1.1: Human Dignity in the HIstory of Salvation

Question 1

Then God said: “Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, the birds of the air, and the cattle, and over all the wild animals and all the creatures that crawl on the ground.”

God created man in his image; in the divine image he created him; male and female he created them.

Answer 1

Genesis 1: 26-27

Question 2

“The dignity of the human person is rooted in his or her creation in the image and likeness of God. Endowed with a spiritual and immortal soul, intelligence and free will, the human person is ordered to God and called in soul and in body to eternal beatitude.”
What CCC

Answer 2

CCC 1699-1715

Question 3

This statement is the basis of Christian anthropology, because it identifies the foundation of man’s dignity as a person in his creation “in the likeness” of God

Answer 3

Genesis 1:27

Question 4

Why is Genesis 1:27 the basis of Christian anthropology?

Answer 4

because it identifies the foundation of man’s dignity as a person in his creation “in the likeness” of God

Question 5

The divine image is present in every man.

Answer 5

Imago Dei

Question 6

He is endowed with:
- “a spiritual and immortal” soul
- Intellect (knowledge)
- Freewill (freedom)

Answer 6

CCC 1702-1711

Question 7

The human person is composed of body and soul

Answer 7

“A Spiritual and Immortal” Soul

Question 8

“Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.”

Answer 8

Gen 2:7

Question 9

God gave us the ability to learn about things and understand them by the use of our intellect

Answer 9

Intellect (Knowledge)

Question 10

God created man a rational being, conferring on him the dignity of a person who can initiate and control his own actions.

Answer 10

CCC 1730

Question 11

but the exercise of freedom does not entail the putative right to say or do anything

Answer 11

CCC 1747

Question 12

True freedom is the power and right to do that which is right and good. It is rooted in reason and will, to act or not; to act to do this or that, and so to perform deliberate actions on one’s own responsibility.

Answer 12

CCC 1731

Question 13

The more one does what is good, the freer one becomes.

Answer 13

CCC 1733

Question 14

There is no true freedom except in the service of what is good and just.

Answer 14

CCC 1733

Question 15

The choice to disobey and do evil is an abuse of freedom and one becomes a slave to sin

Answer 15

CCC 1733

Question 16

“The State values the dignity of every human person and guarantees full respect for human rights.”

Answer 16

Philippine Constitution, Article 2 Section 11

Question 17

Being an image of God also implies our responsibility to His creation

Answer 17

Stewardship

Question 18

“In our day, there is a growing awareness that world peace is threatened not only by the arms race, regional conflicts and continued injustices among peoples and nations, but also by a lack of due respect for nature, by the plundering of natural resources and by a progressive decline in the quality of life.“

Answer 18

St John Paul II during the Celebration of World Peace January 1, 1990

Question 19

Caring for and cultivating the world involves the following:

Answer 19

Joyful appreciation of the God-given beauty and wonder of nature;

Protection and preservation of the environment, which would be the stewardship of ecological concern;

Respect for human life—shielding life from threat and assault, doing everything that can be done to enhance this gift and make life flourish; and

Development of this world through noble human effort—physical labor, the trades and professions, the arts and sciences. We call such an effort “work.” Work is a fulfilling human vocation

Question 20

Pope Francis in his encyclical […] presents current ecological problems our world is facing

Answer 20

Laudato Si

Question 21

Ruthlessly consumes, exploits, and discards human life and our natural resources as one of the root causes.

Answer 21

Throwaway culture