Unit 3 | Lesson 1: Genuine Freedom - Pursuit of Good

Question 1

Human beings enjoy a
twofold dignity:

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Answer 1

• intrinsic dignity as
  human beings, made in the image and
  likeness of God.
• dignity which man
  can acquire as he grows: the dignity of
  intelligent and free persons who freely
  choose to shape their lives and actions
  in accord with the truth.

Question 2

Human Freedom

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Answer 2

Social Freedom
Personal Freedom
Christian Freedom
Genuine Freedom

Question 3

the absence of social demands and
restrictions, thus the freedom to do as one pleases.

what kind of human freedom

Answer 3

Social Freedom

Question 4

concerns the inner man: his ability to shape
his own life, free from psychological determinisms and limiting
phobias

what kind of human freedom

Answer 4

Personal Freedom

Question 5

first and foremost the liberation from sin
and evil: the freedom which reconciliation with God brings, to live in grace and share God’s life

What kind of human freedom

Answer 5

Christian Freedom

Question 6

outstanding manifestation of the divine
image in man

what kind of human freedom

Answer 6

Genuine freedom

Question 7

Freedom is basically anchored on man’s dignity.

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Answer 7

yes

Question 8

True freedom is a freedom only for the
good.

Thus, man is always expected 2 elect d good in all his/her undertakings

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Answer 8

yes

Question 9

Genuine freedom must be
given emphasis in order to
straighten man’s path toward
the awareness of one’s fidelity
to the dignity which was lost
to sin.

yes

Answer 9

yes

Question 10

the more we become like God, the more we become human and the more we become humans, the more we should be like God.

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Answer 10

yes

Question 10

the more we become like God, the more we become human and the more we become humans, the more we should be like God.

yes

Answer 10

yes

Question 11

Freedom enters when man treats the other with outmost respect and high regard for the presence of God in each person.

It is by virtue of our dignity that we are equal before the eyes of God

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Answer 11

yes

Question 12

Mother Teresa has become an icon of holiness because she
exercised the genuine freedom that Christians are all called to do: the works of God.

yes

Question 13

• Creation happened because of the
  unconditional, undying and unending love
  of God.
• Man’s response to that overflowing love is
  faithfulness.
• the recognition of one’s and other’s
  dignity must be the basis of a person’s
  genuine exercise of genuine freedom.

yes

Question 14

As man navigates the ins and outs of genuine freedom, ideally, the good must always take precedence.

yes

Question 15

The responsibility in exercising freedom entails that a person must always bear consciously and unconsciously that he/she is the only one answerable and accountable for all the actions he/she committed.

Question 16

The intrinsic goodness of man is exercised through the aid his/her freewill and intellect.

yes

Question 17

The election toward the good is only achieved if the person is definitively bound to God and is totally aware of the call to be always faithful to one’s dignity

yes

Question 18

man is able to perfect himself/herself and is capable of arriving at the promised salvation of Christ

yes

Question 19

Freedom would thus lay claim to a moral autonomy which would actually amount to an absolute sovereignty.

yes

Question 20

Freedom is our ability to be faithful to our dignity

Question 21

Doing God-like actions: loving, showing mercy, extending
compassion, forgiving, etc.

Question 22

Freedom is the
ability to choose
the good.

Question 23

“The more we
choose the
good, the freer
we become.”