2.1: social teachings of the church

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Yahweh is a righteous God in the Old Testament so He encourages His people as well to become [1] in order to realize [2] (over-all harmony) in His Kingdom

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just and righteous

peace or shalom

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The origin and foundation of the Social Mission of the Church are rooted in the

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Judeo-Christian Tradition

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the virtue which inclines us to give to God and to man what is due to them

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justice

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To be the people of God meant to practice justice. A just system was required for all people, aside from their ethnic origin or social justice

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Social Justice is central to the Pentateuch

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The prophets lash out unrelentingly against unjust laws and judges

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Social Justice is central to the Prophets

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The Judeo-Christian Tradition Expressions of Justice are

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Sedakah
Mishpat
Hesed
Dikaiosune

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sedakah means

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right relationship

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It is manifested by Yahweh in His relationship with Israel and with all things He has made, and by Israel, in her response of obedience, reverence and faithfulness to God.

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Sedakah

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The right relationship that God has established demonstrates the way of justice for human beings in dealing with one another.

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Sedakah

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sedakah also corresponds to

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Yahweh’s righteousness

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some terms related to yahweh’s sedakah are

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mercy, compassion, and salvation

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It is identical with deliverance and salvation, describing it as associated to a norm established by God.

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Sedakah

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depicts the forensic nature of justice

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Mishpat

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It is justice based on the context of the failure of the right relationship

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Mishpat

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This is where Yahweh refuses injustice because the right relationship is being violated

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Mishpat

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It is also a court of law wherein the accused is punished and the victim is vindicated.

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Mishpat

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Yahweh is a judge who punishes the wicked one and rewards the righteous one. Thus, He corrects wrongdoings in order to restore right relationship.

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Mishpat

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The arbiter, the King-God, secures order in the community by applying the mishpath. It implies deliverance for those who are just and innocent, but harsh for the wicked and sinful.

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Mishpat

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often translated as loving kindness

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Hesed

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other translations of this are steadfast love, mercy, and compassion

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Hesed

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Yahweh‘s hesed is manifested in

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His everlasting love for Israel. (Ps. 25: 6, Jer. 31: 3),

remaining faithful in spite of Israel‘s unfaithfulness (Hos. 2), and

showing compassion and mercy for her sins (Isa. 54: 8)

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epitome of hesed to others

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Yahweh

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What is it the Lord requires us to do? and its verse

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Micah 6:8

only do justice
to love mercy
walk humbly with you God

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old and new testament emphasized …

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old testament
- external actions that we need to follow

new testament
- internal dispositions we need to have

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Jesus’ invitation to strive first for the Kingdom of God and His righteousness (Mt. 6: 33) is basically relational.

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Dikaiosune

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The Greek word dikaiosune can be rendered

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righteousness or justice

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The metaphor of the Kingdom of God embodies the way God relates with people and sheds light on the word … as the manner by which God wants to be ―king or as to be the divine will is followed

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Dikaiosune

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christ’s active role in the society (3)

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as a teacher
preaches the kingdom of god
as a liberator

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Christ’s teaching gives emphasis on ‘persons’ over the law, and on the virtues of justice and charity over the legal code.

what is this and the verse

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christ as a teacher

(Luke 10:25-37)

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class people for metanoia (conversion of heart)
conversion which is non-violent
hopeful preparation for its realization in the future

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christ preaches the kingdom of god

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Christ’s liberation is also at the same time a

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restoration (personal and communal)

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One‘s commitment to serve others through active participation to integral human development.

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King

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Our capacity to pray for one another and our ability to establish a deeper relationship with God through prayer and worship

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Priest

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Proclaiming peace founded on truth, built according to justice, integrated by charity and practiced in freedom

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Prophet

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Just like the mission of Jesus Christ, the mission of the Church to the society is threefold:

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Kingly, Priestly and Prophetic.

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The social mission of the Church is rooted in the

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ministry and mission of Jesus Christ to love and serve by promoting and protecting the wellbeing of the human persons

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The Church continues to struggle for the realization of the Kingdom of God through

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(1) ongoing renewal and (2) consistent propagation of the Gospel through words and deeds.

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Duc in Altum

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“Put out into the deep” Lk. 5:4

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Christ commanded his disciples: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and ofthe Son and of the Holy Spirit”

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Matthew 28:19

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It is through [….] that members of the Christian community ―are called to a holiness of life in the world befitting disciples of Jesus.

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baptism

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he fundamental vocation in which the Church’s mission and ministry find full meaning

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discipleship

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The Synod of Bishops spoke about the relation between the Gospel andjustice:

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Action on behalf of justice and participation in the transformation of the world fully appear to us as a constitutive dimension of the preaching of the Gospel

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The Church fulfills her mission of preaching the Gospel when

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it teaches the demands of justice

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responding to the demands of the contemporary communities

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1. the fact of religious pluralism
2. truthful tolerance
3. fidelity to proclaim the kingdom of god