tradition
Focused on one core truth
GOD CREATED HUMANS TO LIVE IN
LOVING RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM
GOD'S GIFTS
We are made in God's image
Soul -- divine gift unique to human beings
Intellect -- ability to see and understand the
order of things that God has established
Free will -- makes it possible for us to
choose the good
Freedom and Moral
Choice
Humans do not rely just on instinct; we are free to choose
to act in a way consistent with God's will.
Freedom = responsibility
Factors that may lessen - but not remove - responsibility
Ignorance
Psychological factors
Social pressures
Original Sin
Original sin, committed by Adam and Eve,
destroyed
Original holiness
Original justice
Original Sin
Damages our relationship with God
Causes us to experience sickness and death
Inclines us to sin -- concupiscence
Beatitudes
Christ calls us to a new vision of life.
This vision is expressed in Beatitudes
(Matthew 5:3-12)
The Beatitudes teach us our vocation as
Christians.
Saved?
We are saved through God's work, not our
own efforts.
Our goal is to collaborate with God's grace,
not to "earn" our way into heaven.
Justification
Justification -- the process by which God's
grace frees us from sin (makes us holy)
Our original justice is restored through the
passion of Christ and the sanctifying grace
received at Baptism
Justification begins with conversion.
Sanctification
As the process of justification reaches its end,
we become sanctified -- a holy person.
Through sanctification, we give glory to God
here on earth and will give God glory in
heaven after our death.
Merit
Merit is sometimes used to describe our
standing in the eyes of God.
Merit is first God's free gift to us, and then,
secondly, our acceptance of God's gift and
our participation in God's saving plan.
Part 2 -- Law
Law -- a general rule of behavior made by a
competent authority for the sake of the common
good.
Eternal law -- Divine law which is always true and
never changes.
We understand eternal law through reason and
listening to God's revealed truths.
Moral law
Moral law comes from God and is a rational
expression of Eternal Law. It reflects God's
wisdom and love.
The gift of our conscience enables us to
follow the moral law.
Every person is obligated to f
Natural law
Natural law -- the moral law that can be
understood through our intellect and the use
of reason. It is part of our human nature.
Natural law does not depend on religion, and
does not .
The Golden Rule is an example of natural
moral law.
Law and the Original
Covenant
The Old Law (the Law of Moses) was the first
stage of God's revelation to us about how are
to live.
The Old Law is summarized in the ten
commandments (or Decalogue) given to
Moses.
Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments are found in the
Book of Exodus and the Book of
Deuteronomy.
They are part of the Old, or Original,
Covenant that God made with His people.
They summarized many particular laws found
in the first five books of the Bible -- the
Pentateuch.
Law and the New
Covenant
Jesus established the New Covenant and
taught a new law which fulfilled and
completed the old law.
The New Law, also called the Law of the
Gospel, is the perfection of God's moral law,
both natural and revealed.
Sermon on the Mount
The core of the New Law is found in the
Sermon on the Mount.
The Sermon on the Mount begins with the
Beatitudes.
The Great Commandments
The two Great Commandments emphasize
that the heart of them New Law is love.
The first Great Commandment summarizes
the first three commandments; the second,
summarizes the last seven Commandments.
Church Law
Precepts of the Church -- general guidance in
living a Christian life
Canon law -- concerned with the relationship
among different members of the Church and
with matters that affect the mission of the
Church.
Magisterium
The Magisterium is made up of the bishops of the
world united with the pope.
The Magisterium has the responsibility of passing on
amend teaching the revealed truths.
The Magisterium applies Christ's moral teaching to
modern situations.
In speaking "ex cathedra" in matters of faith and
moral, the magisterium is infallible -- without error.
Part 3 -- Sin
Sin in the Old Testament
Genesis
Exodus
Prophets
Sin as "missing the mark"
Heroes who sinned
Sin in the New Testament
Light and truth versus darkness and lies
Forgiveness
Consequences of sin
St. Paul: "wages of sin is death"
Requirements for sin
Definition of sin (CCC)
Sin is deliberate
Sin can be
thought
word
deed
omission
Criteria for sin
Three elements determine the morality of any
human act
Object
Intention
Circumstances
Good act?
For an action to be morally good, the object
and the intentions must be good.
Good intentions or special circumstances can
never make a bad action morally good.
Types of sin
Omission and commission
Capital sins
Venial and mortal sins
Mortal sin
Serious matter
Full knowledge
Sufficient reflection
Social sin
Rooted in personal sin
Collective effect of many person's personal
sins
Sinful attitudes or actions become accepted
and are unchallenged in society
Social justice
Social sin goes against the Gospel teaching
on social justice
Social encyclicals