2nd pt Flashcards
the capacity of the subject to invest oneself in a given project
Self possesion
the power of the subject to realize his/her possibilities
SELF-DEFINITION
It was on Mt. Sinai that God gave His people a lasting sign of His call for all persons to be truly free – the Commandments
False, the decalogue
Christian conviction responds that above the natural law, there is Christ’s commandment of love!
True
The ________- do not only prohibit but express what we should do to be truly free
Ten commandments
True freedom therefore, is not our capacity to do anything we want, but our capacity to do what we should as persons-in-community.
True
Our everyday freedom
Free Choice
What are the 2 levels of personal freedom
Free choice
Fundamental Freedom
God is the source of our authentic freedom
False, Christ is our source
The natural law is immutable and inchangable
True
True freedom is merely being free from sin,
False, It also maens loving God and loving others
the capacity to choose among different options towards a goal
CAPACITY TO CHOOSE
True freedom is fostered when people respect the freedom and dignity of each other.
True
Jesus has shown us that only in truly loving God and others can we become truly free.
True
To grow in the likeness of Christ is to grow in love
False, is to grow in true freedom
Mary is the most perfect sign of God’s call for us to become truly free.
False, it is Jesus
The freedom that we become through the choices we make
Fundamental Freedom
Real freedom is freedom from everything that opposes our true good
False, the right term is True freedom