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Option 2: Reflect and enumerate your “ free” and “ unfree ” experiences.

LESSON 2: We are Called to be Free Path 4: Meaning of Human Freedom Path 5: Levels of Freedom Path 6: Freedom & Moral Obligation. Option 2: Reflect and enumerate your “ free” and “ unfree ” experiences. . SHARING…. Guide Questions:.

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Option 2: Reflect and enumerate your “ free” and “ unfree ” experiences.

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  1. LESSON 2: We are Called to be FreePath 4: Meaning of Human FreedomPath 5: Levels of FreedomPath 6: Freedom & Moral Obligation

  2. Option 2: • Reflect and enumerate your “free”and “unfree” experiences.

  3. SHARING…

  4. Guide Questions: • Identify the time when you think you were free. • Why do you think you were free in that circumstance? • Through the experiences you cited, what connotation do most of us have on freedom? • Do you truly believe that these are the definitions of freedom?

  5. Sacred Scriptures: John 4:4-42 Guide Questions: • What do you think is the reason why Jesus visited the place of Shechem, Samaria? Is there any reason why He stopped over that place?

  6. 2. Can you consider the Samaritan woman free in the story? Yes or No, then Why?

  7. 3. What do you think are the reasons why the woman is fetching water at noon time?

  8. 4. What do you think is the water in the story symbolizes?

  9. 5. What kind of God did the Samaritan woman encountered in the story?

  10. Jesus wants the Samaritan to change her life from being a sinner to a loving and good person. • Jesus revealed her sinful past. Jesus revealed her true identity. • He instructs the woman to leave the jar with water that means that He is instructing the woman to change to a better one.

  11. Jesus Christ wants to exercise authentic freedom for us to achieve life everlasting. • Ezekiel 18:21 says, “But if the wicked man turns away from all the sins he committed, if he does all my decrees and does what is right and just, he shall surely live, he shall not die.”

  12. Church Teaching: Pastoral Constitution in the Modern World (Gaudium et Spes 17) Only in freedom can man direct himself toward goodness.Our contemporaries make much of this freedom and pursue it eagerly; and rightly so, to be sure. Often, however, they foster it perversely as a license for doing whatever pleases them, even if it is evil. For it is part, authentic freedom is an exceptional sign of divine image within man. For God has willed that man be left “in the hand of his own counsel” so that he can seek his creator spontaneously, and come freely to utter and blissful perfection through loyalty to Him.

  13. Freedom is NOT: • A license to do anything I want, even if it is evil • Nothing or nobody dictates • Having no limitations and responsibilities • When can I have endless fun and excitements

  14. What FREEDOM is? • realized when a person does what is good- always towards goodness • always social and relational • has a moral limit: welfare of others • exceptional • sign of divine image within a person

  15. THEREFORE, FREEDOM IS… • Choosing to do what is good. • When we achieve the true dignity of our freedom when. • To grow in Maturity.

  16. Authentic Freedom • Choosing to do what is good.

  17. Road to Authentic Freedom Bad Habits Disordered Passions Selfishness Insensitivity What does the picture tell us about freedom? Pride Guilt Violence Fears

  18. Authentic Freedom Challenge! Hindrances!

  19. Sacred Scriptures: Galatians 5:1, 13, 16 “True Freedom” ACTIVITY: Read the scriptures silently with your partners.

  20. Sacred Scriptures: Galatians 5:1, 13, 16 “True Freedom” Answer the following questions: 1. What does “cravings of the flesh” mean? 2. The statement, “It was for liberty that Christ freed us” states that Christ saved us. He saved us from what? 3. We are called to live in what way?

  21. Sacred Scriptures: Galatians 5:1, 13, 16 “True Freedom” “It was for liberty that Christ freed us. So stand firm, and do not take on yourselves the yoke of slavery for the second time!

  22. Sacred Scriptures: Galatians 5:1, 13, 16 “True Freedom” My brothers, remember that you have been called to live in freedom—but not a freedom that gives free rein to the flesh.

  23. Sacred Scriptures: Galatians 5:1, 13, 16 “True Freedom” Out of love, place yourselves at one another’s service. My point is that you should live in accord with the Spirit and will not yield

  24. Sacred Scriptures: Galatians 5:1, 13, 16 “True Freedom” to the cravings of the flesh.”

  25. Personal Cravings (Hinders us to exercise AUTHENTIC FREEDOM) Sinful Living Listen to the Holy Spirit

  26. Church Teaching: CFC 696-687 Authentic freedom involves two aspects: • Freedom from- is a deliverance from anything and everything that hinders us from doing the good and developing the true self. • Freedom from everything that opposes our true self-becoming with others in the community.

  27. What else? • Interior Obstacles • - Ignorance • - Disordered Passions • - Fears • - Guilt • - Personality Defects • - Bad Habits • - Prejudices • - Psychological and Emotional Disturbances • Exterior Obstacles • - Violence or Threats of Violence • - Economic Instability • - Social Pressure • - Political or Cultural Influences

  28. What is the greatest single obstacle to our authentic exercise of freedom? SIN…

  29. Church Teaching:CFC 696-687 • Freedom for -is the power to work towards fulfillment to which our nature is ordered and to which Christ invites us full life in His kingdom. • Freedom for growing as full persons and children of God, sharing in the life of Christ. It is the freedom found in AUTHENTIC LOVE.

  30. Road to Authentic Freedom Bad Habits Disordered Passions Selfishness Insensitivity Freedom From? Freedom For? Pride Guilt Violence Fears

  31. Sin Sin Sin We are TRAPPED! Sin

  32. Humans With Dignity Innately Good We must free ourselves from those obstacles for it makes us less human and hinders us to grow to full persons. God's Grace...

  33. Reflect… WHAT ARE MY PERSONAL OBSTACLES?

  34. What is/are the reason/s why we continue to allow those obstacles in our life? We CHOOSE not to let go of this obstacles...

  35. Church Teaching: CFC 697 2 Levels of Freedom 1. Freedom of Choice – Man’s gift of freedom refers to our capacity to make choices.

  36. Without FREEDOM we can’t make a choice between… We are EMBODIED SPIRITS with INTELLECT and WILL. Right & Wrong

  37. Church Teaching: CFC 697 2. Fundamental Freedom – Who we are today and will be in the future is based mostly on our free acts. - Our being who we are is a result of our choosing. - There is no other way of developing ourselves except through our free choices.

  38. Our CHOICES tell who we are and what we want to be... Right Wrong We CHOOSE HUMANS What's your CHOICE?

  39. Truly, what ever our choices in life tell us who we are as a person. And every choice we make has an effect either good or bad depending on its nature. Letting go of our obstacles and embracing our nature as dignified being who are innately good capable of becoming full persons is always the best choice we can make. Deciding to be this kind of person everyday makes us truly human and leads us to God’s Kingdom.

  40. Full Persons, Truly Human Obstacles/Hindrances

  41. Good Vibrations…. • What is/are the obstacle/s the man in the window has? • Who among the characters exercise authentic freedom? • Among the choices presented, what do you think is the best choice, why? Freedom From Freedom For Freedom of Choice and Fundamental Freedom

  42. “Story of Zaccheaus” Luke 19:1-10 - READ SILENTLY…

  43. Questions: • What kind of life did Zaccheus have? • What did Zaccheus hear about Jesus? • What did Zaccheus decide to do upon hearing that Jesus is coming in Jericho? • What does this act of Zaccheus imply? • What is the effect of Jesus in the life of Zaccheus?

  44. Answers: What kind of life did Zaccheus have? • A man who reached the top of his proffesion as a tax collector. He was wealthy but he was not happy.

  45. Answers: What did Zaccheus decide to do upon hearing that Jesus is coming in Jericho? • He decided to see Jesus.

  46. Answers: What does this act of Zaccheus imply? • He was reaching out for the love of God. He wanted to change his sinful lifestyle and be truly happy.

  47. Answers: What is the effect of Jesus in the life of Zaccheus? • He was inspired to purify his life of greed and indifference and to fulfill his moral obligations to his brethren and those who he may have cheated.

  48. Authentic Freedom Fulfills his MORAL OBLIGATIONS Purified Life Those who accept JESUS

  49. Church Teaching: DignitatisHumanae 11 • Authentic Freedom and moral obligation are related. Moral Obligation: Following the 10 Commandments Is it also a GUIDELINE?

  50. Church Teaching: DignitatisHumanae 11 What is the difference of COMMANDMENTS and GUIDELINES? • Commandments – MUST • Guidelines – Just a GUIDE Therefore, the 10 Commandments MUST be obeyed all the time.

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