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CHRISTIAN MORALITY In the Footsteps of Christ

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CHRISTIAN MORALITY

In the Footsteps of Christ

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Our Call to Love• Jesus and the Commands to Love

– Love for God and neighbor • “Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all

your soul, with all your mind and with all your strength…. You must love your neighbor as yourself.” (Mk 12:29-31; Mt 22:37-40)

– The Love we received from God • “I give you a new commandment: love one another;

just as I have loved you, you must love one another. By this love you have for one another, everyone will know that you are my disciples” (Jn 13:34-35)

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Our Call to Love

The norm for loving shifts from self-love to God’s love for us as revealed in and by Christ.

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Christian moral challenge

To be formed in the spirit of Christ’s love.

To integrate our confession of faith with actual living.

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Jesus Our Model

• The uniqueness of Jesus Christ: Fully Divine and really human.

• Christ’s divinity assures the validity of his understanding and teaching regarding the meaning of humanity, and his humanity guarantees the possibility of our living in accordance with his teachings.

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God’s Plan of Salvation• “The very essence of salvation is the plan of

God to rescue humankind from eternal punishment and be with him forever.” (I. Maningas, p.51)

• God’s plan is actualized through Christ’s death and resurrection and continues to unfold through the grace of His Spirit working in us to help us conquer sin in the world and in us.

• Two aspects:– Our need for salvation emerges from the

presence of evil in our daily struggle.– Salvation demands that we be open to the

invitation of God in overcoming evil in the world.

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Characteristics of Christian Morality

Aurelio Fernandez-James Socias

1) Affects first the person and then the action.

2) Transforms both the inside and the outside.

3) Considers the profound attitudes of the person.

4) Stresses more what ought to be done than what is to be avoided.

5) Requires not only just actions but also holiness.

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Characteristics of Christian Morality

6) Is not a rigid morality marked by a multiplicity of precepts.

7) Includes both rewards and punishment.

8) Is a morality for freedom.9) Is fulfilled on earth, but it pertains to

the next life.10)Finds its beginning and end in love.

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The Beatitudes• Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of

heaven.• Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.• Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.• Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness,

for they shall be satisfied.• Blessed are the merciful for they shall obtain mercy.

• Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God.• Blessed are the peacemakers for they shall be called sons

of God.• Blessed are those who are persecuted for the sake of for

theirs is the kingdom of heaven.• Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you

and and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account, rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven.

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Beatitudes

• The heart of Christian morality– Addresses more the being than the

action.– Challenges the Christian to aspire to a

life of heroic virtue that transcends an external observance of the letter of the law.

– Actively seeks the good of others and does not merely strive to avoid harming them.

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CHRISTIAN MORALITY

IS CORRELATED TO

HUMAN DESTINY…

ETERNAL LIFE

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“Master, what must I do

to possess eternal life? “

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TO REAFFIRM THE VALUE OF HUMAN LIFE

To defend the world’s poorThose threatened and despised Those whose human rights are violated

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TO APPEAL TO EACH AND EVERY PERSON TO RESPECT, PROTECT, LOVE AND SERVE…

L I F E

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TO COMMIT TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY

Even amidst so many difficulties and serious threats

The family will always remain in accordance with God’s will…the sanctuary of life

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TO APPEAL TO EACH AND EVERY PERSON

THAT TOGETHER WE MAY OFFER THE WORLD

NEW SIGNS OF HOPE

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TO WORK SO AS TO ENSURE THAT JUSTICE

AND SOLIDARITY WILL INCREASE

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TO AFFIRM A NEW CULTURE OF LIFE

For the building of an authentic civilization of truth and love

Because the kingdom of God is present in this civilization

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References:

Vincent J. Genovesi, In Pursuit of Love: Catholic Morality and Human Sexuality, 2nd ed. Jesuit Communications Foundation, Inc., 2003.

Aurelio Fernandez and James Socias, Our Moral Life in Christ: A Basic Course on Moral Theology, Scepter Publishers, Inc., Princeton, New Jersey, 1997.

Ismael Ireneo Maningas, Ed.D., Filipino Christian Morality. St. Pauls Philippines, Makati City. 1998.