W6: Lesson 1 Flashcards
What virtue inclines us to give to God and to man what is due to them?
Justice
What catechism states that “ The dignity of the human person is rooted in his or her creation in the image and likeness of God. Endowed with the spiritual and immortal soul, intelligence and free will, the human person is ordered to God and called in soul in body to eternal beattitude.”
CCC 1699-1715
It enables us to recognize and understand God’s command to do good and avoid evil.
Human Intellect
It enables us to choose good with the guidance of our conscience and to obey God’s law of love.
Free will
What is the source of CST?
Bible
Who stated that the Bible is the foundation of a Judeo-Christian vision of life that discloses the kind of God who is interested in the world, human history, and in the manner in which humans live in society?
Donahue, 2005
What are the justices in the old testament?
Sedakah/sedaqah which means righteousness and Mishpath/mishpat which means to judge
In a biblical sense, this goes beyond personal rectitude of following rules, laws, and commands.
Righteousness (sedakah)
It is characterized not simply as the judgment of God and his capability to punish and reward individuals but it has a social dimension, i.e. God’s governance that places order in society
Mishpath
According to Micah 6:8, what is the Lord requires us to do?
To do justice, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God
Christ’s Active Role in Society
Who stated that Christ as a Teacher, His teachings emphasizes on the ‘persons’ over the law and on the ‘virtues of justice and charity’ over the legal code?
Luke 10:25-37
Christ’s Active Role in Society
What did Christ preaches?
The Kingdom of God
Christ’s Active Role in Society
The kingdom of God calls for?
1.) Metanoia
2.) Conversion which is non-violent
3.) Hopeful preparation for its realization in the future
Christ’s Active Role in Society
It states that Christ heals and liberates people from physical and spiritual illness because His liberation is also a restoration (personal and communal).
Christ as a LIBERATOR
The Early Christian’s Ability to Instruct one another on the Social Involvement
What did the early Christians try to achieve?
1.) Duty to give
2.) Deposits of Piety
3.) Endeavor to establish unity and solidarity