Genuine Freedom - Theology 1 PDF

 THEOLOGY 1: CHRISTIAN VISION OF THE HUMAN PERSON GENUINE FREEDOM: PURSUIT OF GOOD Ms. Mariel Bersamin Blanza, LPT, MA Trisha never really liked Benjamin from the moment they met at class. She feels that Benjamin is annoying in every sort of way and so she doesn’t want to...

 THEOLOGY 1: CHRISTIAN VISION OF THE HUMAN PERSON GENUINE FREEDOM: PURSUIT OF GOOD Ms. Mariel Bersamin Blanza, LPT, MA Trisha never really liked Benjamin from the moment they met at class. She feels that Benjamin is annoying in every sort of way and so she doesn’t want to be around her even if Benjamin is just minding his own business. Feeding on her antipathy towards her unsuspecting classmate, Trisha thought about creating a fake social media account where she can spread untrue and mean rumors about Benjamin in order embarrass the latter. Trisha knows that this is something that is doable but she feels distressed thinking that just because she can doesn’t mean she should, no matter how badly she wants it to happen.  Q QUESTION UESTION H HOW DO I DISTINGUISH GOOD FROM EVIL? OW DO I DISTINGUISH GOOD FROM EVIL? How do the people of your age concretely express their freedom? Can you identify these forms of expression (Whether these are positive or negative)?  WHAT SHOULD BE OUR PROPER UNDERSTANDING OF FREEDOM? “The dignity of the human person is rooted in his or her crea5on 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 bea5tude.” CCC 1699-1715 Human beings enjoy a twofold dignity: Firstly, we have an intrinsic dignity as human beings, made in the image and likeness of God. Secondly, there is a 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. HUMAN Social Freedom means the absence of social demands and restrictions, thus the freedom to do as one pleases. FREEDOM Personal freedom concerns the inner man: his ability to shape his own life, free from psychological determinisms and limiting phobias. Christian freedom is 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. Genuine freedom is an outstanding manifesta